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Ray Davies reveals lineup for 2011 Meltdown festival

The Kinks singer, who is curating this year's Southbank-based festival, has ambitious plans for the programme of diverse actsRay Davies has revealed his lineup for the 2011 Meltdown festival and said the bill is "about Britain – we're trying to cover all the aspects ... mad, serious, artistic, creative, the whole spectrum".The Kinks singer is the curator of this year's festival, which forms part of the Southbank Centre's 60th-anniversary celebrations of the Festival of Britain. Davies visited ...

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11:59 on March 24 2011

Ray Davies reveals lineup for 2011 Meltdown festival

Guardian Music — The Kinks singer, who is curating this year's Southbank-based festival, has ambitious plans for the programme of diverse actsRay Davies has revealed his lineup for the 20... more info
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12:04 on March 24 2011

Video: Ray Davies on Meltdown 2011

Guardian Music — Kinks legend and Meltdown curator Ray Davies brings his uniquely English humour to this year's lineup, from Terry Jones to Nick LoweCaspar Llewellyn SmithJohn Domokos more info
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13:22 on March 24 2011

Ray Davies enlists Madness, Yo La Tengo and more for Meltdown festival

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