The Great Escape – Brighton, UK

May is upon us and the festival team for CMF will be heading over to the UK’s leading boutique festival – The Great Escape.  Featuring over 300 of the hottest new bands for 3 days, we hope to find the best of the best here and invite them back for March to perform at Canadian Music Fest’s 30th Anniversary.

Since being founded in 2006, The Great Escape has been firmly established internationally as the leading event for showcasing new music. Taking place in Brighton over 3 days in May, The Great Escape kick starts the festival season, introducing 15,000 music lovers to the key artists and sounds of the year. With over 300 bands playing in 30 venues over 3 days, The Great Escape is the key date in the music calendar. In addition to pre-publicised performances, impromptu street gigs spring up all over town. The Alternative Escape, numerous club nights, label parties, industry showcases, unique collaborations and outdoor gigs all add to the festivities.

Previous artist include:
2006
Bat For Lashes, British Sea Power, The Cribs, The Gossip, Guillemots, Klaxons, The Maccabees, Mystery Jets
2007
CSS, Foals, Friendly Fires, Kate Nash, Laura Marling, These New Puritans
2008
Bombay Bicycle Club, Crystal Castles, Glasvegas, Mumford & Sons, Santogold, Vampire Weekend
2009
Kasabian, Noah And The Whale, Patrick Wolf, The Joy Formidable, The Temper Trap, The XX
2010
Broken Social Scene, Chase & Status, The Cribs, Darwin Deez, Delphic, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah

The Great Escape Convention
A variety of insightful industry talks, panel debates, targeted networking sessions and keynote speakers run alongside the festival and is attended by over 3000 delegates annually from across the globe.