The Great Escape 2014
Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th May 2014various venues, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9NA, England MAP
£49.50 for the weekend (+booking fee)
Each year The Great Escape partners with a country, and this year organisers have announced they will be joining forces with Music Finland.
So expect Finland's most exciting musical offerings to make the journey to the south coast to join up with 400+ bands performing in more than 35 venues spread across Brighton over the course of three days.
Music Finland is the new organization dedicated to promoting awareness and the success of Finnish music by creating and managing a wide variety of services, marketing programmes, events, networking opportunities, training, consultancy, support, research, information and funding programmes.
Music Finland's Project Manager Riku Salomaa commented, "We are proud to be the lead country at The Great Escape in 2014. The Finnish music industry has actively created connections and built awareness in the UK over the years. In the last two years, the UK has been the focus country for the exports of Finnish music.
"With more than 60 Finnish artists, songwriters, composers and music products introduced to the UK market and gathering wide press coverage in British media, the results have truly been great. With this in mind, we feel it is the right time for us to partner with the biggest industry event in the UK and showcase the wide variety of talented Finnish acts to the international music industry family."
TGE Operations Manager, Kat Morris, added, "As we begin to approach TGE 2014 our ninth Great Escape, we are truly delighted to announce Finland as our lead international partner. Over the years Finnish artists have become a prominent and highly anticipated fixture in our line up and we feel the time is right to thrust the Finnish music industry into the spotlight like never before at The Great Escape. We can't wait."
The Great Escape has welcomed previous lead international partners including Poland (2013), Catalonia & The Balearic Islands (2012), Ireland (2011), Australia (2010), New Zealand (2009), Norway (2008), France (2007) and Canada (2006).
The Great Escape features international and UK pop, cutting edge, hip hop, electronic, and rock acts showcased at venues all over Brighton. The dates are confirmed as Thursday 8th until Saturday 10th May 2014.
Artist Registration for The Great Escape is now open and free to register. Those bands wishing to be considered for TGE 2013 should register via the TGE website here and complete the online application form to be considered for a spot at the showcase.
In its nine year history, The Great Escape has quickly established itself as an international platform for new talent, with over 30 countries represented throughout the three-day programme.
There are no acts confirmed yet for 2014.
Early bird tickets are priced at £45 plus booking fee.
As well as the live music, there's also a number of "Parkinson" style interviews with luminaries from the world of Music and Media, to show the way in which success is achieved, as well as educational panels, workshops and networking sessions. The UK's premiere music business convention, is a place for music industry professionals from across the world to exchange knowledge, ideas, contacts and business.
Delegate passes are priced at £100. To buy delegates tickets now, click here.
The venues are all a close walk from each other with each venue equipped to an international showcase standard.
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