Harry Styles announces jazz, pop, indie and electronic artists for his Meltdown festival
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“Harry Styles has announced the lineup of artists he has curated for this year’s Meltdown festival, held at London’s Southbank Centre.”
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Wikipedia entries about Harry Styles, Meltdown festival, and Southbank Centre do not mention Harry Styles curating the Meltdown lineup. No direct evidence confirms the claim.
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— Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His showmanship, artistry, and flamboyant fashion have had a significant impact on popular culture.
Styles's mus…
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— Meltdown is an annual festival held in London, featuring a mix of music, art, performance and film. Meltdown is held in June at Southbank Centre, the arts complex covering 21 acres (85,000 m2) and inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meltdown_(festival)
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— The Southbank Centre is an arts centre in London, England. It is adjacent to the separately owned National Theatre and BFI Southbank.
It comprises the three main performance spaces – the Royal Festiv…
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“Styles has brought together a diverse range of artists spanning jazz, pop, indie rock and electronic music.”
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“Kamasi Washington will perform two shows: one focused on his album Fearless Movement, and another entitled Jazz Legends Reimagined.”
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Wikipedia entry about 2024 albums does not mention Kamasi Washington or his performance details at Meltdown.
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— The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2024. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2024_albums
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“Mulatu Astatke is back at the Southbank Centre for this year’s Meltdown after appearing there as part of a farewell tour last year.”
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“Yussef Dayes and Shabaka represent the UK scene at the Meltdown festival.”
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“Warpaint is playing their only gig of the year at the Meltdown festival.”
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“Nilüfer Yanya, Bar Italia, Stephen Fretwell, and Getdown Services are confirmed performers at the Meltdown festival.”
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“Orlando Weeks will perform a hybrid set of music and storytelling at the Meltdown festival.”
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“Devonté Hynes (Blood Orange) will perform classical music in an ensemble with Adam Tendler, Cæcilie Trier, and Tariq Al-Sabir.”
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“Erika de Casier and Fousheé are featured as artists making forward-thinking pop music at the Meltdown festival.”
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“Beverly Glenn-Copeland will perform pellucid ambient songcraft at the Meltdown festival.”
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“Jon Hopkins, Maddie Ashman, and Leo Abrahams will perform improvised works together at the Meltdown festival.”
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“Ninajirachi will perform high-tempo EDM and trance at the Meltdown festival.”
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“James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) will perform a DJ set at the Meltdown festival.”
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“A separate programme of free and family-friendly events will feature appearances from Styles’ favourite artists beyond music.”
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“Meltdown runs 11-21 June with tickets on sale from 8 April for Southbank members and 10 April for the general public.”
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