[Music] The Great Escape 2024

[GJN1]

Thought I'd start a thread for all those going next week. Please post recommendations to help guide me and fellow festival goers through the madness...

 

[Stato]

Do: Stick close to Charles Bronson & John Leyton, or James Coburn. They're the only ones who made it.

Don't: Try to leap a barbed wire fence on a motorbike, or answer 'Thank you very much' if someone says your German is good.

 

[Hamilton]

If you didn’t see Battlesnake, then you missed a trick.

Who saw what?

 

[Hamilton]

The Battlesnake at work!

 

[Gwylan]

I went up to that London last night, completely forgetting that a friend's band was playing. It was funny coming back from The Smoke and seeing so many groups of musicians on the platform, getting the train back.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

My son went.
Saw 23 acts over the event.
He felt it wasn’t as good as last year.

 

[zefarelly]

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The leading UK music showcase event, The Great Escape, which is held this weekend in Brighton, has been marred by controversy as

louderthanwar.com

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Gutted to miss out this year but have two weekend and one day festival on the cards so couldn't justify it.

 

[CHAPPERS]

If you didn’t see Battlesnake, then you missed a trick.

Who saw what?

I caught them. Couldn’t really work them out tbh. By that i mean are they taking the piss out of that style of metal or are they genuine? Would be interested to hear a metal fans thoughts.

highlights were Angelica Garcia, seeing Tom Vek in the Black Lion (not TGE show), AKA Kelz, Fabiana Palladino. Had fun but line up issues were a bit draining. Will go again next year as it’s a good excuse to be out and about and I really like the diversity of the crowds and general lack of wankers. Less f***ing phones though next year, not to mention official photographers taking up all the space at the front.

 

[Hamilton]

Had a brilliant weekend seeing some amazingly talented youngsters (and some a little older.) There is so much talent.

Conscious Pilot
Parliamo
Dove Ellis
St Arnaud
Brogael
Room Service (see this brilliant local band)
Tom Lark
Pleasureinc

The list goes on and on.

Gutted to miss Kneecap, Big Special, Pip Blom

 

[Hamilton]

I caught them. Couldn’t really work them out tbh. By that i mean are they taking the piss out of that style of metal or are they genuine? Would be interested to hear a metal fans thoughts.

highlights were Angelica Garcia, seeing Tom Vek in the Black Lion (not TGE show), AKA Kelz, Fabiana Palladino. Had fun but line up issues were a bit draining. Will go again next year as it’s a good excuse to be out and about and I really like the diversity of the crowds and general lack of wankers. Less f***ing phones though next year, not to mention official photographers taking up all the space at the front.

I think they were both taking the piss and accidentally playing some great theatre.

Hopefully the line up schenanigans will not happen again next year.