| Ellen and the Escapades | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Leeds, England / San Francisco,[1] United States |
| Genre: | Acoustic, Pop rock |
| Years Active: | 2009-2015 |
Ellen and the Escapades were an acoustic/pop/rock band from Leeds, England.[2] In 2009, the band was chosen by BBC Introducing to perform at Reading Festival and Leeds Festival.[3] The following year, Ellen and the Escapades won the Q Magazine/Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition and performed on three of the festival's main stages.[1]
The band received regular national radio play from BBC 6 Music and Amazing Radio. They have often also been played on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, as well as on XFM. Ellen and the Escapades played on The Black Isle Brewery Grassroots Stage on Saturday 4 August at the 2012 Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival near Beauly, Invernes-shire.
In February 2015, the band announced via their Facebook page that they would be breaking up.[4]