FEATURE:
The Lockdown Playlist
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The Great Escape 2021: The First Wave
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I really miss…
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getting down to Brighton because there is such a vibe and sense of warmth and friendliness! A great festival that is held there every year, The Great Escape, has announced its first wave of acts. Things, as this NME article highlights, are different this year:
“The Great Escape has announced the first 68 artists for its virtual edition – check out the line-up so far below.
The Brighton-based new music festival announced last month that it had cancelled its traditional in-person event for 2021, with a virtual festival taking its place.
The event was aiming to return this year after its 2020 edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but ongoing restrictions mean the 2021 festival will now be unable to take place in its usual guise. Dates of May 11-14 were also announced for the return of the full-scale festival in 2022.
This year, from May 13-14, a host of artists will perform virtually, and the first number of acts have been announced now.
Among the 68 acts announced today (March 24) are a host of NME 100 acts for 2021, including PVA, Yard Act and Chubby and The Gang”.
Because the first wave of acts is so strong, this Lockdown Playlist is a collection of songs by those acts. Make sure you follow news of the festival because, to me, their line-up is the broadest in terms of sound and balanced when it comes to gender and race – few festivals commit to that sort of pledge. As you can hear from the Lockdown Playlist below, this year’s Great Escape boasts…
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SOME awesome talent.