Festival dijadwalkan dari 18 Mei hingga 20 Mei 2017 (2 hari).
The Great Escape berlangsung di Brighton, United Kingdom. Berikut adalah alamat lengkap festival: Brighton and Hove, England
Yungblud, Parcels, Tom Grennan, Picture This, Perturbator, Giant Rooks, Adam Ant, Sigrid, Homeshake, John Grant, Raye, The Charlatans, Yoke Lore, Orla Gartland, The Japanese House, GOOSE, Yellow Days, The Amazons, Aldous Harding, The Districts, Middle Kids, Marika Hackman, Dagny, Rejjie Snow, Saint PHNX.
Genre dan sub-genre yang paling populer dari edisi sebelumnya adalah:
rock
pop
electronic
indie
indie rock
alternative
indie pop
experimental
alternative rock
lo-fi
psychedelic
dream pop
electronica
ambient
indie folk
post-rock
shoegaze
acoustic
instrumental