Deap Vally, Little Green Cars & more to play Island Records' Great Escape showcase
02 May 2013, 13:12
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
Island Records have revealed details of their upcoming Island Life showcase at this year’s Great Escape festival in Brighton.
The label will host a night on 17 May at Komedia on Gardner Street, with LA blues-rock duo Deap Vally and Dublin folk outfit Little Green Cars both on the bill. They’ll be joined by Rudimental collaborator John Newman and Washington DC trio RDGLDGRN, with a surprise DJ set to be announced.
The show is free to anybody with a ticket to the festival, which runs between 16-18 May.
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