Billed as “Europe’s leading festival for new music”, Brighton’s Great Escape is now in its sixth year, and with 300 artists performing over three days, this festival really is a fantastic showcase for exciting, fresh and cutting-edge artists. The Great Escape is not your traditional festival; instead of a main festival ground performances are held at 30 key venues across Brighton, including Komedia, The Haunt, The Brighton Dome, The Loft and The Pavilion Theatre. The festival essentially takes over the already creative and mellow city that is Brighton, with impromptu street gigs, club nights, label parties and industry showcases popping up throughout the town, as well as The Great Escape convention, which will be held throughout the weekend.
Music wise, The Great Escape offers festival goers a plethora of exciting new artists to choose from, as well as a fair few established acts. Key artist throughout the weekend include DJ Shadow, Friendly Fires, Katy B, Example and The Joy Formidable, as well as new, hyped acts such as Dinosaur Pile-Up, Handsome Furs, Trophy Wife, Visions of Trees and The Naked and Famous. I personally will be particularly looking forward to Yuck, Hauschka, Buck 65, Paper Crows and Nedry. Needless to say, there is a huge amount of electrifying talent being played out over the Great Escape weekend, and if hip new music is your thing, this festival simply should not be missed.
This year’s Great Escape is being held throughout Brighton from 12th – 14th May. Three-day early-bird tickets can still be snapped up for £45 until 12th April 2011, and day tickets and weekend hostel/festival tickets can also be purchased. Due to most of the festival performances being held in specific venues, the majority of shows are for over 18s only; however there are some limited shows available for 14+ audiences.
See this at MTTM at http://www.morethanthemusic.co.uk/features/focus-on-festivals/the-great-escape/
