The next batch of Great Escape bands have been announced and we’re very happy to see that the TGE talent spotters agree with us that Kins are heading for good things. Elsewhere The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster continue their post-Nike ad return with an appearance, surely the most established band on the bill. Teen wonders The Strypes have a more tenuous link to Brighton in that they’re mentored by Squeeze’s Chris Difford in our lovely city, which might be why they turned up (with Elton John) at a widely reported gig at Fitzherberts.
But it’s not all Brighton bands – baggy revivalists Jagwar Ma might be our favourite new band on the bill while political singer songwriter Billy Bragg, playing one of the Dome gigs, is more relevant than any time since his 80s heyday. Hip hop fans will be pleased to see Iggy Azalea and Brooke Candy appear.
New Additions To The Line-Up
A Tribe Called Red / AA Wallace / Andy Shauf / Arcane Roots / Atlas Genius / Babe / The Balconies / Beach Fossils / Big Wave Riders / Billy Bragg*/ Blue Hawaii / Brooke Candy / Cairo Pythian / Cairo Knife Fight / Catfish And The Bottlemen / [Champagne] / Concrete Knives / Daniel Drumz / Deep Sea Arcade / Diane / Diiv / The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster / Elisapie / Eye Emma Jedi / Farao / Fimber Bravo / Findlay / Girls In Hawaii / Golden Fable / Hacktivist / Highasakite / Houndmouth / The Hounds Below / Husky Rescue / Iggy Azalea / Indiana / Is Tropical / Jackie Onassis / Jagwar Ma / Jenny Hval / Joe Banfi / Kamp! / Kimberly Anne / Kins / Kodaline / Little Green Cars / London Grammar / Lord Huron / Lostalone / Lowell / Marika Hackman / Mausi / Mazes / Mel Parsons / The Midnight Beast** / Mikal Cronin / Mo Kenney / Monophona / Mutiny On The Bounty / Murder By Death / Murmansk / No Ceremony /// / An On / Only Real / Owlle / Parlour / Parquet Courts / Phantom / Pinkunoizu / Plaster / Rah Rah / Rebekka Karijord / Rubik / Ruen Brothers / Saint Michel / Sarah Macdougall / Say Yes Dog / Sharks / Stevie Neale / Story Books / Susanne Sundfør / Syron / Tall Ships / Temples / Dancing Years / The Elwins / The Griswolds / The Other Tribe / The Strypes / Three Trapped Tigers / Thumpers / Toddla T Sound / Tripwires / Troumaca / Unno / Warm Myth / White Fence / Woods / Yan Wagner / Your Favourite Enemies
Previously Announced Bands
The 1975 / Allah-Las / Alunageorge / Awaken I Am / Bastille / Bear’s Den / The Black Heart Rebellion / Blackeye / Blaudzun / Brodka / Caitlin Park / Charlie Straight / Childhood / Christine And The Queens / Chvrches / Cloud Boat / Cousins / Cub Scouts / Dan Croll / Darkstar / David Rodigan / Del Barber / Dingus Khan / Dinosaur Pile-Up / Drenge / Dune / Eagulls / Echo And The Empress / Eddi Front / Ed Harcourt / Eliza And The Bear / Fist City / Foam Lake / Gallops / How To Dress Well / Humans / Hungry Kids Of Hungary / Indians / Jacco Gardner / King Krule / Lab Coast / Lawrence Arabia / Lewis Watson / Luke Sital-Singh / Mac Demarco / Made In Japan / Marmozets / Mø / The Naturals / The Neighbourhood / Neighbourhood Youth / Nick Mulvey / Night Engine / Phosphorescent / Portasound / Rainy Milo / Royal Canoe / Ryan Keen / San Zhi / Skaters / Skip&Die / Sleepmakewaves / Snakadaktal / Soak / Spectres / Stonefield / Superfood / Sweet Baboo / Swim Deep / Teleman / To Kill A King / Tom Odell / Tomorrow’s World / Towns / Tres B / The Trouble With Templeton / The Upskirts / Unknown Mortal Orchestra / Velcro Hooks / Velociraptor / Wall / Wolf Alice / Young Rival
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