Launching this Summer, Crossed Wires festival is assembling the nation’s top names in podcasting in Sheffield for one weekend.
From Friday 31st May to Sunday 2nd June, the city’s favourite venues will be packed for blockbuster lives shows, never-seen-before performances and special guests – all hosted by the biggest names in podcasting, across comedy, current affairs, culture, sport, family and wellbeing.
Award-winning musician, Self Esteem, will join Adam Buxton on stage for a ‘ramble chat’ as well as a live performance. Katherine Ryan will bring her signature brand of candor, sharp-wit and unflinchingly honest advice to the City Hall. Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo will share hilarious tales of newly married life in an added stop on their sell-out tour. And Brown Girls Do It Too transport their smash-hit show to the festival for a fierce, funny, and wonderfully frank night of entertainment.
Crossed Wires founders Dino Sofos, Alice Levine and JamesO’Hara, Photo credit: Pedalo
The new festival will host the most exciting podcasting talent in Sheffield for three days, so expect to bump into the voices you always have in your headphones at one of the food pop-ups, or rub shoulders with your favourite presenters at one of the many after parties.
The festival fringe – in venues around the city – will offer free events with the podcast stars of tomorrow in intimate venues across the city.
The huge podcast party is orgainsed by some of the most respected names in British podcasting and live events including Alice Levine, Co-host of My Dad Wrote A Porno and British Scandal, Dino Sofos, Founder of Persephonica, the production company behind Dua Lipa’s At Your Service, Political Currency and co-producers of Global’s The News Agents, and James O’Hara, Co-founder of Tramlines and Day Fever.
Truly sharing a vision for a significant and inspiring national festival outside London, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority will be Crossed Wires’ regional partner and host sponsor. Sheffield City Council have also awarded funds to help firmly place the festival on the UK’s cultural calendar.
Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire said: “The Crossed Wires festival is further evidence of the world-leading strength of arts and culture in South Yorkshire; putting us at the forefront of one of the most innovative, exciting parts of the entertainment industry.
This three-day festival is going to be home to unique conversations and content, bringing some of the brightest and best talent from across the podcast industry here, to our region. Arts and culture make a huge contribution to South Yorkshire, so I couldn’t be more pleased to support the development and growth of our cultural offer; giving the whole world the chance to work with us and see what we can do.”
Alice Levine. Photo credit: Pedalo
Councillor Martin Smith, Sheffield City Council added: “We’re delighted that Crossed Wires has chosen to establish itself here in Sheffield. Sheffield is already home to a wealth of cultural events, such as literary festival Off the Shelf, documentary festival, Docfest and several ground-breaking music festivals, so it feels right that the UK’s flagship podcasting festival should now call us home too. We can’t wait to welcome them later this year.
As with the best festivals, not all of the special moments will be announced in advance, so expect surprise elements to appear as the weekend unfolds.
This brand-new festival is brought to you by some of the most respected names in British podcasting and live events.
Tickets available now at CrossedWires.Live
