Ásgeir, RAYE, Jay Som, Julie Byrne, and over 100 more added to The Great Escape
The Great Escape festival has announced another massive wave of acts, with Ásgeir, Jay Som, Douglas Dare, CHINAH, Julie Byne, RAYE, and more confirmed.
Today's names join the likes of Sturla Atlas, Nilüfer Yanya, Middle Kids, Casi, IDER, Marika Hackman, Cosima, Swimming Tapes, and Dagny.
Event Manager Kevin Moore says of the new names: "With just 10 weeks to go it’s brilliant to be announcing yet another round of artists who will be joining us in Brighton this year. Our 2017 lineup is shaping up to be our best and most diverse yet and there’s still so much more to come. Can it be May yet?"
The latest wave in full:
Abra Cadabra, Agar Agar, Alex Cameron, Altameda, Alyss, Amy Becker, Aristophanes貍貓, Ásgeir, Babeheaven, Bad Pop, Bad Sounds, Bang Bang Romeo, Bantam Lyons, Beliefs, Biuret 뷰렛, Blackwaters, Brent Cobb, Bruce O Yates, Camo Clave, Childhood, CHINAH, Code Walk, Colter Wall, Confidence Man, Crimsons, Dakota, Dat Brass, Debrah Scarlet, DGS Samurai Champs, Douglas Dare, Ekali, Estrons, Faith I Branko, Fifi Rong, Fish, Flyte, Folly Rae, Forest Of Fools, Frank Gamble, Fuck Art, Let's Dance!, Gallops, Gardna, Girli, H Hawkline, Harrison Brome, Haux, Hazel English, Hearts Hearts, Hello Moth, Hipsters Don’t Dance, Honey Lung, Honey Lung, Ibibio Sound Machine, Immigrant Swing, Into The Ark, Isaac Gracie, Jack Ladder, Jackdat, Jane Weaver, Jarami, Jay Som, Jerry Williams, Joe Fox, Jossy Mitsu, Judah And The Lion, Julie Bergan, Julie Byrne, Killason, King Henry, Knucks, Kovacs, La Jungle, Las Aves, Leo Stannard, Life, Little Hours, Luxury Death, Lyra, Marc O’reilly, Maria Kelly, Matt Maltese, Mo Kenney, Monico Blonde, Mystic Braves, Mungo, Not3s, Nova Twins, Oscar Jerome, Otzeki, Outlya, Overcoats, Paigey Cakey, Parekh & Singh, Paris Youth Foundation, Pavo Pavo, Perturbator, Poor Nameless Boy, Port Cities, Prince Vaseline, Rahh, RAYE, Royal Tusk, Sailor & I, Sara Sara, She-Devils, Shy Luv, Smerz, Sônge, Sons, Superfood, Tamir Grinberg, Tash LC, Ten Tonnes, Tennyson, The Amazons, The Avulsions, The Blinders, The Brass Funkeys, The Districts, The Lafontaines, The Monotones, The Van T's, Thomas Azier, Victoria, Wallflower, Wallwork B2B TSVI, Wild Front, Will Heard, William Prince, Xamvolo, Yxng Bane, Zach Said, and Zak Abel.
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