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THE GREAT ESCAPE (FESTIVAL)


Andy Clockwise performs at the 2006 event

Some of the old munitions are on display during the event

Something For Kate's Pip Branson & Paul Dempsey


Combat Wombat take to the Big Top stage

Included at the event is a large mural created by patrons over the weekend

Bob Evans at the Riverside Stage

'The Great Escape' is music festival held over Easter at Newington Armory, located within Sydney Olympic Park since 2006. It evolved from the 2005 Cockatoo Island Music Festival. The music and other attractions run from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, with some patrons camping from Thursday evening to Monday morning. Punters can attend either for the full weekend camping, purchase a 3 day pass and commute each day or attend a single day. Many acts also play 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.

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Artist lineups
External links

Artist lineups


'Friday April 16, 2006'
The Village Green The Grove Riverside Big Top The Tin Shed, Bunker 8 Cabaret, Ping Pong Club

Sigur Rós
Silverchair
Something for Kate
The Beautiful Girls
Wolf & Cub
Slightly Stoopid

Afro Moses
Waiting For Guinness
Blue King Brown
Mia Dyson
Hawksley Workman
Dave Graney & Clare Moore
Hat Fitz
Tim Ireland (musician)Tim Ireland
Melanie Horsnell

Stephen Cummings
Martha Wainwright
The Darling Downs
Dobacoracol
Arabesk
Declan Kelly (musician)Declan Kelly
Freeway
Angus & Julia Stone
Sam Shinazzi

The Herd
DJ Skoob
TZU
Koolism
Def Wish Cast
DJ Prince V
Hermitude
Combat Wombat
Local Knowledge
The Fumes
The Camels

Leanne Paris Band
Botanics
The Pedestrians
DJ Jack Shit
Uncle Ho
Toydeath
Layer
The Zion Band
The Hauntingly Beautiful Mousemoon
Garry Who
Gary Bradbury
Bruce Griffith
Mickey Gee
The Red Paintings
The Dawn Collective
Joel Plaskett
Pony Club Massacre

'Saturday April 17, 2006'
The Village Green The Grove Riverside Big Top The Tin Shed, Bunker 8 Cabaret, Ping Pong Club

The Black Keys
Femi Kuti
Juan De Macro's Afro Cuban Allstars
Eskimo Joe
Daara J
★ Slightly Stoopid

Kid Confucius
Rastawookie
Entropic
Andy Clockwise
Liz Martin
★ Joel Plaskett
Jesse Younan
Watussi
Brain Campaeu

★ Hawksley Workman
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
The Girls From The Clouds
The Audreys
★ Blue King Brown
★ The Hauntingly Beautiful Mousemoon
Panda
Durbeyfield
Laura Imburglia

Paul Mac
The Bird
The Red Eyes
Endorphin
Butterfingers
The Vasco Era
The McMenamins
Those Bloody Mckennas

Casual Projects
Johnny G & The E Types
Lordz Of The Fly
★ DJ Jack Shit
Rica Tetas
Coda
Jackie Loeb
Jason Ryder
Mark My Words
Adam Moulds
Zombie Ghost Train
Mr Bamboo
Lucie Thorne
Fondula
The Afterset

'Sunday April 18, 2006'
The Village Green The Grove Riverside Big Top The Tin Shed, Bunker 8 Cabaret, Ping Pong Club

Donovan Frankenreiter
Bernard Fanning
Xavier Rudd
Lior
Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set

Neville Staples' Specials
Cornerstone Roots
King Tide
Josh Pyke
Paul Greene
Perry Keyes
★ Lucie Thorne
Matt Englebrecht
The Paper Scissors
Nardo

Bob Evans
★ Joel Plaskett
Butterfly 9
Ash Grunwald
Jackie Orszacky
Andrew Morris
The Devoted Few
Brendan Welsh
Tecoma

Decoder Ring
The Mountain Goats
Expatriate
★ Hawksley Workman
Epicure
Old Man River
Wallspace
British India

The Van
Superheavyweights
True Live
★ DJ Jack Shit
Showa 44
★ Zombie Ghost Train
Bev Killick
Chris Radburn
Jonas Holt
Adave Jory
Holidays On Ice
The Sins
The Handsome Young Strangers
Ollo
Dane Tucquet

'The Great Escape 2007 Lineup'
'Friday 6 April'
The Village Green Riverside The Terrace The Tin Shed Bunker 8 Cabaret, T-Bar

Wolfmother
Hilltop Hoods
The Vines
Ben Kweller
Amos Lee

★ Waiting For Guinness
★ Blue King Brown
★ Rastawookie
Kaki King
Dan Kelly & The Alpha-Males
Damien Dempsey
Nibs Van Der Spuy

Fourplay
★ Angus & Julia Stone
★ The Sins
Holly Throsby
★ Joel Plaskett
★ Melanie Horsnell
Genevieve Maynard & The Tallboys

The Exploders
★ Expatriate
Deerhoof
The Mares
Iain Archer
Ooh La La
Wallspace
Bertie Blackman
★ Toydeath
Emergency! Emergency!

Vulgargrad
Spooky Mens Choral
Aleks & The Ramps
Greta Gertler & The Extroverts
★ DJ Jack Shit
Regal
Frenzie
Trevor Parkee

'Saturday 7 April'
The Village Green Riverside The Terrace The Tin Shed Bunker 8 Cabaret, T-Bar

John Butler Trio
Missy Higgins
Ziggy Marley
Little Birdy
★ Bob Evans

★ The Bird
Lee "Scratch" Perry
The Magic Numbers
Bliss N Eso
King Tide
The Flairz
★ Kaki King

★ Kaki King
★ Blue King Brown
★ Waiting For Guinness
★ Coda
★ Damien Dempsey
★ Joel Plaskett
Donna Hewitt + Julian Knowles

Astronomy Class
Macromantics
The Panda Band
Children Collide
Sparkadia
★ The Paper Scissors
Whiskey Go Gos
Wons Phreely
Cuthbert & The Nightwalkers

★ Vulgargrad
★ Spooky Mens Choral
★ Aleks & The Ramps
★ Greta Gertler & The Extroverts
★ DJ Jack Shit
Jamie Lloyd & Jim Polar
Somatik

'Sunday 8 April'
The Village Green Riverside The Terrace The Tin Shed Bunker 8 Cabaret, T-Bar

The Roots
The Living End
Gomez
Fat Freddy's Drop
★ The Fumes
Ryan Shaw

Fishbone
★ Johnny G & The E Types
Flogging Molly
The Lemonheads
Lou Rhodes
Darren Hanlon
Tanzie

Alice Russell
★ Waiting For Guinness
★ Damien Dempsey
Carla Werner
The White Buffalo
★ Joel Plaskett
Chris Rainer + Mat Watson

Stick Figures
True Live
The Cops
The Temper Trap
Operator Please
★ Hermitude
Bridezilla
Slingshot
Walrus

★ Vulgargrad
★ Spooky Mens Choral
★ Aleks & The Ramps
★ Greta Gertler & The Extroverts
★ DJ Jack Shit
TM Juke
DJ Fitchie
GSAN

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.
External links


★ http://www.thegreatescape.net.au/

★ http://www.sydneyolympicpark.com.au/

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