Getting TGE 26 off to a strong start 🎸
Here are my Wednesday picks.
18:15 | @fright_years | Komedia Studio
19:15 | @cyncwsg | Komedia Studio
19:16 | @josintheriver | Patterns Upstairs
20:15 | @swordii2 | Patterns Downstairs
20:30 | @ribbonskirtband | Beach - The Deep End
21:15 | @joanandthegiants | Komedia Studio
21:30 | @anginedepoitrine | Beach - The Deep End
21:30 | @themolotovs | Komedia Basement
22:15 | @judekelly__ | Komedia Studio
#thegreatescape #musicfestival #tge
In this week’s episode, Tomas Heasman welcomes the new season with Bloom - a playlist packed with uplifting, motivational tracks designed to spark positive change and give your soul a much-needed spring clean. He dives into @greatescapefest , the city-wide celebration of new music taking over Brighton in May, exploring the story of the festival in its landmark 20th year while sharing his own preparation rituals and essential tips for getting the most out of the experience. Tomas also counts down his top 26 must-see acts - from the strange to the spectacular - highlighting artists you’re unlikely to find anywhere else. To round things off, he looks back on festival acts he’s already seen to decide who is truly worth a repeat visit.
Featuring songs from Great Escape alumni, past and present:
‘gold’ - jazzygold
‘fire’ - Joya Marleen
‘Go Where You’re Wanted’ - AMANZI
‘Needed a Change’’ - Jasmine Thompson
‘Numb Little Bug’ - Em Beihold
‘Gentleman Blue’ - Elysia Biro
A new episode of #beyondmix is now on Spotify
This week, Tomas Heasman takes listeners back to the 1970s with Soul Searching - a contemporary mix of soul, blues and funk with a vintage feel. He unpacks Prince Andrew’s removal from royal duties and what it could mean for the future of the British monarchy. He also rounds up the winners, losers and viral moments from the Winter Olympics in Italy, and touches on his recent concert experience seeing the Icelandic singer, Laufey.
Featuring:
‘Illusions’ - Jalen Ngonda
‘Don’t Speak’ - Loaded Honey
‘Small Change’ - Don West
‘Back on 74’ - Jungle
‘POV’ - Rio Sterling
‘In-between’ - Lily Moore.
In this week’s episode, Tomas Heasman takes listeners back to the guileless optimism of 2011 with Plaid — an homage to the folky, communal energy of the so-called “stomp-clap-hey” era. Revisiting a sound once dismissed as a passing trend, Tomas recontextualises the movement, tracing its folk revival roots, its rapid rise to chart dominance, and the reasons for its sudden decline, while asking whether the style might yet find its way back into the contemporary charts.There is a discussion of Bad Bunny’s unprecedented Superbowl half-term performance and what it signals about the growing cultural reach of Latin music. Tomas also reflects on the most chaotic gig he attended last year: Welly’s raucous homecoming show in Brighton — a night that captured everything thrilling and unpredictable about live music.
Featuring:
‘Close To You’ - Odhran Murphy
‘Gramophone’ - Citizen Papes
‘Solo’ - Myles Smith
‘Heed The Call’ - Lee Brady
‘Leave’ - Kingfishr
‘Infite’ - The Man The Myth The Meatslab
A new episode of #beyondmix is now on Spotify
In this week’s episode, Tomas Heasman kicks off the new year with Brand — a rugged selection of rustic Americana, sourced entirely from beyond America’s borders. He unpacks the recent controversy surrounding the proposed ownership of Greenland, placing it within the longer arc of U.S. territorial expansion and political ambition. The episode also tackles the ticketing chaos surrounding Harry Styles’ Together Together tour, examining what it reveals about modern live-music economics, before turning to the ambitious - and contested - attempts to bring Saturday Night Live to the UK.
Featuring:
‘Less I Try’ - Ludwig Hart
‘Feels Like’ - Finn Forster
‘Corduroy Couch ’ - Brown Horse
‘Figure It Out’ - Seb Szabo, Joan & the Giants.
‘Helena’ - Hannah Weedall
‘The Panic Years’ - Kylie Price
A new episode of #beyondmix is now on Spotify
In this episode, Tomas Heasman looks back at the Year 2025: the events that dominated the news, the viral trends and memes, and most importantly the music that soundtracked our lives. He also reflects on his Spotify Wrapped and reviews which of the live artists he saw were the most convincing.
Featuring:
‘What My Heart Needs’ - Isak Benjamin
‘Big Mouth’ - Callinsick
‘desktop’ - SOFY
‘American Nights & English Mornings’ - Red Rum Club
‘mangetout’ - Wet Leg
‘I Know You Know’ - Girl Tones
