The Nice Escape has introduced the primary wave of artists for its 2025 line-up, together with CATTY, Miss Kaninna and Luvcat.
The competition, held yearly at Brighton and Hove, revealed the listing earlier in the present day (November 13). Its 2025 version might be held from Could 14 to 17.
Additionally among the many 50 names are jazz group corto.alto, worldbeat up-and-comers Sirens Of Lesbos, indie rock band Laundromat Chicks, R&B singer RUBII and fast-rising duo Disgusting Sisters. Early chicken tickets can be found right here.
The total line-up will comprise “450 artists throughout 35+ venues”, the competition added in a press launch.
This yr’s version of The Nice Escape was rife with controversy – it was famous that the competition was sponsored by Barclays, which has had monetary funding in firms concerned with over 40,000 lives having been misplaced in Gaza for the reason that battle escalated final yr when Hamas dedicated the October 7 assaults. In response, the financial institution claimed it’s “buying and selling in shares of listed firms in response to consumer instruction or demand”.
The problem was first highlighted in a petition began by the promoter How To Catch A Pig and the band The Menstrual Cramps – which was signed by musicians together with Kneecap, Lambrini Women, Alfie Templeman, Lip Critic, Wunderhorse and Mary In The Junkyard.
After over 125 artists boycotted the occasion – and after over 1,200 artists, together with IDLES, Squid and Large Assault, signed an open letter addressed to The Nice Escape – it was confirmed final month (October 6) that the financial institution has pulled out of the competition sponsorship.
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