Ornette Coleman’s Meltdown is well underway in London - the one downside of Lo and I heading of to Geneva this weekend was that we missed seeing The Roots at the Festival Hall, as part of the fest. Shame.
But anyway, I was just thinking who I’d book if I was curating it (for those that don’t know, Meltdown is curated by a different person each year – in the past they’ve had David Bowie, Patti Smith, John Peel…)
I’ll give my own some thought, and then come back with it in the comments. Who would you choose? be as elaborate as you like – headline acts, support acts, free-stage, special one-off collaborations… get creative. 
Steve 12:39 pm on June 17, 2009 Permalink |
wow, you lot are talkative
OK, I’ll start with a few collaborations I’d want to facilitate:
There you go, that’s a start
Luke 12:58 pm on June 17, 2009 Permalink |
I would choose Marc Ribot too, certainly (though I would prefer him to play his Shrek era stuff).
I would also book Negativland and Team Brick for humorous weirdness.
Philip Glass.
The new Scottish band: Vars of Litchi.
Scorn – to burst eardrums.
Wesley Willis.
Black Moth Super Rainbow.
And for a headliner, I would like Graeme Revell, Nurse With Wound and DDAA doing their Songs of Adolf Wolfli set (and some of their own stuff).
Steve 1:49 pm on June 17, 2009 Permalink |
wow, you’re not expecting a huge crowd, are you? The acts I’ve heard of in your list, I’d go and see. The others, I’d probably check out by association
Luke 12:59 pm on June 17, 2009 Permalink |
Wait a minute, Wesley Willis is dead. Bah!
Jezc 1:12 pm on June 17, 2009 Permalink |
Mine would be:
Gil-Scott Heron, Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder (then I’d leave:) )
Booker T & the MG’s with Otis and Sam harmonising
Bob Dylan and Eddie Vedder
There is tons more so I might have to return to this when I have some spare time!
Steve 1:50 pm on June 17, 2009 Permalink |
are we allowing dead people? I dunno, you’re not going to get hired to curate festivals by booking stiffs!
However, I would book the Hoff to sing with UB40 and Ozzie for a #brummusicmonth special evening