The annual Great Escape festival took over just about every venue possible in Brighton last weekend, and along with myself, our barbers Josh Mihan and Matt Hughes were able to holster their scissors for a couple of days and make the journey down.
With the Great Escape, you could be looking to simply hit the beach and catch one or two acts in the evening, or pursue one venue after another from the word go on the chance of witnessing the next big thing. There is something for every music fan to take away from the impressively diverse range of artists on show.
Here’s our top 5 performers from the weekend, with an accompanying shortlist of those we sadly missed out on:
Iggy Azalea – After queing for longer than an hour for anything, you’d expect to be rewarded, and that’s exactly what miss Iggy provided for the eager audience. Call it novelty nonsense, unique, or simply entertaining; Iggy Azalea is an artist who can put on one hell of a show.
No Ceremony/// – This uprising electronic group put on a mesmerising performance amidst the darkness of Coalition.
Natty – It doesn’t get much smoother than beggining the second day with the soulful, upbeat songs of this talented man.
Mykki Blanco – No doubt the most unique performer of the weekend. Mykki stunned the humid club audience with his obscure range of rap capabilites.
David Ram Jam Rodigan (MBE) – What a way to close the festival. The Reggae legend put on a DJ set to top any other global superstar. New-school, old-school and tracks that make you stare at each other in amazement as you’re still dancing away – he brought it all.
And five we wished we caught:
Oddisee
Andreya Triana
How to Dress Well (Head Office favourites)
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Phosphorescent
You can still review the entire lineup HERE to check out some of the most up-and-coming names in music.