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The Great Escape: What Happened to the Festival’s Future Superstars Next?
Adele, Lewis Capaldi and more all performed at Brighton's The Great Escape festival in their early stages before achieving notoriety.
Recognized as Europe’s biggest hub for new music discovery, the event welcomes everything from must-see cult acts to leftfield oddities and rising stars to the seaside – encapsulating pop, rap and folk to speed garage, alt-metal and beyond. What happened then: While Adele was still a developing artist coming out of north London, she headed down to Brighton to bring her early material and quietly captivating show to Red Roaster cafe – including signature song “Hometown Glory.” What happened then: With only three singles to their name, Wolf Alice’s emotive, gnarling rock songs transported a crowd of eager new music fans to the rich narrative worlds that songwriter Ellie Rowsell crafts in her lyrics.
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