Greenbelt Festival sits on the fringes of faith. That’s why I love it
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Chine McDonald2022-04-26T11:35:00
Pussy Riot would never have performed at the Christian festivals I attended as a teenager, nor would they ever have been invited. But when it was announced that the Russian feminist punk rock band would be the artists in residence at Greenbelt 2018, it felt apt.
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