The countdown to The Great Escape 2025 is officially on! This week, we’re thrilled to reveal over 175 new artists joining the line-up for this year’s festival, bringing the best in new music to Brighton from around the world. From genre-blurring innovators to future festival headliners, this wave of acts cements TGE’s reputation as the ultimate destination for music discovery.
Among the latest additions are electrifying UK acts like Badger, Blue Lab Beats, CLT DRP (pictured), Courting, Maruja, and Nia Smith, alongside a host of international artists including Divide and Dissolve (Australia), Girlpuppy (USA), and Zinadelphia (Netherlands). Spanning alternative, electronic, jazz, punk, and everything in between, the 2025 line-up now boasts over 450 rising stars set to take over Brighton’s stages.
And that’s not all—British rock legends Skunk Anansie will be taking the stage for a special performance at The Independent Stage at The Old Market on 16 May 2025. The show, presented in partnership with The Independent, comes just days before the release of their highly anticipated new album The Painful Truth. This exclusive TGE performance will be the band’s only intimate club show during their UK tour, offering fans a rare chance to witness their iconic live energy up close.
TGE 2025 will also see the return of The Late Escape, our official after-hours programme running from 11:30pm to 4am, featuring cutting-edge electronic and club sounds from Sim0ne, Mechatok, Badger, and more. Plus, our daily highlights have been unveiled, spotlighting must-see performances across the festival’s newly expanded four-day run.
With 450+ artists across 35+ venues, The Great Escape is where music’s next big names make their mark. Don’t miss out—tickets are on sale now!
The list of new artists added to the line up today is
ALT INDIE
A Thousand Mad Things | Airport Dad | Ålborg | Arkayla | Balancing Act | Bayboards | better joy | Bighead Tea Drinkers | Blanket | Blush Always | Boko Yout | Cat Ryan | Chlöe’s Clue | Claire Brooks | Coach Party | congratulations | Courting | DellaXOZ | Dylan Cartlidge | Finnian James | Fletchr Fletchr | Florence Road | Gen and the Degenerates | Goetia | Hannah Robinson | Jana Diab | Laurie Wright | Lawn Chair | Loren Heat | Lori Asher | Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys | Mandrake Handshake | Martina and the Moons | Michigander | Morgana | Myriad | Pastel | Picture Parlour | RIP Magic | She Her Her Hers | SLAG | Static Ella | Still Pigeon | SULK | Sunbeam | Sundress | Sweet Unrest | SWIM | Toy Parlour | TV Death | Tyler Ballgame | Ugly | Velvetine | Weston Loney | Y | Zander
ELECTRONIC DANCE
Badger | Mechatok (Live) | sim0ne | Audio Dune | Charlieee | David Bay | debasement | Elia Tomé | Filthy Pig | Fourth Daughter | Hot Pink Sewage | Kuntessa | Mia Kirkland | Mia Lily | Mina | Pretty Girl (DJ Set) | TEKEMAT
FOLK AMERICANA COUNTRY
Cubzoa | Geneviève Racette | Mari Mathias | My Mercury | Quiet Light | REA | Simple Things | Skydaddy | The Deep Blue | Tommy WÁ | Verde Prato
GRIME RAP HIP-HOP
BrokenPen | Chiedu Oraka | DeeRiginal | Dred | Flintz | IRAH | Keedz | wing!
JAZZ R&B SOUL
Akemi Fox | Azamiah | Bea Maher | Blue Lab Beats | Clara La San | CROOKS INC. | Demae | Gia Gray | GUY | ISHA | Knats | Kroi | Mica Sefia | Nia Smith | Nuela Charles | Olive Jones | Orla Rae | STORRY | Tofunmi Adorna | VivaOla
POP SINGER SONGWRITER
Ako | Ava McKechnie | Beattie | Bialystocks | Carol Ades | CECI | Claudia Fenoglio | Finn Forster | Finn Mungo | Girlpuppy | go!go!vanillas | Goddess | Grace Gachot | Jack Dean | Jasmine Thompson | JERUB | Just For Fun | Kamran Kaur | Kayla Grace | Kingsy | Leah Wilcox | Lleo | Marti Perramon | Maya Delilah | Meyy | Orlando | Precious Pepala | Ruby Duff | Ruthven | SOBI | SOFY | Sorry Girls | Theo Bleak | Winnetka Bowling League | Zinadelphia
PUNK ROCK METAL
ARXX | Bruise Control | Carne | ChitChat | CLT DRP | Cordelia Gartside | Day We Ran | Defences | Dirtsharks | Divide And Dissolve | Getdown Services | JAYLER | Joe & The Shitboys | Kings & Pills | LIONSTORM | Marketplace | Martial Arts | Maruja | MERCURY | Shooting Daggers | Soapbox | Splitting Edges | The Molotovs | The None | WREX | WRKHOUSE
DAILY HIGHLIGHTS (*indicates TGE Spotlight Show which requires additional ticket)
WEDNESDAY 14 MAY
Bighead Tea Drinkers | Bria Salmena | Congratulations | CURRLS | Fuzz Lightyear | GANS | Goetia | Goodbye | Heavy Lungs | Holiday Ghosts | Lonnie Gunn | Mitch Sanders | Mount Palomar | Peter Doherty * | Real Farmer | SLAG | Trampolene * | Warmduscher * | Water Machine | Westside Cowboy
THURSDAY 15 MAY
Angry Blackmen | Black Fondu | CATTY | Chloe Qisha | corto.alto | Debby Friday | Donny Benét | Eivør | Flawless Issues | Folk Bitch Trio | JD Cliffe | Luvcat | Man/Woman/Chainsaw | Men An Tol | Mouth Culture | Nadeem Din-Gabisi | namesbliss | Nap Eyes | Nxdia | Oreglo | RUBII | The Klittens | The K’s | Total Tommy | Van Zon
FRIDAY 16 MAY
Badger | Courting | Dice | Ellie O’Neil | English Teacher | GET DOWN SERVICES | Gordi | Jordan Adetunji | Kaicrewsade | Knats | L E M F R E C K | Laicositna | Maruja | Miso Extra | Miss Kannina | Moio | Ray Bull | Rizzle Kicks * | Sim0ne | Skunk Anansie | Tay Jordan | The Moonlandingz | The New Eves | The Pill | Ugly | WELLY | Witch Post
SATURDAY 17 MAY
afromerm | Baby Berserk | Blue Lab Beats | CLT DRP | CROOKS INC. | Divide + Dissolve | Goddess | Goodbye | Jodie Langford | Knats | Ladylike | Lynks | Oreglo | Pretty Girl (DJ) | Rabbitfoot | Scrounge | SULK | SWIM | Tara Nome Doyle | The Molotovs and many more