CMCF · Sŵn 2026

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15 Oct 2026 - 17 Oct 2026

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Sŵn, Wales’ leading music discovery festival.

Sŵn is an award-winning, three-day, multi-venue new music festival that has been a cornerstone of Cardiff’s cultural landscape since 2007. With an unwavering commitment to showcasing new music and emerging talent, the festival is built to celebrate a diverse array of artists ranging from homegrown to international acts, in the artistic heart of Wales.

For three unforgettable days each year, the festival brings some of Cardiff’s best-loved venues and spaces together, transforming the city into a high octane hub for music fans and makers alike.

Sŵn is proudly part of Cardiff Music City Festival: two weeks of gigs, happenings and installations that harness the power of music and performance to unite and inspire.

 

First wave of acts announced for 2026:

  • 2Charm
  • Asidhara
  • Bambees
  • Bathing Suits
  • Bel Cobain
  • Blood Wizard
  • Blue Amber
  • Bureau De Change
  • Cardinals
  • Casi
  • Cerys Hafana
  • Chwaer Fawr
  • Cowboy Hunters
  • Dana Margolin
  • Dermot Henry
  • Disgusting Sisters
  • Dove Ellis
  • Esmerelda Road
  • Fatale
  • Foot Foot
  • Glasshouse Red Spider Mite
  • Good Health Good Wealth
  • Heartpiece
  • HMLTD
  • Honeyglaze
  • ifan
  • James Emmanuel
  • Lacuna
  • Lafant
  • Lauren Auder
  • Little Grandad
  • Lo Rays
  • LSD and the Search For God
  • Lucia & The Best Boys
  • Maeve
  • Makeshift Art Bar
  • Modern Woman
  • MOULD
  • Nation Unrest
  • Painkiller
  • Personal Trainer
  • Pyncher
  • Pys Melyn
  • SexyTadhg
  • Shaking Hand
  • SHINOBII
  • SHLUG
  • Sold For Parts
  • Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn
  • The Dogs
  • The Joy Hotel
  • The Orielles
  • Theatre
  • Tokomololo
  • Tony Bontana
  • waverley.
  • Working Men’s Club
  • World News
  • Wrkhouse
  • Wyatt
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