Byline Festival

The Byline Festival is a festival whose aim is to promote independent journalism and free speech.[2] The festival was founded by Stephen Colegrave and Peter Jukes in 2017. Its tagline is "Dance, Discuss, Laugh and Change the World".

Byline Festival
StatusActive
GenreMusic Festival, Independent Journalism and Free Speech
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Pippingford Park, England
Years active3 years
Inaugurated2 June 2017 (2017-06-02)
FounderStephen Colegrave and Peter Jukes
Most recent24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) – 27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)
Next event23 August 2019 (2019-08-23) – 26 August 2019 (2019-08-26)[1]
Organised byBylinefest Limited
PeopleSalena Godden, Raphael Moran, John Mitchinson, Hardeep Singh Kohli
Websitebylinefestival.com

The festival is hosted by John Mitchinson, and Raphael Moran is the Festival film and photography producer and director. Salena Godden is the festival's "poet laureate" and Hardeep Singh Kohli its "comedy ringleader".[3]

History

The first Festival was held at Pippingford Park near Nutley, East Sussex, U.K. on 2–4 June 2017.[4][5][2] More than 2,500 people were in attendance, including John Cleese, Andy Hamilton, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Jay Rosen and Martin Bell.[4][5]

The 2018 Byline Festival was partnered by the Frontline Club and took place 24–27 August 2018 at Pippingford Park. Those present included Happy Graveyard Orchestra, Alexei Sayle, John Cleese, June Sarpong, Bonnie Greer, Martin Bell, Tom Watson MP, Baroness Warsi, Lord Adebowale, Damian Collins MP, Kate Mosse, A L Kennedy, Gary Lineker, Joanna Scanlan, Nick Davis, Salena Godden, Madeleina Kay. Other events included circus, theatre, drama, poetry and music, as well as children's activities.

Musical acts at the 2018 festival included Pussy Riot, Joey Base, Badly Drawn Boy, The Blow Monkeys, The Vapors, Tom Hingley from Inspiral Carpets, Rhoda Dakar, the Courtesans, Dramarama, Hows Harry, The Members, Sunstreets, Excursia and the Priscillas. The theatre section was headlined by FoolishPeople.

The Cambridge Analytica whistleblowers Chris Wylie, Shahmir Sanni and John Ford were present, along with Carole Cadawalldr.

The festival takes Place at Pippingford Park in the Ashdown Forest. In 2018 it had five main stages that were tents in the forest. These hosted 150 talk sessions and over 100 workshops. In the evening, tents provided entertainment including immersive theatre, rap battles and live art demonstrations. The festival fringe included Idler, BBC Virtual Reality, The Fourth Group, Overtake and Frontline Club.

References
  1. "2019 Tickets". bylinefestival.com. 30 August 2018.
  2. Byrne, Louise (31 May 2017). "John Cleese, Bonnie Greer, June Sarpong, john Sweeney, Luke Harding,Martin Bell and Jay Rosen among those appearing at Byline journalism festival in Sussex this weekend". Press Gazette. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. "The Team". Byline Festival.
  4. Jarmyn, Luke (6 June 2017). "news". Surrey Mirror. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. Byrne, Louise (6 June 2017). "Byline festival round-up: Tales of tabloid wild west, why journalism is like the NHS and reporting on Islam". Press Gazette. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

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