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posted by machine: 09/06/08 Saku Arena Tallinn, Estonia 11/06/08 Stereoleto Festival St. Petersburg, Russia 14/06/08 Meltdown London, UK 22/06/08 Meltdown London, UK 28/06/08 Glastonbury Festival Shepton Mallet, UK 01/07/08 Live at the Marquee Cork, Ireland 03/07/08 Westerpark Amsterdam, Netherlands 04/07/08 Eurockeenes Belfort, France 06/07/08 Heineken Opener Festival Gdynia, Poland 10/07/08 Krizanke Monastery Ljubljana, Slovenia 11/07/08... > Read more...

posted by machine // George Clinton and P Funk have been added to the bill at meltdown 21st June. Peaches and Four Tet are also taking part in the Silent Disco programme. More soon. > Read more...

posted by machine: This is the Meltdown line-up June 14th to 22nd Massive Attack 14th RFH / Gong 14th QEH / Yellow Magic Orchestra 14th RFH / Horace Andy + Johnny Clarke + Earl 16 + Prince Malachai 15th QEH / Reprieve Screening of Taxi To The Dark Side with post talk 15th Purcell Room / Screening of The Night James Brown Saved Boston 15th BFI / Elbow + Fleet Foxes 16th RFH / Vangelis' Bladerunner Score live by The Heritage Orchestra 17th RFH / Stiff Little Fingers + Mark Stewart and the Mafia + Adrian Sherwood 18th RFH / The Shortwave Set + Martina Topely-Bird 18th QEH / Grace Jones... > Read more...

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posted by machine the meltdown line-up will be announced this sunday in the observer newspaper and online here. tickets will go on sale on 24th april. > Read more...

posted by robert del naja--Thanks to clive stafford smith for posting here- REPRIEVE are going to be an important part of the meltdown project.We are still unable to reveal anything on the line-up.But its getting exciting! meanwhile,if you happen to find yourself on charing cross rd next thursday night,and can fight your way past a swarm of smokers, tap me on the shoulder-check out my gleaming blue/gray studio tan-and have a look at the paintings and images from War Stories, collected together for the first time since santas ghetto at bethlehem last xmax. If I/m drunk enough,;ll probably spill... > Read more...

posted by clive stafford-smith   memo: from gitmo If you were locked up in an American Secret Prison like Guantᮡmo Bay for six years or more, would music be high on the list of things youd miss in your solitary confinement? There would be plenty of other things you wouldnt have -- youd never see your family, perhaps rarely read a book but for the most part youd never be allowed to listen to your tunes. Theres one exception, of course: They torture you with their own favorite music. Binyam Mohamed spent several months in the Dark Prison in Kabul, with the US blasting Eminem at... > Read more...

posted by machine: clive stafford-smith from reprieve has just returned from guantanamo and he's going to blog here soon. for information on ghost prisoners , extraordinary rendition and black-site prisons go to: reprieve.org.uk > Read more...

posted by Robert Del Naja>Cannot reveal anthing of use here today.Had a midweekend in Glasgow last WEd/THur and have pruned away large parts of my brain> then spent the actual weekend with the coolest Guy of Garvey on another co/writing mission..interesting shit indeed! Got a couple of pictures from a recent session at 100 suns studios down our way, I will have to dig em out. Got nothing to say about the album today! I am not obliged to discuss Meltdown or the tour..could do better..in fact blogging feels a little like publishing crap egocentric little diary entries-how nice! > Read more...

Posted by the Machine: Robert Del Naja and Neil Davidge have recently produced the scores for three films that will be released this year. Trouble The Water recently won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. More news on the release dates for these films here soon.  In Prison My Whole Life  http://www.myspace.com/inprisonmywholelife  Trouble The Water  http://www.troublethewaterfilm.com/  Battle In Seattle  http://myspace.com/battleinseattlemovie > Read more...

Posted by Robert Del Naja.Meltdown is a beautiful daydream-drawing up a list of the artists you would most love to be with in the same place with during one week in summer. plans are being hatched every minute. We will try and bring a very visual element to the party as well as a social/political depth.What follows is a couple of months of ducking and dodging line up questions,closing in on a firm album shape and hassling and haranguing super icons and peers to perform.. legend to agent-"massive who?" > Read more...

Posted by Machine:  Massive Attack will be curating the Meltdown Festival which runs from  15th - 22nd June on London's Southbank.  Massive will play during the festival and there will be around 30  other shows, installations and films over the week.  More news on Meltdown including line-ups and ticket information will  be released on this site, so check back soon. > Read more...

Posted by the Machine:  Massive Attack will be playing a series of European and headline  shows this summer.  For more details check back soon > Read more...