Brighton’s annual new music showcase is set to feature 450 acts this May.
Martina and the Moons, Morgana, Florence Road are the Irish bands added today, adding to existing shows from Curtisy, Allie Sherlock, Bradley Marshall who are also doing the Road To The Great Escape in Dublin this May.
In total, the Republic acts are playing the festival:
- Aaron Rowe
- Ahmed With Love
- Allie Sherlock
- Ava McKechnie
- Basht.
- Bold Love
- Bradley Marshall
- Cliffords
- Curtisy
- DUG
- Ellie O’Neill
- Florence Road
- Junior Brother
- Last Apollo
- Martina and the Moons
- MOIO
- Morgana
- Papa Romeo
- Search Results
- Tara Nome Doyle
Northern Irish acts are also listed separately, due to funding from a separate entity and they are:
- Jock
- Lee Brady
- Makeshift Art Bar
- Mount Palomar
- Odhran Murphy
175 acts are listed in total as additions with the full list by genre broken down below with highlights including Courting, Maruja, Girlpuppy, Pretty Girl, Sorry Girls and more.
British rockers Skunk Anansie will be taking the stage for a special performance at The Independent Stage at The Old Market on 16 May 2025.
TGE 2025 will also see the return of The Late Escape, our official after-hours programme running from 11:30pm to 4am.
New additions:
ALT INDIE
A Thousand Mad Things | Airport Dad | Ålborg | Arkayla | Balancing Act | Bayboards | better joy | Bighead Tea Drinkers | Blanket | Blush Always | Boko Yout | Cat Ryan | Chlöe’s Clue | Claire Brooks | Coach Party | congratulations | Courting | DellaXOZ | Dylan Cartlidge | Finnian James | Fletchr Fletchr | Gen and the Degenerates | Goetia | Hannah Robinson | Jana Diab | Laurie Wright | Lawn Chair | Loren Heat | Lori Asher | Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys | Mandrake Handshake | Martina and the Moons | Michigander | Morgana | Myriad | Pastel | Picture Parlour | RIP Magic | She Her Her Hers | SLAG | Static Ella | Still Pigeon | SULK | Sunbeam | Sundress | Sweet Unrest | SWIM | Toy Parlour | TV Death | Tyler Ballgame | Ugly | Velvetine | Weston Loney | Y | Zander
ELECTRONIC DANCE
Badger | Mechatok (Live) | sim0ne | Audio Dune | Charlieee | David Bay | debasement | Elia Tomé | Filthy Pig | Fourth Daughter | Hot Pink Sewage | Kuntessa | Mia Kirkland | Mia Lily | Mina | Pretty Girl (DJ Set) | TEKEMAT
FOLK AMERICANA COUNTRY
Cubzoa | Geneviève Racette | Mari Mathias | My Mercury | Quiet Light | REA | Simple Things | Skydaddy | The Deep Blue | Tommy WÁ | Verde Prato
GRIME RAP HIP-HOP
BrokenPen | Chiedu Oraka | DeeRiginal | Dred | Flintz | IRAH | Keedz | wing!
JAZZ R&B SOUL
Akemi Fox | Azamiah | Bea Maher | Blue Lab Beats | Clara La San | CROOKS INC. | Demae | Gia Gray | GUY | ISHA | Knats | Kroi | Mica Sefia | Nia Smith | Nuela Charles | Olive Jones | Orla Rae | STORRY | Tofunmi Adorna | VivaOla
POP SINGER SONGWRITER
Ako | Ava McKechnie | Beattie | Bialystocks | Carol Ades | CECI | Claudia Fenoglio | Finn Forster | Finn Mungo | Florence Road | Girlpuppy | go!go!vanillas | Goddess | Grace Gachot | Jack Dean | Jasmine Thompson | JERUB | Just For Fun | Kamran Kaur | Kayla Grace | Kingsy | Leah Wilcox | Lleo | Marti Perramon | Maya Delilah | Meyy | Orlando | Precious Pepala | Ruby Duff | Ruthven | SOBI | SOFY | Sorry Girls | Theo Bleak | Winnetka Bowling League | Zinadelphia
PUNK ROCK METAL
ARXX | Bruise Control | Carne | ChitChat | CLT DRP | Cordelia Gartside | Day We Ran | Defences | Dirtsharks | Divide And Dissolve | Getdown Services | JAYLER | Joe & The Shitboys | Kings & Pills | LIONSTORM | Marketplace | Martial Arts | Maruja | MERCURY | Shooting Daggers | Soapbox | Splitting Edges | The Molotovs | The None | WREX | WRKHOUSE
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS (*indicates TGE Spotlight Show which requires additional ticket)
WEDNESDAY 14 MAY
Bighead Tea Drinkers | Bria Salmena | Congratulations | CURRLS | Fuzz Lightyear | GANS | Goetia | Goodbye | Heavy Lungs | Holiday Ghosts | Lonnie Gunn | Mitch Sanders | Mount Palomar | Peter Doherty * | Real Farmer | SLAG | Trampolene * | Warmduscher * | Water Machine | Westside Cowboy
THURSDAY 15 MAY
Angry Blackmen | Black Fondu | CATTY | Chloe Qisha | corto.alto | Debby Friday | Donny Benét | Eivør | Flawless Issues | Folk Bitch Trio | JD Cliffe | Luvcat | Man/Woman/Chainsaw | Men An Tol | Mouth Culture | Nadeem Din-Gabisi | namesbliss | Nap Eyes | Nxdia | Oreglo | RUBII | The Klittens | The K’s | Total Tommy | Van Zon
FRIDAY 16 MAY
Badger | Courting | Dice | Ellie O’Neil | English Teacher | GET DOWN SERVICES | Gordi | Jordan Adetunji | Kaicrewsade | Knats | L E M F R E C K | Laicositna | Maruja | Miso Extra | Miss Kannina | Moio | Ray Bull | Rizzle Kicks * | Sim0ne | Skunk Anansie | Tay Jordan | The Moonlandingz | The New Eves | The Pill | Ugly | WELLY | Witch Post
SATURDAY 17 MAY
afromerm | Baby Berserk | Blue Lab Beats | CLT DRP | CROOKS INC. | Divide + Dissolve | Goddess | Goodbye | Jodie Langford | Knats | Ladylike | Lynks | Oreglo | Pretty Girl (DJ) | Rabbitfoot | Scrounge | SULK | SWIM | Tara Nome Doyle | The Molotovs and many more
