The Story of The Great Escape in Fifty Photographs

24 May 2017, 18:44

Words by Best Fit

Original Photography by Chris Almeida

(Sigrid) (Dagny) (Ibibio Sound Machine) (Little Cub) (Will Joseph Cook) (Cherry Glazerr) (Sløtface) (Noga Erez) (Middle Kids) (Marika Hackman) (HMLTD) (Goat Girl) (Swimming Tapes) (Fazerdaze) (Dama Scout) (CHINAH) (Anteros) (The Great Escape)

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!

Flying the flag

Will Joseph Cook TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Wil Joseph Cook

Wildwood Kin TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida — Wildwood Kin

TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Brighton Pier

The Rhythm Method TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida — The Rhythm Method

Swimming Tapes TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Swimming Tapes on the Best Fit stage

Starcrawler 2 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Starcrawler

The lazy sunbathers Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — The lazy sunbathers

Eat Fast 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Eat Fast

Sticky Mikes Frog Bar TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — The crowd at Sticky Mike's Frog Bar

Sweet couple dancing Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Dancing the night away

Sigrid TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Sigrid on the Best Fit stage

Slotface TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Sløtface

Pre Cherry Glazer gig TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida — Waiting for Cherry Glazer

Sarathy Korwar TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Sarathy Korwar

Sea sky pier TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — The pier!

Off Bloom 8 TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida — Off Bloom

Panel w Dave Rowntree Blur Jeremy Pritchard Everything Everything Pete Turner Elbow Shingai Shoniwa Noisettes 2 — Blur's Dave Rowntree in discussion with Everything Everything's Jeremy Pritchard, Elbow's Pete Turn

Pixx by the pier Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Pixx by the pier

Noga Erez TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Noga Erez

Middle Kids Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Middle Kids

Luxury Death Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Luxury Death

Little Cub TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Little Cub

Marika Hackman 1 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Marika Hackman

L A Salami TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — L.A. Salami

Joanie cool cat Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Joanie from Babelogue

Ibibio Sound Machine 1 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Ibibio Sound Machine

HMLTD hang TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida — Hanging out with HMLTD

Gerhard Ritcher vibes Brighton Chris Almeida — Gerhard Richter vibes

Festival attire Brighton Chris Almeida — Festival attire

Goat Girl Rosys new shades Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Rosy from Goat Girl

Fazerdaze 1 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Fazerdaze

Dama Scout Portrait TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida — Dama Scout hit the beach

Fazerdaze 2 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Fazerdaze

Dagny TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Dagny

Cosmic Strip TGE Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida — Cosmic Strip

Chinah 4 TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Chinah on the Best Fit stage

Blackwaters Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Blackwaters

Cherry Glazer 1 TGE Brighton 19 05 17 Chris Almeida — Cherry Glazer

Anteros TGE Brighton 18 05 17 Chris Almeida — Anteros

Brighton Pier TGE Brighton Chris Almeida — One more trip to the pier...

Beach sunset Brighton 20 05 17 Chris Almeida — And it's all over for another year....

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