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Christine and the Queens review – phantasmagoric drama and musical transcendence

A two-hour rock opera version of their new album – which is in turn inspired by Tony Kushner’s Aids drama Angels in America – the band’s feverish Meltdown performance was overwhelming

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023

Oxlade at Meltdown Festival review: sporadically dazzling, but the Nigerian star is still a work in progress

A glittery catwalk show of fabulous outfits and high-voltage glamour – and that was just the audience

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2023

Christine and the Queens Southbank’s Meltdown Festival line-up announced, including Warpaint and Sigur Rós

The 28th edition of the festival will take place in London in June

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023

Grace Jones’ Meltdown festival: Your gig-by-gig guide to the 2022 series at Southbank Centre

With a line-up as vibrant as the woman curating it, the latest edition of this long-running festival looks set to be a special one

Evening Standard · May 31, 2022

‘Dodged a bullet’: how whistleblowers averted a second US nuclear disaster

The Netflix docuseries Meltdown: Three Mile Island, revisits a 1979 nuclear accident and the cut corners that could have resulted in a disaster years later

The Guardian - US · May 5, 2022

Grace Jones’ Meltdown: Greentea Peng, Dry Cleaning and others join Southbank Centre line-up

A free programme of roller-skating workshops, reggae soundclashes and more has also been confirmed

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2022