Mixtape: Finland at The Great Escape
Nine of Finland’s most promising artists will perform at this year’s The Great Escape Festival in Brighton between 8 and 10 May as the festival’s 2014 focus country.
“Finland at The Great Escape” will celebrate all that is good and varied about the exciting sounds sprouting from the country, featuring the likes of Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Satellite Stories and Mirel Wagner.
There will also be a Finnish takeover of the festival’s Tumblr all week, with “Band Of The Day” slots allocated to each act.
The full list of performers is below, but in the meantime, why not take a listen to this special Finnish mixtape in preparation? Call it your one-stop guide to the very best new music the country has to offer.
Performing at the festival:
Jaakko Eino Kalevi
Mirel Wagner
NEØV
The New Tigers
Satellite Stories
The Scenes
Sin Cos Tan
Suvi
Von Hertzen Brothers
Tickets for The Great Escape are available here.
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