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Relive Patti Smith’s eclectic 2005 Meltdown with tracks from the festival’s acts and a short video from one of the performances.

Article

Take a look behind the scenes at past Meltdown festivals, including those curated by Nick Cave, David Bowie, M.I.A., Robert Smith and Jarvis Cocker.

Article

Take a look back at the first 25 years of Meltdown festival with these items from our archive collections

Playlist

Relive the summer of 1998 with this playlist of acts from John Peel’s Meltdown, including Sonic Youth, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Cornershop.

Video

Guy Garvey introduces his edition of Meltdown, which took place here in the summer of 2016, in this video featuring highlights from the festival.