Swn confirms another raft of acts

Another raft of acts have been announced for Cardiff's Swn Festival which takes place from Thursday 20th October to Sunday 23rd October.

Already confirmed are The Fall, Herman Dune, Esben & The Witch, Battlekat, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Veronica Falls and The Joy Formidable and joining them will be Alt J (62), Astroid Boys, Bedford Falls, Catrin Herbert, Cresion Hud, Cuba Cuba, David Dondero, and Dirty Goods.

Also confirmed to appear are DZ Deathrays, Evening Chorus, Ffred Jones, Friends Electric, Gross Magic, His Naked Torso, Hymns, Ifan Dafydd, Kerouac, Little Arrow, Man Without Country, Martyn, Niki & The Dove, and Run,Walk!.

Other acts added to the line-up are Sissy And The Blisters, Stay +, Tribes, Tubelord, Visions of Trees, Yaaks, Yoke, and Yr Ods.


Swn has expanded to a four day showcase of 200 plus acts from Wales and from around the world alongside DJs, film and art, held throughout Cardiff. The event, started by DJ Huw Stephens, takes place in Cardiff this year across the evening of Thursday 20th October and Friday 21st October then through the days and nights of Saturday 22nd October and Sunday 23rd October, with over 200 bands performing.

These new additions join a line-up that includes Among Brothers, And So I Watch You From Afar, Apostles, Ashtray Navigations, Al Lewis, Barefoot Dance of the Sea, Battlekat, Ben Howard, Bejamin Francis Leftwich, Bleeding Heart Narrative, Chailo Sim, Colorama, Creatures of Love, Daughter, Dots.filmband ,Eagulls, Echo Lake, Effort, Elephant, Elephant Stone, Gavin Osborn, Herman Dune, H Hawkline, Houdini Dax, Jen Jeniro, Joseph & David, Lets Buy Happiness, Mammal Club, Masters In France, Mowbird, Olympians, Pandas and People, Patterns, Rapids!, Red City Radio, Right Hand Left Hand, Samoans, Team Sports, The Cut Ups ,The Fall, The Joy Formidable, The Victorian English Gentleman’s Club, The History of Apple Pie, The Keys, The Method, Theo, Town, Trwbador, Ultrahumanitarian, and Zervas & Pepper. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Tickets are priced at £49.50 for a 4-day pass. A Saturday Stroller priced at £25, a Friday Stroller priced at £16, a Thursday Stroller priced at £10, and a sunday only ticket is priced at £20. To buy 4-day Wristband passes, or day tickets click here.

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