Vanessa Kisuule
Vanessa Kisuule comes under many guises: zealous and over-idealistic student, weary but always well-meaning café-barista, and ardent, inadvertent and lovestruck performance poet. She has won...
Remembering Bob Holman
Former Greenbelt Chair Andy Turner reflects on the life of the inspirational Bob Holman.-------------------------------------While there are many Greenbelters who will know of Bob Holman and been...
Inside the Student Experience: A Year in the Life of a Student Worker
A guest blog from our associate partners, SCM (the Student Christian Movement)------------------------------------------------Emma Temple is the chaplaincy assistant at the University of Leeds,...
Music, music, I hear music
Creative Director, Paul Northup on Greenbelt's music lineup for 2016 ...------------------------------------We're really excited about the music bill we've built for this year's festival. We've...
Philippa Hanna
She's supported the likes of Lionel Richie; and with songs like I Am Amazing, Philippa is a champion of self-esteem in young people (she is also an advocate for children's charity Compassion...
Mahalia
Teenage storyteller Mahalia has been championed by the likes of Ed Sheeran. Her unassuming yet mature songwriting manages to combine an instinctively innocent gift for melody with a natural affinity...
Ben Caplan
Ben Caplan has always defied easy categorization. With his deep, commanding baritone and electrifying stage presence, he merges the raw energy of diverse folk traditions with modern innovation. His...
The cost of being care-free?
A guest blog from our associate partners, The Children's Society.Following the Queen's Speech, the coming year is looking set to be a hugely significant year for children in care. The Children's...
Vicky Beeching
Vicky Beeching is a writer, broadcaster, and equality campaigner. Whether commentating on the BBC or Sky News, doing Thought For The Day on Radio 4, or writing for papers like the Guardian or...
Wara
Wara return to the UK stages with a new line-up and a bass-heavy, global Latin sound. When speaking of the UK Latin music scene, the name Wara resonates across the board. Originally a nine-piece...
We Don’t Travel Alone. We Travel Light.
Greenbelt communion is led by the Rev Becca Stevens and graduates from Thistle Farms, a community of women who have survived prostitution, trafficking and addiction, founded by Becca. With music...
The Cut Ups
The Cut Ups are a DIY, countercultural punk rock band from Exeter. Kerrang calls them “soulful, passionate and often defiantly upbeat.”
The Travelling Band
With smatterings of McCartney (the beard years) and Crosby Still & Nash (shimmering harmonies), The Travelling Band have become firm favourites for people with ears and good hearts. “Marvellous...
Student Christian Movement (SCM)
Student Christian Movement (SCM) is a student-led community passionate about faith and justice and living a radical faith in today's world.
St Albans Forest Church
St Alban's Forest Church meets in a green space in the city centre, on the four festivals of the ancient Celts.