A note to your future self: don’t miss The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, UK.
You may not recognize many of the names gracing the lineup, but you will one day. This festival in England showcases new acts from around the world. Who are some of these “aspiring artists” that you wish you could have seen in Brighton’s cozy clubs?
Lewis Capaldi. Royal Blood. Charli XCX. Chvrches. The 1975. Haim. Bastille. Ellie Goulding.
Vampire Weekend, Iggy Azalea, Ed Sheeran, Adele, and Mumford & Sons!
The Great Escape Festival is one of those music festivals you’ll never forget and getting there is as easy as taking the London to Brighton train.
Image Credit and Location: The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, England
Your guide to 2024 The Great Escape Festival in Brighton
Begonia and Hongza are among the many artists coming to Brighton and Hove for The Great Escape Festival 2024.
What is The Great Escape Festival?
The Great Escape Festival is an annual UK music festival showcasing new music. No legacy bands or industry titans in this lot; The Great Escape Festival specifically plucks emerging artists from around the world. The soundtrack to this summer festival covers everything from grime, experimental, soul to spoken word, heavy metal, jazz, and indie music.
Where is The Great Escape Festival?
The Great Escape Festival takes place in Brighton, a coastal city straight south of London. The London to Brighton train takes approximately an hour, a perfect amount of time to zoom into the map and scope out the 30+ venues you can walk to across the city and the pop-up site on Brighton Beach.
Can I still get tickets to The Great Escape Festival?
Yes, tickets to The Great Escape Festival are still available, but select tickets like the 3 Day Saver Festival Tickets are already sold out. The early bird gets the lowest prices — including train tickets. Purchase tickets from London to Brighton from the Trainline app to get the cheapest tickets available.
Image Credit and Location: The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, England
The Great Escape Festival Lineup 2024
Artists from more than 30 countries are headed to the Brighton seaside for The Great Escape Festival 2024, including:
- Dirty Blonde
- Mary in the Junkyard
- Been Stellar
- Mad Tsai
- Sailor Honeymoon
- Baby Said
- Kawa
- The Gulps
- Kathlen Morrison
- Zheani
And that’s just a few of the 500 bands playing The Great Escape 2024. Faye Webster plus special guests will play Spotlight Shows, which requires either a separate ticket or a little luck in their giveaway.
Image Credit and Location: The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, England
How to get to The Great Escape Festival in Brighton by train
Brighton is accessible from all of Britain, not just London.
Sure, you can head straight from London Heathrow Airport or London Stansted Airport to the city center then hop a train from London Victoria railway station or London Blackfriars to Brighton train station in an hour.
But, you’ve surely got a whirlwind of a UK adventure planned; so here’s how to get to The Great Escape Festival from popular city break destinations around Great Britain:
🏴 Birmingham New Street to Brighton: 3h 10m
🏴 Manchester Piccadilly to Brighton: 3h 52m
🏴 Cardiff Central to Brighton: 3h 56m
🏴 Edinburgh Waverley to Brighton: 6h 10m
🏴 Glasgow Central to Brighton: 6h 19m
🏴 Inverness to Brighton: 9h 39m
Image Credit and Location: The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, England
Things to do in Brighton before, during, and after The Great Escape Festival
Attending only one day of the fest? Planning your own great escape to Brighton for a long weekend? Here are a few other places to check out during your visit:
- Brighton Beach: One of the closest beaches to London, bring your swimsuit and splash into summer on Brighton Beach.
- Brighton Palace Pier: Midway games, bars, restaurants, and fairground rides will make you feel like a kid again.
- Patterns, Brighton: Drinks and DJ sets fill this trendy bar.
- Green Door Store: A personal fave of ours, this former railway yard is now a free live music club and bar.
- The Brighton Centre: A popular place for major touring acts.
- Brighton Music Hall: Free daily live music, drag bingo, DJ sets, and more set up shop on Brighton’s largest beach terrace.
Snag your tickets to The Great Escape Festival 2024 then grab your digital London to Brighton train tickets via the Trainline app.
Header Image Credit and Location: The Great Escape Festival, Brighton, England