42 more acts for The Great Escape

Tribes, Ren Harvieu, Filthy Boy, and Pond lead the latest 42 additions to The Great Escape line-up, who appear in venues all over Brighton from Thursday 10th until Saturday 12th May 2012.

	Tribes

Also confirmed are Chris T-T, The Milk, Willis Earl Beal, Dan Le Sac, Zebra and Snake, We Have Band, Thomas J Speight, Jake Mattison, Eugene McGuinness, Donovan Woods, Leo Zero, Gorgeous George, The Bots, Sam Sure and Giacomo, Hollie Cook, Razika, Clean Bandit, French Films, The Crookes, Childhood, Sunless '97, Echo Lake, Red Ink, Nathan Fake, The Defiled, Kinnie The Explorer, Little Jinder, Karin Park, Dear Prudence, Lovepark, Vinyl Jacket, Mausi, Hyde & Beast, Friska Viljor, The Royal Concept, Big Wave Riders, Bastille, and Agent Side Grinder.

The line-up includes Dry The River, Citizens!, Spector, Michael Kiwanuka, Disclosure, Frontiers, Howler, 22, The Chapman Family, Eagulls, S.C.U.M, We Are Scientists, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Kids in Glass Houses, The Black Belles, Gaz Coombes, We Are Augustines, St. Lucia, Devin, The Front Bottoms, Cloud Nothings, HAIM, Wild Belle, Mystery Jets, Booka Shade, Alabama Shakes, Natty, Lianne La Havas, EMA, Forest Swords, Madeon, Errors, Willy Mason, Rolo Tomassi, Foy Vance, Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny, Micachu and the Shapes, Maxxi Soundsystem, We Have Band, Loney Dear, Tanlines, New Look, Koreless, Shabazz Palaces, Toy, We Are The Ocean, Friends, Zulu Winter, Grimes, DZ Deathrays, Nils Frahm, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Jamie N Commons, Django Django, Eagulls, Perfume Genius, Com Truise, Alt-J, When Saints Go Machine, Sonic Boom Six, Francois & The Atlas Mountains, and many many more.

They more than 300 bands in total, performing in more than 30 venues spread across Brighton over the course of three days. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Maximo Park's show will take place at The Dome in Brighton on Thursday 10th May, The Temper Trap on Friday 11th, and Africa Express Sound System will appear on Saturday 12th May. To ensure guaranteed access any of the separate Brighton Dome Shows, attendees can top up their 3 day festival ticket for just £7 per show, or purchase separate Brighton Dome Show tickets priced from £14.50.

A ticket for the Dome Show is priced from £18.50. To buy tickets including Dome Shows, click here.

A three day ticket is priced at £49.50 with delegate passes also available. To buy tickets, click here.

The venues are all a close walk from each other with each venue equipped to an international showcase standard. This year's partner country has not yet been confirmed.

As well as the live music, there's also a number of "Parkinson" style interviews with luminaries from the world of Music and Media, to show the way in which success is achieved, as well as educational panels, workshops and networking sessions.

The Alternative Escape will be returning to TGE once again now larger than ever before, taking in over 20 additional venues to the core TGE programme. The Alternative Escape allows promoters, media partners, record labels and anyone else interested in promoting live music to host their own creative showcases as part of the wider Great Escape Festival. Acts to appear on this year’s Alternative Escape bill include Disclosure, Frontiers, Howler, 22, The Chapman Family and Eagulls. On top of this there will be special showcases and secret guests presented by the likes of Sofar Sounds and Republic of Music.

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