The Great Escape is a major showcasing music festival held annually in the city of Brighton, Taking place in Brighton over 3 days in May, The Great Escape kicks starts the festival season, introducing 15,000 music lovers to the key artists and sounds of the year.

With over 300 bands playing in 30 venues over 3 days, The Great Escape is the key date in the music calendar

Rumours

Acts are in the process of confirmation.

Lineup

2013 LIVE:

Bastille, Everything Everything, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tom Odell, King Krule, Title Fight, Eddi Front, AlunaGeorge, David Rodigan, Scrufizzer, Chvrches and many more.

2013 CONVENTION:

• Co-owner of Rough Trade Retail, Stephen Godfroy
• Arts Council England Chief Executive, Alan Davey
• Admired Music Managers Brian Message (Radiohead and Nick Cave) and Garry Blackburn (Madness)

And many more, check out the live music and convention line-up here

Lead Partnership

Every year the festivals cross-continent partnerships provide new artists and musicians from around the world a platform to perform for the influential audience at The Great Escape.

The Great Escape is pleased to announce that Poland’s Adam Mickiewicz Institute will be its lead international partner for the 2013 festival in Brighton, presenting Don’t Panic! We Are From Poland.

Vibe

As well as the pre-publicised venue performances, many adore the impromptu street gigs that often take place.

The Convention also features panel talks, industry insight, debates and other initiatives that enrich the festival experience, Whereas The Alternative Escape provides numerous club nights, label parties, industry showcases, unique collaborations and outdoor gigs all add to the festivities.

Amongst the line-up of 300 artists, 3 high profile acts will play at The Brighton Dome towards the end of the night.

Reviews & Media Comments

We reviewed the event in 2012, which you can see here

+“Think of it as Glastonbury by the sea.” NME + “Unveiling the best music from across the globe, The Great Escape is essential for discovering the hottest new talent.” The Fly +“This three day music festival and industry conference is Britain’s answer to Texas’s SXSW.” TIME OUT

Venues and other entertainment

There is around 30+ venues that take part in the event, however a very helpful map is included in the programme.

As mentioned before, there is also a programme of club nights, label parties, industry showcases and outdoor gigs provided by the Alternative Escape.

The Great Escape Convention takes place under one roof in The Brighton Dome. The programme runs daily between 10am and 5pm and consists of panels and debates for experienced music industry delegates, new music entrepreneur presentations, high end key note interviews, short Q&A sessions, case studies and educational workshops for new entrants to the industry. This runs alongside the festival and is attended by over 3000 delegates annually from across the globe.

Targeted networking sessions, parties and sponsored lunches are run every day giving delegates plenty of opportunities to form new business relationships and to catch up with established partners.

For any looking to take a short break from the festival, the area of Brighton itself provides great shopping and sights, as well as the famous and popular Brighton Pier, full of seaside rides, prize games and an onsite arcade.

Tickets

The following cna be purchased from SeeTickets

FESTIVAL PASSES

• 3 Day Festival Pass (Early Bird) £45 Face Value

DOME PASSES

A small number of shows will be taking place at The Dome in Brighton, for an extra £7 you can top up your festival wristband so you can attend, or for £14.50 you can attend the shows as a separate gig ticket.

• BΔSTILLE – SINGLE TICKET £12.50

DELEGATE PASSES

• Early Bird Delegate Passes are priced at £145

VIP

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Location

The festival takes place in venues over the whole city of Brighton. Getting to Brighton is easy, wherever you’re travelling from. It takes just under an hour by rail from London, 45 minutes by road from the M25 and half an hour from London Gatwick airport. There are also regular coach services connecting London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports.

Travel

BY TRAIN:It takes just under an hour to get to Brighton from London Victoria Station, with 2 services running every hour. There are also regular services to Brighton from Bedford, London Kings Cross & London Bridge, as well as direct services from Scotland, the North West, the Midlands, the West country and South Wales.

BY COACH: Express coaches from London to Brighton take about 2 hours. Regular National Express services depart from London Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

BY CAR:45 minutes from the M25 London orbital motorway. From M25, take the M23/A23 to Brighton & Hove. Coastal route A27 links the city east and west.

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Accommodation

With the city taking place in various venues around Brighton there is no official campsite, however, many festival goers do opt to stay in hostels or camp in various public campsites.

FESTIVAL HOSTEL

Book 3 nights at Journey’s plus your 3 day Early Bird festival ticket for only £135+booking fee! Hostel packages are now on sale.

INDUSTRY DELEGATE HOTEL

The official accommodation for the festival delegate is Queen's Hotel, situated right at the seefront, the hotel is the hub of many networking events as well as performances.

