Cardiff's Swn Festival announces 2017 line up
The metropolitan festival boasts a stellar line up of the best established and emerging talent in alternative music.
Last updated: 13th Sep 2017
Originally published: 19th Jul 2017
Image: Swn Festival (credit)
Back for an eleventh year, Cardiff's multi venue Swn Festival has announced the artists who will feature on the line up for 2017.
Founded by long time advocate of new music, Radio 1's Huw Stephens and Cardiff based promoter John Rostron, the festival was started after an inspirational trip to SXSW and has featured early career appearances from the likes of Alt J, Rag N Bone Man and Wolf Alice.
This year's series of events will stretch from Friday 22nd September, when Swn kicks off with The Skints at a one-off show just down the M4 in Swansea, before returning to Cardiff where it will continue until Friday 21st October. Also on the line up are the likes of electro indie four piece Clean Cut Kid, alt-rockers The Amazons and Malian high tempo African R&B group Songhoy Blues.
The month of gigs will culminate in a day long event which will showcase the very best in up and coming talent, including False Advertising and more.
For Swn Festival tickets and full lineup details see below.
Sacred Paws - Friday 22nd September, The Transport Club Cardiff
Songhoy Blues - Saturday 23rd September, Tramshed in Cardiff
Jen Cloher - Sunday 1st October, Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff
Touts and Vistas - Wednesday 4th October, The Transport Club
This is the Kit - Thursday 5th October, The Globe in Cardiff
Swn Festival 2017 presents: Off Kilter - Saturday 7th October, Royal College Of Music and Drama
Dan Bettridge - Sunday 8th October, The Big Top
The Amazons - Monday 9th October, Tramshed in Cardiff
She Drew The Gun - Tuesday 10th October, Clwb Ifor Bach
Tom McRae - Friday 13th October, St John's Church Canton in Cardiff
Clean Cut Kid - Monday 16th October, Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff
Swn Festival Finale - Saturday 21st October, various venues in Cardiff