Over the weekend of 10-12th May, The Great Escape festival takes over 30 Brighton venues hosting over 300 artists. The Festival Champions new music and offers a truly eclectic line-up with something for every dedicated gig goer.
Already, TGE’s first line up announcement has been made and it doesn’t disappoint! From Catalan garage to Australian Electro-chant, UK Surf to Canadian Blues, a staggering host of remarkable sounds have already been secured.
DRY THE RIVER, Danish electro-poppers WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE, Afrotronic super group AFRICA EXPRESS SOUND SYSTEM, hard-core Aussie duo DZ DEATHRAYS, Dalston outfit SPECTOR and so many more.
Europe’s leading festival for new music is also bringing new Catalan Sounds to the British seaside like MUJERES, ME AND THE BEES, SEWARD and FURGUSON, as part of the lead International partnership with the Institut Ramon Llull.
You should brace yourselves music lovers because this will be a year to remember!
The line up so far is as it follows:
Africa Express Sound System*/ Dry The River / Spector / We Are the Ocean / Friends / Howler / Zulu Winter / Grimes /Alt-J / DZ Deathrays / Nils Frahm /A Winged Victory For The Sullen / Jamie N Commons / Django Django / Eagulls / Perfume Genius / Com Truise / When Saints Go Machine /Sonic Boom Six / François And The Atlas Mountains / Bos Angeles / Young Dreams / Doldrums / Weird Dreams / Young Magic / The British Expeditionary Force / Max Cooper / Jinja Safari / College, Graphics / Slow Down, Molasses / Mojo Fury / Mallory Knox / Hawk Eyes / Peace / Yukon Blonde / Emma Louise / Juveniles / Binary / Sing Tank / The Soft / Karlmarx / Inland Sea / Half Moon Run / Owlle / Princess Chelsea / Mesparrow / Stranded Horse / Avalanche City / Trust / The Darcys / Jordan Cook, and many more to be announced soon…
