The Great Escape adds Evan Dando

plus Emmy The Great, Thecocknbullkid, Johnny Flynn, and others

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 22nd Apr 2009

Evan Dando

Thursday 14th to Saturday 16th May 2009
venues in Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9NA, England MAP
£45 for a 3 day gig pass
Last updated: Tue 12th May 2009

Evan Dando heads up the latest addition to next month'sThe Great Escape.

Evan Dando
The other new additions to the line-up are Emmy The Great, Thecocknbullkid, Johnny Flynn, The Twilight Sad, Bombay Bicycle Club, Mumford & Sons, Dirty Stop Out, Cursive, Koko Von Napoo, Post War Years, Amazing Baby, and Girls.

There are already many acts confirmed for this year which will see over 300 acts play including Kasabian as headliners, Lightspeed Champion, Little Boots, Black Lips, Metronomy, Kissy Sell Out, Future Of The Left, The Big Pink, Passion Pit, Micachu And The Shapes, It Hugs Back, Esser, VV Brown, Ben Kweller, Dananananaykroyd, Let's Wrestle, The Chapman Family, Your Twenties, Golden Silvers, and Bell X1. For the line-up details, day and stage splits as available please click here.


With more acts still to be announced this is just some of the hundreds of international and UK pop, cutting edge, hip hop, electronic, and rock acts showcased at venues all over Brighton from Thursday 14th until Saturday 16th May.

3-day Saver Gig Passes are priced at £45. The 3 Day Saver ticket entitles entry to all gig venues over the 3 days for over 18s only.

To buy tickets, Click here.



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