The Great Escape completes 2026 First Fifty lineup 

Ahead of tonight’s First Fifty launch gigs (more on all that here), The Great Escape has revealed the final acts to be added to its initial 2026 lineup wave, including Glasto Emerging Talent competition winners Westside Cowboy, Ukrainian enigma Carpetman, Canadian noisniks PISS and more. 

These new names join the likes of Girl Group, Max Baby, Annie-Dog (all of whom are set to play DIY’s stage at MOTH Club tonight!), Ain’t, The Itch, Madra Salach and more on the bill for TGE 2026, which is already shaping up to be a doozy of a new music weekender. 

What’s more, the South Coast knees-up has also confirmed that Irish alt-folk trio Kingfishr will perform a special Spotlight Show at the fest next year, taking to the stage of Brighton Dome Concert Hall on Thursday 14th May. It’ll be ticketed separately to the main event, so make sure you don’t miss out - those standalone tickets will be available via general sale from 10am on Friday 21st November. 

The Great Escape 2026 will take place from 13th-16th May in venues across Brighton, and tickets are on sale now. Find out the full list of artists announced to play so far and nab your tix here.