The Cross Wires Podcast Festival has announced its first batch of shows.
The festival takes place in various venues in Sheffield from Friday 31st May – Sunday 2nd June. Sheffield's most iconic venues will be packed for live 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.
The festival fringe - in venues around the city - will offer free events with the podcast stars of tomorrow in intimate venues.
Not all of the special moments will be announced in advance, so expect surprise elements to appear as the weekend unfolds.
This-new festival is brought to you by 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
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.
In this first wave of announcements, Crossed Wires presents:
The Adam Buxton Show with guest Self Esteem
Podcast royalty and the artist of the moment, Self Esteem, come together for an afternoon of over-sharing, laughter and music.
Brown Girls Do It Too with Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani
Bringing their groundbreaking podcast to life, the hugely talented Poppy and Rubina will tackle the taboo topic of sex in Asian communities with audiences in Sheffield.
Jon Ronson
The Gonzo journalist and podcast royalty will let the audience peer behind the curtain of his most terrific, terrifying and troubling experiences making his award winning shows.
Katherine Ryan: Telling Everybody Everything LIVE with special guest
The Patron Saint of Real Talk, will live up to her podcast titles, Telling Everybody Everything, in a no-holds-barred night of eye-watering anecdotes, side-splitting stand-up, gold star guidance – and a special guest.
NewlyWeds with Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo
The super couple-casters bring their hit podcast to Crossed Wires as an added stop on their sell-out tour. Expect laugh-out-loud moments, audience participation and mystery guests.
TalkArt with Russell Tovey & Robert Diament
Actor Tovey and gallerist Diament are calling all art lovers, whether dabblers or aficionados, to their live podcast show. With over 7 million downloads, it's the listen that features exclusive interviews with leading artists and curators, plus their talented friends such as Elton John, Stephen Fry and Sharon Stone.
Uncanny: I Know What I Saw with Danny Robins
'The UK's go-to ghost guy' gathers his team of experts for a night of terrifying and thought-provoking storytelling in this stage spectacular.
Wolf and Owl with Tom Davis and Romesh Ranganathan
For those sweet sweet souls who listen to the podcast, expect more of Tom and "party" Rom shooting the breeze but in an unedited live show. They'll be solving problems, reminding you to 'do you' but most importantly doing it to the max. There will still be no format, but there will be lots of laughs.
Tickets available now at CrossedWires.Live
