FKA twigs to curate Southbank Centre’s Meltdown 2027

FKA twigs will curate and headline the 2027 Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre, leading an 11-day programme scheduled for June 10 to June 20. The announcement also includes Hometown Meltdown, a new series of two-day events planned at grassroots music venues in six UK cities from December 2026 through March 2027. Twigs will shape the Meltdown programme and perform on one of its days. The festival’s early announced highlights include pianist Lang Lang, singer Patti Smith and composer Philip Glass. The full lineup and ticket information are due to be announced later. Twigs said she was honoured and excited to curate the festival. She described London’s mix of cultures, sounds and artistic traditions as an influence on her work and said she intends to bring to the programme elements that have shaped and continue to inspire her. Meltdown invites a different cultural figure to curate concerts and performances across the Southbank Centre each year. Twigs is set to become its 32nd curator. Previous curators have included Harry Styles, Little Simz, Chaka Khan, David Bowie, Yoko Ono and Patti Smith. The Hometown Meltdown series will bring local artists together with more...