Join us for our send off for Byline 2018!

Hosted by John Mitchinson

By Crowdsourcing the Commons

In an Especial Carnival Congress

Byline Festival Goers Hereby Commit to Devise 

A BILL OF WRONGS

To Present to Her Majesty the Queen

At the State Opening of Parliment

DAILY PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLIES AND A 

FINAL CONSTITUTION CONVENTION 

Led by

Birgitta Jonsdottir (Poetician, Icelandic Pirate Party)

Jamie Kelsey (Occupy London, New Internationalist)

With Chris Wylie (Former head of Research at Cambridge Analytica). John Ford (former 'blagger' for The Sunday Times) Dan Evans (former News of the World journalist) and Shahmir Sanni  (former volunteer for Vote Leave) chaired by Naomi Colvin (UK lead for The Courage Foundation.)

With speakers from Spinwatch and Desmog

Chaired by Lord Adebowale (CBE) with AL Kennedy, Jake Arnott,  Tina Gharavi (BAFTA Nominee) and David Bramwell 

Founded in 2013, Bel Esprit are a 4-piece Southampton band fusing the youthful energy of the noughties indie scene with the artistry of Andy Warhol’s factory.

Known for turely standout and unique shows, its the combination rock riffs, rap and harmonic vocals that defines this 5 piece Electronik rock band from South England.

Nathan on guitar, Brenden on bass and Zoot on drums - the dynamic noise these three make is something every fan of early Sub Pop records will want to dance to, raw, sexy and loud as hell.

Hows Harry have justifiably been described as; "The future of the UK Indie Scene". This four piece boy band from South West England are definetly ones to watch.  

New Jersey mid 80s band Dramarama are sure to get you moving. Their hit song ‘Anything, Anything’ is one of LA stations most played and an all time favourite!

DIY punk rock are an alternative band from London influenced by Blondie, Nirvana and The Pixies.

A combination of pop, rock, jazz, soul and blues one hesitates to give a label to the art created by Kat and Co. If one did exist it would be Urban Blues, and Kat and Co.'s atmospheric, sassy and seductive creations are imbuing the blues with a relevance and dynamism for some time lost.

Birgitta Jonsdottir (Icelandic Politician) and Jamie Kelsey Fry (INternational Modern Media Institue) take their populist movement to the main stage

Lisa Maxwell interview's Gary Lineker (OBE) discussing immigration, Brexit, press reform and England's performance in the World Cup, and answers the question "Why don't you just stick to football?"

Chaired by Isobel Ingham-Barrow (Head of Policy at MEND)

Panel: Naz Shah, MP, DR Evan Harris (Joint Executive Director, Hacked Off) and Dr Shazad Amin (CEO, MEND)

Chaired by Dr Shazad Amin (CEO, MEND)

Panel: Sahar Al-Faifi (Executive Member of the Muslim Council of Britain), Prof Brian Cathcart (Professor of Journalism & Founder of Hacked Off), Migdaad Versi (Assistant Secretary-General, Muslim Council of Britain), Richard Peppiatt (Filmmaker, Producer and former tabloid journalist), Isobel Ingham-Barrow (Head of Policy at MEND) 

Chaired by Catrin Nye with Caroline Orr, Carole Cadwalladr (The Observer) Jamie Bartlett (Author of The People Vs Tech & The Dark Net) and Damian Collins (Chair of the Culture Media Sport Select Committee) 

With Eileen De Freest and Sara Kendzior, chaired by Michael Janofsky (Formerly New York Times) 

The Kar-Pets are an Inspiral Carpets tribute band with a difference (or a similarity)  frontman Tom Hingely was actually the lead singer of Inspiral carpets 1989-2011 who, during their glory days, played alongside their Manchester counterparts, Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses. The Kar-Pets are touring with the classic songs such as ‘This is how it feels’ ‘Saturn Five’ and ‘Dragging me down.’

Rhoda Dakar is a British singer and musician, known for being lead singer with ‘The Bodysnatchers’. This led to the beginning of her career as a solo artist. Dakar is also a DJ, she predominantly plays Rocksteady and Early Reggae.

Pussy Riot are ones not to miss at Byline Festival 2018. This Russian feminist protest punk rock group have been causing a stir in both the music and political scene. The group have been staging unauthorized provocative guerrilla performances in public places, not only to make for some radical music videos but also to turn the global eye to their anti Trump/Putin message and promotion of feminism and LGBT rights. Their most notorious performance (to date) was when five members of the group staged a performance inside a Moscow Cathedral protesting the Orthodox Church leaders support for Putin during his election campaign. This not only resulted in in three members being arrested for “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” but also sparking a world wide debate, catching the eyes of Sting, Yoko Ono and Amnesty. It’s obvious to say that they won’t be taking Trump or Putin lying down.

The Blow Monkeys were notorious in the mid-80s, with hits such as ‘Digging Your Scene’ and ‘Live Today Love Tomorrow’’. Their new wave/sophisti-pop style distinguished the band from the rest. This led to one of the most glamorised bands of their time. With much success, the band reunited with five more albums after 2007.

The Vapors are an English new wave power pop band from Guildford. They initially together between 1978 and 1981. They had a top ten hit with the song 'Turning Japonese' in 1980, which reached No. 3 in the UK singles chart. Thankfully, after 34 years, The Vapours, David Fenton, Edward Bazlagette, Steve Smith and Michael Bowes, have reunited and the public’s reaction has been nothing less than ecstatic.

Department S are a British post punk/new wave band formed in 1980. Their latest album, When All Is Said and All Is Done, was released in 2016.

Best known for their number 1979 single ‘The Sound of the Suburbs’, The Members are a British punk rock band that, to our delight, got back together in 2007. Since reuniting the band has played over 90 shows, including 3 European tours. Current members are Jean Marie Carroll, Chris Payne, Calle Englemarc and Nick Cash.

Formed from the ashes of 70s/80s punk bands, with songs that throw out the anger at what is now with the optimism of what is possible, Phoenix Chroi fit the bill for byline. Over the last Phoenix Chroi have been touring extensively and played with prestigious acts such as: Richie Ramone, The Avengers, and Menace, as well as various punk rock festivals.

Three actors and a cellist perform this award winning one-act play from acclaimed Romanian dramatist Matei Visniec. As the cellist gets louder and louder, the rest of the cast plot to overthrow him, in a raucous yet tightly-wound look at intolerance and ignorance.