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The Great Escape Festival

Annual music festival in Brighton and Hove, England

The Great Escape Festival
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Annual music festival in Brighton and Hove, England

FieldValue
nameThe Great Escape
logoThe Great Escape 2024 Logo.png
locationBrighton and Hove, England
years_activeyears
last2023
next13–17 May 2025
genreRock, alternative rock, indie rock, punk rock, hard rock, dance, techno, electronic, acoustic, hip hop
website

the UK music 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 from a variety of genres. The festival was founded in 2006 and hosts roughly 500 bands across 30 venues throughout the city. It has been likened to South by Southwest.

There is also a music industry convention section to the event, which is attended by over 4000 delegates. The 2011 to 2022 conferences have been programmed by the team from music industry publication CMU.

Anna B Savage, 2023

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.

Coach Party, 2023

In 2024, over half of the lineup signed an open letter to the festival to drop Barclaycard as a sponsor due to its involvement in the supply of arms to Israeli military forces. Over 163 bands pulled out of the festival in protest, resulting in the opening showcase being cancelled.

References

References

  1. Petridis, Alexis. (15 May 2011). "The Great Escape festival – review". The Guardian.
  2. Price, Simon. (15 May 2011). "The Great Escape, Various venues, Brighton". The Independent.
  3. Sturges, Fiona. (14 May 2012). "The Great Escape, Various Venues, Brighton". The Independent.
  4. Harley, Kevin. (10 May 2013). "Pop festival of the week: The Great Escape, various venues, Brighton". The Independent.
  5. Richards, Will. (12 May 2021). "The Great Escape 2021: 10 unmissable artists to catch at the virtual new music showcase". NME.
  6. (17 April 2024). "Dozens more artists join Great Escape 2024 boycott, as half the line-up demands festival drop Barclays sponsor in solidarity with Palestine". NME.
  7. "Barclays: Don’t Bank on Apartheid". Palestine Campaign.
  8. (20 March 2024). "‘Thousands in UK close Barclays accounts’ over bank’s ties to Israeli military suppliers". Arab News.
  9. Bakare, Lanre. (2024-05-14). "More than 100 acts quit Great Escape music festival in solidarity with Palestine". The Guardian.
  10. Coady-Stemp, Emily. (2024-05-17). "Acts pull out of festival over Israel-Gaza conflict". BBC.
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