The Great Escape 2023
Wednesday 10th to Saturday 13th May 2023various venues, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9NA, England MAP
currently £85
140MORE ARTISTS ADDED TO TGE 2023 LINE-UP
THE PRETENDERS | YONAKA | MOONCHILD SANELLY
THE GOA EXPRESS | COACH PARTY | VLURE | SONGER | JAZMIN BEAN
MAC WETHA | FUTURE UTOPIA | SPRINTS | ORCHARDS TTRRUUCES | THE NATIVE
TAY IWAR | MODERNLOVE. | BOYISH LOST GIRL | JASMINE JETHWA
PLUS…
2023 DAILY HIGHLIGHTS REVEALED
THE GREAT ESCAPE 2023
10-13 MAY 2023, BRIGHTON
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
https://greatescapefestival.com/
Tuesday 28th March 2023 – Today, The Great Escape announces an additional 140 artists for its 2023 edition. The city-spanning Brighton festival promises appearances from some of the most exciting acts on the international circuit, including Yonaka, Moonchild Sanelly, VLURE, The Native, Jazmin Bean and many more. Recognised globally as one of the most exciting festivals for new music, the festival will play host to over 450 emerging artists, underground acts and streaming staples. Spanning 35+ walkable venues throughout the city and boasting a 3-day conference featuring big music industry names, The Great Escape will take place from 10-13 May 2023. Tickets for The Great Escape festival start from £40 for a day ticket and £105 for the weekend which are on sale here.
Joining over 250 artists already announced for the festival, the new additions range from local Brighton indie rock outfits to breezy Australian punk bands and Berlin-based experimentalists. Recently announced rock royalty The Pretenders will be joined by a wealth of exciting talent, including Brighton locals and festival stalwarts Yonaka, promising to deliver their blend of punk riffs with pop DNA to their hometown. Globe-trotting South African pop goddess Moonchild Sanelly will also be making an appearance, alongside the formidable Glaswegian electro-punks VLURE and their intense dancefloor anthems. Down the coast in Plymouth, indie rock specialists The Native are cooking up their melancholy anthems for the Brighton crowd, whilst Jazmin Bean will bring her dark, theatrical pop-metal.
Also joining the line-up is British super-producer Future Utopia (AKA Fraser T. Smith) who has worked with the likes of Dave, DJ Seinfeld, Kojey Radical and poet laureate Simon Armitage to produce soulful British music with a scathing political undertone. Youthful rap prodigy Songer, whose incredible songcraft and freestyle flow has turned heads across the UK is also on the bill. With influences from Bon Iver to Bollywood, songwriter Jasmine Jethwa has also joined the fray, alongside rule-bending alt-psych auteurs TTRRUUCES, who combine Brit-rock influences with opera sensibilities. Also added is Lost Girl, providing an education in garage-infused pop, with flavours of club, reggae and R&B.
In addition to the above, The Great Escape promises to take music fans on a tour of the finest the UK has to offer. Brighton native math-rock merchants Orchards are set to excite whilst Burnley noisemakers The Goa Express, Isle Of Wight indie act Coach Party, introspective indie pop lovers modernlove. andDublin’s primal guitar heroes Sprints will also perform. The line-up additions continue with Boyish and Tay Iwar, an NYC-based indie rock duo and Nigerian neo-soul savant respectively, joined by a member of London’s NINE8 Collective; Mac Wetha, a DIY pop innovator who’s pushing the envelope of pop expectations.
