The Great Escape Festival

About this Festival

Kicking off the festival season in style, The Great Escape festival in May 2016 leads the pack when it comes to showcasing new music and the best new artists. This year's headliners include Oh Wonder, Songhoy Boys and Stormzy, and are they're just a fraction of the 450 acts playing at over 30 venues read moreKicking off the festival season in style, The Great Escape festival in May 2016 leads the pack when it comes to showcasing new music and the best new artists. This year's headliners include Oh Wonder, Songhoy Boys and Stormzy, and are they're just a fraction of the 450 acts playing at over 30 venues throughout Brighton over 3 days. So if you want to get down and dirty in tiny venues while seeing some of the freshest artists before they hit the big time (obviously so you can brag that you were 'there at the beginning'), then get yourself down to The Great Escape 2016.