Talk:Green Man Festival

Encyclopaedic style?
This article currently reads like a promo by the organisers - not an appropriate WP approach. cheers Geopersona (talk) 07:21, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Areas
The Mountain Stage is located in a natural amphitheatre surrounded by the Black Mountains. Headline acts have included Van Morrison, The National, Fleet Foxes, Hot Chip, Future Islands, Super Furry Animals, St Vincent, Robert Plant and Bon Iver.

Far Out is made up of three individual tents covering late-night DJs, film screenings in Cinedrome and Chai Wallahs, live rap, hip hop, dub, reggae, blues and world music.

Einstein's Garden has a fusion of science, art and nature featuring more than 100 performances ranging from live comedy, music and theatre to walks, talks and interactive installations. It is supported by institutions such as the Wellcome Trust, The Institute of Physics, Research Council UK, Cardiff University, Bristol University and UCL.

Babbling Tongues celebrates the spoken word with a line-up of comedy and literature. Caitlin Moran, Rhod Gilbert, Adam Buxton, John Cooper Clarke, John Cale, Julian Cope, Simon Armitage, Howard Marks, Josie Long, Robin Ince, and Tim Minchin have all either performed or given talks in this area.

Green Man Rising has a focus on new, unsigned and up-and-coming acts.

The Walled Garden lies at the heart of the festival, and houses a small stage that often showcases smaller bands who represent the Green Man ethos.

The Little Folk area is set aside for younger festival-goers, with activities, entertainment and workshops aimed specifically at families with younger children.

Somewhere is an area aimed specifically at teenagers and features a variety of activities ranging from film-making and circus-skills workshops.

Nature Nurture is an area to unwind in; located at the centre of the festival site, it has hot tubs, yoga and mindfulness workshops.

Fortune Falls is a secluded area of the festival site located on a grassy hillside with trees, a fresh running stream, pond and miniature waterfall. The area features a range of interactive art installations. The Rising Stage, located here, showcases new and upcoming artists.

The Courtyard, in the middle of a gothic stable block at the heart of the site, offers a relatively calm environment. Many festivalgoers meet up here and drink ales and ciders from the bar. There are also coffee stalls and a record shop tent.

The Settlement is a camp-site reserved exclusively for festival-goers with Settlers Pass tickets. In 2009 the Green Man introduced a holiday ticket offer that gave festival-goers the option to start their festival experience early and camp in the week leading up to Green Man. This allows people attending Green Man to explore the surrounding areas of the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons and was designed to have a positive impact of local tourism. The campsite itself has a wide range of family-friendly activities, workshops and entertainment on offer as well as nightly performances by local artists. Each year the musical programme is curated by a different Welsh artist or act. In 2016, Toby Hay curated the musical offering. In 2019, Lukus Robbins took over as Settlement manager, programming and delivering over 30 activities that focused on connecting communities and individuals with the environment.

- moving section to talk, unreferenced and i think it's probably out of date as well Mujinga (talk) 03:09, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Founders of the Festival
The festival was founded in 2003 by Jo Bartlett and Danny Hagan. Fiona Stewart arrived in 2006 and Jo and Danny continued to organise the artistic content until 2011. I'm not sure why, but someone continually removes any reference to Jo and Danny, this distorting the history. Proftomasito (talk) 05:11, 9 September 2021 (UTC)  

Line-ups
I'd like to recommend that we limit the line-ups to notable bands (i.e. those with extant Wikipedia articles). The wall-of-text listing of every band appearing at every festival serves no purpose. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:34, 21 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I agree, the page would be improved if only notable acts were listed. Anybody needing the full line-up can follow the citation. GanzKnusper (talk) 19:52, 18 April 2024 (UTC)