Now established as an essential addition to the UK festival goer’s calendar, next weekend sees the welcome return of The Great Escape festival. From the 13th-15th May Brighton will be taken over by over 350 of the finest new breaking bands and artists. A new addition to the bill comes in the form of dance legends Groove Armada, who will be closing the festival with a late show at the Corn Exchange. Joining Groove Armada on the list of recent additions are the following acts:
Angus and Julia Stone
Cornershop
Tinie Tempah
Rolo Tomassi
The Joy Formidable
Pulled Apart By Horses
Harper Simon
The Invisible
Alex Metric (Live)
Feldberg
Silver Columns
Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed
The True Loves
On our to watch list will be the chirpy NYC indie of Darwin Deez, the welcome return of Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster and the irresistible melodies of Surfer Blood.
For the full line up head to the Great Escape website. Tickets are still available for weekend’s festivities. For those who are unable to attend, we will be giving you full coverage of the event – plus be sure to check out our live reports on the Shazam Twitter feed.
Jon Davies Gigs/ Events Darwin Deez, Groove Amarda, Surfer Blood
London’s Lovebox festival has now confirmed several acts for this year’s event, including some stellar headline performers. The announcement will no doubt cause gig goers problems in deciding which festival to pick this summer. The weekend, curated by Groove Armada’s Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, has pulled a real coup in securing Roxy Music’s services on the Saturday. Lead singer Brian Ferry commented “There is a song on my album that I have co-written with my friends Groove Armada. They asked me if Roxy would like to perform at Lovebox. We of course thought it would be cool”. The influential 80’s band join Dizzee Rascal and the irrepressible Grace Jones as the events headliners, with the festival now expanding to three days.
Taking place in Victoria Park on the 16th-18th July, the weekend will also see performances from the likes of Hot Chip, Mark Ronson & The Business and Empire Of The Sun – making their first UK appearance. Other notable acts playing are Canadian synth demons Chromeo, Cut Copy, Wild Beasts and Hercules & Love Affair. However anyone whos been to Lovebox will know it’s not just about the bands, the weekend also boasts a fine array of DJ talent including Crookers, Booka Shade and Joy Orbison. For tickets and full line up info, head to the Lovebox site.
Jon Davies Gigs/ Events Dizzee Rascal, Grace Jones, Groove Amarda, Lovebox, Roxy Music
