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Today, The Great Escape announces the highly anticipated line up for this year's FIRST FIFTY live launch gigs, which will take place on Wednesday 15th November 2023 across eight East London venues. Introducing The Great Escape 2024's exciting line-up, the live launch will showcase a selection of the first fifty artists announced to play the Brighton festival in May and will see some of the world's freshest and most promising emerging artists take to the stage ahead of their festival appearances next year.
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Acts confirmed for FIRST FIFTY are BabyMorocco, Big Special (pictured), Bodur, Cardinals, Darren Kiely, Emmeline, Enola, Erin Lecount, Friedberg, Gia Ford, Hana Lili, Jcaob Alon, King Isis, Lvra, Mock Media, No Windows, Oscar Browne, Picture Parlour, Ray Laurel, Sarah Crean, Solaariss, The New Eves, Tom Rasmussen and Trout.
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Tickets for each FIRST FIFTY gig start from £7 and are available to purchase here.
Synonymous with new music discovery and acting as a springboard for rising artists, The Great Escape is the festival for new music. Playing host to over 450 up-and-coming artists and hotly tipped talent across 35+ walkable venues, alongside the music industry-led TGE conference, the festival will kick off the 2024 festival season from 15 - 18th May 2024 in Brighton, England. Tickets for The Great Escape festival start from £89.25 and are on sale here.
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