World Down Syndrome Day – Celebrating James
Wednesday March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day We wanted to take a moment today to spotlight and thank James, one of our festival volunteers. James has Down Syndrome and he's one of the people...
Five ways we’re showcasing awesome women at Greenbelt
You might have heard that many festivals are pledging to make their line-ups a 50/50 mix of men and women over the next few years. Not to brag, but we've been working on this for a while. And we're...
10 women who’ve rocked Greenbelt over the years
Greenbelt's been around for 45 years now. And along the way, we've been lucky enough to host myriad awesome women. Today, we're looking back at a handful of our favourites in celebration of...
Lewis Watson
Lewis Watson is a singer/songwriter from Oxford. Since 2012, Watson has been releasing his music into the world, releasing two albums, growing his own fan base and creating a successful career that...
Jojo Mehta
Jojo is a writer, speaker and lay advocate, known locally and nationally for her work supporting and inspiring community mobilisation against dangerous industrial activity (unconventional oil and gas...
Zach Said
Zach Said is the grandson of Michael Jackson. But this particular Jackson ran a disco night, back in the day, in Zach's hometown of Shrewsbury... a long, long way from LA and Neverland. Along...
Lowkey
Lowkey has worked with Immortal Technique, Wretch 32, Akala, Dead Prez and The Outlawz. He is part of the super group Mongrel alongside members of the Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles and Reverend and...
Caroline Warrey
Volunteer Manager Caroline spent 17 years working for NatWest, before having various jobs, including working in a few libraries, school administration and church administration. She now is the main...
I’m a Phoenix, Bitch (work in progress) presented by Bryony Kimmings
Critically acclaimed performance artist, playwright and activist Bryony Kimmings performs a work-in-progress of her highly anticipated new show. I'm a Phoenix, Bitch combines personal stories...
Church and Commerce? Really?
After being part of a similarly titled session in The Exchange venue at last year's Greenbelt Festival, here's a guest blog from our friends at the HeartEdge initiative at St Martin-in-the-Fields,...
Xylaroo
Xylaroo are a sister duo act with a refreshing take on folk music. Having travelled the world in their youth, starting in Papua New Guinea and ending in London via Sri Lanka, Hong Kong,...
Winnie Varghese
The Rev. Winnie Varghese is a blogger for the Huffington Post; author of Church Meets World; editor of What We Shall Become; and author of numerous articles and chapters on social justice and the...
HYENA presented by Alula Cyr
HYENA presented by Alula Cyr Boisterous and wild, HYENA is a synchronised display of sisterhood, strength and power; the culmination of two years research fusing circus, dance and song. These wild...
Pierce Brothers
Pierce Brothers have taken their music from busking on the streets of Melbourne to the world. Their irresistible energy and world-class live show has been shaking dance floors and selling out rooms...
Stephen James Smith
Stephen James Smith is a Dublin poet and playwright central to the rise of the vibrant spoken word scene in Ireland today. To date, his poetry videos have amassed over a million views online. In...