We’re delighted to welcome back The Independent as exclusive news partner for The Great Escape 2027, continuing a longstanding partnership that champions new music.
The Independent is renewing its longstanding partnership with The Great Escape, returning as our exclusive news partner when the festival comes back to Brighton from 12–15 May 2027.
As part of the partnership, The Independent will continue championing emerging artists, with in-depth coverage of the festival and its programme before and during the event. It will also be hosting live music at the festival once again, bringing its editorial voice and platform to the stages of Brighton.
This year The Independent is also one of our first conference collaborators, curating and presenting its own panel at The Great Escape Conference 2027.
Roisin O’Connor, Music Editor at The Independent, said: “I’m delighted that The Independent is continuing its partnership with The Great Escape festival. TGE has established itself as the festival in the UK to discover the most exciting up-and-coming artists, and I know The Independent will be offering plenty of in-depth coverage both before and during next year’s event, as well as hosting some truly brilliant live music.”
Joining our conference collaborators
The Independent joins the first wave of organisations helping to shape the conversations and debates at this year’s conference. They are the Council of Music Makers, BBC Introducing, Youth Music, Music Venues Alliance Brighton, IQ Magazine, Pollstar, PPL and BIMM University. Each collaborator will curate its own panel, and more will be announced in the coming months.
The Great Escape Conference brings thousands of music industry professionals from around the world to Brighton for panels, keynote interviews, networking and discussion. Last year we welcomed 4,000 delegates from 49 countries. Keynote speakers, panel topics and networking opportunities will be announced in the coming months.