The Great Escape Festival kicks off in just 7 days time (17th-19th May), and we’re ready to tread Brighton’s pebble beach, chomp on some chips, and trek around town trying to catch the best new music acts.
The prolific 3-day event is renowned for championing new music from all genres, and their female-friendly line-up (which Mari celebrated in her recent article about women & festival lineups for Trash) features some of our all time favourite bands. Dream Wife, Queen Zee, REWS, Pillow Queens & Amaroun will all be strutting their stuff by the seaside over the course of the weekend, but we’re excited to discover some brand new talent too.
In alphabetical order, these are the artists we’re keen to catch at 2018’s Great Escape Festival. Scroll down to our Spotify playlist to get better acquainted with them, and make a note of their stage times too…
Audiobooks
Playing at: HORATIOS – 3:30pm Friday 18th
Art School Girlfriend
Playing at: THE WALRUS – 8:15pm Friday 18th
Amaroun
Playing at: THE WALRUS – 8:15pm, Thursday 17th
Amyl & The Sniffers
Playing at: PRINCE ALBERT 11:10pm – Friday 18th & BEACH HOUSE 12:50pm – Saturday 19th
Benin City
Playing at: PAGANINI BALLROOM (THE OLD SHIP) – 11:15pm Saturday 19th
Brooke Bentham
Playing at: PATTERNS (UPSTAIRS) – 6:15pm Friday 18th
CHROMA
Playing at: LATEST MUSIC BAR – 12:45pm Thursday 17th
Deep Throat Choir
Playing at: SALLIS BENNEY THEATRE – 10:15pm Saturday 19th
Dream Wife
Playing at: BEACH CLUB – 8:45pm Thursday 17th
Elsa Hewitt
Playing at: KOMEDIA STUDIO BAR – 11:45pm Saturday 19th
Flohio
Playing at: EAST WING (BRIGHTON CENTRE) – 6:15pm Thursday 17th
KOMEDIA STUDIO BAR – 3:30pm Saturday 19th
SHOOSHH – 9:30pm Saturday 19th
Girlhood
Playing at: DR. MARTENS STAGE – 12:45pm Thursday 17th
THE HAUNT – 7:30pm Thursday 17th
Goat Girl
Playing at: THE ARCH – 9:15pm Thursday 17th
Hatchie
Playing at: KOMEDIA – 12:50pm Thursday 17th
HORATIOS – 1:00pm Friday 18th
THE ARCH – 6:00pm Friday 18th
Hero Fisher
Playing at: QUEENS HOTEL – 1:30pm Saturday 18th
Japanese Breakfast
Playing at: KOMEDIA – 11:15pm Thursday 17th
Jealous Of The Birds
Playing at: BAU WOW – 9:15pm Thursday 17th
JUBILEE SQUARE – 2:00pm Friday 18th
Men I Trust
Playing at: KOMEDIA – 7:15pm Thursday 17th
Nao
Playing at: BEACH CLUB – 10:00pm Friday 18th
Nelson Can
Playing at: DR. MARTENS STAGE – 1:00pm Friday 18th
STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR – 10:30pm Saturday 19th
The Orielles
Playing at: BEACH HOUSE – 2:30pm Thursday 17th
HORATIOS – 9:00pm Thursday 17th
Phoebe Bridgers
Playing at: KOMEDIA – 9:15pm Friday 18th
Pillow Queens
Playing at: PRINCE ALBERT – 1:00pm Thursday 17th
Partner
Playing at: GREEN DOOR STORE – 1:30pm Thursday 17th
GREEN DOOR STORE – 7:15pm Thursday 17th
THE WALRUS – 2:15pm Saturday 18th
Queen Zee
Playing at: THE HOPE AND RUIN – 10:45pm Thursday 17th
REWS
Playing at: BEACH HOUSE – 9:15pm Friday 18th
The Regrettes
Playing at: HORATIOS 11:15pm Saturday
Soccer Mommy
Playing at: BEACH CLUB – 7:30pm Thursday 17th
Snail Mail
Playing at: BEACH CLUB – 6:30pm Thursday 17th
Stella Donnelly
Playing at: KOMEDIA – 8:15pm Thursday 17th
UNITARIAN CHURCH – 7:45pm Friday 18th
DR. MARTENS STAGE – 1:20pm Saturday 19th
The Ninth Wave
Playing at: HORATIOS – 3:30pm Thursday 17th
THE HAUNT – 9:30pm Friday 18th
MARINE ROOM (HARBOUR HOTEL) – 10:15pm Saturday 19th
The Vegan Leather
Playing at: HORATIOS – 1:45pm Thursday 17th
STICKY MIKE’S FROG BAR – 8:15pm Friday 18th
Get your tickets for The Great Escape here.
Kate Crudgington
@KCBobCut
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