Let’s spend Christmas together
Festival communion After 40+ years of festivals, it is hard to come up with something that we have never done before. But somehow we've managed it: this year at Greenbelt – we're going to...
Holy Rebellion
Paul Northup, Greenbelt's Creative Director, reflects on Holy Week and the call to rebellion ... As we head into what Christians call Holy Week – the week when we remember Jesus' Palm Sunday...
Filipino priest “red tagged”
Greenbelt 2018 speaker and peace activist, Rev. Christopher Ablon has recently been included in a list of Filipino priests and human right defenders who have been ‘red tagged' (declared an enemy...
Dave Tomlinson
The Revd Dave Tomlinson Dave is chaplain to the St Ethelburga's Centre for Peace and Reconciliation and a writer whose books include How to be a Bad Christian and Black Sheep and Prodigals. He is...
15 witty, wise things you have to see this year at Greenbelt
We're really excited about our first lineup announcements for Greenbelt 2019. We want to give you an idea of the kind of bill we're putting together for you this year, so we've handpicked 15 wise and...
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...
Wendy Cope
Wendy Cope OBE read history at university and then worked in London primary schools for 14 years. Since the publication of her first book, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, in 1986 she has been a...
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese born author, broadcaster, social advocate and digital influencer with a background in mechanical engineering. Yassmin founded her first organisation, Youth...
Vickie Cooper
Dr Vickie Cooper is a lecturer in criminology and co-director of Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative at the Open University. Vickie's research focuses on homelessness and housing inequality...
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...
The Artist presented by Thom Monckton & Circo Aereo
The Artist presented by Thom Monckton & Circo Aereo Created by Thom Monckton and Circo Aereo, The Artist is a physical comedy based in a painter's atelier. Trying to fabricate inspiration, the...
Peter Bloom
Dr. Peter Bloom is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of People and Organisations at the Open University, Co-Founder of the research group REEF (Research into Employment, Empowerment, and...
Safia Minney
Safia is an award-winning social entrepreneur and the founder of People Tree, which has pioneered sustainable and fair trade fashion. She is recognised by the World Economic Forum as an Outstanding...
Police Cops in Space
Police Cops in Space is an ‘80s low-fi sci-fi' set in the most dangerous place on Earth…Space. After his father is killed by an evil robot, Sammy Johnson, the last Police Cop in the universe,...
Stables
Stables - The indie-folk duo formed by Matthew Lowe (Keston Cobblers Club) and Daniel Trenholme. Stables was formed in January 2016 during late night drinks between Matthew and Daniel in London....