Friday, July 30, 2010

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Music forms the centrepiece of the Greenbelt programme, with the featured acts on Mainstage, cool club atmosphere of Underground, and the relaxed acoustic setting of Performance Cafe being complemented by additional music programming in the Big Top, Centaur, and across the site...

This year's eclectic programme incorporates the inspirational sound of Gil Scott-Heron; UK soul's leading lady Beverley Knight; jazz legend Courtney Pine; the powerful and spiritual London Community Gospel Choir; political punkers The King Blues; the runaway smash of Greenbelt 2009 Foy Vance; and the mighty Dodge Brothers headlining the Keep Monday Special ball.

There's literally something for everyone, with rap, metal, pop, folk and dance; spiritual and secular; acoustic and electric; and those unclassifiable acts that will make your festival magical...

Gil Scott Heron

Gil Scott-Heron is a pioneer of socially-conscious soul music; a legend of spoken word, who - in recognition of his poetry as showcased in "The...

Shed Seven

Shed Seven formed in 1990, out of the ashes of Brockley Haven (which featured Rick, Paul and Tom), a well respected young local band. The first...

Courtney Pine

Greenbelt are thrilled to welcome Courtney Pine back to the festival, after previous appearances in 2001 and 2006. He is a leading figure in...

Beverley Knight

Beverley Knight is one of the brightest names in British R&B. With thirteen Top 40 singles to her name, and shortly to release her seventh album,...

London Community Gospel Choir

Out of many one voice and out of an assortment of churches, cultures and characters emerges the London Community Gospel Choir. In 1982 a dream...

Foy Vance

With his distinctive, cracked, soulful voice and a skill to write profound