Sikth, Martyr Defiled lined up for Breakout

By Scott Munro
( Metal Hammer )
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They join Black Tongue, TRC and Dead Harts in first wave of acts announced for Brighton festival

The first wave of acts for this year’s Breakout festival have been announced.

Sikth will headline the event at Brighton Racecourse on September 26. They’ll be joined by Martyr Defiled, Black Tongue, Dead Harts and TRC, with more artists to be announced next month.

Tickets are available from Ticketmaster and Gigantic.

In addition, aspiring musicians are being offered the chance to play on the bill. Applications are now open and run until June 1.

The festival made its debut last year and featured Skindred, Funeral For A Friend, Blackout, Silent and Betraying The Martyrs.

Further information is available from the festival’s official website.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.