LITTLE SIMZ CURATES AN UNFORGETTABLE MELTDOWN 2025 AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE

By Rishma • On Events

The South­bank Centre has unveiled the first wave of artists set to per­form at Melt­down 2025, cur­ated by the crit­ic­ally acclaimed Brit­ish rap­per and musi­cian, Little Simz. Sched­uled to take place from June 12 to June 22, this year’s Melt­down prom­ises an eclect­ic mix of music­al tal­ent that reflects Simz’s artist­ic vis­ion and genre-defy­ing approach to music.

Little Simz, who is tak­ing the helm for the 30th edi­tion of the renowned fest­iv­al, will deliv­er a one-of-a-kind per­form­ance in the Roy­al Fest­iv­al Hall on June 22, accom­pan­ied by the South­bank Centre’s Res­id­ent Orches­tra, Chineke! Orches­tra. The per­form­ance will fea­ture selec­tions from her extens­ive cata­log, includ­ing tracks from her forth­com­ing sixth stu­dio album, Lotus, set for release on May 9 via AWAL Recordings.

Kick­ing off the fest­iv­al on June 12, legendary Brit­ish music col­lect­ive The Streets, led by Mike Skin­ner, will take the stage at the Roy­al Fest­iv­al Hall. Oth­er excit­ing acts include BRIT Award nom­in­ee Lola Young (June 17), MOBO Award-win­ning rap­per Ghetts (June 18), and multi-GRAMMY and Academy Award win­ner Jon Batiste (June 21). Addi­tion­al per­form­ances will be held at the Queen Eliza­beth Hall, fea­tur­ing Brit­ish-Colom­bi­an sing­er-song­writer Sasha Keable with Flames Col­lect­ive (June 14) and Yukimi, the co-founder of the Swedish group Little Dragon (June 18).

In keep­ing with Meltdown’s tra­di­tion of cham­pi­on­ing new tal­ent, this year’s fest­iv­al will also show­case a unique young pro­du­cers’ pro­ject. Over the next three months lead­ing up to the fest­iv­al, a group of emer­ging young pro­du­cers from Lon­don will cur­ate and trans­form the fest­ival’s pub­lic spaces into a dynam­ic hub of activ­it­ies, per­form­ances, and artist­ic expression.

Speak­ing about cur­at­ing Melt­down 2025, Little Simz shared her enthu­si­asm: “My team and I are pre­par­ing elev­en days of art, music, work­shops, and more. So many incred­ible artists have cur­ated this fest­iv­al, so it’s a true hon­or to be a part of it. Thank you to the South­bank Centre for hav­ing me. Melt­down 2025 the Simz way is going to be epic. I’ll see you there.”

For more inform­a­tion and tick­ets vis­it South­bank Centre’s offi­cial web­site.

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.