James Lavelle (UNKLE, Mo' Wax) is this year's Meltdown curator at London's South Bank and he has concocted a stylistically varied line-up that includes Neneh Cherry, Edwyn Collins, Mark Lanegan, Goldie and it isn't without a Factory Records connection. New York No-Wavers ESG (last seen on these shores playing dates in January) perform on 21 June with 23 Skidoo. They are followed the next day by Jeremy Deller's classic Acid Brass featuring the Fairey Band.

Tickets go on sale 1 April (South Bank members) and 3 April (general sale).

More info at southbankcentre.co.uk

Labels: 23_Skidoo, ESG, gigs, Jeremy_Deller, Meltdown

Bristol post punk pioneer Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) meets dubmeister general Dennis Bovell (famed for his early work with Factory Records reggae band X-O-Dus) uptown for three UK gigs this October to tie with Mark's recent dub album 'The Exorcism of Envy'. Mark's full band is augmented by MC Brother Culture and Keith Levene (PiL).

Influential industrialists 23 Skidoo support at two of the dates so this is really not one to miss.

October

Mark Stewart
Keith Levene (PiL)
MC Brother Culture
23 Skidoo (Bristol and London)
Young Echo (Bristol)

Tue 22 - The Assembly, Leamington Spa [Tickets/Info]
Wed 23 - The Trinity Centre, Bristol [Tickets/Info]
Thu 24 - O2 Academy, Islington [Tickets/Info]

Labels: 23_Skidoo, Dennis_Bovell, gigs, Keith_Levene, Mark_Stewart

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