The Great 'Digs' Escape

Holidays!! Well almost.. MTV Digs packed their bucket and spade and headed off to Brighton Beach last week.. it's one of the few places you can get to from London without worrying about that bloody ash cloud...

The fifth annual Great Escape music convention and festival saw skinny jean boys and leather clad ladies hit the sunny shores with wayfarers in tow. As a first timer in Brighton, I must say I was very impressed by the chilled atmosphere, blue skies and most importantly, good music! Rickie and I took base in our own special MTV Digs venue, slap bang in the middle of all the action. We had live MTV sessions from Wakefield's The Cribs, MTV ( and Melvin!) fav - Rox, Everything Everything and Irish lads General Fiasco.

Rickie and I also underwent the first GEDO ( Great Escape General Olympics).. it got pretty heated but you'll have to wait until the show is aired the first week of June on MTV to find out who won. I can reveal, however, that games included ' Deck Chair Challenge', 'Stone in the bucket challenge' and 'Rock n' roll challenge'.. oh yea tough work!

Gorgeous ladies Ellie Goulding and Marina ( without her Diamonds) and the brilliant (not too mention hilarious) Darwin Deez helped us 'fish for some answers., Also at the festival were The King Blues who won prizes for originality, by playing a series of truly unique shows in the sewer system under Brighton Pier - a world festival first.

We would have liked to stay longer but we realised we left Melvin home alone in London..and we all know the trouble that boy can get up to.

L:)x