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Radio 6 Music,4 mins

What is The Great Escape?

Steve Lamacq

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Taking place in Brighton every year, The Great Escape is compared to SXSW as one of the biggest festivals in the world for discovering new music before it breaks. Music industry experts Kevin Moore (General Manager of The Great Escape), Glasgow Promoter Tam Coyle and Joe Talbot (lead singer of IDLES) explain what makes The Great Escape so special.

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