The Great Escape Festival takes over my home-town of Brighton every year and the whole weekend has the city buzzing with new artists, every industry mogul you could imagine and hoards of music fans from across the country. With the first wave of acts recently being announced, it looks like this year will be its best yet and I for one am very excited for the Festival's return!
Though there are many more acts yet to be announced, here are my first bunch of 'must see' acts for The Great Escape 2014.
AMBER RUN
LONELY THE BRAVE
ROYAL BLOOD
NEW DESERT BLUES
SAINT RAYMOND
SATELLITE STORIES
Are you going to The Great Escape 2014? Who are you excited to see?
This weekend sees the return of The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, running over three days, the South Coast's busiest city plays host to a number of brilliant bands, from the new and upcoming to the favourites that have been around for years. It's a brilliant chance to find new artists and explore the best parts of the city, so if you are lucky enough to have tickets, then here are some of my recommendations to go see!
Bastille - Thursday 10th @ Green Door Store
Lower Than Atlantis - Thursday 10th @ The Loft and Concorde 2
Kids in Glass Houses - Thursday 10th @ Concorde 2
∆ (Alt-J) - Friday 11th @ Blind Tiger
Clock Opera - Friday 11th @ Brighton Dome
Laurel - Friday 11th @ Komedia Studio Bar
Dry The River - Friday 11th @ Corn Exchange
Lucy Rose - Saturday 12th @ Blind Tiger
I could go on forever with all the musical talent that is filling the city over the weekend, but the above are ones that I will most certainly be going a long too, and if you can squeeze them into the busy gig schedule i suggest you come see them too!
If you're going to The Great Escape I hope you have an amazing time! For those of you that aren't, I'll do a write up after the weekend & make sure you buy tickets for next year!
