Two old friends return to The Great Escape bringing with them their ever so excellent musical offerings from Ireland, the north east and London. Music From Ireland take up residency in Audio on Friday, whilst Generator presents The Tipping Point bring the noise to The Haunt on Saturday. Music From I ...

The full line-up is now out for The Great Escape's Focus On Data & Discovery, the digital strand looking at the ways the digital music sector is developing new discovery tools, and at how the wider music industry should be capitalising on all the data now available to it. The focus on discov ...

Get ready for Canada House, returning to The Great Escape 2013 after a hugely successful first year run in 2012. With 14 exceptionally talented acts showcasing from Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatoon, Canada House will be running three of the hottest matinee showcases of the weeke ...

The full line-up has been announced for the Focus On DIY strand at the CMU Insights-programmed Great Escape convention this year, a day of sessions aimed at the grass-roots artist community, early-career managers and those interested in new approaches for launching and managing new talent. The DIY s ...

It's been a busy few weeks at TGE HQ putting all the final touches to this year's festival to make it the best one yet but we managed to find some time to squeeze in a quick chat with the boys from Tall Ships. 1. Hello Tall Ships, we can't wait for your show at The Great Escape this year, how does i ...

This year's Great Escape convention will also boast its biggest ever programme of networking sessions, including formal speed networking, delegate parties and mixer events hosted by trade and international partners. There are more formal speed networking sessions than ever before this year, thanks t ...

Direct to fan specialist Music Glue has announced that it will officially launch its new platform at The Great Escape later this month. The company, which works with the likes of Mumford And Sons, Gabrielle Aplin, Nina Nesbitt, Enter Shikari, Ben Howard and Ghostpoet on their D2F operations, will de ...