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Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025
Venue: Loco Klub
Time: 19:30 - 21:30
Tickets: £5

Satellite of Love: Lyra Fest Open Mic (Feat. Bertel Martin)

Join Satellite of Love for the biggest open mic event at Lyra Festival 2025, with an extended open mic and a headline set from local legend Bertel Martin. Sign up on the door to perform on the night, or come along to enjoy an evening of local talent.

Satellite of Love Poetry and Spoken Word run monthly events, work-shops and writing retreats. Their monthly events at the Loco Klub offer a platform for local and touring poets, open mic and a community poem.

The following rules will be implemented for the open mic on the night:
- You have a maximum of 3 minutes stage time.
- No hate speech.
- Give content warnings when appropriate.
- No nudity.

Presented in partnership with Satellite of Love Poetry and Spoken Word.

Bertel Martin:

Founder of Bristol Black Writers Group, Bertel has been active in Bristol’s writing scene for over 25 years, as a writer, performer and producer. Promoting Caribbean and African writers in Yardstick and with the British Council. A co-founder of Word of Mouth (now Blah, Blah, Blah). Former Director of Plymouth International Book Festival and Director of City Chameleon, a publishing company specialising in poetry and short stories, Bertel has been published in a number of anthologies. Performance highlights include performing with Lee Evans, Benjamin Zephaniah, Attila Stockbroker and Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze.


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