Who’s ready for day three? Emotionally, hell yeah. Mentally, sure thing. Physically, um…not so much. But hey, that’s what caffeine and alcohol are for right? It's the final push for one of our favourite festivals. What emerging artist will we discover next? Part 3 of 3.
After being put on hold for two years, the first day of The Great Escape left Brighton a quivering mess of elated satisfaction. Pent up energy finally burst, leaving orgasmic bliss, but this is only the beginning. Now, how can day two top that?
Part 2 of 3
What could Adele, Wolf Alice and Ed Sheeran possibly have in common? Humble roots at Brighton’s Great Escape Festival, that’s what. From Spotlight shows to secret gigs, TGE is back with over 500 emerging artists across 30+ venues, packed into just three days. A weekend of chaos Part 1/3, let’s go.
These future indie heroes bring the house down in Kingston.
When UK metalcore giants Architects released the dates for their first UK arena tour, it was fair to say that arenas have been a long time coming for the Brighton band. Their 2021 effort 'For Those That Wish To Exist' took the band to the next level and had songs that were blatantly made for the arena setting, so how did this translate on a Tuesday night at Nottingham arena?
A ritual experience synonymous with Sleep Token, this band are the perfect fit for such a grandiose, special and emotional occasion.
Paving the way for a possible future direction the band could take, 'Misery Made Me' continues Silverstein's streak of great records, while simultaneously representing all aspects of the Canadian band's sonic palette.
Pure infectious jubilation. What else did you expect from The Vaccines live after all?
This is a band who has seen it all, ridden every wave and have continued to deliver a ridiculously high standard of output for almost two decades at this point. Some things are certain in life… You live, you die and Cancer Bats rock with the best of ‘em. Here's what we thought of the band's seventh album, 'Psychic Jailbreak'...
In a revival of the pop-punk scene, with the rise of Travis Barker's entourage of renaissance emos, it would be criminal for punk-rock royalty, Bowling For Soup, not to inject their comical twist on the affair. So, in keeping with true BFS fashion, the quartet lace their eleventh record, 'Pop Drunk Snot Bread', with ‘too old for this’ quips, ‘why so serious’ jibes and ‘we’re motherf*cking Bowling For Soup’ attitude. Now, screw ‘hot girl summer’ who’s ready for pop punk summer?!