The Great Escape 2008 summary

• Price: £45 - 3 Day Pass - early bird ticket (available until 2nd April), £22.50 - Friday/Saturday day ticket, £18.50 - Thursday day ticket
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• The Great Escape adds The Go! Team
• Futureheads and Ting Tings for Great Escape
• Day tickets for The Great Escape on sale
• Laura Marling confirmed for The Great Escape
• Loads added to The Great Escape bill

• The big one: The Great Escape

• Breakout: Great Escape's Martin Elbourne

The Great Escape in Brighton has cemented itself alongside America’s SXSW and Holland’s EuroSonic by providing breaking bands with a platform to impress music industry bigwigs.

The Gossip, Jack Penate and Mercury Music Prize winners Klaxons have all cut their teeth at the seaside festival which holds more than 200 gigs across various venues in the city.

This year the event is set to be the largest yet and festival goers can chose to see the bands on a gig-by-gig basis or buy a all-encompassing festival wristband which will give them access to the 25 plus venues.

• 15 May 2008 - 17 May 2008
• Various - Brighton
• Capacity: 0
• 3 days

• VF on Brighton Pier 2008

• VF on Brighton Pier 2008
• VF on Brighton Pier 2007
• The Great Escape 2007
• The Great Escape 2006