The Great Escape Festival
The Great Escape Festival is a four-day music festival held in Brighton and Hove, England every year in May. It is operated by MAMA Festivals and showcases new music[1][2] from a variety of genres. The festival was founded in 2006 and roughly hosts 300 bands across 30 venues throughout the city.[3] It has been likened to South by Southwest.[2][3][4]
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Genre | Rock, alternative rock, indie rock, punk rock, hard rock, dance, techno, electronic, acoustic, hip hop |
Location(s) | Brighton and Hove, England |
Years active | 17 years |
Most recent | 2023 |
Next event | 15–18 May 2024 |
Website | http://greatescapefestival.com |
There is also a music industry convention section to the event,[2] which is attended by over 3000 delegates. The 2011 to 2014 conferences have been programmed by the team from music industry publication CMU.
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In addition to the main festival, there is also The Alternative Escape, a further strand of 'unofficial' shows.
There was no event in 2020, and the festival was held in 2021 but was entirely online, both due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
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See also
References
- Petridis, Alexis (15 May 2011). "The Great Escape festival – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- Price, Simon (15 May 2011). "The Great Escape, Various venues, Brighton". The Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- Sturges, Fiona (14 May 2012). "The Great Escape, Various Venues, Brighton". The Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- Harley, Kevin (10 May 2013). "Pop festival of the week: The Great Escape, various venues, Brighton". The Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- Richards, Will (12 May 2021). "The Great Escape 2021: 10 unmissable artists to catch at the virtual new music showcase". NME.