The Great Escape adds Florence Road, Man/Woman/Chainsaw and more to 2027 First Fifty
The Great Escape has completed its First Fifty line-up for 2027, bringing a further 30 artists into the Brighton festival’s first wave of names.
Irish indie rock quartet Florence Road lead the latest additions, joined by London art-rock outfit Man/Woman/Chainsaw, alongside The North, Billboard Style and World News. The festival will return to Brighton from 12-15 May 2027, with more than 450 emerging artists expected to play across the city’s venues.
A wide-ranging second wave
Also added to the bill are soul and R&B artist nomi., bassist, producer and DJ Marla Kether, and cellist and singer-songwriter Yeemz. Brighton-based singer-songwriter Kyla Kilzer & Max Noir will also perform as part of the First Fifty, pairing Kilzer’s vocal-led songwriting with Max Noir’s garage, alternative R&B and hip-hop production.
Germany has been named The Great Escape’s Lead Country Partner for 2027, with German artists Violet and Louis Ottley joining the programme. The partnership will also mark ten years of the ZEITGEIST New German Talent Showcase, which will bring 12 emerging German artists to Brighton for its anniversary edition.
The international contingent includes New Zealand’s Awning; Australian acts Divebar Youth, Public Figures and Fade Evare; Irish artists For Nina, Tadhg Nolan, Croithe and Aniar; Swiss band Lone Assembly; and French artists Cécile Lacharme and Eat Girls.
They join previously revealed acts including Esmeralda Road, Spanish Horses, Bathing Suits, Casual Smart, Dumbhead, Jordan Joy and Chest..
The full First Fifty line-up
The First Fifty campaign is being launched with a series of shows across seven East London venues on 12 November. The complete line-up currently stands as follows:
- Abbie Gordon
- Allegra Krieger
- Angelface
- Aniar
- Aubory Bugg
- Awning
- Bank Holiday
- Bathing Suits
- Billboard Style
- Casual Smart
- Cécile Lacharme
- Chest.
- Chiderah
- Compost Compost Compost
- Croithe
- Die Twice
- Divebar Youth
- Dumbhead
- Eat Girls
- Esmeralda Road
- Fade Evare
- Florence Road
- For Nina
- Gianna
- Half Star
- J Casa
- jo from school
- Jordan Joy
- Kyla Kilzer & Max Noir
- Lone Assembly
- Louis Ottley
- Man/Woman/Chainsaw
- Marla Kether
- MURPHY
- nomi.
- Pack of Animals
- Painkiller
- Public Figures
- Shrink
- Silver Gore
- Simon a.
- Spanish Horses
- State of Grace
- studio20
- Tadhg Nolan
- Tesni
- The North
- The Rose Hips
- TRAVO
- Violet
- World News
- Xanadu
- Yeemz
Tickets for The Great Escape 2027 are available via the festival’s official website.
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