Brighton’s The Great Escape announce first 100 bands

Brighton’s The Great Escape festival has become one of the best markers for new music in the last few years and this year’s edition will feature 400 bands across a weekend from 8th-10th May across 35 venues. They’ve just announced the first 100 bands. Big names include Kelis supported by industry tip Ella Eyre but I’d be interested in seeing the likes of Arthur Beatrice, Benjamin Clementine, Denai Moore, Jeremiah Jae, Rosie Lowe, Jungle and Woman’s Hour.

Irish acts announced are September Girls and Rejjie Snow. Regular tickets are £49.50 right now.

The Great Escape first 100 bands

Amber Run / Andy Shauf / Arc Iris / Arthur Beatrice / As Animals / Autobahn / Baby In Vain / Baby Strange / Beard Of Wolves / Beautiful Boy / Benjamin Clementine / Black City Lights / Blaenavon / Broken Twin / Charli XCX / Cherub / Chlöe Howl / Circa Waves / Cleo T / Courtney Barnett / D/C / Dark For Dark / Darlia / Denai Moore / Dive In / Dolomite Minor / Doom Squad / Douglas Dare / Dune Rats / Ella Eyre/ Erotic Market / Fabienne / Fat White Family / Female Smell / Femme / Flux Pavilion / Flyte / Ftse / Future Islands / Fyfe / Gianna Lauren / Ginger And The Ghost / Glory Glory / Hannah Georgas / Hermitude / Holy Strays / Hsy / Human Pyramids / Jaakko Eino Kalevi / Jay Arner / Jeremiah Jae / Jeremy Neale / Jungle / Kelis/ Labyrinth Ear / Leon T Pearl / Lonely The Brave / Lovepark / Major Leagues / Marika Hackman / Matthew And The Atlas / Max Marshall / Mickey Lightfoot / Money For Rope / New Desert Blues / Oliver Wilde / Orval Carlos Sibelius / Oy / Pawws / Phox / Powder Blue / Rejjie Snow / Rosie Lowe / Royal Blood / Russian Red / Saint Raymond / Samaris / Satellite Stories / September Girls / Shopping / Shy Nature / Sin Cos Tan / Slaves / Stubborn Heart / Sundara Karma / The Bony King Of Nowhere / The Creases / The Crooked Brothers / The Darlingtons / The Oscillation / The Scenes / Theo Verney / Tove Lo / Traams / Traumahelikopter / Travis Bretzer / Wet / White Lung / Wilsen / Womans Hour / Young Summer / Youth Man / Yumi And The Weather

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