Byline Festival

keele University, 11-13 july 2025

The FESTIVAL THAT could CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

Ideas. Comedy. Art. Music. PERFORMaNCE.

The FESTIVAL THAT could CHANGE YOUR LIFE

*line up*

*speakers*

* Carole Cadwalladr * CAROL VORDERMAN * Kate Raworth * Yasmin Alibhai-Brown *

* Lord Victor Adebowale * Naz Shah MP * Dawn Butler MP * Peter Oborne * Peter Geoghegan *

* Hardeep Matharu * Peter Jukes * Asif Kapadia * Annette Dittert *

**Music**

* THE FARM *

* RUBY J * NAMES - Indie Rock Band *

* NEAL X - (formerly Sigue Sigue Sputnik) and his AlL STAR  BAND *

* DJ SMUTTY from Levi * The PEOPLE'S FRIEND - Psychedelic Band * PAUL 'GOLDIE' - singer songwriter and band *

* FUCKAROUND FIVE - Jazz Band * KiLNE - Nu-Marching Band *

**Comedy**

* Rosie Holt * MARK THOMAS *

* Hugh Davis * Prvanya Pillay * Kate Cheka * Laila Woozer *

* Alistair Barrie * Junior Booker *

**Film**

**Asif Kapadia's ‘2073’ with ASIF leading Q&A**

and 

**‘Breaking The West: A Pop Star, An Oligarch, A President and the Scandal that Rocked The World’ PLUS Q&A**

**Workshops**

**Write your own protest poem** **create your own political cartoon** **adopt a billionaire**

**and much more**

**Also a literary venue, musicians, poets in the cafe, an art installation of medieval billionaires, an exhibition of Martin Rowson's political cartoons and of course food trucks and outside bars**

**Plenty of en-suite student accommodation available for festival goers information when booking tickets**