Over a hundred bands have been added to the line-up for the 2024 edition of the internationally renowned beast of a festival that is The Great Escape. There’s plenty for us to get excited about amidst the sea of names, and one of may very well turn out to be our new favourite band.
Of particular note is that Korean post-rock noise merchants Jambinai are making a welcome visit to the home of their record label Bella Union, while Belgian electronic artist Bolis Pupul – who was last seen ripping up an ecstatic Green Door Store with Charlotte Adigéry – is getting ready to launch a debut solo album. On top of that Glaswegian singer-songwriter Lizzie Reid who impressed while depping for Walt Disco at Mutations will bring her solo singer songwriting to the South Coast, and Man/Woman/Chainsaw will hopefully answer the question of ‘What Lucy Found There’. Manchester’s Nightbus will give us a shot of their northern nocturnal post-punk while Joe & The Shitboys will smash it up with their fierce queer punk.
They are joining the already announced first fifty which includes SOURCE favourites The New Eves, the intriguing Bishopskin and the beautiful French Stereolaby melodic delight of En Attendant Ana.
The full list of names added to the line-up is:
Flat Party | The Shambolics | The Clause | Tamara & The Dreams | Bnny | Soft Launch | Fabiana Palladino | Nightbus | Bel | DellaXOZ | Rachael Lavelle | Brockhoff | The Dare | Kaeto | Soft Loft | Mali Velasquez | Humane The Moon | Kayla Grace | The Big Day | The Belair Lip Bombs | Platonic Sex | Cruel Sister | The Crooks | The Sheratons | Radio Free Alice | Colour TV | Winona Forever | Velvetine | Saloon Dion | Marathon | Brògeal | Good Neighbours | Faux Real | Man/Woman/Chainsaw | The Life | Fold Paper | Gut Health | Elinborg | Anna Mieke | St Arnaud | Muireann Bradley | Lizzie Reid | Amble | Kingfishr | Moira & Claire | Desiree Dawson | KIIMI | Bolis Pupul | Michael Diamond | Coex | t l k | Lucy Tun | Fcukers | YARD | Romy Nova | Landel | Jackie Moonbather | Ruby J | SHVVN | Hohnen Ford | Caleb Kunle | Forest Claudette | Kuzi Cee | Frost Children | Angélica Garcia | Go-Jo | Mackenzy Mackay | MAD TSAI | Canty | SafeSp8ce | Vox Rea Beattie | Leah Kate | Begonia | ASHY | Asha Jefferies | Maggie Andrew | Alessi Rose | Uly | Deeps | Tom Lark | Alfie Jukes | Tyler Lewis | Southern River Band | Joe & The Shitboys | Aggrasoppar | Alien Chicks | Aziya | Arrows in Action | Holy Wars | Bound By Endogamy | Dirty Blonde | Johnny Hunter | Unpeople | iDestroy | House of Women | Jambinai | Really Good Time | Full Flower Moon Band | Zheani
The Great Escape
Various venues, May 15th-18th 2024
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