Highlights

We'd like to give a big thanks to those who helped to make the first Great Escape Festival & Convention such a success.

  • Artists
    Three nights of the best new music from across the globe at high quality venues within a close walk from each other in Brighton’s city centre. Check out the list of artists who performed at The Great Escape 06.
  • Speakers
    Three days of entertaining interviews, talks and seminars from the industries leading professionals. Click for a complete listing of the speakers from last years event.

Here's what everyone is saying about the success of The Great Escape 06...


  • Just wanted to say thank you and congratulations on a fantastic event - our staff who went said it was brilliant, Brighton was buzzing over the weekend.

    Sarah O’Brien, PR Coordinator PPL / VPL

  • I was really impressed by the whole event and it's attendance. I met loads of top people and all my bands had a great time. Was a wicked event and I'm looking forward to next years already! Nice one..

    Becky Wedlake, CAA

  • Thank you so much for this wonderful invigorating and refreshing new musical rendez-vous, a perfect mix of fun, pleasure and work... Great people, great meetings, great live music!! Looking forward to the next one!

    Corinne Micaelli, Director French Music Bureau

  • I would like to congratulate you all on an amazing event, very impressed with the whole thing. You must all be very pleased.

    Ben Turner, Manager for Rob da Bank

  • Hopefully next year I'll be more organised and get the weekend off to fully appreciate what The Great Escape has to offer!!! It was fun…

    Claire Sturgess, Xfm

  • Such a great event, we all feel very lucky to have been a part of it. You were all wonderful to work with also. Hopefully we can do it again next year!?

    Monique Harvey, Associate Producer, Spiegel Tent

  • Thought the speed dating was fantastic, I really enjoyed my panel (Japanese Marketing) and made some very useful contacts. Well done!

    Gillian Baker, DTI

  • Thanks for a very well organised conference. Hope it all worked well for you and I really enjoyed it. Onwards to next year.

    Jon Webster, BPI

  • Thanks for a great event! I enjoyed some great British traditions such as brilliant pop music, English breakfast and fish & chips…All in all I was very happy with the event.

    Ville Kilpeläinen, Music Export Finland

  • Thanks! I had a great time at the Great Escape. The Speed Dating worked out quite nicely. I was also very happy to finally meet Steve Lamacq! Please keep me in the loop for next year's festival. I always love an excuse to go to Brighton!

    Yvette Ray, Mint Records

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