Remedy
Put The Prodigy and Rage Against the Machine into a big musical blender and you might just pour out Remedy. The three-piece from Dublin lays a raw, intense hip-hop vocal across digital beats and live...
Lee Bains
Lee Bains is a songwriter and poet from Birmingham, Alabama, who has released four studio albums of what Rolling Stone calls “Southern gospel punk” since 2012. His most recent album, Old-Time...
CC Smugglers
“There are buskers that will make you cry, they're so good”, according to cult Americana artist Andrew Bird. “And then there are buskers that will take you to a place where sound and energy...
Hardwicke Circus
With a big rock ‘n' roll sound in the grand tradition of the Stones and the MC5, this Hardwicke Circus machine kills fascists. They're on a mission to sing about things that are important to...
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...
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...
Teresa Forcades i Vila
Teresa Forcades, Spanish Benedictine nun, theologian, physician and political activist, is one of Europe's leading radical thinkers.
Better Together: 2017 partners
We're pleased to announce the organisations we'll be working together with this year for Greenbelt 2017 : The Common Good. Main partners: Christian Aid We're excited to be working with our...
YMCA :: Our Silent Stars for The Common Good
A guest blog by Andy Winter, Chief Executive of Coventry YMCA, (YMCA, one of our festival associates) The sky is clear, the sun's light brings an early haze, and the promise of an exciting day ahead...
Juggling multiple debts – the damage done to children’s mental health
A guest blog from our associate partners, The Children's Society “They just came that morning. I could only take the things that I could carry. was crying because his bed, his things, they...
Welcoming two new trustees onto the Greenbelt Board
As part of the continual refreshing of the Greenbelt Board – and joining the recently arrived Kate Bottley – we are pleased to announce two more trustees ... Marika Rose Marika is an academic...
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...
Greenbelt is a gift
A blog written by Martin Evans, one of Greenbelt's elder statesman and festival manager in the 80s and 90s I write this having just returned from Greenbelt 2016 and wondering why I'm missing some...
Here’s what we’re hearing
After the festival, nearly 2,000 of you completed our survey. That's an amazing response rate. Thank you all! The winner of the survey draw was Michael Hayes – a pair of weekend tickets for...
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...