6 Music Recommends at The Great Escape
Clips and features as 6 Music heads to Brighton for a celebration of new music.
Live from the Great Escape
Live music from 6 Music Recommends at the Great Escape, including Ibibio Sound Machine.
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Desert Island Disco: The Great Escape mix from North Downs
Jack from North Downs spins a very funky Desert Island Disco from The Great Escape.
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The Districts play live at The Great Escape
The Districts live in session at The Great Escape festival in Brighton.
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What is The Great Escape?
Find out what The Great Escape is from the people who make it so special.
John Grant talks synths
John Grant tells Tom about the uplifting synth sound of Klaus Wunderlich
The Piranhas' "Boring" Bob Grover on the anthemic Tom Hark
Bob reveals the story behind the song adopted as an anthem by Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Pixx plays live at The Great Escape Festival
Pixx plays live at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton.
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L.A. Salami plays live at The Great Escape
L.A. Salami plays live in session for Lauren at The Great Escape.
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Saint Etienne's Pete, The Wytches' Dan, and Elastica's Justin explain why Brighton's the place to be
The trio share how and why they fell in love with this seaside town ahead of TGE 2017.
Comedian Rob Deering catches gig goers and musicians on his literal run around The Great Escape
Playing on his "Running Commentary" series, Rob circuits Brighton in biblical weather.
Sarathy Korwar Joins Tom In Brighton
The multi-instrumentalist gives Tom the lowdown on his artistic development.
“Brighton calls every mod at some point in their life” – Steve Mason
The former Beta Band singer catches up with Steve Lamacq at The Great Escape 2017.
Kate Tempest spoken word session
Kate delivers a powerful live performance of some of her poems.
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5 Top Tips to watch at The Great Escape
Festival Programmer Adam Ryan gives his 5 Top Tips on who to watch at The Great Escape.
Royal Blood's Ben shares his insider knowledge of Brighton's gig circuit
Ben Thatcher tells tales of his favourite venue in the world & being told to quieten down.
Tom With Kane Strang
The Kiwi troubadour has a natter with Tom about projects past, present and future.
"I'm finding good car parks". Willie J Healey chats to Steve about his best ever birthday, loud vans & new music
The Oxford musician shares stories following his performance at The Great Escape.
Caro share a creative 60s CV ahead of their performance at The Great Escape
The Leeds trio recall bonding over cakes & crafts ahead of their BBC Introducing slot.
At the Great Escape—Steve Lamacq's Roundtable
Steve is joined by Sleeper's Louise Wener, Slaves' Laurie Vincent and Rob Deering.
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The Great Escape—Mary Anne Hobbs
Mary Anne Hobbs has highlights from the Great Escape Festival in Brighton.
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