Lightspeed Champion, The Young Knives and Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong are amongst the first acts booked to play this year’s Great Escape festival.

Tunng, Peter Von Poehl and Fujiya & Miyagi have also been announced for the three day festival showcasing new music on 15, 16 and 17 May.

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Brighton’s Great Escape will see 200 bands play across the city at more than 25 venues simultaneously.

Early bird tickets are now on sale for £35 for the three day event.

More artists will be revealed over the coming months.

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More details and tickets are available from the event’s website here: www.escapegreat.com.

Pic credit: Farah Ishaq