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Sŵn Festival 2013 day splits announced!

Sŵn Festival has announced the day splits, aka; whose on what day, aka; it's time to get excited! (and get tactically planning your musical attack). They might also help you decide which day to go for if you're day wristbanding, but remember kids, the best value and most fun comes from the 4-day pass. How could you choose anyway? 

Stage times and venues will be released closer to the festival, along with a verrry handy app and a programme to guide you around Sŵn 2013. 

Oh, yeah and we've also confirmed all these new awesome acts; 

 

A Downtown Ruckus

Candelas

Chain of Flowers 

Childhood

D n A

Dubkasm

Eric Lau

Evan Gardner

Falling with Style

Friendly Thieves

Fryars

Gabrielle Murphy

Geraint Jarman

Glass Giants

Hejira

Hello Skinny 

Hot Damn

Layla

Llwybr Llaethog

Metabeats

Oliver Wilde

Open Souls

Pawws

Radkey

Remembering August

Samoans

Sweet Baboo

Tawiah

Telegram

The Heatwave

The Lovely Wars

Third Party

We Show Up On Radar

 

See our full glorious technicolour line-up here

Get your tickets here

 

 

MR. SCRUFF TO PLAY OPENING NIGHT OF SŴN FESTIVAL 2013

MR. SCRUFF TO PLAY OPENING NIGHT OF SŴN FESTIVAL 2013

Ninja Tune veteran & supreme selector Mr. Scruff will be at the controls at Globe, Cardiff for the opening night of Sŵn Festival 2013, serving up a melting pot of jazz, soul, hip hop, funk, disco, deep house, reggae, dubstep, afrobeat, latin, electrofunk and plenty of goodies that don’t fit into any category... and no lumps of fat or gristle! Expect fantastic sound, a lovely mixed crowd & great atmosphere. Ease yourself into the festival...

Entry to MR. SCRUFF at the Globe will be included as part of a Sŵn Festival full 4-day or Thursday wristband (subject to capacity of venue)

However, if you can't come to the whole festival, or want to go to THIS SHOW ONLY, then a limited number of standalone tickets for Mr. Scruff are now on sale priced £12.50 (STBF) from:

www.swnpresents.com
www.ticketlineuk.com / Tel. 02920 230130
www.seetickets.com
Spillers Records

Sŵn are delighted to welcome Mr. Scruff back to Cardiff and to join the festival line up of 150+ bands and DJs. Latest line up, info & news at www.swnfest.com

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MR. SCRUFF – KEEP IT UNREAL @ SŴN FESTIVAL 2013
5 hour set

THURSDAY 17^th OCTOBER 2013
Globe, Cardiff

18+ show // 9pm Doors // 9pm – 2am set
£12.50adv* (STBF)

(*or entry included in Sŵn Festival 4 Day or Thursday wristband, subject to capacity of venue)

www.swnfest.com

 

Sŵn at Festival No.6

Sŵn curate the Friday Clough Stage at Festival No.6 2013

Festival No.6 

13, 14, 15th September '13 

Tickets from www.festivalnumber6.com

 

Sŵn are curating Friday night on the new Welsh & International Clough Stage at Festival No.6. 

Organisers have specifically created the Clough Stage as a platform for the best in Wales to perform across the weekend. In addition they have also pulled in the expertise of John Rostron and Huw Stephens from Sŵn Festival, the Cardiff music festival dedicated to showcasing Welsh music of all kinds, and bringing the best international music into Wales.

Said John Rostron: "Sŵn is pleased to be part of this years Festival No. 6 with an all Welsh line up featuring wonderful musicians. Geraint Jarman has been an influence and inspiration for decades in Wales, a poet, barrier breaker and new music supporter. Yr Ods have played Sŵn many times and are one of Wales' finest young guitar bands. Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog are a revelation, beautiful folk and country musicians and were nominated for the Welsh Music Prize 2012. Finally Georgia Ruth has released one of our albums of the year, Week of Pines, supported by Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley and is another Sŵn favourite."

Robin Llewelyn of Portmeirion added: “Festival No.6 is all about creating a sense of place and of being part of a celebration of the creative arts in a unique environment. It is fitting that the festival should reflect and celebrate the best of contemporary Welsh culture in all its diversity; this gives the festival a sense of belonging and an identity or character all its own. Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis, who designed the beautiful italianate village of Portmeirion in the 1920's was proud of his association with the bards and musicians of his native land and claimed that ‘…as much literary talent and poetic genius seethes within twenty miles of Portmeirion as could be found in Bloomsbury, Boar’s Hill and Sussex all rolled into one.’ This culture, once hidden from view, is proudly presented to a diverse audience. Clough would be delighted to see Festival No.6 give so much pleasure and inspiration to so many.”

