Clive Stafford Smith
Awarded an OBE for "humanitarian services", Clive is a lawyer specialising in defending people accused of the most serious crimes.
Elizabeth Edman
Liz is an Episcopal priest and political strategist specialising in the intersection of religion and sexuality.
Goan Dogs
Described by Guy Garvey as “Bristol's finest”, Goan Dogs are five musicians supplying skin-tight crafted grooves, carried away on a luscious undertow of rhythms and chiming six-string...
The Goat Roper Rodeo Band
If you thought you knew country music, think again. With just an upright bass, two old guitars and a bucketful of aching harmony, the Goat Roper Rodeo Band serve up country blues with a hint of Gram...
Hardwicke Circus
With a big rock ‘n' roll sound in the grand tradition of the Stones and the MC5, this Hardwicke Circus machine kills fascists. They're on a mission to sing about things that are important to...
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Joanne is a blazing star of the blues rock world. This gravel-voiced guitar hero from the Black Country has toured extensively around the world, released critically acclaimed albums, gained a global...
Khulud Khamis
Living in Haifa, of Slovak-Palestinian parentage, Khulud is a writer, poet, and member of radical feminist collective Isha L'Isha.
The Big Bank Shift
From way back when, Greenbelt has made room to engage with the impacts of Climate Change. In the early 1990s, Midnight Oil thundered through a set on the mainstage, with Peter Garrett, their lead...
Teresa Forcades i Vila
Teresa Forcades, Spanish Benedictine nun, theologian, physician and political activist, is one of Europe's leading radical thinkers.
AGF Award for Sustainability
Once again Greenbelt has been awarded by A Greener Festival for our efforts to create an environmentally friendly and sustainable event. "Greenbelt have demonstrated a passionate drive for a greener...
2016 : Things happened.
A guest blog from our Christian media partner, Church Times. 2016. Things happened. As ever, the Church Times focus has been on professional, independent journalism, exploring Christian...
The Kate Tempest interview with High Profiles
This is an extract from the latest slice of insight and brilliance on the High Profiles website, as Simon Jones talks to Kate Tempest ... You quote William Blake at the start of all your books and...
Advent :: Waiting
#MLMLG :: Advent 2016 :: Waiting Advent is a time of waiting. Of watching. Of preparing. A time to consider the 'bigger picture' and wait for what we hope will be something better. Something...
The 95: a book worth making possible this Advent
At the start of this Advent season (whatever that word means to you), we wanted to introduce a new book in the making to you. We think it will be a very Greenbelt-y book. Here's the story...
The Common Good: a first few thoughts
A first few thoughts on the theme for Greenbelt 2017 from Creative Director, Paul Northup The word "good" became a strong idea for us during the course of last year. Especially – without wanting...