Andrew Graystone
Andrew is a middle-aged, middle class, white Christian man who was brought up not to make a fuss. He is also a storyteller and a Greenbelt regular. He is a writer, journalist, teacher, broadcaster...
Matt Sowerby
Matt Sowerby is an 18-year-old spoken word poet and activist. In the last year he's been named a National Youth Slam Champion and performed at the Poetry Society and the Houses of Parliament. His...
Yvonne Battle-Felton
Yvonne Battle-Felton is a writer of fiction and creative non-fiction. In 2017 she was a recipient of a Northern Writers' Award for her debut novel Remembered, which was published by Dialogue Books...
Mr. Dilly’s World Of Wonder
Mr Dilly has performed to over 75,000 children in recent years. Bringing his bowler hat and world of wonder to life at music festivals and literary events, for charities, museums and schools –...
Jay Foreman’s Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children
Jay Foreman is an award winning musical comedian whose songs have been heard on BBC Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, The One Show, London Live TV and Dave Gorman's UK/Ireland tour. Jay provides a devilishly...
Tony Walsh
Forget what you imagined a poetry set could be and expect belly-laughs, tears and everything in between from this stunning, big-hearted performer who often leaves audiences on their feet, dazzled and...
Tamu Massif
Tamu Massif didn't come around in an instant. Originally writing his songs on guitar, Dave Dixon realised there was more to his music than the usual acoustic-rouse and began experimenting with...
The Lottery Winners
Born in Salford and raised on romance, The Lottery Winners blend momentous guitar pop melodies with a humorous and wistful lyricism. Signed to Seymour Stein's legendary Warner/Sire imprint at...
Josh Okeefe
In 2012, Derby, England native and folk-singer Josh Okeefe dropped out of school, traveled across the Atlantic and arrived in Nashville, TN in search of the places his idols Hank Williams and Johnny...
The Gender Agenda
With Steve Chalke, Claire Birkenshaw and Toby Draper. This panel discussion will explore the lived experience of transgender people and consider the theology of gender identity, reassignment and...
Speaker(s): Steve ChalkeCommunity sponsorship: transforming ourselves and others
A guest blog from Tim Finch of our associate partner Citizens UK. Last November, five people gathered in my front room in Peckham, South East London. Two of them were me and my wife. We met to...
Luqman Ali
Luqman trained in the sciences of Islam and the languages (Arabic, Persian and Urdu) and cultures of the Middle East and the Subcontinent. In 1997, Luqman co-founded Khayaal, the first professional...
Please bring a body
Greenbelt Festival Communion Service 2017 “Our whole nature, extending from the first to the last, is, so to speak, one image of Him Who is.” Gregory of Nyssa*, On the Making of Man XV :...
The Flying Bazazi Brothers presented by Nearly There Yet
Nearly There Yet works to excite and engage a wide range of people with the extraordinary worlds of circus and performance.
Bye Buy Childhood
The Mothers' Union is campaigning to allow children to grow up free from excessive commercial pressures. This session looks at practical ideas to help parents and children to be aware of the...