Jarvis Cocker's Meltdown
 

Saturday 16 June
Motörhead plus Selfish C*nt Royal Festival Hall
Melanie plus Matthew Sawyer & The Ghosts Queen Elizabeth Hall
Gonzales featuring Mocky Purcell Roomi

Sunday 17 June
Forest of No Return Hal Willner presents the vintage Disney songbook with Jarvis Cocker and special guests Royal Festival Hall
KPM Allstars Queen Elizabeth Hall

Monday 18 June
Roky Erickson plus Clinic Royal Festival Hall
SUNN 0))) plus Chrome Hoof Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 19 June
Devo plus DJ Scotch Egg Royal Festival Hall
Forced Entertainment: Bloody Mess Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wednesday 20 June
Iggy & the Stooges plus Scout Niblett Royal Festival Hall
Jerry Dammers' The Spatial AKA Orchestra Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 21 June
John Barry & The London Philharmonic Orchestra The cinematic work of John Barry chosen by Jarvis Cocker Royal Festival Hall
Cornershop plus Jeffrey Lewis Band Queen Elizabeth Hall

Friday 22 June
The Jesus and Mary Chain plus 1990's Royal Festival Hall
Jarvis in Conversation with Don Letts Purcell Room

Saturday 23 June
Jarvis Cocker plus The Valerie Project Royal Festival Hall
Lost Ladies of Folk featuring Susan Christie, Wendy Flower & Bonnie Dobson Queen Elizabeth Hall

Meltdown on the Ballroom Floor Royal Festival Hall
Post-show club nights featuring Optimo DJÕs, Don Letts, Matthew Glamorre, Northern Soul Night, Desperate Sound System, Turntable Cafe & more

Tickets go on sale at 9am Thursday 3 May

www.southbankcentre.co.uk

Jarvis is in danger of becoming some kind of a Jools Holland for the Brit Pop generation.

Kinda my thoughts. He's turned into a ubiquitous talking head as to what's "hip" post-Britpop. I mean, come on, Jarvis into an unreconstructed band like Motorhead? Jesus. He should stick to the art world, where I get a feeling his real passions lie these days. There just seems something phoney about all this...

One thing's certain. It'll be easy finding a seat in any pub in Hoxton on those nights. It'll be like the world Cup for Stereolab fans.

i can't imagine seeing motorhead in a venue like the rfh, it would be rubbish watching them whilst sitting down

Well I shall probably go to this:

Sunday 17 June
Forest of No Return: Hal Willner presents the vintage Disney songbook with Jarvis Cocker and special guests

And I'll give very serious consideration to this:

Friday 22 June
The Jesus and Mary Chain plus 1990's

Good point T&B. Thanks, you've just saved me a stackload of money. I'll wait til they tour.
With Selfish C*nt too? What's the betting there's a scrap in the dressing room?

I think it's hilarious that they've spent the best part of two years and millions of pounds refurbishing the place and they're having Motorhead & Selfish Cunt play the re-opening night.

I'll, of course, be at the Stooges/Scout Niblett show.

And maybe the "vintage Disney" evening.

I am seriously tempted to test this theory out. First stop will be the Nathan Barley-fest that is the Old Blue Last.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eISBTBwWKeE

Shatner covering 'Common People'.

the old blue last is about the only place to see decent music in shoreditch

Pretty much true, but the Nathan Barley-ness of it cannot be denied.

yarp