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ALT / INDIE
7EBRA | Albertine Sarges | Astles | Bedroom High Club | Bingo Fury | Boyish | Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard | Coach Party | Cole Bleu | Dirtsharks | Freak Slug | Gena Rose Bruce | Hanya | Holiday | Ghosts | Jasmine Jethwa | Katie Phelan | KIDS | Lael Neale | Lip Filler | Lucky Iris | Mac Wetha | MF Tomlinson | Midnight Rodeo | Minor Conflict | Modern Woman | modernlove. | OMBIGIIZI | Pacific Avenue | Pale Blue Eyes | Picture Parlour | Sophie Jamieson | Sötnos | Spielmann | St Lundi | SUDS | System Olympia | The Broken Islands | The Foxies | The Goa Express | The Kairos | The Native | The Pretenders | The Umlauts | TTRRUUCES | Wax Works | White Flowers | Whitelands
From glistening indie rock to dreamy alternative artists, The Great Escape is known as a place to discover the hottest upcoming indie music. Joining the ranks this year will be Swedish indie pop twin duo 7EBRA, Berlin-born experimentalist Albertine Sarges, Liverpool local Astles, Barnsley new age indie group Bedroom High Club, experimental Bristol crooner Bingo Fury, downbeat indie duo Boyish, 70s glam rock lovers Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Isle of Wight indie rock quartet Coach Party, emotionally relatable Cole Bleu, Cornwall alt-rock band Dirtsharks, lo-fi Mancunion indie artist Freak Slug and the melancholic, country-tinged indie of Gena Rose Bruce. Also announced are gritty dream-pop Brighton band HANYA, Cornish indie rock four-piece Holiday Ghosts, reflective singer-songwriter Jasmine Jethwa, dreamy acoustic artist Katie Phelan, Florida indie rock quartet KIDS, American indie rock musician Lael Neale, West London indie punk five-piece Lip Filler, Leeds alt-pop duo Lucky Iris, DIY pop innovator Mac Wetha, Eclectic Australian singer/songwriter MF Tomlinson, woozy surf pop sextet Midnight Rodeo, eccentric three-piece Minor Conflict, folk-influenced punk collective Modern Woman, catchy Irish indie-pop rising stars modernlove., Canadian duo OMBIGIIZI, breezy Aussie rockers Pacific Avenue, Sheffield-via-Totnes modernist pop trio Pale Blue Eyes, dizzying indie quartet Picture Parlour, intimate and honest London-based singer Sophie Jamieson, Swedish indie pop grunge duo Sötnos, indie-pop newcomer Spielmann, London based singer-songwriter St Lundi and emo-indie four-piece SUDS. Joining these acts will also be Italian/London-based producer, songwriter and vocalist System Olympia, Canadian post-rock shoegaze six-piece The Broken Islands, Nashville-based power DIY trio The Foxies, northern noisemakers The Goa Express, Scuzzy indie rockers The Kairos, anthemic indie five-piece from Plymouth The Native, the legendary rock band fronted by iconic vocalist Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders, expressive art punk The Umlauts, rule-bending alternative psych-pop band TTRRUUCES, Leeds indie pop artist Wax Works, Dream pop duo White Flowers and London dream-pop shoegaze band Whitelands.
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POP / DANCE
Acid Klaus | Anna B Savage | CATBEAR | Charlotte Plank | eee gee | Ellie Moon | Jessie Marcella | Jo Hill | LVRA | Marina Herlop | Memphis LK | MOON MATES | OROVEGA | Petite Noir | Polite Bureaux | Proteins of Magic | Rose Gray | Saloni | Surya Sen | The Rubens | Valencia Grace | Voya | Wallgrin | Whammyboy
Holding the flag for the pop fans and dancefloor obsessed is a host of brilliant acts. This includes Sheffield electronic pop producer Acid Klaus, Dublin-based singer-songwriter Anna B Savage, queer synth-pop outfit CATBEAR, British Australian D&B newcomer Charlotte Plank, Danish pop storyteller eee gee, Liverpool-via-Madrid popstar Ellie Moon, Leeds composer and producer Jessie Marcella, catchy pop singer-songwriter Jo Hill and hyper pop and club influenced songwriter LVRA. Joining these exciting artists is the vocally intriguing, inspired pianist Marina Herlop, Australian dance-pop prodigy Memphis LK, addictive German pop outfit MOON MATES, Spanish pop singer OROVEGA, hypnotic pop Petite Noir, broken beat-maker and bassist Polite Bureaux, audio-visual alt-pop artist Proteins of Magic, trance influenced brit-pop Londoner Rose Gray, Bollywood-meets-pop crossover artist Saloni, British-Bengali born electronic producer Surya Sen, Aussie alt-rockers The Rubens, TikTok breakout songwriter Valencia Grace, dark electronica new-wave acts Voya, experimental Canadian artist Wallgrin andNorwegian space pop artist Whammyboy.
