The Great Escape Festival - 141 Bands Join The 2012 Line-Up
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
The Great Escape 2012 have announced a total of 141 artists for this year’s line-up. So whatever your musical preference is, you will have a schedule full of the hottest breaking artists to see.
The news comes at the same time as a decision from Arts Council England to support the festival with a £38,000 grant. The award is intended to help the festival to deliver local collaborations, education and development and to promote international diversity and collaboration between artists.
To excite, entice and help organise, The Great Escape has published its full program by day and venue online at www.escapegreat.com today. The festival will hit Brighton this May.
New artists set to make the trip down to Europe’s leading festival for new music include The Temper Trap, who return to The Great Escape after three years to headline the festival's biggest venue, the Brighton Dome, making them a prime example of the festival's journey with breaking bands, Jack White signings The Black Belles on their first UK trip, Supergrass alumnus Gaz Coombes will be preforming his new work, a string of hot US acts including; We Are Augustines, St Lucia, Body Language, Devin, The Front Bottoms, Cloud Nothings and more, and straight off the back of SXSW, the buzz bands of the event: Haim, Pond and Wild Belles. Peppered amongst this list of budding new artists, The Great Escape are also proud to announce a few more established acts like S.C.U.M, We Are Scientists, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Kids in Glass Houses.
Temper Trap said: “We can't wait to play The Great Escape again - being part of the event in 2009 was incredible and 2012 is going to be even better. We'll be playing songs from our new album, its set to be a very special show”.
The full list of new artists announced today:
BASS DRUM OF DEATH / ST LUCIA / PORCELAIN RAFT / GAZ COOMBES / JETHRO FOX/ FILMS OF COLOUR / TREETOP FLYERS / HANNAH COHEN /CLOUD NOTHINGS / AMONG BROTHERS / BODY LANGUAGE / RETRO STEFSON / THE BLACK BELLES/ BLACK MOTH/ WE WERE EVERGREEN / WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS / DROP OUT VENUS / TALL SHIPS / FOSSIL COLLECTIVE / I AM OAK / NOVIKA / BUENO BROS / HANS CHEW / GABRIEL AND THE HOUNDS/ ADMIRALL FALLOW / TINY RUINS/ /FACE + HEEL / DAUWD / ELECTRIC WIRE HUSTLE/ REDINHO / LAPALUX / JAM CITY / PAULA & KAROL / DEVIN / SOLAR BEARS / REVEREND AND THE MAKERS / THE BARR BROTHERS / OSO LEONE / JODIE MARIE / CROWNS / THE NATURALS / WE ARE AUGUSTINES / ABI WADE / DOPE D.O.D / JACK SAVORETTI / TWILIGHT SAD / RIZ MC / [ME] / JONAS RATHSMAN / RANDOM IMPULSE / EJ / WILD BELLE / DALEY / REVERE / ENJOYED / SWISS LIPS / LUCY ROSE / KARIMA FRANCIS / HATCHAM SOCIAL/ KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES / NEGATIVE PEGASUS / JAPE / SAVOIR ADORE / THE BIG SLEEP / NICOLE ATKINS / THE FRONT BOTTOMS / THE CHEVIN / BWANI JUNCTION / MILK MUSIC / MAYBESHEWILL / ODONIS ODONIS / CERCUEIL / AMATORSKI / MMOTHS / REGAL SAFARI / BLANCK MASS / THRONE / PROPER ORNAMENTS / VIRALS / HALLS / CAVE PAINTING / PAUL THOMAS SAUNDERS / PETE PHILLY / ALBY DANIELS / JIMMY EDGAR / WE BARBARIANS / FEVER FEVER / SEAMS / SYKUR / SX / ALEXANDRE / DESILETS / MISTEUR VALAIRE / THE SUICIDE OF WESTERN CULTURE / OSO LEONE / AMICS DEL BOSC / NINETTE AND THE GOLDFISH / LAUREL / NEW BUILD / GEMMA HAYES / WE ARE SCIENTISTS / AKING / FARRYL PURKISS / MATTHEW BOURNE / S.C.U.M. / POND / SOME / COMMUNITY / JAKE BUGG / CYMBALS / FANZINE / CLOCK OPERA / THE BOXETTES / THE SHEEPDOGS / O CHILDREN / HEY SHOLAY / I.R.O.K. / NOVELLA / CITIZENS! / I CHING / CHET FAKER / THE KILLGIRLS / WHITE ARROWS / ANOTHERS BLOOD / FRENCH FILMS / BORN GOLD / DEAF CLUB / SLEEP THIEVES / THEME PARK / WE CUT CORNERS
The Great Escape is also delighted to have the Institut Ramon Llull as its lead International partner for the 2012 festival, presenting Catalan Sounds – music from Catalonia and the Balearic Islands. The festival will be welcoming Catalan bands and artists such as Seward, Me and the Bees, Ferguson, Mujeres and new additions Oso Leone, Ninette and Goldfish, Suicide of Western Culture and Amics de Bosc.
