Meltdown Festival
Robert Smith of The Cure
Meltdown
When: 15-24 June
Where: Southbank Centre, London
Who’s headlining: The Libertines, Manic Street Preachers, The Psychedelic Furs, Placebo, Mogwai, 65daysofstatic, The Notwist, Deftones, Kristin Hirsh
Tickets: Prices vary per performance
Indie rock loud, proud and occasionally kohl-eyed takes over the Southbank for nine days as The Cure’s Robert Smith curates the annual Meltdown art-fest.
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Deftones' Chino Moreno and The Cure's Robert Smith Credit: Getty Deftones cover The Cure and air rarities at Robert Smith's Meltdown
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Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield and The Cure's Robert Smith Credit: Getty Manic Street Preachers cover The Cure's 'In Between Days' at glorious Meltdown show
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The Cure's Robert Smith and Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison Credit: Rex/Shutterstock Robert Smith's Meltdown announce 'Mental Health In The Music Industry' event to replace Frightened Rabbit show
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Manic Street Preachers and The Cure's Robert Smith Credit: Getty Manic Street Preachers on the honour of playing for ‘hero’ Robert Smith at Meltdown
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The Libertines' and The Cure's Robert Smith Credit: Getty The Libertines cover The Cure's 'Boys Don't Cry' at Robert Smith's Meltdown festival
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The Cure's Robert Smith and Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison Credit: Getty The Cure's Robert Smith on Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison: 'I feel like I knew him'
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The Cure's Robert Smith Credit: Getty Robert Smith on his hopes for The Cure's new album (and past rivalry with Duran Duran and Morrissey)
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The Cure's Robert Smith Credit: Getty More names added to Meltdown as Robert Smith talks new material from The Cure – and if they’d headline Glastonbury 2019
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Credit: Getty Nine Inch Nails announce second London show
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Nine Inch Nails Credit: Nikki Jahanforouz/Press Meltdown Festival respond to touts selling tickets for Nine Inch Nails
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The Cure's Robert Smith Credit: Getty As you’d expect, the line-up for Robert Smith’s Meltdown Festival is incredible
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The Cure's Robert Smith Credit: Getty The Cure’s Robert Smith announced as Meltdown Festival curator for 2018
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Credit: Getty MIA to curate Meltdown Festival 2017
