The Great Escape 2016 announces Postiljonen, Songhoy Blues, Anna Meredith, and more

27 January 2016, 08:00 | Written by Laurence Day

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The Great Escape 2016 has announced a new wave of acts, including Postiljonen, D Double E, Bo Rocha, Mabel, Inheaven, and The Big Moon.

Anna Meredith, Blossoms, RY X, Diet Cig, Royce Wood Junior, Lady Leshurr, Actor, Coves, Band Of Skulls, Michael Kiwanuka, and Songhoy Blues are also set to perform at the new music showcase.

Shura, Mystery Jets, Pumarosa, Oh Wonder, and Dilly Dally have already been confirmed.

For the sixth year running, The Line Of Best Fit will be returning to host a stage at the Great Escape - last year our stage featured HÆLOS, Tei Shi, Sabella, 1987, Cairobi, Aquilo, and Mt. Wolf.

Today's additions:

A J Tracey, Actor, Alec Benjamin, Alice Phoebe Lou, Anna Meredith, Anna Of The North, Anteros, Anthonie Tonnon, Ariana & The Rose, Astrid S, Avelino, Babe, Band Of Skulls, Banners, Beaty Heart, Black Peaches, Bleached, Blossoms, Bo Rocha, Callum Beattie, Cameron Ag, Catholic Action, Causes, Chastity, Chastity Belt, Cigarettes After Sex, Coves, D Double E, Dead!, Depresno, Diet Cig, Dolores Haze, Dreller, Egyptian Blue, Elf Kid, Elifantree, Fatoumata Diawara, Frisco, George Taylor, Georgie, Grumble Bee, Have You Ever Seen The Jane Fonda Aerobic VHS?, Her, Iglooghost, Inheaven, Jacob Collier, Jain, James Canty, Jammz, Joseph J. Jones, JR Green, Kate Jackson and The Wrong Moves, Khruangbin, Kiko Bun, K-X-P, Lady Leshurr, Lewis Del Mar, Little Hours, Logan Sama, Lusts, Mabel, Mai Kino, Makeness, Man & The Echo, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Michael Kiwanuka, Mossy, Mumdance, Muncie Girls, Nadia Reid, Nadia Rose, Ouzo Bazooka, Pink Oculus, Postaal, Postiljonen, Rømans, Royce Wood Junior, Ruth Koleva, RY X , Samm Henshaw, Shannon & The Clams, Songhoy Blues, Søren Juul, Spring King, St Lucia, Stephanie Rainey, Sudakistan, Teleman, Ten Fé, The Big Moon, The Prettiots, Tim Vantol, Transviolet, Type Two Error, Uniiqu3, Viola Beach, Vitamin, Wesley Gonzalez, William Singe, Willie J Healey, Yorkston Thorne Khan, and Youth Club.

The Great Escape 2016 takes place at a range of venues in Brighton from 19-21 May.

Festival Passes are now on sale from only £59.50, and Delegate Passes (giving additional access to all conference events, and priority access to live shows) are available fom £150.