Carol Ann Duffy
As the first female Poet Laureate – elected to that post in 2009 – Carol Ann Duffy has written for both children and adults, and her poetry has received many awards, including the Signal Prize...
Dawn Foster
Dawn Foster is a columnist and contributor at The Guardian newspaper, and also contributes to the New York Times, London Review of Books, and Prospect magazine. She is a regular commentator on the...
Eve Poole
Dr Eve Poole OBE is an academic and writer who specialises in leadership. She was educated in high schools in Scotland and the US, and has a BA in Theology from Durham, an MBA from Edinburgh, and a...
Anna Kessel
Anna Kessel is a sports journalist, acclaimed author and vocal campaigner on equality in sport. A rare example of a female journalist in her field, Anna published Eat Sweat Play: How Sport Can...
Anthony Reddie
Extraordinary Professor, Theological Ethics at the University of South Africa NRF 'A Rated' - Leading International Researcher Director of The Oxford Centre for Religion and Culture Author of...
Bring a Bottle
Bring a bottle At Greenbelt, we're always trying to find ways to be more sustainable. As part of that, we're looking at all the plastics we use on site and finding ways to reduce them. This...
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...
Citizens UK and Co-ops – back at Greenbelt 2018
We're delighted to announce that both Citizens UK and a select group of Co-op organisations (brought together by socially-minded, Birmingham-based solicitors Anthony Collins) will be returning to...
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...
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,...
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...