Finders Keepers Records and Welsh promoters Nyth Gwydir curate the remainder of the weekend, all helping create a bespoke mix of Welsh and international artists and collaborators. 

 

 

MJR Live by arrangement with Sŵn & WME present DINOSAUR JR.

MJR Live by arrangement with Sŵn & WME present

Plus special guests

 Monday 2nd September 2013

Cardiff University Students' Union - Solus
Cardiff
7.30pm / 14+ show (please bring I.D.)
£18.50 adv

Tickets available from: 

| seetickets.com |

| gigantic.com |

| Spillers Cardiff |

| Ticketline Cardiff |

| Retro Vibe Barry |

| Diverse Newport |

| Derricks Swansea |

| Bristol ticket shop |    

Dinosaur Jr. hardly need an introduction, they are now widely recognized as one of the most significant American rock bands of all time; the sound they pioneered in the late-80s having permeated through the past 20 years. Now returned to their original line-up and with new material which sounds 'At times wholly 70's guitar-epic, at times perfect for sitting by a babbling brook with Joni and Neil'

www.dinosaurjr.com

AEG Live & Sŵn present PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING

   AEG Live & Sŵn presents

   Plus special guests 

Thursday 21st November 2013
Globe
Cardiff
7.30pm / 14+ show (please bring I.D.)
£12 adv - on sale Wednesday 3rd July 9am

Tickets available from: 

| swnpresents.com |

| globecardiffmusic.com |

| axs.com |

| ticketmaster.co.uk |

| seetickets.com |

| gigantic.com |

Artrocker Album of the Month

“Public Service Broadcasting are an innovative and inspirational pairing, breathing new life into not only the archived sounds they use but the electro music world as well. Absolutely essential listening.”

5/5 Artrocker

 

Public Service Broadcasting is the corduroy-clad brainchild of south London-based J. Willgoose, Esq. who, along with his drumming companion, Wrigglesworth, is on a quest to inform, educate and entertain audiences around the globe.

 

PSB's uniquely spell-binding live AV Transmissions see them weave samples from old public information films, archive footage and propaganda material around live drums, guitar, banjo and electronics, as they teach the lessons of the past through the music of the future - beaming our past back at us through vintage TV sets and state of the art video projection devices.

 

After a busy summer with headline shows at Secret Garden Party, End Of The Road & Wickerman and appearances at Glastonbury, Standon Calling, Festival No.6, Green Man and many more, the band are setting out on a 19 date tour of the UK & Ireland in November in support of the next single from their critically-acclaimed album.

publicservicebroadcasting.net

PSB on Facebook

PSB on Twitter

 

Chapter & Sŵn present "I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore": Film, stories & images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax archive

Chapter & Sŵn presents

I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore:
Film, stories & images from the Mississippi Records and Alan Lomax archive

Sunday 30th June 2013 - 8pm

Chapter, Cardiff
£7.20 adv / £5.10 adv concessions

Tickets available from www.chapter.org / 02920 311050

Here at Sŵn HQ, we're pretty excited about this delightful event coming up this Sunday at Chapter, thanks to Chapter Cinephonic. Who, by the way, we'll be working with on this year's Sŵn Festival. But more about that another time...

This Sunday, Chapter will be showing amazing rare footage bringing together over 400 hours of filmed material from the legendary Alan Lomax archive between 1978-1985 and the folk, blues, gospel, world and punk archive of Eric Isaacson of Mississippi Records.

Presented by Eric, who will be on stage telling stories about the musicians throughout, this is a celebration of underground music and the wonderful archive that Lomax made possible.

 

Watch the Mississippi Records Tour preview:

Mississippi Records Tour Preview Film from plastic shaman on Vimeo.

Sŵn Presents FOSSIL COLLECTIVE

FOSSIL COLLECTIVE
Plus special guests 

Saturday 5th October 2013
The Moon Club
Cardiff
7pm / 18+ show / *early curfew show*
£8 adv 

from www.swnpresents.com

| www.seetickets.com |
| www.wegottickets.com |
| www.TicketLineUK.com |
| Spillers Records |
| The Full Moon | 

TicketlineUK Box Office - (029)20 230 130

Fossil Collective are a two-piece from Leeds, made up of multi instrumentalists David Fendick and Jonny Hooker. Their first recordings saw them taking inspiration from classic albums by Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Simon and Garfunkel and suggested comparisons with more contemporary artists such as Fleet Foxes, Midlake and Bon Iver. But in truth their exquisitely structured songs and glorious, rich harmonies owe as much, if not more, to a solid English song tradition, and their material holds that distinct English quality that many North American artists hanker after.

Sŵn Presents welcomed Fossil Collective to Cardiff’s Globe back in February 2012, as opening support to Benjamin Francis Leftwich. This time around they’ll take centre stage at The Moon Club, as part of their UK headline tour. 