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FOLK / AMERICANA / COUNTRY
Baby Cool | Edie Bens | Núria Graham | rainbow frog biscuits | The Dimpker Brothers
Representing folk, Americana, country and beyond are a fine selection of new acts, including psych-folk songwriter Baby Cool, Welsh folk-inspired singer Edie Bens, breezy homespun folk-pop songwriter Núria Graham, quirky folk-influenced pop act rainbow frog biscuits and Sweden's answer to folk-pop The Dimpker Brothers.
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GRIME / RAP / HIP-HOP
Abigail Asante | AE | Bricknasty | David GotSound | Debby Friday | Future Utopia | GIRLSofGRIME | HMD | Juice Menace | Lost Girl | Luke RV | Mace the Great | McKinley Dixon | Moonchild Sanelly | NAYANA IZ | REEMUNNII | Songer | YOHVN BLVCK
Bringing the heat to The Great Escape is no mean feat, but the following artists have been handed the gauntlet to hype up the crowds throughout the city. This group includes hyped drill rapper Abigail Asante, South London rap duo AE, Irish Neo-soul collective Bricknasty, South East London lyricist David GotSound, Canadian experimental singer/rapper Debby Friday, Ivor Novello and Grammy winning producer Future Utopia, female-led grime and rap DJs from GIRLSofGRIME, Manchester poet and producer HMD, Cardiff-hailing rapper Juice Menace, garage-influenced rappers Lost Girl, South Wales MC Luke RV, Cardiff based grime and hip-hop artist Mace the Great, rising American rapper McKinley Dixon, South African rapper, singer and 'Queen of Gqom' Moonchild Sanelly, hypnotic British-South Asian artist NAYANA IZ, UK female drill artist REEMUNNII, multi-faceted UK rap prodigy Songer and hip-hop and R&B fusion artist YOHVN BLVCK.
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JAZZ / R&B / SOUL
ADMT | Alana Maria | Becky Sikasa | Benny Atlas | Delilah Holliday | Donna Thompson | Ebi Soda | Ella More | Elmiene | Emiko | Fari Chiketa | Flip Top Head| May | Odreii | Sophie Faith | Tay Iwar | TENN | The Joy | The Scorpios | Thumpasaurus | Toni Sancho
Providing smooth soul sounds and funky jazz experimentation to The Great Escape are these next artists. Ranging from silky R&B vocalists to neo-jazz collectives, there is something in store for everyone and anyone. This includes northern R&B singer-songwriter ADMT, R&B freestyler Alana Maria, versatile German soul singer Becky Sikasa, Wolverhampton R&B lover Benny Atlas, lo-fi soul artist Delilah Holliday, community-driven drummer and vocalist Donna Thompson and Brightonian jazz funk quintet Ebi Soda. They are joined by soul-bearing Birmingham singer Ella More, smooth R&B singer-songwriter Elmiene, neo-soul auteur Emiko and Fari Chiketa, post-rock jazz seven-piece Flip Top Head, Berlin-based singer-songwriter May, Canadian R&B soul singer Odreii and soul-jazz fusion artist Sophie Faith. Lastly, they are joined by neo-soul singer Tay Iwar, Sheffield-based R&B singer TENN, acapella and Zulu-influencedSouth African natives The Joy, psych-Afrobeat 10-piece The Scorpios, unique groove funk band Thumpasaurus and theExploratory London-based songwriter Toni Sancho.
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PUNK / ROCK / METAL
Animal Shithouse | Benefits | Berry Galazka | Butch Kassidy | CRASHFACE | DEADLETTER | HotWax | Jazmin Bean | Junodream | Minas | Nice Biscuit | ORCHARDS | PABST | PEACH | Problem Patterns | Public Body | Rauchen | RVG | Signature Gold | Sprints | Spyres | The Luka State | TRAAMS | Trout | VLURE | WREX | Yonaka
Heavy licks are always championed at The Great Escape, with acts ranging from art-punk collectives to gritty Australian punk, there will be no shortage of head-banging at the festival this year. Bringing this six-string fury will be hardcore punk band Animal Shithouse, the loud and vitriolic Teesside punks Benefits, pop-punk rapper Berry Galazka, Ealing noise rock outfit Butch Kassidy, London hardcore metal duo CRASHFACE, London-via-Yorkshire post-punk six-piece DEADLETTER, UK punk powerhouse HotWax, dreamy-grunge artist Jazmin Bean, ethereal DIY rockers Junodream, Greek-Welsh punk electro duo Minas, Brisbane psych-rock quintet Nice Biscuit, glistening math-rock band ORCHARDS, Berlin-based power trio PABST and Bristol post-punk outfit PEACH. They are also joined by hardcore Irish rockers Problem Patterns, Brighton nativeart-punk band Public Body, heavy-hitting German band Rauchen, Australian post-punk band RVG, Brighton alt-rock Band Signature Gold, Dublin garage-punk provocateurs Sprints, Hard rock Glaswegians Spyres, abrasive Chesire indie rockers The Luka State, progressive and gritty Chichester trio TRAAMS, angsty grunge act Trout, Glaswegian post-punks VLURE, alt-rock duo WREX and local heavy rock quartet Yonaka.
