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25 Years of Meltdown

Jarvis Cocker looks back on 25 years of the Meltdown Festival featuring David Byrne, Guy Garvey, John Peel and others. Jeff Buckley's last UK performance was at Meltdown in 1995.

Jarvis Cocker looks back on 25 years of the Meltdown Festival featuring David Byrne, Guy Garvey, John Peel and others. Among the highlights is the fact that Jeff Buckley's last UK performance was at Meltdown, having been booked by that year's curator, Elvis Costello. Other notable curators over the years have been David Bowie, MIA, and Jarvis Cocker himself.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 17 Jun 2018 13:00

Music Played

  • David Bowie

    Weeping Wall

    • Low.
  • Jarvis Cocker

    Black Magic

    • Jarvis.
  • George Benjamin, Three Inventions

    Ensemble intercontemporain

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Radio Radio

    • The Very Best Of Elvis Costello.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Jeff Buckley

    Hallelujah

  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Just Like Honey

    • Emperor Norton.
  • Robert Wyatt

    Shipbuilding

    • Rough Trade Records.
  • The Cure

    The Love Cats

  • David Bowie

    Be My Wife

    • Sound + Vision.
    • EMI.
  • X鈥怭ress 2

    Lazy (feat. David Byrne)

    • NOW.
  • Nina Simone

    I Put A Spell On You

    • Melodies Of Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Wink

    Higher State Of Consciousness

    • Higher State of Conciousness.
    • Manifesto.

Broadcast

  • Sun 17 Jun 2018 13:00