COMPETITION: Win The Great Escape Festival Tickets
Monday, 26 April 2010
Written by Stereoboard.com
The Great Escape has established itself as the leading event in Europe for showcasing new talent from around the world, aimed at 'export ready' bands and Industry Professionals. The Great Escape takes place in Brighton, UK over three days and nights every May with a total attendance of over 15,000 people, and Stereoboard.com has two pairs of weekend pass tickets to giveaway to readers.
Featuring more than 350 of the most important and influential bands playing in 30+ venues across Brighton from May 13th - 15th.
Highlights of The Great Escape 2010 include: Groove Armada, Marina & The Diamonds, Eighties Matchbox Disaster, The Big Pink, Chase & Status, Delphic, Wild Beasts, The Slits, Ellie Goulding, Broken Social Scene - and many, many more!
The day-to-day breakdown kicks off on Thursday May 13th, with psych-rockers Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster headlining a supreme line-up at the intimate Hectors House, whilst all-girl punk legends The Slits will be playing their angular riffs at the Pavilion Theatre.
Friday May 14th will see Manchester’s indie-dance behemoth Delphic storm the Corn Exchange with their anthemic warehouse-pop, plus Wild Beasts, fronted by Hayden Thorpe, whose countertenor vocals have propelled them to worldwide recognition, will be showcasing their baroque stylings at The Pavilion Theatre.
BRITs Critic’s Choice 2010 winner Ellie Goulding will demonstrate exactly why she was so hotly tipped at Concorde 2 whilst John McClure will be bring the Reverend Soundsystem to Coalition.
Saturday May 15th, the festival’s final day will be closed by drum n bass overlords Chase & Status dropping the blistering live beats and bass at The Dome, Canadian super-group Broken Social Scene will warm up for dance music icons Groove Armada at the Corn Exchange and one of the hottest bands currently on the circuit Marina & The Diamonds will be at Concorde 2.
It's an event not to be missed, with some of the most exciting British and International breakthrough bands appearing over the course of three special days and nights in May.
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