Bob Vylan
London two-piece BOB VYLAN are unique. One vocalist (Bobby) and one drummer (Bobbie). One being a vital and focal mouthpiece, the other a rhythm maker and keeper, one audience ringleader, one master...
Lois Tucker
Gifts and Community Engagement Officer Lois has been coming to Greenbelt since 2006 (Redemption Songs, for those who track the years by theme) and did a lot of her growing up in fields over August...
Sophie Grace Chappell
Sophie Grace Chappell has been Professor of Philosophy at The Open University since 2006. Before that she was Reader in Philosophy at the University of Dundee (1998-2006), and before that she held...
Jason Arday
Professor Jason Arday is a social commentator, presenter and public speaker. He is currently the 2002 Professorial Chair of Education (Sociology of Education) at the University of Cambridge, making...
Darren McGarvey
Darren McGarvey (@lokiscottishrap), slso known by the stage name Loki, is a writer, columnist and hip hop recording artist, who has made regular media appearances as a social commentator. Darren...
Here’s where it all starts
As the days start to lengthen and the air begins to hum with all the possibilities of spring: here are the very first clutch of names appearing at this year's Greenbelt. Each week we'll...
Ending the cycle of violence
Top image: Art by Gazan artist Malak Mattar on display at Greenbelt Festival 2022 Paul Northup, Greenbelt's Creative Director reflects on the current situation in Israel-Palestine. We've been...
Amy Diana Poole
Partnerships and Content Coordinator Amy Diana Poole has been attending Greenbelt Festival since 2003. She has volunteered at Greenbelt in the Communion Team, The Orchard Stage and via...
10 festival unforgettables (no we’re not talking about the performers)
Not long to go now. As you read this, our small army of volunteers are already at Boughton House beginning to build the bones of our festival. So we thought this would be the perfect moment to put...
10 things you won’t want to miss this Greenbelt
Just two weeks out and perhaps you're starting to think about your packing for this year's Greenbelt. You are, we suspect, definitely starting to think about who and what and where you're...
Painting with Art By Clay
Clay Sinclair wrestles with the world and what it means to be fully human. His unique, reverse painting on to acrylic, challenges and comforts. Aided with a little humour and a splash of colour,...
Wire Art with Meg Wroe
Meg Wroe graduated from Central St Martin's University of the Arts London, in 2006, and did post-graduate studies at the Art Academy, London Bridge in 2016/17. She has exhibited in solo and group...
Curty Creates with Amy Curtis
Curty Creates (AKA Amy) hails from Leeds and will be providing lots of fun activities for everyone young and old to enjoy.
Six ways to get together and dream up a better world
As it's Sunday, we thought we'd list some of the ways in which, by gathering together at Greenbelt, we might just be able to dream up – and even make – a better world. The key is the word...
Spoz
Spoz (real name Giovanni Esposito) is an award winning performance poet, singer / songwriter, film maker, playwright and is the poet-in-residence at Birmingham City FC. Spoz has been seen on BBC...