Jello Biafra (Spoken Word)

Described as hardcore’s biggest star, Jello Biafra came to prominence in the early 80s as the lead singer of seminal San Franciscan punk band the Dead Kennedys. As lyricist, Jello infused the band’s songs with overtly political themes, combining social satire with staunchly left-wing views to draw attention to the current the state of contemporary America.


Throughout his career Jello has been a campaigner, prankster, prolific collaborator and spoken word artist. Continually agitating with his trademark brand of subversive humour, Biafra helped to break new ground in the increasingly ubiquitous realm of infotainment, and with his YouTube show ‘What would Jello do?’, he serves up a regular dose of fast-talking, acerbic political commentary.

Part history lesson, part political comment, part protest, Jello’s incendiary live show will provide a memorable close to this year’s program.

In the words of his 1979 San Franciscan Mayoral campaign, ‘there is always room for Jello’.