eight more acts announced for Cardiff's Swn Festival

Peggy Sue, Man Without Country, Wickes, Y Bandana, Young Legionnaire, Bastions, Cyrion, and Drains are to play the BBC Wales curated night at the fourth annual Swn Festival.


Bethan Elfyn from BBC Radio One's Introducing in Wales will be one of the hosts on the night and said, "Getting involved with Swn again this year is going to be a joy and a privilege. This will be the fourth year that I’ve been involved with curating a stage at the festival and in the past we hosted Duke Spirit, Truckers Of Husk, Heck and Black Cesar in 2007, Cats In Paris, Joy Formidable, Derwyddion Dr Gonzo, and Blue Wall in 2008, Marina & the Diamonds, Post War Years, Bright Light Bright Light and Zimmermans in 2009 so this year’s line up is again a range of new, established, Welsh and touring bands that we know will put on a rollicking good show."

"This year is a meeting of minds, and we've collaborated with BBC Radio Wales' Adam Walton and BBC Radio Cymru's C2 to put on the finest new bands from Wales and beyond, that we are supporting and championing on our various shows. This Swn night, split across two stages at Chapter Arts Centre will be recorded and broadcast on all three stations on the various shows. Adam on Sunday at 10pm, C2 Monday to Friday from 8pm and BBC Introducing in Wales on R1 from Wed at Midnight through to Thursday morning."

"If anything it was just hard to narrow the choice down to eight new bands, but there’s a real mix of rock n' roll, hardcore, folk, pop, shoegaze, electro, screamo, and punk on the night, and Chapter is such a wonderful venue and location. We hope it adds something to the festival as a whole, and makes 2010′s Swn festival something special."

The BBC Wales night at SWN Festival 2010 will take place at Chapter Arts Centre on Friday 22nd October.

Also confirmed to appear in Cardiff from Thursday 21st until Saturday 23rd October 2010 are a line-up that includes Truckers of Husk, Young Rebel Set, Egyptian Hip Hop, Mitchell Museum, Tom Williams & The Boat, Happy Birthday, Teeth, Paul Heaton, Perfume Genius, Spectrals, Fiction, Swans, Al Lewis, Arabrot, Bellini, Bryn Fon a`r Band, Colorama, Crash.Disco!, Evening Chorus, Fiction, Huw M, Joe Worricker, John Mouse, Kutosis, Right Hand Left Hand, Standard Fare, Sun Drums, The Ex, The Last Republic, Violas, We//Are//Animal, Wickes, Y Niwl, and more. Expect over 100 acts in total. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Tickets are priced at £45 for a 3-day pass. A Saturday Stroller priced at £25, a Friday Stroller priced at £15, and a Thursday Stroller priced at £10 will be available at a later date. To buy 3-day passes, click here.

The festival uses a wristband system which offers free access to as many shows as possible, plus art exhibitions, film and last year also into three one day music conferences during Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A wristband also entitles the wearer to discounts in stores in Cardiff (to be confirmed), and free rides on the Swn buses across town over the main Swn weekend.

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