Sŵn Festival 2012 reveals first eighty acts

- Best Fit Recordings artist FAYE confirmed to appear at Sŵn 2012

Returning for its sixth year, Sŵn Festival has announced the first eighty acts confirmed to appear at the four day event held throughout Cardiff between October 18-21. Hosted across various venues in and around the city centre, the festival is curated by long-time Welsh music champion and concert promoter John Rostron and Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens, with the help of several hand-picked promoters, labels and music publications.

The Line Of Best Fit returns in 2012 for a second year with two stages showcasing two very differing line-ups. More news on that in the not too distant future. For now though, the initial eighty acts playing over the four days are as follows (in alphabetical order):

A Girl Called Ruth
Afro Cluster
Al Lewis
Among Brothers
Arcane Roots
Bo Ningen
Brotherhood Of The Lake
Chain Of Flowers
Charlotte Church
Clock Opera
Death At Sea
Denuo
Django Django
Draw Me Stories
Dry The River
Errors
Eugene Francis Jnr
Exit International
Falls
Faye
Feed The Rhino
Fire Season
Fist Of The First Man
Gallops!
Gallows
Glass Pear
Golden Fable
Greta Isaac
Gulp
Hey Sholay
Hysterical Injury
Irma Vep
Islet
Jemma Roper
Jewellers
Joanna Gruesome
John Grant
Katell Keineg
Lanterns On The Lake
Laura J Martin
Liars
Manhattan Coast
Marc O’Reilly
Micachu & The Shapes
Milk Maid
Mowbird
Nebula
No Ceremony
No Thee No Ess
Out Of The Woods
Paper Aeroplanes
Peace
PINS
Prosperina
Quiet Marauder
Rangda
Rozi Plain
Rusty Shackle
Sam Airey
Scritti Politti
Sex Hands
Shy And The Fight
Sion Russell Jones
The Adelines
The Ash And The Oak
The Bright Young People
The Invisible
The Knox
The Lovely Eggs
The School
The Vestals
This Many Boyfriends
Tomos Lewis
Torches
Turbowolf
Urban Development Vocal Collective (UDVC)
Various Cruelties
Verity Susman
We’re No Heroes
Zervas & Pepper

Tickets will be on sale soon. To be the first to hear about early bird tickets for Sŵn Festival 2012, sign up to the mailing list over at www.swnfest.com

The organisers have also created an all new Facebook page where past festival goers can share their highlights, making use of Facebook’s new timeline function. Have a picture or a specific memory you’d like to share? Look no further.