Siouxsie Sioux, Marianne Faithfull and Iggy and the
Stooges head a list of acts chosen by Yoko Ono to perform at this year's
Meltdown Festival.
Ono is curating
the event which marks the 20th anniversary of the festival and coincides with
her 80th birthday.
John Lennon's
widow will also perform with the Plastic Ono Band, while other acts include
Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Boy George and comedian Reggie Watts.
The festival
takes place at London's Southbank Centre from 14-23 June.
Ono will dip
into her back catalogue to kick off the event, with the singer also launching
an extensive film programme she has put together, including rare footage of her
and Lennon.
In her role as
curator, Ono will follow in some illustrious footsteps, with previous hosts
including David Bowie, Scott Walker, Jarvis Cocker, Ray Davies and Morrissey.
"It's not
only a great honour to curate Meltdown in its 20th year, it's also a lot of fun
to be able to invite many of my favourite performers, activists and favourite
collaborators to join me," she said.
Jude Kelly,
artistic director at Southbank Centre, said: "Yoko Ono is a fascinating
artist, as are the collaborators she is bringing from all over the world.
"She's an
energetic and inspiring peace and environmental activist and a champion for
women's rights. It's a privilege to have her curating Meltdown's 20th anniversary."
One of the highlights of the festival will see the
first live appearance from punk icon Siouxsie for five years.
The Siouxsie and the Banshees frontwoman will appear
on 15 June and will be followed on stage by the Southbank Centre debut of New
York-based Peruvian hip-hop artist Immortal Technique.
The Royal Festival Hall will witness the old and the
new on 20 June when Iggy and the Stooges are supported by hotly-tipped all-girl
punk group Savages, while down the road at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Gordon will
be performing with her latest incarnation Body/Head.
Elsewhere, 1960s singer Faithfull will team up with
leading jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, while there will also be performances from
Peaches and Patti Smith, with the full line-up yet to be confirmed.
Ono will bring down the curtain down on the festival
by joining a group of special guests for the first live performance of Double
Fantasy - the last album recorded by her and Lennon, which was released just
three weeks before the former Beatle's death in 1980.
Source: BBC
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