The Great Escape 2010

Over 350+ new local and international artists are showcased in 30 venues over three days in Brighton. The Great Escape convention offers a varied seminar and talk programme for industry professionals. This year, Finland is represented at The Great Escape by four amazing current acts ranging from folk and punk to shoegazing: Jaakko & Jay, Joensuu 1685, Manna and VUK. More information: www.escapegreat.com

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Event program

JA JA JA - A BIG NORDIC MUSIC AFFAIR - TGE SPECIAL
Drinks Reception / Friday / Queens Hotel Sandringham Suite / 7.30pm

JAAKKO & JAY
Friday / Queens Hotel Sandringham Suite / 9.15pm
Saturday / Life / 1.00pm

"Jaakko & Jay come from Finland and are a punk rockin' drums and guitar duo. Their chugging riffs were awesome live, and they're off on tour with Frank Turner soon. They were probably the best thing I saw at Eurosonic this year"-Huw Stephens, BBC1, UK

JOENSUU 1685
Friday / Horatios / 2.00pm

"Joensuu 1685 are good: their songs drone just enough to hypnotize, but not enough to drear; their pop sound is charming but not twee; mad songs like the widescreen, driving Crystal Light rocket skywards as if under their own power."- Artrocker, UK

MANNA
Friday / Concorde 2 / 7.45pm

"Striking is Manna, looking like a cross between Charlotte Gainsbourg and Patti Smith. Blending PJ Harvey's stomp with CSS's dance moves is audacious, and it's clear she's ready to cross borders"- MOJO Magazine, UK

VUK
Friday / Horatios / 3.00pm
Friday / Concorde 2 / 9.15pm

"[Her vocals are] beautifully fragile and beautifully taunting and, in general, always straight-up powerful."
- Stereogum, US