Christopher BarrettLive Nation has revealed the full lineup for it’s The Great Escape (TGE) festival and industry conference.
Set to take place in Brighton from 13-16 May, TGE will feature performances at 35 venues across the city, including purpose-built stages on the beach hosted by partners including Ticketmaster and WME.
Among the more than 450 artists set to play TGE include the Kooks, Lottery Winners, Working Men’s Club, Keo (pictured) and Peaches.
TGE will also see Peaches feature in its conference programme, which is set to include keynote interviews, panel sessions, and speed networking sessions. Presented by the UK government’s Department for Business and Trade, the networking sessions have been designed to offer delegates the opportunity to connect with global festival bookers, live agents, music supervisors and promoters.
Live Nation said the TGE conference will bring together artists, industry leaders and policymakers to explore the biggest issues shaping music today – from grassroots venues and artist careers to AI, streaming and the future of the creator economy.
The conference will open on 13 May with a session focusing on live music and night-time culture, presented by Music Venues Alliance Brighton.
Other conference session hosts will include PRS, which will present a panel around gigs, growth and getting noticed, along with UK Music’s Black Music Means Business discussion and CALM’s Music Saved My Life panel featuring artists Ed O’Brien and Nadine Shah.
Full details of TGE can be found here.