Vicenç Villatoro, Director of the Institut Ramon Llull (IRL), said: "The Great Escape is a great platform for the IRL to promote Catalan talent on an international stage given its reputation for showcasing raw, lesser-known talent. By supporting the involvement of eight fantastic bandsfrom Catalonia and The Balaeric Islands at this year’s festival the IRL are very proud to be injecting a shot of Catalan culture into the eclectic line-up.”
The Great Escape revellers can rest their weary feet and heads right in the midst of the action without breaking the bank – Brighton’s Journeys Hostel will sleep partied-out festival goers for just £30.00 a night. Just a stone’s throw from the beach and all The Great Escape, this social hub for festival goers offers a brilliant atmosphere and, with the hostel promising to deliver the lowest possible price for their stay.
The festival is world famous for the massive acts who’ve cut their teeth on its stages: highlights include Anna Calvi, Bon Iver, Adele, Tinie Tempah, Warpaint, The XX, Metronomy, Mumford and Sons and Ed Sheeran to name a few.
Other acts already confirmed to play The Great Escape this year are:
AFRICA EXPRESS SOUND SYSTEM**/ MAXIMO PARK**/DRY THE RIVER / SPECTOR / WE ARE THE OCEAN / FRIENDS / HOWLER / ZULU WINTER / GRIMES / DZ DEATHRAYS / NILSFRAHM / A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN / JAMIE N COMMONS / DJANGO DJANGO / EAGULLS / PERFUME GENIUS / COM TRUISE / Δ (ALT-J) / WHEN SAINTS GO MACHINE / SONIC BOOM SIX / FRANÇOIS AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS / BOS ANGELES / YOUNG DREAMS / DOLDRUMS / WEIRD DREAMS / YOUNG MAGIC / THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE / MAX COOPER / JINJA SAFARI / COLLEGE, GRAPHICS / SLOW DOWN, MOLASSES / MOJO FURY / MALLORY KNOX / HAWK EYES / PEACE / YUKON BLONDE / EMMA LOUISE / JUVENILES / BINARY / SING TANK /THE SOFT / KARLMARX / INLAND SEA / HALF MOON RUN / OWLLE / PRINCESS CHELSEA / MESPARROW / STRANDED HORSE / AVALANCHE CITY / TRUST / JORDAN COOK / MUJERES / ME AND THE BEES / SEWARD / FURGUSON / MYSTERY JETS/ BOOKA SHADE / ALAMBAMA SHAKES / NATTY / LIANNE LA HAVAS / EMA / FOREST SWORDS / MADEON / ERROS / WILLY MASON / ROLO TOMASSI / FOY VANCE / BETH JEANS HOUGHTON AND THE HOOVES OF DESTINY / MICACHU AND THE SHAPES / MAXXI SOUNDSYSTEM / WE HAVE BAND / LONEY, DEAR / TANLINES / NEW LOOK / KORELESS/ SHABAZZ PALACES / TOY / LOWER THAT ATLANTIS / KWES / GROSS MAGIC / DISCLOSURE / DUOLOGUE / JONQUIL / EXITMUSIC / SPOEK MATHAMBO / HAIM / PALE SEAS / FOXES / SWIN DEEP / THE COMPUTERS / THE SKINTS / ANTLERED MAN /CHEW LIPS / HOODED FANG / PETS WITH PETS / TALL SHIPS / HOLY STATE / WIM / RICH AUCOIN / VONDELPARK / MILAGRES / MESPARROW / NZCA / LINES / DILLON / DON BROCO / BOY / ODONIS ODONIS / EIGHTY AND A HALF / WET NUNS / MIKILL PANE / THE NIGHT / CUT RIBBONS / PAWS / BEN CHAPLAN AND THE CASUAL SMOKERS / I CHING / OLIVER TANK / GOLD AND YOUTH / PSYCHOLOGIST / HOT PANDA / FICTION / STEP-PANTHER /PIKACHUNES / BEN SALTER / BOXES / FILMS OF COLOUR / ALUNAGEORGE / FLIP GRATER / GRASS HOUSE / HUSKY / JD MCPHERSON / JOSH KUMRA / LULU JAMES / MY BEST FRIEND / SEASFIRE /SHIELDS / 22 / JAGUAR SHARK / VIOLET / LAST DINOSAURS / JORDAN COOK AKA REIGNWOLF / JACKSON FIREBIRD / MASSMATIKS / MARTHA PATON
The Great Escape will return to the bustling British seaside city of Brighton from 10th-12th May 2012, presenting festival-goers with over 300 new local and international artists across 30 different venues throughout the city. Running alongside this is the Great Escape convention programme hosting a variety of insightful industry talks, panel debates, targeted networking sessions and key note interviews for industry professionals and music business fans.
**A small number of shows will take place at The Dome in Brighton. The third and final of the 2012 Brighton Dome Shows to be announced is Temper Trap. To ensure guaranteed access at a Brighton Dome Show, attendees can top up their festival wristband for £7.00 per show, or purchase a separate gig ticket at www.escapegreat.com
Single and two day tickets will go on sale on Friday at 9am through www.escapegreat.com.
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