The Great Escape
Brighton · GB
The Great Escape is Europe's leading festival for new music, held each May across 30+ Brighton venues, featuring 450+ emerging artists performing in front of music fans and industry tastemakers from around the world. The festival is widely regarded as Europe's premier new-artist launch platform, with alumni including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, Wolf Alice, and Hozier. Artists can apply through the festival's partnership with CD Baby each autumn at no charge, with the application window typically running through February.
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DMs open: greatescapefest on Instagram
Playing this festival
The application deadline usually falls in February, based on the most recent call.
The next deadline is usually in February.
The festival itself usually takes place in May.
Run with CD Baby. If you have not heard back by 31 March, the application was not successful.