Little Simz’ Meltdown at Southbank Centre line-up: first names announced

London’s Southbank Centre has revealed the first round of names set to play the Little Simz-curated Meltdown festival this summer. 

The 2025 edition will hold performances from Ghetts, Lola Young, Jon Batiste, The Streets, Sasha Keable and Yukimi from 12th June through the 22nd at the London cultural institution’s Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall venues. Closing out the ten-day festival will be a special performance with curator Little Simz herself with the Chineke! Orchestra.

Find more information on Meltdown and tickets on Southbank’s website.

Little Simz is releasing a new album, titled ‘Lotus‘, on 9th May. ‘FREE’, the next single from the LP, is out tomorrow. 

Little Simz has filed a lawsuit against her former producer, SAULT’s Inflo, for more than £1.7 million in unpaid debts dating from 2023.