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Showcasing Scotland @ Great Escape Aaron Smith :: ALLIGATOR :: Cloth :: Heavy Rapids :: Kobi Onyame :: LUCIA :: OK Button :: Tamzene :: The Snuts :: Walt Disco #TGEScot
Ten rising Scottish music acts are set to perform at Europe’s leading festival of new and emerging music, The Great Escape Festival in Brighton from 9 – 11 May. The Scottish contingent offers a strong and diverse range of noise-pop, hip-hop, indie, punk, left-field electronic pop and more. Aaron Smith, ALLIGATOR, Cloth, Heavy Rapids, Kobi Onyame, LUCIA, OK Button, Tamzene, The Snuts and Walt Disco will play Showcasing Scotland sets at One Church on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 May, as well as additional gigs across the festival. Lewis Capaldi will appear at a special sold out Spotlight LUCIA :: www.facebook.com/LUCIAmusicx Show on Thursday 09 May at the Brighton Dome, while The Ninth Wave, The Van T’s and Wuh Oh will feature at festival venues across the delegates from around the world with each weekend. other, the Scottish music industry and an exquisite mixture of malt whisky, deep fried The Great Escape has forged a considerable Mars bars and haggis,” says co-director of reputation as the place to see the festival headliners of the future in intimate settings. The Wide Days, Olaf Furniss. “We can't wait to return to Brighton next month!" Showcasing Scotland concerts create an important opportunity to present Scotland’s best Showcasing Scotland concerts at One Church will up-and-coming acts to the bookers, agents, be hosted by the BBC Scotland’s presenter Vic managers, labels, programmers and other key figures in the UK and international industry.
Galloway. Ahead of the festival, on Wednesday 8 May, rising stars of the Scottish alternative scene Tom McGuire & The Brassholes, Vanives, Carla J. Easton and Marc McGowan will also play at Hope and Ruin - 1-12 Queens Rd, Brighton BN1 3WA.
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Creative Scotland music specialist, Jamie Houston, said: “As the UK’s largest gathering of music industry, The Great Escape is a tastemaking festival attended by music industry delegates from across the globe on the hunt for the next big thing. “From hip-hop to alt-rock this year’s Scottish line-up showcases the strength and diversity of talent across a variety of genres, all of whom are ready to take the next step in their careers. “Working with our partners Wide Days, the Scottish showcases and networking reception provide an important opportunity for our homegrown musical talent to gain national and international exposure. Importantly these opportunities can lead to future income, either through subsequent tour bookings, festival invitations or record-release deals for international markets.”
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Scottish Networking Reception ..... In addition to the two Scottish Showcase concerts, Wide Days and Creative Scotland are hosting a Scottish Networking Reception where fans and festival delegates will be able to meet Scottish industry figures and acts playing at The Showcasing Scotland concerts at One Church on the Thursday and Friday. "Over the past two years we have hosted two of the busiest receptions at The Great Escape connecting the
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