Aug
27
2:00 PM14:00

Bill of Wrongs: with Birgitta Jonsdottir

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)

 

 

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Aug
26
to Aug 27

Courtesans

The Courtesans are self described as “the equivalent of suicidal unicorns on smack”.

This london underground metal band was formed in 2011. This four piece: Sinead Bales - Vocals, Saffire Sanchez - Guitar, Agnes D. Jones - Bass, Vikki Brown - Drums.

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Aug
26
6:00 PM18:00

Kat and Co.

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.

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Aug
26
1:00 PM13:00

Monstering Muslims in the Media

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) 

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Aug
26
1:00 AM01:00

The Kar-pets

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.’

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Aug
25
to Aug 26

The Priscillas

The Priscillas are North London all-girl power-pop/glam/garage punk band. Formed in 2003, their singles have been played both nationally and overseas. They have played at festivals such as Glastonbury and Bestival, and continue to play across the UK as well as Europe.

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Aug
25
10:00 PM22:00

Pussy Riot

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.

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Aug
25
9:00 PM21:00

The Blow Monkeys

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.

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Aug
25
8:00 PM20:00

The Vapors

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.

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Aug
25
6:25 PM18:25

The Members

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.

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Aug
25
5:30 PM17:30

Phoenix Chroi

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.

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