Festival dijadwalkan dari 15 Mei hingga 17 Mei 2008 (2 hari).
The Great Escape berlangsung di Brighton, United Kingdom. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Brighton and Hove, England
Bon Iver, Cage the Elephant, Mumford & Sons, The Wombats, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Bombay Bicycle Club, Iron & Wine, The Fratellis, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Black Angels, Cancer Bats, The xx, Crystal Castles, The Subways.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
pop
electronic
indie
indie rock
alternative
indie pop
alternative rock
experimental
post-punk
britpop
acoustic
dream pop
electronica
indie folk
dance
lo-fi
dance punk
electro