The Meltdown Festival, curated by
Richard Thompson, begins in the
South Bank Centre, London, UK. Over the next eleven days the festival will feature
Elvis Costello,
Emmylou Harris,
Field Music,
Seasick Steve, Beausoleil,
Broken Bells, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Clare and The Reasons, Codeine Velvet Club, Boris Grebenshikov,
Lisa Hannigan, Neil Hannon, John Etheridge, Fishermen's Friends, Fun-DA-mental, Joe Henry, The Kominas, Bettye LaVette, Anna McGarrigle,
Paolo Nutini, Ollabelle,
Beth Orton, Judith Owen, Raihan,
Tom Robinson, Harry Shearer, Martin Simpson, Emily Smith, Al Thawra, Danny Thompson, Kami Thompson,
Teddy Thompson,
Martha Wainwright,
Loudon Wainwright III, Rufus Wainwright, Krystle Warren,
Villagers and, of course,
Richard Thompson.