The Great Escape, the festival for new music, has today announced the first raft of exciting acts and break-out artists lined up for the festival's debut digital edition, set to take place from 13-14 May via The Great Escape website. The Great Escape Online will feature an exceptional selection of the world's most hotly-tipped artists, bringing Brighton's summer sunshine and a true festival feel to the comfort of your home, alongside the festival's famed conference. Music fans will be able to register for free and immerse themselves in a wealth of new music while those looking to learn about the latest trends and hear from music's biggest players can buy tickets for the conference and networking sessions here.

The first wave of over 60 ground-breaking artists announced for The Great Escape Online's cutting-edge line up includes punk powerhouse Chubby and the Gang, technicolour pop visionary Pyra, rising rap star Goya Gumbani, Spanish alt-rockers Belako, plus many more. The online edition of the festival will feature dozens of specially curated showcases by key industry partners including CD Baby, MCD, Paradigm, Primary Talent, UTA and WME as well as country-specific specials from all across Europe and the world, with artists representing France, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden plus many more.

Head to our line up page to see all artists announced for TGE Online so far.

Capturing the true variety and excitement of the festival, music fans will be able to register online for free via our website closer to the event and tune into one of seven simultaneous channels across the two days, running from 6pm until 8pm each evening. To receive info on how you can register for the free TGE Online festival channel sign up to our mailing list here.

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