The Road To The Great Escape returns with a lineup of bands playing the new music showcase festival in Brighton in May.
Taking place on Monday 13th & Tuesday 14th May 2024, The Road To The Great Escape takes place in Whelan’s, Grand Social, Workman’s Club, and Academy 2 and will feature sets from:
- Amble
- Big Sleep
- Cat & Calmell
- Jianbo
- Joe P
- Overpass
- Sarah Crean
Irish acts include contemporary folk trio Amble, Italian-Irish outfit Big Sleep and Dublin-born, Irish-based singer-songwriter Sarah Crean who is an artist on the rise.
From an international perspective, this year’s festival will also include Australian pop-duo Cat & Calmell, Chinese-Vietnamese-British rapper Jianbo, Overpass from the Birmingham Indie scene, and singer-writer-producer Joe P.
Two-Day tickets are €28 plus fees on sale Friday 16th February at 10AM.


Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.