Nothing much beats the feeling of being on the hallowed grounds of Donington, but being at the beach is pretty good too. Even better when there’s a stacked line-up of bands playing 10 yards away from where you can get your fish & chips.

This year, we’ve teamed up with the legends at Kerrang! to host a stage at Daltons in Brighton as part of The Great Escape 2026, and we’re bringing some of the brightest stars in the alternative music scene along with us.

The line-up includes resident noisemakers Native James, Comastatic, Oversize, Frozemode, Eurotripp, Ally Nicholas, Heave Blood & Die + more!

Swap seagulls for riffs from Wednesday 13th – Friday 15th May, 6-10pm and join us in celebrating the bands keeping heavy music alive right now.

Poster for the Kerrang! Presents The Download Stage at The Great Escape. The event takes place from 13th-15th May at Daltons (Under Brighton Zip, BN2 1TB) in Brighton, UK. The line-up is listed by day: Wednesday 13th May, 6pm–10pm features Native James, Frozemode, Mudrat and EMNW, Thursday 14th May, 6pm–10pm features Comastatic, Eurotripp, Overgrown and Theboyshadow, Friday 15th May, 6pm–10pm features Oversize, Ally Nicholas, Heave Blood & Die and East Exchange. The text at the bottom reads “Access this show via a TGE wristband, subject to capacity.”

Full line-up as follows:

Wednesday 15th May

Headliner – Native James

Frozemode

Mudrat

EMNW

Thursday 16th May

Headliner – Comastatic

Eurotripp

Overgrown

Theboyshadow

Friday 17th May

Headliner – Oversize

Ally Nicholas

Heave Blood & Die

East Exchange

We’ve teamed up with Kerrang! for a stage at The Great Escape

Full line-up as follows:

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