Brighton's, The Great Escape 2017 have added a further 125 acts to their line up including Raye, The Amazons, Abra Cadabra, Smerz, Jay Som, Ásgeir, Isaac Gracie, Parekh & Singh, Flyte and Douglas Dare.

Raye said “The Great Escape is such an important festival supporting new music. I’m so grateful that they give unknown artists a platform to play music to people with open ears. I played a couple of years ago and now I’m back – what an honour that is.”

The Great Escape kicks starts the festival season, introducing the artists and sounds of 2017. With over 300 bands playing in 30 venues over 3 days. In addition to pre-publicised performances, impromptu street gigs spring up all over town. In addition to the music there are 3 days of seminars where the movers and shakers of the industry host debates and workshops.

Details of all the acts added to the line up today are; Abra Cadabra, Agar Agar, Alex Cameron, Altameda, Alyss, Amy Becker, Aristophanes貍貓, Ásgeir, Babeheaven, Bad Pop, Bad Sounds/ Bang Bang Romeo, Bantam Lyons, Beliefs, Biuret 뷰렛, Blackwaters, Brent Cobb, Bruce O Yates, Camo Clave, Childhood, Chinah, Code Walk, Colter Wall, Confidence Man, Crimsons, Dakota, Dat Brass, Debrah Scarlet, Dgs Samurai Champs, Douglas Dare, Ekali, Estrons, Estrons, Faith I Branko, Fifi Rong, Fish, Flyte, Folly Rae, Forest Of Fools, Frank Gamble, Fuck Art,Let's Dance!, Gallops, Gardna, Girli, H Hawkline, Harrison Brome, Haux, Hazel English, Hearts Hearts, Hello Moth, Hipsters Don’t Dance, Honey Lung, Honey Lung, Ibibio Sound Machine, Immigrant Swing, Into The Ark, Isaac Gracie, Jack Ladder, Jackdat, Jane Weaver, Jarami, Jay Som, Jerry Williams, Joe Fox, Jossy Mitsu, Judah And The Lion, Julie Bergan, Julie Byrne, Killason, King Henry, Knucks, Kovacs, La Jungle, Las Aves, Leo Stannard, Life, Little Hours, Luxury Death, Lyra, Marc O’reilly, Maria Kelly, Matt Maltese, Mo Kenney, Monico Blonde, Mystic Braves, Mungo, Not3s, Nova Twins, Oscar Jerome, Otzeki, Outlya, Overcoats, Paigey Cakey, Parekh & Singh, Paris Youth Foundation, Pavo Pavo, Perturbator, Poor Nameless Boy, Port Cities, Prince Vaseline, Rahh, Raye, Royal Tusk, Sailor And I, Sara Sara, She-Devils, Shy Luv, Smerz, Sônge, Sons, Superfood, Tamir Grinberg, Tash Lc, Ten Tonnes , Tennyson, The Amazons, The Avulsions, The Blinders, The Brass Funkeys, The Districts, The Lafontaines, The Monotones, The Van T's, Thomas Azier, Victoria, Wallflower, Wallwork B2b Tsvi, Wild Front, Will Heard , William Prince, Xamvolo, Yxng Bane, Zach Said, Zak Abel

These are set to join the already confirmed artists in Brighton that include Rag’n’Bone Man, Slaves, The Magic Gang, Stefflon Don and Marika Hackman.