For the first time at Tramlines Festival, there will be a Speaker’s Corner stage dedicated to showcasing honest poetry, curated by the city’s poet laureate Otis Mensah.
Bringing more diversity to Hillsborough Park, the stage will be a place for spoken word, lyrics and poetry where artists can express themselves as honestly as possible.
Speaker’s Corner line-up
Friday
Birdspeed, Isaac Stovell, Salma Lynch, Zara Makinta Adeyemi, Raluca de Soleil, Isaacxhopes, Avital Raz
Saturday
Otis Mensah, Looms, L.A. Salami, Dami Thegannette Okhiria, Alice Wilmot, Kiran Malhi, Vora, Sez Thomasin, Amy King, Jack Young
Sunday
Vanessa Kisuule, Danae Wellington, The1Devotion, The Repeat Beat Poet, Ra’siah The Honeybear, Tonia Victoria, Brandon Gray, Tehillah Henry
Tickets for the festival are down to the last few, get yours from tramlines.org.uk.