Guest in the car is a four piece rock band, with post-punk, post-rock, and shoegaze influences, with a debut single ‘Music for the kids’ just released. The band formed in May 2023, consisting of Rob (Rhythm guitar and vocals), Joey (Bass guitar), Jack(Drums) and James (Lead Guitar). We sat down with Rob and got to …

With their new single MCMX.Downing Street just released a few days ago, we sat down with BrainApe to discuss their new song, the history behind the band and their signature style. Brain Ape are an electric rock band with a punk twist. It is formed of two members Minky Très-vain on vocals and lead guitar …

Bears in Trees headline XOYO, Birmingham alongside the American indie pop group, The Happy Fits as they both tour the UK and Europe with their highly anticipated joint tour! With Bears in Trees’ emo indie sound and The Happy Fits’ unique folk tone they enlightened the room alongside their UK support Lexie Carroll! Bears in …

This week is Ben Ellis, we have had him on repeat and with the announcement of the stage times, the countdown for The Great Escape really is on! With a fast-growing fanbase and over 180’000 followers across social media, Ben Ellis is starting to cement himself as one of the UK’s most exciting artists. Ben’s …

We were incredibly lucky to attend Paloma Faith's The Glorification Of Sadness Tour when it stopped off in Brighton on April 20th. The show was unique as instead of the usual Support and then main act, Paloma twisted this and became both, showcasing her new album for the first hour of the show, taking an …

Festival Friday's feature this week is Alessi Rose, with a unique style that won't disappoint, make sure you add her to your list when planning your weekend next month at The Great Escape. Weaving between pop subgenres Alessi Rose is developing a sound and style all her own.Mixing the dreams and delusions of youth with …

From being frontman of the band The Vamps, which has charted countless times and even holds the record for 5 years in a row headlining the O2 Arena, Bradley Simpson is our Feature this Friday and we can't wait to see more of his solo work at The Great Escape. Bradley Simpson is known for …

Three-piece Canadian alternative country band, Elliott Brood released their newest album "Town & Country " on Friday the 12th. This album release created their double album, which gave us the "Country" half, joining "Town", which was released in 2023. Their single “Wind and Snow” precedes the album release as a stand-alone promotional single that also …

Grammy Award-nominated songwriter/producer/performer Maggie Rogers has released her new album on April 12th. “Don’t Forget Me” is an album fans have been looking forward to hearing. With the release of this album, Rogers described the goal of the album was to “Sound Like a Sunday afternoon” and is undoubtedly hitting that goal. It does provide …

Happy Wednesday! This week The Great Escape dropped another wave of names giving us 150 new acts to add to our list and pray they don't clash over the weekend! The Great Escape have really treated us this time with a massive range of genres including pop, electronic, punk, soul, rap, Americana and R&B. We …

Off the bat of their Single release 'Studio Flat' we had the chance to chat with The Pypes. The Pypes are a Scottish/English indie rock band featuring the lovely Pippin Wood on vocals, Hal Willows-Ritchie on Guitar, Louis Collins giving the funky drum beats and Gregor Wood providing the sweet low notes on Bass. Their …

Festival Friday is back! This week we are featuring NoahFinnce, another one to watch as his name is popping up all over the internet right now. Noahfinnce is the alias of Noah Adams, a virtuoso performer (he plays drums, guitar, bass, ukulele and sings). Noah has always wanted community. It started as a kid, when …

Leading up to The Great Escape, there's SO many showcase gigs to get people all over to be excited for the Festival in Brighton this may, one of those events is The Road To The Great Escape in Dublin. The full line-up for Dublin venues festival have been revealed. Bradley Simpson Big Sleep The two-day …

It's Festival Friday time, and this week is a personal favourite of ours, from across the pond Leah Kate will be gracing the stage at The Great Escape festival. Leah Kate writes pop/rock anthems that cut to the bone. Pairing booming, radio-ready choruses with poignant, hyper-specific details, her songs are intimate and razor-sharp—the sort of …

On Tuesday night, we managed to catch the penultimate show of Yard Act's Dream Job UK tour, located at Brighton Dome. Yard Act was accompanied by a high-charged American art-punk band, Gustaf. Gustaf kicked off the night with a setlist that certainly got the crowd moving. They came on stage rather casually and started the …

If their name is anything to go by, the gig in Brighton on March 22nd at Chalk felt like we had won the lottery for being able to be there. The four-piece indie pop band put on one hell of a show and everyone in the room shared their love for it. The band, which …

Another great feature for you this week on Festival Friday, it's English Rock band Wunderhorse who's names are popping up all of the place right now. Wunderhorse are Jacob Slater, Harry Fowler, Peter Woodin, & Jamie Staples.2022 saw the release of their debut album ‘Cub’, which found fans in Zane Lowe, BBC Radio 1, and …

Caity Baser has just released her new album "Still Learning" and straight off the bat with 'I'm a problem' we were hooked! We couldn't stop pressing repeat so we wanted to share our thoughts on this new hit album from the Southampton-born singer who is making waves through the music scene right now. The album …

This Festival Friday we have a treat…we've seen this name popping up a lot so we were SO excited when we saw this name show up on The Great Escape Festival line up. Been Stellar is what you get when you leave the youth alone in a metropolis; they grow up. They make noise. Their …

This week for Festival Friday, we have Soft Play, the English punk rock duo from Tunbridge Wells. Soft Play are the British punk duo made up of Laurie Vincent and Isaac Holman. After being on hiatusfor several years, the band, formerly known as SLAVES, have reignited their partnership under a newmoniker, and have been back on …