NAO will perform her self-styled “wonky funk”, a fusion of R&B, soul tinged funk and pop beats, when she headlines the YouTube Presents Stage on the 18th May down on THE BEACH, at this year’s Great Escape Festival. With performances over two venues, pop up food stalls and even bespoke cocktail beach huts. She will be joined by festival returnee Liv Dawson.
The full festival schedule is now live and on the The Great Escape App. Other additions include Ady Suleiman whose husky vocals, forthright lyrics will headline the BoxFresh stage on Saturday night. Back for more TGE love after their 2017 debut is North London rapper Paigey Cakey and previous Brighton students Dream Wife who will send crowds into a frenzy with their riotous pop punk.
Plus Scottish songwriter ONR. signed to Capitol US, will take to the stage with his electro pop laden with dark overtones. Liverpudlian three-piece Trudy And The Romance and Joel Baker who will bring his own soulful, raw song-writing and guitar wielding tunes to the festival.
Rory Bett, MAMA CEO said: “In usual TGE style, we keep adding the heat and energy right up to the festival, it’s very exciting to partner with YouTube to create such a stellar show in our very own new Beach venue.”
Watch this space for more secret popup shows being announced throughout the festival.
The Great Escape will be taking over 60 venues, with 500+ artists and a brand-new festival site on Brighton Beach. Discover the very best in new music over 3 days this May with over 3,500 industry delegates and 16,000 music fans
Full Artists announced today:
ADY SULEIMAN / AK PATTERSON / ALASKALASKA / ARTHUR JEFFES (PENGUIN CAFE) / AUDIOBOOKS / BULLY / CJ MIRRA / COSMIC STRIP / DAMA SCOUT / DIZZY FAE / DOUGLAS DARE / DREAM WIFE / FERRIS & SYLVESTER / FUR / GARETH ESSON / JOEL BAKER / KAMILLE / KAT CUNNING / KEEVA / KNIGHTSTOWN / LIV DAWSON / M HUNCHO / MAAD / MAISON BOOK GIRL / AXIMILLIAN / MIRIAM BRYANT / NADIA NAIR / NAO / ONR / PAIGEY CAKEY / RACHEL K COLLIER / ROCKS FOE / ROSE DIVE / SALTWATER SUN / SAM JOHNSON / SWIMMING TAPES / THE FRIGHTS / THE MURMURTRONS / TRUDY AND THE ROMANCE / TTY / VIRGINIA WING / WYLDEST
THE GREAT ESCAPE, BRIGHTON, EAST SUSSEX, UK
17-19 MAY 2018
Tickets and further information:www.greatescapefestival.com
