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.