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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Culture Staff

Skunk Anansie’s Skin announced as keynote speaker at The Great Escape 2025

Skunk Anansie's Skin will appear in an exclusive keynote conversation at The Great Escape 2025 - (Press/Rob O'Connor)

Groundbreaking rock artist Skin will appear as a keynote speaker at this year’s The Great Escape festival in Brighton, where her band Skunk Anansie will also headline The Independent’s stage in a rare intimate performance.

The iconic frontwoman will sit down with The Independent’s Music Editor Roisin O’Connor to discuss her extraordinary career and the many milestones she has achieved over the years, including becoming the first Black British woman to headline Glastonbury Festival in 1999.

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