The Great Escape Festival, multi-venue across Brighton, 13th-16th May 2026

Almost there – less than 10 days now until The Great Escape kicks off again, bringing hundreds of local and worldwide artists from all genres to Brighton. It’s obviously super hard to pick just a few out but here are 10 recommendations from us – we’d love to hear who’s top of your list too! To note, the list below is purely from the main line-up – we’re still working through the Alt Escape stages. If you’ve yet to commence planning, hopefully this will give you a starting point of acts to check out…

Aimée Fatale (Thursday at 12.10pm, TGE Beach Soundwaves)

Featurette (Thursday at 3.35pm, Green Door)

Hank (Saturday at 3.30pm, Waterbear Venue)

J Appiah (Friday at 2.15pm, One Church)

Kids Return (Friday 10.15pm, TGE Beach Soundwaves)

Lemonsuckr (Wednesday at 10.15pm, Concorde 2 & Friday at 11.15pm, Prince Albert)

MADMADMAD (Friday at 3.30pm, Brighthelm)

Pigeon (Thursday at 9.15pm, Charles St Tap)

Vera Daisies (Friday at 8.15pm, Green Door & Saturday at 7.30pm, Prince Albert)

Winter Gardens (Wednesday at 7.15pm, Concorde 2)

Please check the TGE app for any changes to artists, venues or times – full line-up on the TGE website

Published 5th May 2026