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Line-up announced for TikTok presented spotlight show at The Great Escape
By Chris Cooke | Published on Wednesday 13 April 2022
The Great Escape has revealed the line up for a special spotlight show taking place during this year’s festival that is being presented by TikTok. The show will see ArrDee, Dréya Mac, Piri & Tommy, Cassyette and DJ Just Yaz all perform at Brighton’s Concorde 2 on Saturday 14 May.
Confirming that line-up, TikTok Artists Partnership Manager Alice Razack says: “We’re excited to partner with The Great Escape for the very first time and bring such breakthrough new musical talent to our spotlight shows. ArrDee, Dréya Mac, Piri & Tommy, Cassyette and DJ Just Yaz have built huge fanbases on TikTok through their music and video creations and we can’t wait to see them perform live in Brighton”.
A number of people from TikTok will also be taking part in this year’s TGE Conference, which takes place from Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 May at Jurys Inn Waterfront in Brighton.
As part of the CMU+TGE strand MUSIC+VIDEO, Head Of UK Artist Partnerships David Mogendorff will identify what it takes to gain momentum and engage an audience on the TikTok platform through a series of insightful artist case studies. Plus Creative Music Licensing exec Kelli Slade will join the conversation about how sync deals work when brands are using user-generated content and social media platforms.
Plus on the Saturday of TGE, Artist Community Managers James Lightfoot and Sheema Siddiqi will be offering tips and practical advice galore as part of the TGE Elevate programme of panels aimed at early-career artists and music industry people.
You can get your TGE delegate passes here.
