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The Road To The Great Escape announce lineup for May festival

Sarah Crean At A Table. Sarah Crean At A Table.
Sarah Crean. Photo: Sofia Maxwell.

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.

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