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Elbow's Guy Garvey has been revealed as the curator of next year's Meltdown Festival, following on from David Byrne's successful tenure this year.
The annual festival has been held at London's Southbank Centre since 1993, and each year an established musician handpicks their own lineup. Past curators have included Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, David Bowie, Morrissey, Patti Smith and Yoko Ono.
This year it was the turn of Talking Heads' David Byrne, who chose the likes of Anna Calvi, Sunn O))),and Gaby Moreno. There was also a screening of There Will Be Blood with a live performance of Jonny Greenwood's score.
Now, eight years after his band played the festival at the request of 2008 curators Massive Attack, Guy Garvey is set to helm the 12-day event in 2016.
In a statement, Garvey said, "I see this as the perfect opportunity to shine a light on some amazing new talent whilst recognising and celebrating the artists that have had an influence on the new sounds of today. Beyond that I want my Meltdown to be a party where everyone feels invited and everyone leaves having had the best night out."
Meltdown 2016 takes place between 10 and 19 June 2016, but tickets aren't on sale for several months.
Watch the video for Guy Garvey's 'Angela's Eyes' below
The Elbow frontman's debut album, Courting the Squall, is released on 30 October.
Garvey told Gigwise, "I love being in the honest and even-handed democracy that is Elbow, but I fancy being the boss for a bit, so I'm going to do a side-project. It will either be great, and a right laugh, or a disaster, and a right laugh."
Garvey added: "I don't know what to call it. I don't like the term 'solo project', because it won't be that - I'll be inviting friends to play on it. I'll let the name pick itself as it progresses."
Guy Garvey will be playing throughout the UK and Ireland throughout December. Check out the dates below and click here for tickets and more information.
Tue December 01 2015 - LONDON O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Wed December 02 2015 - LONDON O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Fri December 04 2015 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Sat December 05 2015 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Tue December 08 2015 - GLASGOW O2 ABC
