In popular music , Sussex has produced artists including Leo Sayer , The Cure , The Levellers , Brett Anderson , Keane , The Kooks , The Feeling , Rizzle Kicks , Conor Maynard , Tom Odell , Royal Blood and Rag 'n' Bone Man . In the 1970s , Sussex was home to Phun City , the UK 's first large-scale free music festival and hosted the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest which propelled ABBA to worldwide fame . Major festivals include The Great Escape Festival and Glyndebourne Festival Opera
1974 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
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