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The Great Escape has unveiled the final First Fifty acts for 2025, including Catty and Punchbag

Acts from the First Fifty will play eight East London venues tonight before heading to Brighton in May.

The Great Escape has unveiled the final First Fifty acts for 2025, including Catty and Punchbag

The Great Escape has announced the final 26 names to complete their First Fifty acts line-up for 2025.

The newly announced performers include CATTY (pictured), PUNCHBAG, Sirens Of Lesbos, Tia Gostelow, Laundromat Chicks, The Klittens, Nectar Woode, Chameleon Lime Whoopiepie and South Summit.

The news coincides with the First Fifty live launch this evening across eight East London venues, including Brighton rapper RUBII at Oslo, Luvcat at MOTH Club, Chloe Slater at Sebright Arms and The Orchestra (For Now) at Paper Dress Vintage.

The Great Escape 2025 will take place from 14th-17th May across 35+ venues in Brighton, featuring over 450 artists alongside the TGE music industry conference.

The full line-up so far reads:

Allie Sherlock
Ashaine White
Betty
Brògeal
CATTY
Chameleon Lime Whoopiepie
Chloe Qisha
Chloe Slater
Citizen Papes
Clara Kimera
Cliffords
common goldfish
corto.alto
Curtisy
Daffo
Disgusting Sisters
Elinborg
Ellie O’Neill
Eivør
Enji
JD Cliffe
Jessy Blakemore
Kaicrewsade
Keo
Konyikeh
Laundromat Chicks
Loshh
Luvcat
Marysia Osu
Miss Kaninna
mudi sama
Nap Eyes
Nectar Woode
Nick Ward
NO CIGAR
Orgelo
PUNCHBAG
Queen Cult
Ray Bull
Rizzle Kicks – Spotlight Show
RUBII
Saïna
Sirens of Lesbos
South Summit
The Klittens
The Orchestra (For Now)
The Stingrays
Tia Gostelow
TTSSFU
urika’s bedroom
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