Seeing is believing: visual arts at GB18
We're really excited about our visual arts programme for this summer at Greenbelt. Here's a quick summary of what's in store. Art and Installations Teenage Gazan painter Malak Mattar will be...
“Me? Racist? Not me!”
A blog from Greenbelt Creative Director Paul Northup on plans for programming focussed on and celebrating black identities and experience at this year's festival ... I was born and grew up in...
The Big Shift: huge impact
A guest blog from our partner Christian Aid Sometimes it's easy to fill in a petition, put your name on a postcard or hashtag away on social media and wonder if you're making any impact. Does...
More names for Greenbelt 2018
Here are just a few of the highlights that we're adding to the bill today, ahead of our Tier 2 ticket deadline on June 30th. For the comedy bill, see our dedicated blog here. (There's lots to look...
Comedy at Greenbelt 2018
Over the years at Greenbelt we've been fortunate to welcome some of the best comedians around to the festival. And this year will be no exception. Here's a whistle-stop guide to what's in store...
Salma Yaqoob
Salma Yaqoob is a community engagement manager at the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust. She is a psychotherapist with a degree in Human and Applied Psychology and a postgraduate diploma...
Pray, and let God worry
A blog by Dan Morrell, Immediate-Past Moderator of our associate the URC's Youth Assembly At the back end of last year I went to Berlin for a solo holiday. It was mainly to make myself feel...
Le Flea (Du Cirque) presented by Tin Shed Theatre Company
Le Flea (Du Cirque) presented by Tin Shed Theatre Company Bonjour, guttentag & welcome to the greatest worst show on earth! Of all the circuses, in all the world, you just so happened to...
Hussein Kesvani
Hussein Kesvani is the UK and Europe editor of MEL magazine, a Men's interest publication founded by the Dollar Shave Club. He is a contributing writer for VICE UK, and has written for the Guardian,...
Brass Rave Unit
Brass Rave Unit delivers high octane muscle and lung powered raves at any location and at any time. They gained notoriety by playing in the Amsterdam club scene, toppling over the DJ-stand and...
AK Blakemore
A K Blakemore lives and works in London. Her full-length poetry collections include Humbert Summer (Eyewear, 2015) - winner of the Melita Hume Prize for Poetry - and Fondue (Offord Road Books,...
Acts of the Imagination: Part 1 – The Leap
A blog from our associate, Modern Church Modern Church is thrilled to be supporting the Greenbelt festival this summer. For us, it is a real leap of imagination – out of our comfort zone and...
Jake Morley
Having played over 400 gigs in the past few years, it's hardly surprising that Jake Morley has been invited to share the stage with many leading lights of modern English songwriting such as Ed...
Mae Martin
Star of BBC Radio 4's Mae Martin's Guide and Netflix's Live from the BBC, Mae Martin is comedy's most naturally charismatic young storyteller, based in London and originally from Canada. Her...
Single By Sunday
As accolades go... being voted ‘Best Emerging International Artist' at Toronto's Indie Week 2017, is not a bad one to have! Single By Sunday have spent most of 2017 building their fan base,...