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With David Byrne

Lauren presents live from the Southbank Centre in London, the venue for the 2015 Meltdown festival, and is joined by festival curator and influential artist David Byrne.

Lauren broadcasts live from the Southbank Centre in London, the venue for this year's Meltdown festival. Curated by influential artist David Byrne, the 22nd Meltdown festival this year features performances from the likes of Anna Calvi, Matthew Herbert and Atomic Bomb, the musical celebration of Nigerian musician William Onyeabor. As well as speaking to some of the featured acts, Lauren will also be joined by the former Talking Heads front man who will be guiding us around his festival library and talking about how he pieced together this year's Meltdown.

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Fri 21 Aug 2015 10:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Talking Heads

    Road To Nowhere

    • Virgin.

  • Elbow

    Lost Worker Bee

    • POLYDOR.

  • Money Mark

    Maybe I'm Dead

    • Mo Wax.

  • William Onyeabor

    Fantastic Man

  • Jeff Buckley

    Eternal Life

    • Columbia.

  • Beach House

    Sparks

    • Bella Union.

  • ΆΩ‐T°ω²ΉΎ±²Τ

    Keep On

  • Frankie Smith

    Double Dutch Bus

  • Wilfrido Vargas

    Abusadora

  • Robyn

    Call Your Girlfriend

  • David Bowie

    Sound And Vision

    • EMI.

  • Jerry Goldsmith

    Suite

  • Cornershop

    Brimful of Asha

    • Polygram TV.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Son Of A Preacher Man

    • Philips.

  • Hooton Tennis Club

    P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L. P.I.E.R.R.E.

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • Brian Eno & David Byrne

    Strange Overtones

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Todo Mundo/Opal.
    • 1.

  • Radiohead

    Idioteque

    • Parlophone.

  • New Order

    Fine Time

    • Factory.

  • Matthew Herbert

    Middle

    • Accidental Records.

  • Drinks

    Cannon Mouth

    • Heavenly.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again)

    • Epic.

  • Courtney Barnett

    Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go To The Party

    • Milk! Records.

  • The Decemberists

    Engine Driver

  • Talking Heads

    Crosseyed And Painless

    • Sire.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Aug 2015 10:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music