Our team were out in force for the annual Great Escape New Music Festival which took place in many venues throughout the city of Brighton and Hove on Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th, Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May. We also attended many of their Alternative Escape events, as well as many of the ‘Unofficial Escapes’.
Whilst we are busy writing up our reviews and sorting through the thousands of photos, we thought that you would like a taste of what is to come. So team members have secretly chosen their Top 5 performances from the different artists that they witnessed at The Great Escape, The Alternative Escape and Unofficial Escapes, and so without further ado here are the results:
Nick Linazasoro (Music Editor)
1. FRANCIS PIG (THE OAK) 15.5.26
2. LEMONSUCKR (CONCORDE 2) 13.5.26
3. OSLO TWINS (THE HOPE & RUIN DOWNSTAIRS) 14.5.26
4. YNDLING (THE HOPE & RUIN) 14.5.26
5. KARIN PARK (INN ON THE SQUARE) 14.5.26
Cris Watkins (Photographer)
1. LEMONSUCKR (CONCORDE 2) 13.5.26
2. EMNW (REVENGE) 14.5.26
3. FRANCIS PIG (THE OAK) 15.5.26
4. THE MOLOTOVS (KOMEDIA BASEMENT) 13.5.26
5. MANNEQUIN DEATH SQUAD (TGE BEACH SOUNDWAVES) 16.5.26
Martin J Fuller (Reviewer)
1. SILVERWINGKILLER (CONCORDE 2) 15.5.26
2. J APPIAH (ONE CHURCH) 15.5.26
3. LA SÉCURITÉ (CHARLES STREET TAP) 15.5.26
4. THE ORIELLES (CHARLES STREET TAP) 14.5.26
5. LONNIE GUNN (THE HOPE & RUIN) 15.5.26
Keir Shields (Reviewer)
1. AUGUST (TGE BEACH THE DEEP END) 16.5.26
2. WESTSIDE COWBOY (CHALK) 14.5.26
3. BROOKI (PRINCE ALBERT) 14.5.26
4. J APPIAH (ONE CHURCH) 15.5.26
5. WAY DYNAMIC (KOMEDIA BASEMENT) 14.5.26
Ian Holman (Reviewer)
1. LEMONSUCKR (CONCORDE 2) 13.5.26
2. LTTL MORT (THE ROSSI BAR) 14.5.26
3. ELIN HALL (PATTERNS DOWNSTAIRS) 13.5.26
4. BABYRAT (THE PRINCE ALBERT) 14.5.26
5. GIRL TONES (DALTONS) 15.5.26
Ben ‘Jerry’ Robinson (Reviewer)
1. BROTHER WALLACE (TIDE BEACH CLUB) 15.5.26
2. SUZAN KOCHER SUPRAFON (BRIGHTHELM) 14.5.26
3. MANDY, INDIANA (THE OLD MARKET) 15.5.26
4. HOME COUNTIES (PATTERNS UPSTAIRS) 16.5.26
5. ALABAMA 3 (THE ROSSI BAR) 17.5.26
Stephen Willcox (Reviewer)
1. LA SÉCURITÉ (BELLA UNION) 15.5.26
2. FRIGHT YEARS (HORATIOS) 14.5.26
3. CONGRATULATIONS (QUARTERS) 16.5.26
4. ANGINE DE POITRINE (TGE BEACH THE DEEP END) 13.5.26
5. TWAT UNION (DALTONS) 15.5.26
Jess Kemp (Reviewer)
1. RISCO (THE FONT) 16.5.26
2. RIZZY & THE GENTS (THE FONT) 16.5.26
3. FANCHON (THE FONT) 16.5.26
4. CHEST (THE FONT) 16.5.26
5. À.R.T (THE FONT) 16.5.26
Petra Eujane (Photographer)
1. D3LTA (EAST STREET TAP) 15.5.26
2. CHRISTIAN ALEXANDER (BOOTLEGGER) 15.5.26
3. AFTERDRIVE (EAST STREET TAP) 15.5.26
4. TOAST CLUB (BOOTLEGGER) 15.5.26
5. HOT PROPERTY (THE FONT) 16.5.26
Rob Orchard (Photographer)
1. GIFT HORSE (UNBARRED BREWERY) 14.5.26
2. MINOR DENTS (THE OAK) 16.5.26
3. HUTCH (WEST HILL HALL) 16.5.26
4. GOODBYE (TGE BEACH THE DEEP END) 16.5.26
5. MOTHER SOKI (DUST) 16.5.26
Phil Newton (Reviewer)
1.EMNW (DALTONS) 13.5.26
2. GIRL GROUP (REVENGE) 14.5.26
3. LIME GARDEN (THE BEACH – DEEP END) 14.5.26
4. ANGINE DE POITRINE (TGE BEACH THE DEEP END) 13.5.26
5. EM BEIHOLD (TGE BEACH THE DEEP END) 14.5.26
Paul Jenkins (Photographer)
1. LONG ISLAND (THE HOPE & RUIN) 16.5.25
2. THE SLATES (THE HOPE & RUIN) 16.5.25
3. BANSHIMOKU (THE PRINCE ALBERT) 15.5.25
4. HYPHEM ( THE PRINCE ALBERT) 14.5.25
5. LEMONSUCKR (THE PRINCE ALBERT) 15.5.25
