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The first bands have been confirmed for the 2008’s incarnation of The Great Escape.
So far signed up to play the Brighton event are The Young Knives, Tunng, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, Lightspeed Champion, Peter Von Poehl, School Of Language, Black Mountain and Fujiya & Miyagi.
This year’s festival takes place from May 15-17 across more than twenty five venues.
Early bird tickets for the event are still available costing £35.
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