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Artist News Gigs & Festivals
The Great Escape announces First Fifty shows
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 15 September 2021
The Great Escape has announced the first 50 acts set to play next year’s festival in Brighton.
All those acts will also play the annual First Fifty mini-showcase event in November, taking place across eight venues in East London, as well as at an extra show in Brighton itself. Plus, this year, you’ll also be able to access an online First Fifty showcase too.
The First Fifty shows will take place as follows…
17 Nov (London)
Night Tales: Enny, Tems, Finn Askew
Studio 9294: Priya Ragu, Sipho, Lime Garden, Daisy Brain
Hackney Social: Kam-Bu, Deema, Conor Albert
NT’s: Miso Extra, BXKS, Dreya Mac
Oslo: Mysie, Delilah Montagu, Jada, Kwaku Asante
Paper Dress Vintage: Keg, Wu-Lu, Hussy
Sebright Arms: Unschooling, Powerplant, Hamish Hawk
The Victoria: Malady, The Clockworks, Gallus, Dea Matrona
18 Nov (Online)
Wallice, Maple Glider, Crown Lands, Gustaf, Charmaine, CV Vision, Sycco, Lunar Vacation, TEKE::TEKE, Kills Birds, DORA, Gabriels, Adam Melchor, Enumclaw, EFÉ, Ur Monarch, Someone, Alice Pisano, Johanna Warren, and Conchúr White
19 Nov (Brighton)
Chalk: Sam Ryder, Isabelle Brown, Heights
More information and tickets here.
The 2022 Great Escape – including the CMU curated conference strands – takes place in Brighton from 11 – 14 May. You can order delegate passes here.