Their debut album ‘Tell Where I Lie’ is out... NOW! If you like to try before you buy, you can also download a free 4 track EP below or over at www.fossilcollective.com

Sŵn Festival 2013 - First wave of acts announced & Early Bird tickets on sale NOW!

Sŵn are delighted to announce the first wave of acts that will be playing at the 7th annual Sŵn Festival. The 4-day multi-venue new music festival will be held this year between Thursday 17th - Sunday 20th October 2013.

Since 2007 Cardiff has played host to the annual Sŵn Festival, founded by John Rostron & Huw Stephens, bringing some of the newest and most exciting local, national and international acts to the Welsh capital.

As previously announced, this year’s Friday headliner at Cardiff University Students' Union's Solus will be Deerhunter, which will be the band’s first ever show in Wales.

Sŵn Festival 2013 has also teamed up with Metropolis Music to offer a few lucky Sŵn Festival-goers the chance to boost their Thursday Sŵn experience with a £2 Top-Up Ticket to see Everything Everything at Cardiff University’s Great Hall, as part of their October headline UK Tour (see separate Everything Everything post for more details).

So, the part you're all desperate to know about. The first wave of acts taking part in this year's Sŵn Festival (in alphabetical order) are:  

 

Alex Dingley Band

Beard of Wolves

Bloodflower

Brothers

Casi Wyn

Chlöe Howl

Climbing Trees

Clipping

Deerhunter

Dutch Uncles (Everything Everything Top-Up Ticket required)

Estrons

Everything Everything (Everything Everything Top-Up Ticket required)

Golden Fable

Greta Isaac

Hail! The Planes

Heal The Last Stand

Heavy Petting Zoo

Keys

Kizzy Crawford

Kutosis

Land Observations

Little Arrow

Lowri Evans

Masters In France

Nadine Shah

Nanook of the North

Nathaniel

Peasant's King

Pinkunoizu

Queer'd Science

R. Seiliog

Scriber

Seazoo

Shhh...Apes!

Siôn Russell Jones

Soak

Stars & Flights

Story Books

Swearin'

Temples

The Adelines

The Echo and The Always

The Lay Lows

The Yawns

This Is Wreckage

Trwbador

Up Down Go Machine

Waxahatchee

We//Are//Animal

Wicket

Without Feathers

Early Bird tickets are on sale now and have been frozen at last year's prices. These will be on sale at the following prices for a limited time only:

Early Bird 4-Day Wristband: £60
Early Bird Thursday Wristband: £15
Early Bird Friday Wristband: £18
Early Bird Saturday Wristband: £26
Early Bird Sunday Wristband: £20 

Tickets can be purchased via:

www.swnpresents.com
www.TicketLineUK.com
www.seetickets.com
Spillers Records (Morgan Arcade, Cardiff)

Sŵn Festival wristband holders gain free priority access to all Sŵn Festival shows (with the exception of Everything Everything), either across the whole festival from Thursday 17th - Sunday 20th October or on individual days. Entry to shows is not guaranteed and is subject to individual venue capacity. Sŵn Festival is an 18+ event.

Along with the first announcement of acts, Sŵn has also re-launched their festival website which will include artist info, features, blogs, videos and news as well as up to date line up and ticket information.

Sŵn Festival 2013 will be hosted across various venues in and around the centre of Cardiff, including - 10 Feet Tall, Buffalo, Cardiff University Students' Union - Great Hall, Cardiff University Students' Union – Solus, Chapter, Clwb Ifor Bach, Four Bars @ Dempseys, NEW: Fuel, GLAM, Globe, Gwdihŵ, NEW: Jacob's Market, O'Neills - St Mary Street, O'Neills - Trinity Street, NEW: Sherman Cymru,, NEW: St John's Church, Canton, NEW: Angel Hotel, The Moon Club, Undertone

For up to date Sŵn Festival 2013 news and line up announcements, see:
www.swnfest.com | @swnfestival | #swn2013 | facebook.com/swnfestival

See you on the dance floor...

Sŵn HQ x

Photo: Owain Thomas

Sŵn Festival 2013 – EVERYTHING EVERYTHING £2 TOP-UP TICKET

Sŵn Festival 2013 has teamed up with Metropolis Music to offer a few lucky Sŵn Festival-goers the chance to boost their Thursday Sŵn experience with a £2 Top-Up Ticket to see Everything Everything at Cardiff University’s Great Hall, as part of their October headline UK Tour.

Sŵn Presents welcomed Everything Everything to a packed out show at The Globe, Cardiff in January 2012. We’re really pleased to be able to offer Sŵnsters a chance to catch the Manchester-based 4 piece on the Thursday night of Sŵn Festival, for a Top-Up price of only £2. Tour support comes in the form of Dutch Uncles, who also played a Sŵn Presents show in February 2013 at Cardiff’s Moon Club.

