As previously reported, John Cale will be headlining what’s billed as “an iconoclastic tribute” to his old Velvet Underground friend Nico at the Royal Festival Hall this month, and the full line-up details have been confirmed.
On the bill at the South Bank venue on October 11, artists will include Manic Street Preacher James Dean Bradfield, Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous, Mark Lanegan and Fiery Furnaces
Cale – who also produced Nico during her solo career – has arranged the night as “a very special line-up of artists to re-imagine her life, work and songs in this one-off event.”
More information about the show and to buy tickets, see the venue website here, www.southbankcentre.co.uk.
The full line-up confirmed for ‘Life Along The Borderline’ is:
John Cale
Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse)
Fiery Furnaces
Peter Murphy (Bauhaus)
Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance)
Mark Lanegan
James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)
Liz Green
Nick Franglen (Lemon Jelly, Blacksand)
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