The time for year-end best-of lists is upon us and there's no denying the fact that 2013 has been a satisfying year for all budding music fans. A collection of high standard LP's have given us hours of pleasurable listening throughout the year. From Artic Monkeys to Mount Kimbie to King Krule, we've ...

Mike Weatherley, MP for Hove and IP Advisor to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, is amongst the first speakers to be announced for the 2014 Great Escape Convention. He will headline a half-day strand focused on the music rights sector, and will reveal current thinking in Westminster and Whitehall reg ...

Calling all budding artists hoping to play TGE 2014... Artist Registration is officially OPEN so register your band for consideration today. We listen to all submissions and it's FREE to apply. CLICK HERE for more info and to register.

The day has come, much earlier than ever before....our Super Early Bird Festival tickets have now completely SOLD OUT. We are absolutely overwhelmed by the demand for tickets this year and are pleased that you're as excited as we are about TGE 2014. Our Early Bird tickets are now on sale priced at j ...

With the recent announcement that Finland will be The Great Escape's leading international partner for 2014, we jumped at the chance to attend October's Music and Media festival in Finland's second city, Tampere. The live music strand of Music and Media, titled Lost In Music, takes place across 10 ...

We'd like to give a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us at the UK Festival Awards 2013. We're delighted to announced that your votes have made an impact and have resulted in us being shortlisted in the Best Metropolitan Festival category. We are looking forward to the awards on the 2nd Decem ...

Interview: The Growlers Words & Pictures: Roisin Warner The Growlers are inspirational. They are a multi-layered band, who successfully blends elements of psych, prog, surf and country to create dark garage rock music. They are fun to watch and clearly love what they're doing. In the dingy depth ...