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HowTheLightGetsIn, the IAI's philosophy and music festival. Two days of electrifying debates between the world's leading thinkers, as well as a cracking music line-up and a handpicked cast of comedians.
For full guide to talks and more information please visit howthelightgetsin.org
Please note that the artists appearing may be subject to change.
Music
- Nerina Pallot
- Don Letts
- CC Smugglers
- Sam And The Womp
- Tugboat Captain
- Mica Jane
- Olivia Fern
- Argadas
- Maria Avetisian
- The Moonlit Poachers
- Luna Bec
- Little Water
- Robin Scott
- Harpo Smith
- Sarah Meek
- Guy Shotton
- Austel
- Wicked Splinters
- Wednesday's Wolves
- Freya Ward
- The Hanging Bandits
Comedy
Speakers
- Yanis Varoufakis
- Emma Barnett
- Rory Stewart
- Mariana Mazzucato
- Brian Eno
- Shoshana Zuboff
- Vince Cable
- Slavoj Zizek
- Howard Jacobson
- Tariq Ali
- Julian Baggini
- Myriam Francois
- Martin Rees
- David Aaronovitch
- Angela Saini
- Natalie Bennett
- Guy Standing
- Chantal Mouffe
- Asa Wikforss
- Ella Whelan
- Minna Salami
- Andrew Adonis
- Aaron Bastani
- Joanna Gosling
- Angela Eagle
- Rupert Sheldrake
- Sophie Fiennes
- Sister Jayanti Kirpalani
- Peter Tatchell
- Sacha Golob
- Clare Short
- Bim Afolami
- Shahidha Bari
- Gunes Taylor
- Michael Morpurgo
- Kate Kirkpatrick
- Roger Hallam
- Robert Plomin
- Peter Atkins
- Monica Grady
- Natalie Kofler
- David Goodhart
- Joanna Kavenna
- Simon Baron-Cohen
- Mary Ann Sieghart
- David Pearce
- Hannah Dawson
- Steve Fuller
- Barry Smith
- Stanley Fish
- Anders Sandberg
- Janne Teller
- Mark Littlewood
- Peter Pomerantsev
- Rebecca Roache
- Silvia Jonas
- Vivienne Shue
- David King
- Sophie Allen
- Paul Morland
- Brendan O'Neill
- Isabel Hilton
- Sean Curran
- Matthew Taylor
- Jamie Whyte
- Rachel Clarke
- Nick Lane
- David Healy
- Emily Grossman
- James Ladyman
- Tony Milligan
- Rowan Pelling
- Clare Van Kampen
- Ammar Kalia
- Elizabeth Seward
- Adam Wilder
- Danielle Sands
- Izabella Kaminska
- David Fuller
- Ralph Cordey
- Paul Broks
- Matt Frei
- Stephanie Hare
Nerina Pallot
Ivor Novello and Brit Award-nominee Nerina Pallot is a gifted singer/songwriter who writes soulful lyrical songs woven with passionate sentiments…
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Don Letts
The legendary Don Letts introduced reggae to punk, managed the Slits, played music with former Clash member Mick Jones in Big Audio Dynamite and has…
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CC Smugglers
CC Smugglers are a rag tag 6 piece from the wilds of Bedfordshire who formed in 2009, consisting of Richie (vocals and harmonica), Dan (double bass)…
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Sam And The Womp
Sam And The Womp are a Camden nine-piece performing original high-energy Balkan, ska, dub and rave out material with a huge womp of gypsy dubstep for…
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