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POSTER
NEW ADDITIONS LIST TO THE GREAT ESCAPE
7EBRA HotWax REEMUNNII
Abigail Asante Jasmine Jethwa Rose Gray
Acid Klaus Jazmin Bean RVG
ADMT Jessie Marcella Saloni
AE Jo Hill Signature Gold
Alana Maria Juice Menace Songer
Albertine Sarges Junodream Sophie Faith
Animal Shithouse Katie Phelan Sophie Jamieson
Anna B Savage KIDS Sötnos
Astles Lael Neale Spielmann
Baby Cool Lip Filler Sprints
Becky Sikasa Lost Girl Spyres
Bedroom High Club Lucky Iris St Lundi
Benefits Luke RV SUDS
Benny Atlas LVRA Surya Sen
Berry Galazka Mac Wetha System Olympia
Bingo Fury Mace the Great Tay Iwar
Boyish Marina Herlop TENN
Bricknasty May The Broken Islands
Butch Kassidy McKinley Dixon The Dimpker Brothers
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard Memphis LK The Foxies
CATBEAR MF Tomlinson The Goa Express
Charlotte Plank Midnight Rodeo The Joy
Coach Party Minas The Kairos
Cole Bleu Minor Conflict The Luka State
CRASHFACE Modern Woman The Native
David GotSound modernlove. The Pretenders
DEADLETTER MOON MATES The Rubens
Debby Friday Moonchild Sanelly The Scorpios
Delilah Holliday NAYANA IZ The Umlauts
Dirtsharks Nice Biscuit Thumpasaurus
Donna Thompson Núria Graham Toni Sancho
Ebi Soda Odreii TRAAMS
Edie Bens OMBIGIIZI Trout
eee gee Orchards TTRRUUCES
Ella More OROVEGA Valencia Grace
Ellie Moon PABST VLURE
Elmiene Pacific Avenue Voya
Emiko Pale Blue Eyes Wallgrin
Fari Chiketa PEACH Wax Works
Flip Top Head Petite Noir Whammyboy
Freak Slug Picture Parlour White Flowers
Future Utopia Polite Bureaux Whitelands
Gena Rose Bruce Problem Patterns WREX
GIRLSofGRIME Proteins of Magic YOHVN BLVCK
Hanya Public Body Yonaka
HMD rainbow frog biscuits
Holiday Ghosts Rauchen
DAY SPLITS
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Benefits Acid Klaus Alana Maria
Big Wett Arthur Hill Baque Luar
Blondshell BELLAH Butch Kassidy
C.O.F.F.I.N Benefits Coach Party
Charlotte Plank Fat Dog Daniel Wakeford
Coach Party FEET David Kitt
cumgirl8 Hak Baker Gengahr
Deb Never Jazmin Bean Hallan
The Goa Express Jessica Winter I. Jordan
Grove JFDR James Ellis Ford
Heartworms Katie Gregson-Mcleod James Marriott
Lael Neale L Devine Petite Noir
Mae Stephens Lady Ice Problem Patterns
McKinley Dixon Lambrini Girls PVA
Mestizo Collective Modern Woman Sprints
- Nell Mescal System Olympia
Rose Gray Oscar Browne The Kairos
Sorry Sad Night Dynamite The Rubens
SuperJazzClub Sylvie The Scorpios
The Big Moon The Luka State Tom Ford
The Last Dinner Party The Murder Capital TRAAMS
Venbee The Pretenders Tramhaus
Victor Ray Witch Fever TROUT
Willie J Healey Yonaka
Yunè Pinku
Weekend from £105
Thurs - £40
Fri - £45
Sat - £55
Fri/Sat - £80
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