A slew of Aussies will be headed for the UK this May and they won’t just be looking for bar work. Thanks in part to the efforts of Sounds Australia, a clique of talented Australian artists will be taking the stage to play the UK’s The Great Escape festival, which has a reputation for booking talented young up-and-coming acts.
Among the Aussies announced as part of the event’s recently unveiled, 150-strong initial lineup are J Award-winning rapper Remi, folk duo Pierce Brothers, Melbourne twee poppers Twerps, ghost folk trio Little May, Adelaide natives Bad//Dreems, genre-bending collective Saskwatch, psych-soul masters Rolls Bayce, Melbourne electronic wiz Banoffee, and more .
Readers can check out the full list of 150 acts that make up The Great Escape 2015’s first lineup announcement below. It includes a few prominent heavyweights, like Alabama Shakes and Thurston Moore Band, as well as Django Django, The Bohicas, and Ibeyi. If 150 awesome acts isn’t enough for you, there’s still plenty more to be announced, so stay tuned.
The Great Escape, which is now in its 10th year showcasing the world’s best up-and-coming musical talent, is set to descend on Brighton, UK this May, running from the 14th to the 16th. Readers can head on over to the official Great Escape festival website for more details. If you’re thinking of making the trip over, tickets are a reasonable £54.45 (AUD$103.36).
The Great Escape 2015
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Acollective
Adam French
Admiral Fallow
Ak/Dk
Alabama Shakes
All Tvvins
Alo Wala
Andrea Balency
Andy Shauf
Apes
April Towers
Aquilo
Aurora
Awesome Tapes From Africa
Bad Breeding
Bad//Dreems
Banoffee
Bella Figura
Black Honey
Black Peaks
Boothroyd
Bully
C.A.R.
Cairobi
Charles Howl
Charlie Straw
Chelou
Choir Of Young Believers
Clarence Clarity
Close Talker
Cosmo Sheldrake
Creeper
Creepoid
Dan Bodan
Dark Moon
Demob Happy
Django Django
Dutch Uncles
Elder Island
Ewert And The Two Dragons
Fantasma
Fismoll
Flo Morrissey
Flyying Colours
Forever Pavot
Formation
Fraser A Gorman
Freddie Dickson & The Guard
From Indian Lakes
Gabrielle Papillon
Gengahr
Girl Band
Groenland
H.Hawkline
Hælos
Happyness
Honne
Human Hair
Ibeyi
Ivy & Gold
Jack Garratt
Jagaara
Jasmine Thompson
Jordan Klassen
JP Cooper
Kagoule
Kevin Devine
Kiko Bun
Klaus Johann Grobe
Lake Malawi
Lapsley
Laura Doggett
Lazytalk
Le Galaxie
Lee Bains Iii & The Glory Fires
Les Big Byrd
Life
Little May
Little Simz
Louis Berry
Louis Mttrs
Low Roar
Loyle Carner
Lubomyr Melnyk
Mapei
Meat Wave
Menace Beach
Monica Heldal
Moumoon
Mt Wolf
My Baby
Nick Brewer
Oceaán
Orla Gartland
Osca
Oscar & The Wolf
Passepied
Pierce Brothers
Pins
Popstrangers
Pretty Vicious
Prom
Rag N Bone Man
Rat Boy
Real Lies
Remi
Rolls Bayce
Saint Motel
Saskwatch
Seinabo Sey
Shelter Point
Silences
Single Mothers
Slaves
Soak
Songhoy Blues
Sunset Sons
Sway Clarke II
Tei Shi
Thabo & The Real Deal
The Bohicas
The Garden
The Hearts
The Lytics
The Magic Gang
The Merrylees
The Picturebooks
The Riptide Movement
The St Pierre Snake Invasion
The Young Benjamins
This Be The Verse
Thomston
The Thurston Moore Band
Tobias Jesso Jr
Tops
Tor Miller
Turbowolf
Twerps
Twin Wild
USA Nails
Vérité
Vilde Tuv
Vodun
Vogue Dots
Walking On Cars
Ward Thomas
Yak
Yosi Horikawa
Zun Zun Egui
+ more to be announced
Thursday, 14th May – Saturday, 16th May 2015
Various Venues, Brighton UK
Tickets: The Great Escape
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