After an incredible demand for tickets last year we’re delighted to announce that they are adding a WHOLE EXTRA DAY to SWN Festival 2011.
The festival will therefore take place 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. That’s a full day of loads more new music, new bands and bonus SWN fun through the Sunday.
SWN says:
Each year at SWN we work with our favourite local, Welsh and UK peeps who co-host stages with us. We want you to fall in love with them as we have. With an extra day to the festival we’ve more co-hosts than ever before. Already confirmed to be in the Welsh capital hosting stages with us are Artrocker, Barely Regal Records, BBC Radio 1, Bella Union, British Music Abroad, Bubblewrap, Clash, Crack, Everybody’s Stalking, Flux=Rad, Going Deaf For A Living. In Chapters, Kerrang!, Lesson Number 1, Cardiff Live Music Society, Memphis Industries, Moshi Moshi, New Sound Wales, NYTH, NME, Pink Mist (The Big Scary Monsters / Holy Road / and Blood & Biscuits labels), Propaganda, Radarmaker, Rockfeedback, See Monkey Do Monkey, STHCC, Shape, Signature, The Line Of Best Fit, The Rusty Trombone of God, Y Selar and Zoo Pop.
There’ll be around 200 acts playing in total and So, without further ado, here’s the first 50 bands playing this year’s SWN Festival…
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
Zervas & Pepper
Ticket info:
SWN Festival 4-day Wristband : £49.50
But if you can only make some of the days you can buy individual day tickets :
SWN Festival Thursday Wristband : £10
SWN Festival Friday Wristband : £16
SWN Festival Saturday Wristband : £25
SWN Festival Sunday Wristband : £20
Wristbands grant you free priority access to all of the SWN Festival shows subject to capacity. Bascially, get a wristband and get around Cardiff to see as many shows as you can.
For the moment they are only available from http://www.swnpresents.com – and they will roll out to more outlets over the coming weeks.