Morrissey Shows His Hand

Morrissey has confirmed the line up for this year's Meltdown Festival at London's Southbank taking place from 11-27 June.

As previously announced the former Smiths frontman will play three shows, while other potential highlights are the reunion of The New York Dolls, Nancy Sinatra, Jane Birkin and The Slit's singer Ari Up.

The NYD reunion should be no surprise for those who remember Morrissey as the president of the Dolls' fan club in pre-Smiths days, when Mr M. was the bane of the NME's Letter's Page! 

Morrissey's dates will have support from The Libertines, The Ordinary Boys, Cockney Rejects and Linder, although which bands play which nights has not been confirmed yet.

The full line up of dates for Meltdown is:

Morrissey, 11 June, Royal Festival Hall
Sparks, 12 June, Royal Festival Hall
'We Are All In The Gutter. An Evening With Mr Wilde' Devised and Directed by Neil Bartlett, 13 June, Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Louden Wainwright III, 15th June, Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Films of Bob Gruen, 16 June, Queen Elizabeth Hall
An Audience with Alan Bennett, 17 June, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Ennio Marchetto, 17 June, Purcell Room
New York Dolls, 18 June, Royal Festival Hall
Ennio Marchetto, 18 June, Purcell Room
Jane Birkin/Ari Up, 19 June, Royal Festival Hall
Ennio Marchetto, 19 June, Purcell Room
Nancy Sinatra, 20 June, Royal festival Hall
Lypsinka! The Boxed Set, 23 June, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Lypsinka! The Boxed Set, 24 June, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Morrissey, 25 June, Royal Festival Hall
Morrissey, 26 June, Royal Festival Hall
Gorecki's Symphony No.3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) featuring Yvonne Kenny, 27 June, Royal Festival Hall

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