140 new artists added to The Great Escape 2023 line-up

nme.com:

The Great Escape festival has today (March 28) added more than 100 new artists to its 2023 line-up, including Yonaka and Coach Party.The three-day festival is set to take place between May 10 and May 13 and will be based across over 35 venues across Brighton.In a new update, the festival organisers have today confirmed that 140 new artists will attend the mammoth event.

The new additions will join over 250 musicians that have already been announced.Alt-rock band Coach Party are among the newly announced acts, as is the British rock four-piece, Yonaka.Other acts from across all genres are also now set to perform at the Brighton-based event – which provides a platform for emerging artists and underground acts.

This includes indie band The Goa Express and South African singer Moonchild Sanelly.New underground rap artist, Songer is also part of the newly-expanded line-up.

Last week, Songer – whose real name is James Songer – was featured on NME Radar’s Breakout series following the release of his third album, ‘Skala’.Discussing the release, NME described ‘Skala’ as his “most upbeat, self-assured project yet”, adding that it proved that the artist “stands unapologetically outside the London bubble”.Other artists that have been announced for The Great Escape line-up include Vlure, The Native, Jazmin Bean and Modernlove.