Little Simz to curate Meltdown’s 30th edition

The rapper will helm and perform at the Southbank Centre's 2025 festival, which takes place in London from 12-22 June

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Little Simz has been named as the curator of this year’s 30th edition of Southbank Centre’s Meltdown Festival. The rapper, who will perform herself during the London event, will put together a “boundary-breaking” lineup for the 11-day festival, which runs from Thursday 12 June to Sunday 22 June.

The first names for 2025 will be announced in the spring.

Previous curators have included Christine and the Queens, Grace Jones, Nile Rodgers, Robert Smith, David Byrne, Yoko Ono, Anohni, Massive Attack, Jarvis…

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