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Little Simz Announced as Curator for 30th Edition of Meltdown Festival – Backseat Mafia
The Southbank Centre has revealed that Little Simz will curate the 30th edition of Meltdown, the UK’s longest-running artist-led music festival. Taking place from Thursday 12 June to Sunday 22 June 2025, the event will see the Mercury Prize-winning rapper, musician, and actor craft an innovative and genre-defying lineup, alongside her own headline performance. Simz joins an esteemed list of past curators, including David Bowie, Grace Jones, Robert Smith, Nile Rodgers, Patti Smith, and Christine and the Queens, and is set to bring her unique creative vision to the Southbank Centre. The festival will also feature two weekends of free participatory programming, celebrating grassroots collectives, local organisations, and special one-off…
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Shed Seven 30th Anniversary Tour – The Octagon, Sheffield 14.11.2024 – Backseat Mafia
Words and photos by Phil Wright What’s to be said about Shed Seven? For me, ‘brilliance’ comes to mind. With over 30 years in the business and showing no signs of stopping any time soon. With two number one albums this year alone, Rick Whitter said this puts Shed Seven in the ‘elite’ along with The Beatles, The Jam, Queen and…. Blue. This is not a ‘Greatest Hits’ tour by a long shot, this is a ‘Shed Seven at Their Very Best tour. After years of being BritPop underdogs, this York band put on a stellar performance of new and old tracks at this fantastic Sheffield venue. Admittedly, I had…