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING £2 Top-Up Tickets will be on sale via www.swnpresents.com only and numbers are strictly limited.

This offer is open only to Sŵn Festival 2013 Thursday or 4-Day wristband holders.

A Thursday or 4-Day Sŵn Festival wristband must be shown alongside an Everything Everything Top-Up e-ticket at Cardiff University Students’ Union Box Office to gain entry to the show

Please note: As Sŵn Festival is an 18+ event, this £2 Top-Up Ticket offer only applies to those aged 18 or over. The Everything Everything show is however a 14+ show. Tickets are available at www.cardiffstudents.com/boxoffice/

 

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Sŵn Festival 2013 – EVERYTHING EVERYTHING £2 TOP-UP TICKET
in association with Metropolis Music

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
w/ support from
Dutch Uncles

Cardiff University Students’ Union, Great Hall
Thursday 17^th October 2013
Doors 7pm

Limited number of £2 Top-Up Tickets available at www.swnpresents.com

Available only to Thursday or 4-Day Sŵn Festival 2013 wristband holders

A Thursday or 4-Day Sŵn Festival wristband must be shown alongside an Everything Everything Top-Up e-ticket at Cardiff University Students’ Union Box Office to gain entry to the show.

Sŵn Festival takes place across various venues in Cardiff from Thursday 17th - Sunday 20th October. This is the 7th annual multi-venue NME Awards nominated new music festival. Wristbands are priced £15 - £75. Early Bird Tickets are on sale NOW! 

www.swnfest.com

DEERHUNTER @ Sŵn Festival 2013

Sŵn Festival 2013 presents:

DEERHUNTER
Plus special guests

FRIDAY 18^th OCTOBER 2013
Cardiff University Students Union – SOLUS

18+ show / 8pm Doors
£14adv (or included in Sŵn Festival 4 Day or Friday wristband, subject to capacity)

 

*** Please note that DEERHUNTER will be on stage at midnight ***

As a little teaser, Sŵn are delighted to announce Deerhunter's first ever gig in Wales, as part of Sŵn Festival 2013.

Sŵn will be announcing their first wave of acts, as well as putting Sŵn Festival full 4-Day and individual day wristbands on sale at Early Bird prices, on Monday 10^th June.

Entry to DEERHUNTER @ Solus will be included as part of a Sŵn Festival full 4-day or Friday wristband (subject to capacity of venue)

However, if you can't come to the festival, or want to go to THIS SHOW ONLY, then a limited number of standalone tickets for Deerhunter are now on sale priced £14 (STBF) from:

www.swnpresents.com
www.cardiffstudents.com / Tel. 02920 781458
www.ticketlineuk.com / Tel. 02920 230130
www.seetickets.com
Spillers Records

www.swnfest.com

Sŵn Festival is an annual new music festival which takes place across various venues in Cardiff. 17th - 20th October 2013

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DEERHUNTER

From Atlanta, Georgia, the origins of Deerhunter can be traced back to when frontman Bradford Cox first met guitarist Lockett Pundt at high school. Years later Bradford and Moses Archuleta began making music together, and the seeds of what would become Deerhunter were sown.

Deerhunter’s first album was a lo-fi experiment not initially intended for the wider world, but appeared in 2005 on a local Atlanta label, Stickfigure. Their next album, Cryptograms (2006), was generally considered to be their real debut and as such things started to get serious for the band. They had moved to fêted Chicago indie label, Kranky (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Low, Stars Of The Lid), and the world outside was starting to pay attention.

Then in mid-2008, Deerhunter and Kranky signed a deal with 4AD, allowing them to finally release music outside the US and the band’s next move was to prove epic in more than just musical terms. Recorded over the course of a week at the Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn, NY, the Can and Wire-inspired Microcastle (2008) was to propel them to further heights.

Displaying few signs of slowing down, Halcyon Digest, the band’s fourth studio album was released in September 2010. To announce the release, the band fully embraced the DIY mindset of their New Wave heroes from the 70’s and 80’s with a Cox-designed, cut-and-paste Xeroxed flyer. It’s with these kind of approaches that Deerhunter continue to widen their sphere of influence and impress with each subsequent release.

After a brief hiatus, during which time Bradford Cox and Lockett Pundt released their own albums as Atlas Sound and Lotus Plaza respectively, a new Deerhunter line-up (with additions of bassist Josh Mckay and guitarist Frankie Broyles) reconvened in January 2013 at Rare Book Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Deerhunter’s new LP Monomania was released in May. Monomania finds the group recalling its scrappy punk aesthetic; a perfect nocturnal garage rock album full of the layered and hazy vintage guitar sounds that define them.

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