Across the three-day event, Newsworks and some of the UK’s best-known journalists invite you to a fiesta of fashion, food & drink and live music.
4–6 July @93 Feet East, Old Truman Brewery
what you missed...
Catch up with all the content you missed from our fiesta of fashion, food & drink and music...
fashion
Tuesday 4 July
Pre-loved fashion // 1-2pm
Grab a drink and a front row seat at the Newsworks fashion show and hear from a line-up of expert stylists as they explore the latest in sustainable trends. You’ll also be able to vote for your favourite get-up as our super models – from across the media industry – strut their stuff on the catwalk.
Tasha Ghouri
fashion influencer & Love Island finalist
Amy Bannerman
pre-loved style director
eBay
Karen Dacre
fashion director
Style
Nana Acheampong
celebrity style editor
Fabulous
Pandora Forsyth
assistant head of social
the Mirror
Sundowner session: mixologist and DJ set // 4-7pm
End your first day at MAD//Fest in style – head along to the Newsworks Speakeasy for an evening of laid-back beats and cool cocktails.
food & drink
Wednesday 5 July
A taster and a tipple or two // 1-2pm
Sharpen your taste buds and clear your palette – you’re in for a special lunchtime sampling experience. From affordable gems to the top tipples, we've organised one of the UK’s best-known wine critics to guide you through some of their favourite wines of 2023. And we’ll also hear from leading food editors as well as a taster session from a popular Tik Tok chef. Cheers!
Seema Pankhania
food creator
@seemagetsbaked
Amy Bryant
editor of food
The Telegraph
Rob Buckhaven
drinks editor
Metro
Jimi Famurewa
restaurant critic
Evening Standard
Pandora Forsyth
assistant head of social
the Mirror
Sundowner session: mixologist and DJ set // 4-7pm
Join us in our Speakeasy for an evening of chilled beats and a signature cocktail or two. What a heady mix.
DJ Emma
music
Thursday 6 July
Turn up & tune in // 12-1pm
Hear from a top music journalist in conversation with one of the UK’s most hotly anticipated young musicians – about music, life, and the bands and artists that get them buzzing. Then you’re in for a real treat, a 20-minute exclusive and intimate acoustic gig. Sounds spot on, doesn’t it?
Tom A. Smith
musician
hexagon stage
Wednesday 5 July
Welcome to the Era of Main Character Energy // 2.20-2.35pm
In lockdown, #maincharacterenergy memes exploded on TikTok: people imagining themselves as the star in the movie of their own lives. Does this represent a shift in how people are looking after themselves now? Are we becoming more calculated with our time and who we spend it with? And is “ROI on friendships” now a thing?
The Guardian’s Pop Culture host Chanté Joseph chats to a special guest to find out how our lives have shifted, how we’ve become more conscious of what and who makes us happy, and why brands should care.
Chanté Joseph
Pop Culture podcast host
The Guardian
Jack Remmington
X Factor star, presenter & singer
