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Brighton’s ‘Great Escape’ 2008 Festival - admin - 03-17-2008
Discover 2008’s Hottest Bands At Brighton’s ‘Great Escape’ Festival
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Head to the UK’s favourite city by the sea for a rocking weekend
This May, Brighton rolls into action once again, showcasing the best new and undiscovered musical talent with the return of The Great Escape 15 - 17 May 2008 and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever before.
The Great Escape offers music lovers a chance to catch NME award winners, The Wombats at a more intimate venue, before their headline gig at the impressive Royal Albert Hall later that month. The festival also promises other great performances from top indie rockers, The Young Knives, One Night Only and NME nominees Jo Lean and the Jing Jang Jong.
The Great Escape is Europe’s leading music festival for showcasing fresh talent from across the globe. This year’s line-up will feature some great international artists including Brooklyn based The Hold Steady, and Canadian psych band Black Mountain who will play alongside British talent to win the hearts of fans and the attention of music industry moguls. British acts due to take to the stage include Lightspeed Champion, Ipso Facto and Brighton’s own electro band Fujiya and Miyagi.
The Great Escape gives festival goers the opportunity to discover exciting upcoming bands, as well as the chance to see established bands play up close and personal, across a number of the city’s more intimate venues. In order to catch 200 acts, over 25 venues, visitors should grab a three-day ticket, priced at £45. The three-day wristbands give access to a number of outdoor gigs, club nights, after parties and more. For those unable to attend for the whole three days, single day tickets are also available. Prices start at £18.50 and are available for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
For music fans who love to discover the undiscovered and spot talent before the hype, this is a festival not to be missed. You saw them here first!
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