The Great Escape announces ‘First Fifty’ 2027 launch shows with Bathing Suits and more

The Great Escape anunciou os 'First Fifty' – uma série de shows de lançamento para a edição de 2027 que contará com apresentações de Bathing Suits, Xanadu, Chest., Jordan Joy e mais.

• READ MORE: NME’s top 10 shows from The Great Escape 2026.

The new run of launch shows come ahead of the hit UK festival set to return to Brighton next May – running between May 12 and 15. It will play host to over 450 up-and-coming artists and hotly tipped talent across over 35 walkable venues, alongside the music industry-led TGE conference.

Now, to celebrate the upcoming edition of the festival, organisers have announced a run of ‘First Fifty’ shows, which will see seven venues in East London host a series of intimate gigs from what it describes as “some of the most exciting emerging music talent from the UK and beyond”.

Set to be a one night celebration of new sounds, the venues are all spread around Hackney, and 20 artists are already lined-up to perform – spanning from across indie and alternative genres, to punk, pop and electronic.

Taking place on Thursday November 12, Oslo will join forces with Ticketmaster New Music to host performances from Belfast indie fusion band Esmeralda Road, London five-piece Xanadu, psychedelic rock band Pack of Animals, and Irish singer songwriter Jordan Joy.

At the Moth Club that same night, DIY Neu Nights will present performances from electro acoustic trio Compost Compost Compost, Melbourne trip hop trio Dumbhead, and alt rockers Die Twice, and at the Shacklewell Arms, So Young will host sets from Irish indie star State of Grace, indie rockers Spanish Horses, and Scottish folk dream pop band Angelface.

Outras apresentações incluem Dork apresentando a banda de ruído eletrônico Bathing Suits, NME 100 stars chest., e o cantor e compositor londrino Shrink no Sebright Arms, e Clash apresentando o trío de rock alternativo Half Star, a cantora galesa Tesni, e o quinteto cardiffano Casual Smart no Folklore.

At Paper Dress Vintage, BBC Introducing will organise sets from Walthamstow rapper simon a., rapper J Casa, and Nigerian singer songwriter Chiderah, and meanwhile, Ones to Watch presents Nashville singer songwriter Aubory Bugg, alt pop singer songwriter Gianna, and Scottish singer songwriter Abbie Gordon at The Victoria.

Ingressos para cada show ‘First Fifty’ começam a partir de apenas £7,50 e já estão disponíveis. Visite aqui para comprar ingressos e obter mais informações.

The Great Escape ‘First Fifty’ shows in London on November 12 are.

Ticketmaster New Music present (at Oslo) Esmeralda Road Xanadu Pack of Animals Jordan Joy.

DIY Neu Nights present (at Moth Club) Compost Compost Compost Dumbhead Die Twice.

So Young present (at The Shacklewell Arms) State of Grace Spanish Horses Angelface.

Dork present (at Sebright Arms) Bathing Suits Chest. Shrink.

Clash present (at Folklore) Half Star Tesni Casual Smart.

BBC Introducing present (at Paper Dress Vintage) simon. a J Casa Chiderah.

Ones to Watch apresenta Aubory Bugg e Gianna Abbie Gordon no The Victoria.

At this year’s edition of the festival, Bathing Suits were named winners of the festival’s prestigious Steve Strange Award. That award is in memory of the late music agent, live music champion and longstanding supporter of emerging talent, and looks to celebrate one artist each year who is making a standout impact at The Great Escape festival.

With the victory, they were given £5,000 cash support the next steps in their career, and they joined previous winners Zetra, AGGRASOPPAR, Audio Books and more.

They were voted for by The Great Escape delegates after performing live at this year’s event, which ran between May 13 and 16 and welcomed over 20,000 attendees.

In attendance at the 2026 edition, NME writers also named the emerging Leeds band as one of the top sets that we caught at the event, along with performances from Angine de Poitrine, Gurriers and more.

O evento deste ano marcou o 20º aniversário do The Great Escape e a NME também entrou na ação apresentando dois palcos: um fim de semana de abertura lotado na quarta‑feira à noite no The Deep End e um palco NME lotado no The Old Market na sexta‑feira.

Mais detalhes sobre a edição de 2027 serão anunciados em data posterior.

As for Bathing Suits, since leaving a lasting impression at The Great Escape 2026, the band have also joined forces with Mandy, Indiana’s Valentine Caulfield for a new version of their song ‘I Can Be A Freak’.

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