TV Priest, Billie Marten and Tebi Rex among first names for The Great Escape Online

24 March 2021, 11:02 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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(Billie Marten) (Chloe Foy) (Tebi Rex) (Eve Owen) (TV Priest) (The Great Escape)

The Great Escape has confirmed the first 68 acts for the 2021 online edition of the festival, which includes TV Priest, Billie Marten, Tebi Rex and many more.

After organisers confirmed that the Brighton festival would be moving online for 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic last month, today (24 March) the first 68 acts for the online event have been announced.

The debut digital edition of the festival takes place on 13 and 14 May, will include performances from TV Priest, Billie Marten, Tebi Rex, Pyra, Chubby and the Gang, Eve Owen, Chloe Foy, Mace the Great, PVA, Lau.ra, Otzeki, Junodream, Goan Dogs, Belako, Yard Act, Geese and more.

The first wave of artists for TGE Online are here
@BillieMarten @YardActBand @pva_are_ok @onlypyra and many more will be joining us online this May. See all additions to the line up so far here > https://t.co/A9jICsotkH pic.twitter.com/5bFNtbv4ff
— The Great Escape (@thegreatescape) March 24, 2021

Organisers have also confirmed that The Great Escape Online will be free to watch. Once registered, viewers will be able to choose to tune in to one of the seven channels, which will be live from 6-8pm GMT across the two days.

The Great Escape Online will take place online from 13-14 May. Visit greatescapefestival.com for more information.