The Story of The Great Escape in Fifty Photographs
24 May 2017, 18:44
Photography by
Chris Almeida
Sigrid, Fazerdaze, Off Bloom, Dagny and Cherry Glazer were among the highlight at the UK’s answer to SXSW last week - here’s the full story in fifty glorious pictures!
![TGE logo Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/TGE_logo_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147628&s=011339f1e839b7331b3023ef629a09ae)
![Will Joseph Cook TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Will_Joseph_Cook_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147629&s=a5ead8bc508829cef29a4781b6da84b5)
![Wildwood Kin TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Wildwood_Kin_TGE_-_Brighton_20_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147631&s=dc525c04d8e28913f07ea516af37b05f)
![TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147632&s=f0c85e23f0dcd9ae44e7e299762665e3)
![The Rhythm Method TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/The_Rhythm_Method_TGE_-_Brighton_20_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147634&s=38edc545a5ed439ff5c60d4dbfe255f8)
![Swimming Tapes TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Swimming_Tapes_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147637&s=1d7d31d7d76916376be4520ab1fc550a)
![Starcrawler 2 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Starcrawler_2_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147638&s=052c96759153c0d541c7ac2770a3735a)
![The lazy sunbathers Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/The_lazy_sunbathers_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147642&s=0429285334b005c4217973a5ead1ff32)
![Eat Fast 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Eat_Fast_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147647&s=4e7ea643e6cf6b75dc8623efdf3ca974)
![Sticky Mikes Frog Bar TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Sticky_Mikes_Frog_Bar_TGE_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147648&s=49744f7266297fa4c3e1d0f26617e386)
![Sweet couple dancing Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Sweet_couple_dancing_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147649&s=2d7159d60bdca44d624100821a77a7ea)
![Sigrid TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Sigrid_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147651&s=d3f260fe8afe76ece335b31301507546)
![Slotface TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Slotface_TGE_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147652&s=8c74165418ee73dd32c7e0e559d942cf)
![Pre Cherry Glazer gig TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Pre_Cherry_Glazer_gig_TGE_-_Brighton_20_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147653&s=827423a5af400e54fc8b147def398619)
![Sarathy Korwar TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Sarathy_Korwar_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147655&s=4b492788a8196e02eb0b102209936e95)
![Sea sky pier TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Sea_sky_pier_TGE_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147662&s=738bc133678b54b65bde3acdbb4bd9d1)
![Off Bloom 8 TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Off_Bloom_8_TGE_-_Brighton_20_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147663&s=2512297aa76e68fc42cc87cedadac1c3)
![Panel w Dave Rowntree Blur Jeremy Pritchard Everything Everything Pete Turner Elbow Shingai Shoniwa Noisettes 2](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Panel_w_Dave_Rowntree_Blur_Jeremy_Pritchard_Everything_Everything_Pete_Turner_Elbow_Shingai_Shoniwa_Noisettes_2.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147665&s=360b21e9c61c0aebfc7863ab6fcb190b)
![Pixx by the pier Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Pixx_by_the_pier_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147666&s=5d1819d5779b3919df6eef137cd21e20)
![Noga Erez TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Noga_Erez_TGE_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147667&s=2ca77abfee09633662e9e8736e772db6)
![Middle Kids Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Middle_Kids_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147668&s=3a961c22069570dddcbd094f9f9ebdc8)
![Luxury Death Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Luxury_Death_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147670&s=236dbe7eaada231be054ca756bc1fb5d)
![Little Cub TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Little_Cub_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147671&s=4ed884984516b584addcf6e59499b5c5)
![Marika Hackman 1 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Marika_Hackman_1_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147672&s=b6fbdec6e0bfc2e79dd48558d6bc87cb)
![L A Salami TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/L.A._Salami_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147677&s=0bdd0382436bb955ba7aae9e63be1967)
![Joanie cool cat Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Joanie_cool_cat_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147678&s=f2d77a9e1845bb75a3993ab33e545ef7)
![Ibibio Sound Machine 1 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Ibibio_Sound_Machine_1_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147680&s=ba93e8cf6a74b682a7f8c49cf941dffd)
![HMLTD hang TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/HMLTD_hang_TGE_-_Brighton_20_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147681&s=bb174a257fc672e885b700af7c379a09)
![Gerhard Ritcher vibes Brighton Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Gerhard_Ritcher_vibes_-_Brighton___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147682&s=96e3ce3617f45503782f357b1f51fd86)
![Festival attire Brighton Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Festival_attire_-_Brighton___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147683&s=264f0d8e1e26741a7b7f5e85adf37824)
![Goat Girl Rosys new shades Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Goat_Girl_Rosys_new_shades_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147686&s=1357697fc89cebb736e0159cae7c7cde)
![Fazerdaze 1 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Fazerdaze_1_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147690&s=206aaa83ccbe39968bd79c8dcca36f0b)
![Dama Scout Portrait TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Dama_Scout_Portrait_TGE_-_Brighton_20_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147693&s=7ce729c6c2a5e087a7d6d6ae2663ba54)
![Fazerdaze 2 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Fazerdaze_2_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147698&s=577864fec4562d885ed6b4fae3bef03d)
![Dagny TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Dagny_TGE_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147701&s=325e59ba8468c7a41a1fc4b93a5fc91e)
![Cosmic Strip TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Cosmic_Strip_TGE_-_Brighton_20_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147702&s=7f981e757a2690b9c1a10c0ef4b468ec)
![Chinah 4 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Chinah_4_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147706&s=645fc1ed5cba26ac1789473f861fea6f)
![Blackwaters Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Blackwaters_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147710&s=6b756b924285da39fb33212f8f25918d)
![Cherry Glazer 1 TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Cherry_Glazer_1_TGE_-_Brighton_19_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=900&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147711&s=54cb57607ff40273211f48c341f4f1a0)
![Anteros TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Anteros_TGE_-_Brighton_18_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147713&s=b7dd094181cabe92f0a9f9cb0d67de38)
![Brighton Pier TGE Brighton Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Brighton_Pier_TGE_-_Brighton___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147714&s=4e7b7b35b6d01fbbf4d091cee0aafead)
![Beach sunset Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida](https://best-fit.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/galleries/2017/the-story-of-the-great-escape-in-fifty-photographs/Beach__sunset_-_Brighton_20_05_17___Chris_Almeida.jpg?w=1200&h=800&q=100&auto=format&fit=crop&dm=1648147717&s=a44e72b8ab4c022579670951bffe731a)
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