The Great Escape 2011 – the bands, the punters, the venues

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This weekend (May 12 – 15) saw Brighton play host to 300+ artists across 30 stages as the annual Great Escape festival came to town. Keep clicking for all the action across the weekend.

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Guillemots set up shop by the roadside for an impromptu gig – a not unusual site at the festival.

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Cerebral Ballzy tore up the stage at the Hope venue on Thursday night (May 12) as part of a line-up compiled by London fanzine Artrocker.

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Montreal’s Braids joined the NME Radar Live line-up at Horatio’s on Brighton Pier over the weekend.

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The indie world’s answer to Marmite, aka Slough’s rock and rollers Brother, also played live for NME at Horatio’s on the pier. Their set ended with ‘New Years Day’ and ‘Time Machine’ and the band told NME afterwards they’d like to collaborate with Odd Future.

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DZ Deathray’s guitarist rocks a classic Maiden tee during their Great Escape set.

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EMA – aka Erika M Anderson – shows off her personalised necklace, and very triangular tongue, at Horatio’s during The Great Escape.

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Horatio’s on the pier, scene of the NME Radar Live nights for the past few years.

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Nashville’s Mona played tracks from their self-titled debut (out this week) during their Great Escape set, including ‘Listen To Your Love’ and ‘Teenager’.

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Katy B packed out the Dome venue and played the vast majority of her NME rated 8/10 album ‘On A Mission’.

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Chad Valley played the Dome in Brighton on Friday night (May 13) ahead of Friendly Fires.

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Art Brut proved they’re still going, and going quite strong actually, as they showcased much of their fourth album ‘Brilliant! Tragic!’ at the festival.

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Anna Calvi returned to The Great Escape to play to a much bigger crowd than before, thanks to her headline slot on the Emerge NME Radar Tour. She played a host of tracks from her self-titled debut album including ‘Love Won’t Be Leaving’ and ‘Rider To The Sea’ at the Komedia bar.

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War Paint debuted a new song – ’Jubilee Real’ – during their set at the Corn Exchange. They spoke to us after the show; find out what they had to say about the new material here.

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