The Great Escape, has announced that it has entered a major new partnership with BBC Music.  The partnership will see the festival joining forces with  BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 6 Music to further champion and promote upcoming artists across BBC channels.

As part of the new partnership, BBC Music will take over the Paganini Ballroom for a spectacular 3-night musical showcase; BBC Radio 6 Music will showcase their Recommends strand on the Thursday night. BBC Music Introducing will host Friday night and BBC Radio 3’s Late junction will take over on Saturday night. Artists announced so far include folk-rock sensation Marika Hackman who’ll be performing tracks from her highly anticipated upcoming album, post-punk, post-grunge Goat Girl, a teenage quartet who have been making noise with debut track ‘Country Sleaze’, and the vibrant collision of soul, electro and West-African funk known as Ibibio Sound Machine. More artists will be announced very soon.

Kevin Moore, The Great Escape’s Event Manager said; “The announcement of this extended BBC Music partnership is great news for TGE - together we share a commitment to discover and nurture new music and we can’t wait to share our ideas and see this collaboration grow. As we approach our twelfth year it’s important that we work with broadcast partners who share our vision and BBC Music do just that which makes them a perfect partner for the festival.”

James Stirling, BBC Music Editor said; “BBC Music is dedicated to discovering and nurturing new British artists and The Great Escape is one of the best festivals to do this on the UK music scene. I'm very happy to be bringing TGE to life for our audiences across Radio 1, Radio 3, 6 Music, BBC Music Introducing and our digital platforms.”