The Great Escape festival first fifty artists announced

The Great Escape have announced the first fifty artists which have been selected to play the festival’s 2018 lineup.

From indie-pop powerhouse Pale Waves to Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, Spanish Dancehall queen Bad Gyal, to Welsh rockers Dream State, the summer festival is set to have a historically desirable roster. See the full first fifty below.

ÁINE CAHILL / AMA LOU / AWATE / BAD GYAL / BENNY MAILS / CITY CALM DOWN / COIN / DAN STOCK / DENZEL HIMSELF / DREAM STATE / EBENEZER / FEET / FREAK / FRED WELL / GIRLHOOD / GRACE CARTER / HAK BAKER / HOTEL LUX / HUNTER & THE BEAR / JERRY WILLIAMS / JOY CROOKES / KATIE VON SCHLEICHER / KING NUN / KOPS / LEWIS CAPALDI / LOVE SSEGA / MAISIE PETERS / MANSIONAIR / MIKAELA DAVIS / M.I.L.K / MONCRIEFF / NAAZ / PALE WAVES / PARTNER / PITOU / PROMISELAND / RUBY EMPRESS / S4U / SAM FENDER / SAY SUE ME / SPORTS TEAM / STELLA DONNELLY / STEREO HONEY / TAMINO / TEN TONNES / THE NINTH WAVE / THE ORIELLES / VALERAS / WILD FRONT

The festival is set to take place between Thursday, 17th May and Saturday, 19th May with a special 2018 Spotlight Show taking place on Saturday. The MOBO nominated MIST and MoStack will grace the stage at the iconic Brighton Dome venue as the Spotlight Show’s headliners.

Earlybird tickets for TGE are available here and tickets for the Spotlight Show can be purchased here.