Synonymous with new music discovery and acting as a springboard for rising artists, The Great Escape is the festival for new music. Playing host to more than 500 up-and-coming artists and hotly tipped talent across 35+ walkable venues, alongside the music industry-led TGE conference, the festival will kick off the 2023 festival season from 10 – 13th May 2023 in Brighton, England.
Tickets for The Great Escape festival start from £70 and are on sale here.
SPOTLIGHT – MAISIE PETERS
Sussex-born Maisie Peters has dramatically built her dazzling pop career from busking on the streets of Brighton to supporting Ed Sheeran over 50 times in the UK and Europe’s biggest venues.
Following signing to Gingerbread Man Records in 2021, Maisie has released the Number 2 album You Signed Up for This, being rewarded with a US and UK headline tour which sees her make her return to The Great Escape, following her previous appearance in 2018 to headline the first Spotlight show on Friday 12th May.
SPOTLIGHT – ARLO PARKS
The Great Escape has played host to a multitude of success stories since its inception, with Arlo Parks being one that stands out the most.
After releasing her first EP ‘Super Sad Generation’ in 2019, her first “official” gig took place at the festival in 2019.
Since then she has claimed some of the music industry’s most prestigious awards with 2021’s Collapsed In Sunbeams winning the Mercury Prize and BRITs Best New Artist.
Spotlight ticket holders will be able to witness the versatile ruminative indie that earnt Arlo Parks these accolades at Brighton Dome Concert Hall on Saturday 13th May.
FULL FIRST FIFTY ACTS REVEALED
In addition to the Spotlight shows announcement, The Great Escape has also shared the final names to complete their FIRST FIFTY wave of acts.
The acts announced include the pop funk crossover success of TikTok star Stacey Ryan, Dublin-based dance-pop duo 49th & Main, the R&B laced beats of North London’s BELLAH, NYLON-tipped indie breakout star Blondshell, Norway’s alt-pop savant Skaar, Berlin’s enchanting dark pop offering Aime Simone and the viral lo-fi dance tracks of the talented venbee.
Further newly announced acts include Avantdale Bowling Club, Been Stellar, Big Wett, Brimheim, Chalk, CUCAMARAS, Ethan Bortnick, Ethan P. Flynn, Julie Pavon, Kai Bosch, Lambrini Girls, Lemonade Shoelace, MIA WRAY, Phoebe Go, Shanghai Baby, Somadina, Tasman Keith, Terra Kin, The Dream Machine, The Joy Hotel and Wild Horse.
Please see the full list below
49TH & MAIN
AIME SIMONE
AVANTDALE BOWLING CLUB
BEEN STELLAR
BELLAH
BIG WETT
BLONDSHELL
BRIMHEIM
CHALK
CUCAMARAS
ETHAN BORTNICK
ETHAN P. FLYNN
JULIE PAVON
KAI BOSCH
LAMBRINI GIRLS
LEMONADE SHOELACE
MIA WRAY
PHOEBE GO
SHANGHAI BABY
SKAAR
SOMADINA
STACEY RYAN
TASMAN KEITH
TERRA KIN
THE DREAM MACHINE
THE JOY HOTEL
VENBEE
WILD HORSE
TICKETS FOR THE FIRST FIFTY SHOWS
TICKETS FOR TGE 2023
THE GREAT ESCAPE 2023 LINE UP SO FAR (A-Z)
SPOTLIGHT
MAISIE PETERS
ARLO PARKS
49TH & MAIN
AIME SIMONE
ÁINE DEANE
ALIENBLAZE
ARTEMAS
AVANTDALE BOWLING CLUB
BAMBIE THUG
BEEN STELLAR
BELLAH
BIG WETT
BLONDSHELL
BRIMHEIM
CHALK
CUCAMARAS
ETHAN BORTNICK
ETHAN P. FLYNN
GIRLS OF THE INTERNET
GROVE
JESSICA WINTER
JOEY VALENCE & BRAE
JULIE PAVON
KAI BOSCH
LAMBRINI GIRLS
LEMONADE SHOELACE
LOZEAK
LUCI
MELIN MELYN
MEYY
MIA WRAY
MICKEY CALLISTO
NELL MESCAL
PHOEBE GO
REDOLENT
SANS SOUCIS
SERAPHINA SIMONE
SHANGHAI BABY
SHELF LIVES
SHE’S IN PARTIES
SKAAR
SOMADINA
STACEY RYAN
TASMAN KEITH
TERRA KIN
THE DINNER PARTY
THE DREAM MACHINE
THE HEAVY HEAVY
THE JOY HOTEL
VENBEE
WILD HORSE
WITCH FEVER
