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The Great Escape 2013 – My Master Plan
So, I have listened to nearly all of the bands/ artists playing this years Great Escape festival in Brighton, UK (May 16th, 17th and 18th) and thought I would share my running order (in some cases, running will be required to get from Venue to Venue). For those who are interested, those in Bold are my top picks – and I will be doing everything possible to see them.
Thursday 16th:
- Birkwin Jersey, 12pm @ The Brighthelm Centre
- Soul Sister Dance Revolution, 1pm @ The Queen’s Hotel
- Honeyblood, 2.30pm @ The Dome Studio
- Blaudzun, 3pm @ Komedia
- Holy Esque, 3.30pm @ The Dome Studio
- Big Wave Riders, 5pm @ The Festival Hub
- Glitches, 7pm @ The Festival Hub
- Tom Odell, 7.30pm @ The Warren
- Of Rust & Bones, 8pm @ The Festival Hub (back up band: Dancing Years, 8.15pm @ Prince Albert)
- Kodaline, 8.45pm @ The Dome Concert Hall
- Everything Everything, 10pm @ The Dome Concert Hall
- On An On, 12am @ Coalition
- No Ceremony///, 12.45am @ Coalition
- The Other Tribe, 1.45am @ Coalition
Friday 17th:
- Fatherson, 12.30pm @ The Dome Studio
- Kodaline (again!), 2.45pm @ Audio
- Alarm Bells, 3.30pm @ The Dome Studio
- Your Favourite Enemies, 6.15pm @ Concorde2
- Arcane Roots, 7pm @ Concorde2
- The Naturals, 7.45pm @ Above Audio
- Story Books, 8.45pm @ Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar
- To Kill A King, 9.45pm @ Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar
- Swim Deep, 11.15pm @ The Corn Exchange (bub: Fatherson, 11pm @ Prince Albert)
- Klaxons, 12.15am @ The Corn Exchange (bub: The Hounds Below, 12am @ Green Door Store)
- Seasfire, 1.30am @ Coalition
Saturday 18th:
- Dan Croll, 12.30pm @ Komedia
- Great Cynics, 1.30pm @ The Hope
- Husky Rescue, 2.15pm @ Komedia Studio Bar
- Eliza & The Bear, 2.30pm @ The Haunt
- Deap Valley, 3pm @ The Festival Hub
- Kins, 3.30pm @ Green Door Store
- The Beards, 4pm @ The Festival Hub
- Parlour, 6.30pm @ Audio
- Of Rust & Bone, 7.30pm @ Brighton Museum, Pavilion Gardens
- Little Green Cars, 8.30pm @ The Warren(bub: Glitches, 8.45pm @ The Fishbowl OR The Strypes, 8.30pm @ Dome Studio)
- Tall Ships, 9.15pm @ Concorde2
- CHVRCHES, 9.45pm @Digital (bub: The 1975, 10.15pm @ The Old Ship Paganini)
- Tres.B, 10.30pm @ The Warren
- The Strypes, 11.30pm @ The Warren
- Holy Esque (again!), 12.45am @ The Blind Tiger Club
RecordStoreDay 2013 Update 2
So another night, and another update from the enormous RSD13 haul.
First up is the nice UK/US Biffy Clyro releases of “Modern Magic Formula”and “Black Chandelier” on clear splattered vinyl
Then it’s time for two of the RCA Victor branded signed releases for Kodaline and Dry The River (I am missing the Everything Everything release – boo)
Then on to some 12″ singles from Dutch Uncles, The Joy Formidable, the Grouplove/ Frightened Rabbit split that features the Manchester Orchestra and then the two Jamie xx edits of The xx’s Sunset and Reconsider (presented in a normal die cut xx white sleeve but with a metallic looking wrap around inner sleeve)
Then, it’s the turn of the Recover EP from CHVRCHES on orange translucent vinyl – it’s so nice I took a photo of it being spun
Now for the last item of this update – and the newest in the entire haul – only being picked up on Monday night – the Soundgarden King Animal Demos EP – unfortunately not on pink vinyl like the US fans, but instead on boring black