Wildwood Kin
The first thing that strikes you about the second album by Wildwood Kin, self-titled because it captures the band's artistic vision so completely, is just how natural it sounds. The voices of three...
Lee Bains III
Lee Bains is a singer-songwriter and poet whose work is steeped in the American South. Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Bains's songs are hopeful, but far from naive. On their fourth...
Newton Faulkner
The singer-songwriter once dubbed the British Jack Johnson has proved to be a much more intriguing proposition. Sure, he can hold a crowd with just a voice and a distinctive percussive guitar sound,...
Sacred Sounds Women’s Choir
Formed in 2013, Sacred Sounds Women's Choir brings together women of all ages, faiths and backgrounds to explore and celebrate the many languages, cultures and religions represented across Greater...
Anyday presented by Max Calaf Sevé
Max is a contemporary circus artist, specialising in trampoline acrobatics, object manipulation and physical theatre.
Most Revd Dr Winston Halapua
A campaigner on issues from climate change to social justice, Winston has been the Archbishop of Polynesia since 2010.
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Joanne is a blazing star of the blues rock world. This gravel-voiced guitar hero from the Black Country has toured extensively around the world, released critically acclaimed albums, gained a global...
The Big Bank Shift
From way back when, Greenbelt has made room to engage with the impacts of Climate Change. In the early 1990s, Midnight Oil thundered through a set on the mainstage, with Peter Garrett, their lead...
Join the Greenbelt team
Greenbelt is a handmade festival, developed and delivered with the support of hundreds of volunteers by a small staff team. From time to time we do have opportunities to join our small, friendly...
AIE Gold Award for Access
We are really pleased to have been awarded the Gold Level on the Charter of Best Practice by Attitude is Everything for our commitment to improving access for deaf and disabled festivalgoers at...
The Common Good: a first few thoughts
A first few thoughts on the theme for Greenbelt 2017 from Creative Director, Paul Northup The word "good" became a strong idea for us during the course of last year. Especially – without wanting...
Creative Conversations
Creative Conversations: beliefs shaping action for change We are very pleased to support and point to think-tank Ekklesia's Creative Conversations featuring an array of key public...
Poems are like my family
Here's an extract of the latest in-depth interview on the High Profiles website, with Greenbelt trustee Martin Wroe talking to poet Lemn Sissay at Greenbelt 2016 ... As a teenager in the care...
The Lemonade Effect… Read On
It was a full house and one of the most compelling conversations at Greenbelt in years. ‘Forced the audience to confront the idea of white discomfort and move beyond 'not seeing colour' – a...
We Laughed, Cried And Danced To Video-Games
A blog from Andy Robertson, curator of InterACT ... the digital gaming strand at this year's festival ... This year was the first time Greenbelt (or any major Arts festival in the UK) handed over...