Britain’s best new music festival is back with a bang
We don’t know about you, but we’re already counting down the days until The Great Escape 2026.
After all, there’s a reason why it’s one of our favourite festivals. Not only does it consistently arrive armed with one of the best musical line-ups of any festival, anywhere, but it also takes place in the rather picturesque seaside surroundings of Brighton.
We’re simple souls here at One on One HQ, and the prospect of catching some world-class new music and grabbing an ice cream by the beach a few minutes later is, frankly, something we’ll never turn down.
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In fact, our only qualm with The Great Escape 2026 is that the line-up might be a little too good.
It was already stacked, but they’ve just added another 100+ acts to the bill for this year’s extravaganza. Sure, it’s a nice problem to have – but who’s got the time to trawl through them all and cherry-pick the ones you absolutely have to see if you’re heading down to Brighton from May 13th-16th, 2026?
Well, that’s where your good friends at One on One HQ come in. We’ve taken the liberty of going through this latest wave of names and picking out a few that you really, really can’t afford to miss if you’re heading down to The Great Escape 2026.
Nectar Woode
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My First Time
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Ben Ellis
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Girl In The Year Above
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PVA
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Do Nothing
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Girl Scout
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Hutch
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And here’s the full line-up (so far) for The Great Escape 2026:
