NME Festival Guide 2008
The Great Escape

Crystal Castles, Ting Tings, Rascals to play Great Escape's Club NME

Crystal Castles                                                   Pic: Andy Willsher

Crystal Castles Pic: Andy Willsher

NME.COM set to bring all the action from the seaside festival

The Great Escape Festival kicks off in Brighton today (May 15) with band's playing at venues across the city - and NME will be there.

Crystal Castles and The Ting Tings are set to play Club NME at Barfly, with Black Lips and The Rascals also set to play.

The festival takes place from tonight (May 15) to Saturday (17) in Brighton.

The full Club NME at the Barfly line-up is:

May 15
The Ting Tings
Yeasayer

May 16
Black Lips
Ipso Facto

May 17
Crystal Castles
The Rascals


We will be bringing you news directly from the festival, so stay tuned to NME.COM for all the latest news.

Meanwhile Little Man Tate have confirmed themselves as last minute additions to the sold out event, playing Upstairs At The Albert tomorrow (May 16) afternoon.

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