The Great Escape (festival)
- The Great Escape (festival)
infobox music festival
music_festival_name = The Great Escape
location = flagicon|AUS Sydney
years_active= 2006 - 2007
dates = Easter 2006-07
genre = Rock, Hip hop, Electronic
URL = [http://www.thegreatescape.net.au Official Website]
website= http://www.thegreatescape.net.au
The Great Escape was a music festival held at Newington Armory, located within Sydney Olympic Park that took place in 2006 and 2007. Initially held over the Easter long weekend for the first two events, in 2008 it was announced the festival would take place on the Labour Day weekend, however the event was cancelled 2 months from the date due to poor ticket sales [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24147814-1702,00.html] . It evolved from the 2005 Cockatoo Island Music Festival. The music and other attractions run over three full days (Good Friday to Easter Sunday in 2006-07), with some patrons camping from Thursday evening to Monday morning. Punters could attend either for the full weekend camping, purchase a 3 day pass and commute each day or attend a single day. Many acts also played the East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival the same weekend, however The Great Escape line up is more diverse featuring pop, hip hop, electronic and rock acts that would not fit into a Blues and Roots line up. In addition to musical acts, there is also a wide range of other features such as comedy acts, bingo and trivia, conspiracy theory talks and yoga.
Artist lineups
Friday April 16, 2006
Friday 6 April, 2007
Gogol Bordello were advertised to play but were forced to cancel their Australian tour when visa issues prevented some members entering the country. Johnny G & The E Types played in their allotted time.
2008The announced 2008 event featured a line up which included Supergrass, Black Francis, Paul Kelly, Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band, Peter Combe, Ladytron, Faker & The Panics was called off on the 8th of August, just days after single day passes were sold in addition to weekend passes. [http://www.thegreatescape.net.au/blog/]
External links
* http://www.thegreatescape.net.au/
* http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/
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