Since being founded in 2006, The Great Escape has been firmly established internationally as the leading event for showcasing new music. Taking place in Brighton over 3 days in May, The Great Escape kickstarts the festival season, introducing 15,000 music lovers to the key artists and sounds of the year. With over 300 bands playing in 30 venues over 3 days, The Great Escape is the key date in the music calendar.

Finnish artists at The Great Escape

BIG WAVE RIDERS 
- Prince Albert | Thursday, May 10 at 12.15
- Sticky Mikes Frog Bar | Friday, May 11 at 20.00

Big Wave Riders hail from Helsinki, Finland. They are inspired by waves, echoes and experimental rhythms with an electronic touch. Big Wave Riders are influenced by the music that touched them most when they were teenagers. As they say themselves : “Our music is not trying to fit into any certain genre. We make music without mathematics or accurate calculations. The songs are fast, slow, rhythmic and with variety”

Big Wave Riders TGE Artist Profile


FRENCH FILMS
- Blind Tiger | Friday, May 11 at 19.45
- Komedia (downstairs) | Saturday, May 12 at 14.30

French Films is a five-piece indie rock band from Finland. Their music is often described as a mixture of sunny surf rock and new wave. The group got started in 2010 by putting couple of home demos on their myspace page, which led to a largely positive feedback and interest all over the world. In November 2010 the band released their first EP, Golden Sea, through Gaea Records. French Films released their debut album Imaginary Future in September 2011. Known for their furious live performances, these are not to be missed.

French Films TGE Artist Profile


ZEBRA AND SNAKE
- The Hope | Thursday, May 10 at 12.15
- Green Door Store | Thursday, May 10 at 0.45

"One day two childhood friends Tapio and Matti felt really grey. Healing was what they needed! They sat down by the organ and in a second the music started to stream out of their fingers and mouths. Like little rapids forming a beautiful, fertile river! It was magical, it was as if they had found their power animals. Letting go of their complete emotional and existential frustration they opened themselves to the unexplainable and started the healing process of song. And the more they played the more they were healed. But the process is ever-continuing. You see, life is a process, my friend. The power animals, The Zebra and The Snake!!!"

That's the story of Zebra and Snake as told by Zebra and Snake. This act is a Finalnd group that self describes their sound as "Healing Music."

Zebra and Snake TGE Artist Profile

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