The Road to The Great Escape Returns This May with The First Wave of Acts Just Announced!
By The Road to The Great Escape
Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th May 2026
2 Day Ticket
Various Venues
Doors 19.30 | 18’s+
2-day tickets on sale now.
Ahead of its 2026 return, the first round of artists have been announced for The Road To The Great Escape. The two-day festival is taking place on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th May 2026 in venues across Dublin including Whelan’s, The Grand Social, and The Workman’s Club.
Elle Coves
Jessica Baio
Em Beihold
Villanelle
Little Grandad
Babyrat
Sell Everything
Jamie McIntyre
Steinza
Dermot Henry
Heidi Curtis
Dirty Blond
Brodie Barclay
Reggie
Sugaboo
Mustbejohn
Tickets from €28.95 (inc booking fee & venue facility fee) from Ticketmaster.ie.
Bookings subject to 12.5% service charge per ticket (max €10.50)
The Road To The Great Escape blends the best of rising Irish talent with some of the most exciting newcomers from across the world.
From an international perspective, this year’s festival will feature rising London grunge revival group Villanelle andAmerican singer-songwriter Em Beihold amongst many others.
Irish acts include Babyratwith their razor-sharp riffs, anthemic choruses and the kind of edge that power-pop has been missing and Dundalk rapper Reggie who has rapidly evolved from a rising local talent into one of the most compelling new forces in contemporary music. Blending hip-hop, R&B, and electronic influences with fearless creativity.