The Great Escape announce more bands for 2008 line-up

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The Wombats and The Hold Steady among those joining the party

Feb 8, 2008
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Brighton based new music festival The Great Escape have announced further acts to this year’s line-up.

Taking place from May 15 to 17 in various venues around the city the following acts have just been added:

The Wombats
The Hold Steady
The Subways
Black Lips
White Lies
Monobright
Iron and Wine
Public Service Announcers
Born Ruffians
Broken Mirrors
Ipso Facto
Beat Union
Mother Mother
This City
One Night Only
Teenagers
Crystal Castles
Canterbury
Johnny Foreigner
Ida Maria
Team Waterpolo
Ebony Bones
The Black Angels

Already confirmed were:

Young Knives
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Yeasayer
Black Mountain
No Age
Tunng
Lightspeed Champion
Wild Beasts
Fujiya & Miyagi
Peter Von Poehl
School Of Language

Tickets are on sale now.

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