NME.com upravo je potvrdio glasine kako bi John mogao održati još jedan nastup u Engleskoj. Radi se o koncertu u čast Jimi Hendrixu, a održati će se 26.6. ove godine (naravno). Osim John bi će tu naravno još i drugih izvođača među kojima se za sada ističu Patti Smith, Jeff Black i Flea. Karte se počinju prodavati 5 svibnja, a ako je tko slučajno u prilici da ode nek si kartu nabaviovdje.
Evo i malo više detalja o samoj ceremoniji:
The initial line-up for PATTI SMITH’s MELTDOWN has been confirmed.

This year’s event takes place at the South Bank Centre in London between June 11-26.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Smith’s seminal album ’Horses’, and to celebrate the singer will perform the album in its entirety at the Royal Festival Hall on June 25. The album’s producer John Cale is the evening’s special guest.

Elsewhere in the festival Smith and Steve Earle will appear at the same venue on June 19.

The other events confirmed so far are:

Yoko Ono (Queen Elizabeth Hall, June 17)
Rachid Taha with special guest Patti Smith (Royal Festival Hall, 17)
Songs Of Innocence, Protest Songs and Lullabies, Feat. Patti Smith, Beth Orton, Sinead O’Connor, Kristin Hersh plus more (Royal Festival Hall, 18)
Billy Bragg (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 18)
Steve Earle and Patti Smith (Royal Festival Hall, 19)
The Coral Sea 0 Text: Patti Smith Music: Patti Smith, Kevin Shields, Cat Power (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 22)
A homage to Bertolt Brecht. Feat. Patti Smith, Antony, Dresdon Dolls, Marc Almond, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, London Sinfonietta and more (Royal Festival Hall, 23)
Antony And The Johnsons (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 24)
Patti Smith performs Horses with Special Guest John Cale (Royal Festival Hall, 25.)
SONGS OF EXPERIENCE The work of Jimi Hendrix and the music that inspired him Feat. Patti Smith, Jeff Beck, Flea, John Frusciante and more (26)

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