The Great Escape Festival takes place in Brighton and has established itself as one of the leading events in Europe for showcasing new talent from around the world. With more than 350 artists performing across 34 venues over three days, this festival is jam-packed with a collective mix of music genres ranging from rock, Indie, Dubstep, and Dance. Themed parties and club nights keep the party rocking on till late, so be sure to book yourselves a hotel or B&B because you won't want to go home and miss out on all the fun, aside from the great music, networking sessions, discussions and interviews run over the weekend.
News
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The Great Escape unveils its full festival schedule for 2024
The Great Escape, taking place from 15-18 May 2024 in Brighton, today unveils its full festival schedule for 2024, which can be accessed via the official The Great Escape mobile app
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The Great Escape Online - First Artists Announcement
The Great Escape, the festival for new music, has today announced the first raft of exciting acts and break-out artists lined up for the festival’s debut digital edition, set to take place from 13-14 May
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Hayley Williams Announced for the Great Escape 2020
The Great Escape is excited to announce that Hayley Williams will be performing at this year’s festival on Friday 15 May 2020
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The Great Escape Announces More Bands For 2020
As The Great Escape’s ‘First Fifty’ live launch comes to 6 venues across East London this week, even more acts are today announced for the 2020 new music festival in Brighton, with a total of 50 artists now on the bill with over 400 still to be announced very soon.
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The Great Escape | FRIENDLY FIRES to play
The Great Escape is excited to announce that Radio X will be partnering with the festival for the first time this year, presenting 20 Years of X-Posure playing host to a massive performance from Friendly Fires
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The Great Escape | 120 MORE ARTISTS ANNOUNCED
The Great Escape has today announced 120 more acts to play this year’s internationally renowned festival, including massive break-out artists such as Conan Gray, Confidence Man, Du Blonde
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The Great Escape announces Australia + 2019 Conference themes
The Great Escape has today revealed Australia to take lead country partner pulling in a host of new acts from the other side of the world and the main key themes announced for The Great Escape Conference – Music Education, Digital Dollars, Music Marketing.
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The Great Escape Adds 100 Artists to 2017 Line-up
Having already signed-up some of the most hotly tipped musicians for 2017 back in September including Rag’ n’ Bone Man, Ray BLK, Cabbage and Nilüfer Yanya, The Great Escape today announces a further 100 artists playing the festival for new music this year.
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Great Escape Convention 2017-Music Media, Drugs & How to ‘go Global’
The Great Escape today announces the core themes that will be explored within its 2017 convention in association with CMU Insights.
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The Great Escape Announce the first 150 Artists
The Great Escape, Europe’s biggest festival for new music, returns to Brighton, 14th-16th May to celebrate its impressive tenth year.
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The Great Escape Completes Lineup
Returning to Brighton this May 8-10, The Great Escape today completes its line-up for 2014, bringing the total of artists to over 400, a record for the 3-day taste making festival.
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150 ARTISTS JOIN THE GREAT ESCAPE 2014 LINE-UP
the organisers of The Great Escape, May 8th-10th 2014, announce a further 150 artists set to perform at this year's event.
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The Great Escape Announce First 100 Artists
Today, The Great Escape is excited to reveal the first 100 artists confirmed for 2014, including the Saturday night billing for the festival’s biggest stage.
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The Great Escape Announce Finland As Partner
As the super early bird tickets sell out for next year’s event, The Great Escape is pleased to announce that Music Finland will be its lead international partner for the 2014 festival.
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Poland Making Waves At The Great Escape
Poland is this year’s lead international feature at the Great Escape, the top music festival in the U.K., with eight artists and bands from Poland playing in Brighton in mid May
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One Month Until Great Escape 2013
The Great Escape, taking place May 16th-18th, today announces a further 100 artists to complete the 2013 line-up. The programme is fit to burst with over 350 of the best upcoming bands currently making noise across the world, and TGE13 is getting re
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100 New Artists Added to The Great Escape 2013
Hot on the trail of the first wave of acts confirmed, The Great Escape today announces the next exciting installment of artists set to play this year’s festival, taking place May 16th-18th 2013 across Brighton in 30+ venues.
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THE GREAT ESCAPE 2013 ANNOUNCE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
THE GREAT ESCAPE 2013 ANNOUNCES ITS LEAD INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH DON’T PANIC! WE ARE FROM POLAND
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The Great Escape: 42 Bands Join Lineup
42 new escapees today announced their plans to join the other outlaws already flocking to THE GREAT ESCAPE 2012. The 42 new acts will be perpetrating a veritable crimewave of shows in 30 venues across the city.
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Africa Express Sound System Play The Great Escape
The Africa Express Sound System is hitting Brighton on the 12th of May for a night of deep African electronic exploration. featuring master Cuban and Gambian percussionists, Senegalese kora player, vocalists from Ghana, Zanzibar and Soweto, the fines
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141 Bands Join The Lineup For The Great Escape
New artists set to make the trip down to Europe’s leading festival for new music include The Temper Trap** , who return to TGE after 3 years to headline our biggest venue...
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The Great Escape 2012 Announce First wave of Acts
The Great Escape is thrilled to be announcing an initial line-up of acts to play across its 30 venues in Brighton this May.
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XFM's John Kennedy In The Spotlight At Great Escape 2012
As Xfm celebrates twenty years broadcasting in London John Kennedy, will be in conversation with Jon Hillcock, at The Great Escape in Brighton this May, discussing his 22 years supporting new bands on the radio, and his 13 years fronting 'Xposure'.
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Ed Sheeran in the back of a transit at Great Escape festival
Bands In Transit rolled into The Great Escape to put a host of established stars and breakthrough newcomers into the back of a Transit.
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Watch Marques Toliver live at the Great Escape Festival 2011
One of the most talked about acts at the Great Escape this year was Marques Toliver and here is your chance to watch one of them brilliant live recordings from the festival.
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The Great Escape festival announce The Hub and Made in Brighton
The Great Escape is going the distance this year to make your festival experience unforgettable, introducing the all new Hub area!
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The Great Escape Festival Announce Full Line Up
We are delighted to announce the last acts to be added to the already extensive list of live acts performing at the Great Escape Festival in Brighton.
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More Acts Confirmed at The Great Escape
Example, The Vaccines, The Naked & Famous have been announced for the massive line up at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton
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Tickets on sale for The Great Escape Festival
The Great Escape festival held in Brighton has announced that early bird tickets are now on sale.
Past & Future Events
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16 May - 18 May 2019 -
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17 May - 19 May 2018 -
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14 May - 16 May 2015 -
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12 May - 14 May 2011