You can secure a room for £90 or £200 deposit and the following prices are available:

• 3 NIGHT STANDARD DOUBLE (HOTEL ONLY) £420.00 - Standard double room (inclusive of a full buffet breakfast and use of Queens leisure centre)
• 3 NIGHT STANDARD TWIN (HOTEL ONLY) £420.00 - Standard twin room (inclusive of a full buffet breakfast and use of Queens leisure centre)
• 3 NIGHT SEAVIEW DOUBLE (HOTEL ONLY) £465.00 - Sea facing double room (inclusive of a full buffet breakfast and use of Queens leisure centre)
• 3 NIGHT SEAVIEW TWIN (HOTEL ONLY) £465.00 - Sea facing twin room (inclusive of a full buffet breakfast and use of Queens leisure centre)
• 3 NIGHT EXECUTIVE DOUBLE (HOTEL ONLY) £510.00 - Large sea facing double room with king size bed and extra single bed (inclusive of a full buffet breakfast and use of Queens leisure centre)
• 3 NIGHT TRIPLE ROOM (HOTEL ONLY) £495.00 - Triple room sleeping 3 (inclusive of a full buffet breakfast and use of Queens leisure centre)
• 3 NIGHT FAMILY SUITE (HOTEL ONLY) £555.00 - One double bedroom and separate lounge with a sofa bed (inclusive of a full buffet breakfast and use of Queens leisure centre)
• 3 NIGHT TOWER SUITE (HOTEL ONLY) £585.00 - A large room with queen size bed, Jacuzzi bath, bay window and fantastic sea views (inclusive of a full buffet breakfast and use of Queens leisure centre)

What to wear

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Camping

This is a no camping festival, for accommodation selections, please view the above section

Site Information

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Food and drink

There hundreds of places to eat around Brighton, including all the usual high street names as well as independently run cafes and restaurants.

Most of the venues will have a bar in them, but for this reason the majority of the festival is limited to 18+, however there will be a few 14+ events to be announced nearer the time.

Perform at the festival

Organisers have released the following information:

"All bands can register for booking consideration, free of charge. We promise to review all submissions and will contact artists directly if their application has been successful. This year The Great Escape brought over 16,000 people to Brighton to witness some of the world’s best new music."

Artists wishing to be considered for TGE 2013 should register via the TGE website. Please note artist registration closes on February 15th 2013: http://escapegreat.com/apply-to-play

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Trivia

Since being founded in 2006, The Great Escape has been firmly established internationally as the leading event for showcasing new music.

The 2007 event did not only see an inclusion of more hardcore acts, but the rate at which the tickets sold out, drew the event the reputation of becoming one of Europe’s leading new music festivals.

Due to the calibre of dedicated music fans and savvy music press that attend this event, many stars who have gone to have great musical followings previously played The Great Escape when they were up and coming. Acts such as Kasabian, Friendly Fires, Laura Marling, Tinie Tempah and Katy B have all played in previous years.

Past lineups

2012: Africa Express Sound System, Jamie N Commons, Spector, We Are The Ocean, Zulu Winter, Dry The River were amongst the first round of acts to be announced. The full line-up can be viewed here.

The 2011 line-up featured Dj Shadow, Friendly Fires, Katy B, Surfjan Stevens, Example, The View, The Vaccines, The Naked and Famous. Details of past line-up highlights can be found here

Previous speakers of the festival include:

Anthony Volodkin – Hype Machine / Michael Eavis - Glastonbury / Rob Da Bank - DJ and founder of Bestival / Barney Wragg – Ex Head of EMI Digital / Clive Dickins – Absolute Radio / Colin Greenwood – Radiohead / Daniel Ek – Spotify Founder / DJ Shadow – Artist / Eric Garland – Big Champagne / Francis Keeling – VP Digital, Universal / Howard Marks aka Mr. Nice / Ian Rogers – Topsin / John Leckie – Legendry Producer / John Niven – Novelist ‘ Kill Your Friends’ / Matt Everitt – BBC 6 Music / Nathan Lovejoy – Limewire / Nick Kent – Author / Music Journalist / Norman Cook – aka Fat Boy Slim / Patrick Walker – Google / You Tube / Paul Epworth – Producer / Seymour Stein – Sire Records / Simon Fox – CEO HMV / Terry McBride – Nettwerk Music Group / Tony Wadsworth – BPI / Brits Trust / Will Page – PRS for Music

Past Lead International Parternerships

The Festival’s cross-continent partnerships have enabled new artists and musicians from across the world to come to the attention of the varied and influential audience at The Great Escape. Previous lead international partners include

• Catalonia & The Balearic Islands(2012)
• Ireland (2011)
• Australia (2010)
• New Zealand (2009)
• Norway (2008)
• France (2007)
• Canada (2006)