The Great Escape clan has been squished in our Tardis, traversing the space-time continuum in search of a ramshackle bunch of iconic acts to camp out at Sydney’s Newington Armory and celebrate this year’s NSW Labour Day Long Weekend in style on October 4th & 5th.
The Great Escape combines the convenience of the city with the adventure of camping, all wrapped up in a sensational music festival experience – event tickets include the right to pitch your tent on the grounds of the Armory for a fantastic spring-time retreat.
So let’s roll out the line-up, in no particular order:
C.W STONEKING, YEASAYER (USA), THE PANICS, BLACK FRANCIS (USA), CONOR OBERST AND THE MYSTIC VALLEY BAND (USA), BRITISH INDIA, SUPERGRASS (UK), THE MESS HALL, WE ARE SCIENTISTS (USA), LADYTRON (UK), BLUE KING BROWN, PAUL KELLY, THE GALVATRONS, JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN (USA), LIOR, PIKELET, YVES KLEIN BLUE, JACKSON JACKSON, THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (Canada), LITTLE RED, JOHN STEEL SINGERS, THE SEABELLIES, THE E.L.F., FIREKITES, LAURA JEAN, CASSETTE KIDS, WONS PHREELY, THE SCIENTISTS OF MODERN MUSIC, THEREDSUNBAND, THE HOLIDAYS, WHITLEY, SPOD, PLUG IN CITY and loads more to still to come!
The Great Escape: Newington Armory, Sydney
Saturday & Sunday, October 4th & 5th
Tickets: On sale 9am Wednesday, July 9th from Ticketek, Moshtix and www.thegreatescape.net.au
Price: Early bird price of: $180+BF, stage two price will be $200+BF. Ticket price includes both event and camping. For further information on camping at The Great Escape, check out www.thegreatescape.net.au
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