The Great Escape
May 14–16
Brighton, England
The Great Escape prides itself on bringing the best in burgeoning talent across three days and a dozen venues in Brighton each year. For this, their tenth birthday, the festival continued the grand tradition with well over a hundred acts in just about every genre.
Below, check out a handful of the acts from the momentous weekend.
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- Black Honey performs at Green Door Stage / Thursday, May 14 / photo by Chris Bethell
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- Holy Holy performs at Spiegeltent / Thursday, May 14 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Ibeyi performs at Coalition / Thursday, May 14 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Jeremy Loops / Thursday, May 14 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Kadebostany performs at Komedia Studio / Thursday, May 14 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Mumdance & Novelist performs at Coalition / Thursday, May 14 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Queen Kong performs at The Hub / Thursday, May 14 / photo by Mike Burnell
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- The Accidentals perform at Spiegeltent / Thursday, May 14 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Demob Happy performs at Patterns / Friday, May 15 / photo by Andy Sturmey
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- Drenge performs at Petterns / Friday, May 15 / photo by Marieke Macklon
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- George The Poet performs at Wagner Hall / Friday, May 15 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Ho99o9 performs at Patterns / Friday, May 15 / photo by Chris Bethell
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- Kali Uchis performs at Wagner Hall / Friday, May 15 / photo by Johanna Winter
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- Lubomyr Melmyk performs at St. George’s Church / Friday, May 15 / photo by C. Furuolo
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- Nothing But Thieves perform at Coalition / Friday, May 15 / photo by Marieke Macklon
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- Plate Escape at One Church / Friday, May 15 / photo by Chris Bethell
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- Plate Escape at One Church / Friday, May 15 / photo by Chris Bethell
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- The Garden perform at The Haunt / Friday, May 15 / photo by Chris Bethell
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- Alabama Shakes perform at Brighton Dome Concert Hall / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Mike Burnell
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- Alabama Shakes perform at Brighton Dome Concert Hall / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Mike Burnell
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- Alo Wala perform at Dome Studio Theatre / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Alo Wala perform at Dome Studio Theatre / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Daisy Victoria performs at Brighton Museum / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Heroes & Villains conference at The Old Courtroom / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- JME performs with Skepta at Brighton Dome / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Mike Burnell
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- Skepta performs with JME at Brighton Dome / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Mike Burnell
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- Lawson performs at Komedia / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Mike Skinner speaks at Basco Theatre / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Passepied performs at Queens Hotel / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Passepied performs at Queens Hotel / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Emilia Nylen
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- Paul Weller performs a secret show for The Great Escape / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Mike Burnell
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- Paul Weller performs a secret show for The Great Escape / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Mike Burnell
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- Pretty Vicious perform at Concrde 2 / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Andy Sturmey
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- Record Label Market at The Great Escape / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Record Label Market at The Great Escape / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Remi Miles performs at The Open Market / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Safia performs at Concorde 2 / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Andy Sturmey
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- Songhoy Blues performs at Dome Studio Theatre / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Spector performs at The Arch / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- The Cribs / Saturday, May 16 / photo by Andy Sturmey
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- The Cribs / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- The Cribs / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- Yak perform at The Haunt / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
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- YMCA Awards at Al Duomo / Saturday, May 16 / photo by C. Faruolo
