Author: Dev

Hype Machine returns to Brighton, England this month to present a showcase at The Great Escape Festival on Saturday May 21.

With over 400 artists performing, The Great Escape is considered Europe’s leading festival for new music—a bit like the UK’s version of SXSW.

London trio Kero Kero Bonito headline the bill. They’re joined by blogger favorite Anna of the North, Jersey club matriarch UNiiQU3, hotly-tipped Danish duo Smerz and, making her live UK debut, Bibi Bourelly (the Def Jam-signed maverick behind Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money”).

Hype Machine at The Great Escape showcase happens at The Arch (189 King’s Rd, on the Brighton seafront), starting at 6pm on Saturday May 21.

For more bands to check out, view our TGE 2016 Blogorithm, where UK music sites give you their top picks for ones-to-watch.

 
The Hype Machine is stoked to be partnering with The Great Escape Festival again this year.

The festival is a great opportunity to check out dozens of the emerging bands and artists you may already have discovered here on the Hype Machine. In fact, we asked a bunch of our favorite UK-based blogs to highlight their top picks for who to see this week. Check out their Blogorithm here.

We’re also presenting a lineup of our own, featuring Chloe Howl, Coasts, Archipel and Blue Hawaii, plus UK blog Radio Clubfoot DJing between sets.

Join us on Saturday (18 May) from 12noon – 4pm inside the ornate Paganini Ballroom at the Old Ship Hotel to see some of the festival’s most hotly-tipped acts. Hope to see you there!

(Oh, and say hey to Joe if you catch him – he’s our man in the UK.)

SBTRKT is one of the most exciting artists to come out of London’s effervescent “bass music” scene over the past year. Following the release of his wicked debut album (which premiered right here on The Hype Machine), SBTRKT brings his LDN vibes to NYC this week. 

Along with our friends at TREEHOUSE, we’re stoked to co-host a special SBTRKT after-show party on Saturday in Brooklyn. Join the Hype Machine team for a fun hang and a big set behind the decks from the man himself. 

Free with RSVP here.