more acts announced for Wales' Swn 2011

More acts have been announced for Cardiff's Swn Festival which happens from Thursday 20th October to Sunday 23rd October.

Joining The Fall, Herman Dune, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, and The Joy Formidable on the line-up are Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells, Brandyman, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, Cymbals, Deaf Club, Esben and the Witch, Fixers, Ivan Moult, Iwan Huws, Hail! The Planes, Holland, Jodie Marie, Joshua Caole, LA2019, Lewis Floyd Henry, Melodica, Melody and Me, Monument Valley, and Sam Duckworth.

Also heading for the Cardiff bash are Sen Segur, Strange News From Another Star, The Nightingales, The Skull Defekts, Three Trapped Tigers, Truckers Of Husk, Ugly Duckling, Veronica Falls, Winter Villains, Violas, Y Niwl, and Zun Zun Egui.

Festival organisers stated, "Swn Festival returns for its fifth year as Wales' premier new music festival. We honestly never thought we'd get this far. In fact we never thought we’d make it to the second year. Yet here we are, five years strong, bigger and brighter every year with the best to come. It's our birthday. Let's celebrate."

Swn expands to a four day showcase of some of the best music 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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