The Top 5 music performances during this year’s Great Escape

Deadletter at Chalk, The Great Escape, Brighton 13.5.23 (pic Emma Austin)

The Brighton & Hove News Music Team witnessed almost 200 music performances during The Great Escape New Music Festival which took place in many venues throughout the city of Brighton and Hove on Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th, Friday 12th and Saturday 13th May.

Just finished setting up The Beach Site of The Great Escape, Brighton 10.5.23 (pic Nick Linazasoro)

Each team member has secretly chosen their Top 5 performances from those witnessed at The Great Escape, The Alternative Escape and Unofficial Escapes, so without further ado here’s the results:

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The Brighton & Hove News Music Teams combined Top 5 Great Escape 2023 performances (where point rankings are 5 for 1st down to 1 point for 5th):

1. DEADLETTER (KOMEDIA BASEMENT) 12.5.23 (13 points)

=2. HOTWAX (CHALK) 13.5.23 (12 points)

HotWax at Chalk, The Great Escape, Brighton 13.5.23 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey)

=2. LAMBRINI GIRLS (CHALK) 12.5.23 (12 points)

Lambrini Girls at Chalk, The Great Escape, Brighton 12.5.23 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey)

=4. DREAM WIFE (CHALK) 13.5.23 (10 points)

Dream Wife at Chalk, The Great Escape, Brighton 13.5.23 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey)

=4. PVA (CHALK) 13.5.23 (10 points)

PVA at Chalk, The Great Escape, Brighton 13.5.23 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey)

Here are our individual Top 5’s:

Nick Linazasoro (Music Editor)

Fat Dog at TGE Beach Stage, The Great Escape, Brighton 12.5.23 (pic Nick Linazasoro)

1. FAT DOG (TGE BEACH STAGE) 12.5.23
2. CHALK (CHALK) 12.5.23
3. ACID KLAUS (CHALK) 12.5.23
4. LAMBRINI GIRLS (CHALK) 12.5.23
5. VLURE (PAGANINI BALLROOM) 11.5.23

Sara-Louise Bowrey (Photographer/Reviewer)

VLURE at Charles Street Tap, The Great Escape, Brighton 12.5.23 (pic Sara-Louise Bowrey)

1. VLURE (CHARLES STREET TAP) 12.5.23
2. HOTWAX (TGE BEACH STAGE) 11.5.23
3. SNAYX (SHIPWRIGHTS YARD) 12.5.23
4. DREAM WIFE (CHALK) 13.5.23
5. LAMBRINI GIRLS (CHALK) 12.5.23

Cris Watkins (Photographer/Reviewer)

Dream Wife at Chalk, The Great Escape, Brighton 13.5.23 (pic Michael Hundertmark)

1. DREAM WIFE (CHALK) 13.5.23
2. RISKEE AND THE RIDICULE (SHORTT’S BAR) 12.5.23
3. DULL (LATEST MUSIC BAR) 14.5.23
4. HOTWAX (TGE BEACH STAGE) 11.5.23
5. BAMBIE THUG (VOLKS) 12.5.23

Michael Hundertmark (Photographer/Reviewer)

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1. LAMBRINI GIRLS (CHALK) 12.5.23
2. HEARTWORMS (TGE BEACH STAGE) 11.5.23
3. DEADLETTER (KOMEDIA BASEMENT) 12.5.23
4. STONE (AMAZON NEW MUSIC STAGE) 12.5.23
5. WHITE FLOWERS (HORATIOS) 13.5.23

1. DEADLETTER (KOMEDIA BASEMENT) 12.5.23
2. HOTWAX (CHALK) 13.5.23
3. O. (TGE BEACH STAGE) 11.5.23
4. FREDDY MERKKY (THE HOPE AND RUIN) 11.5.23
5. GEN AND THE DEGENERATES (REVENGE) 11.5.23