SWN FESTIVAL 2010

Event Information

By now you should know the score. You buy a one-day or 3-day wristband and then run around to as many shows as you possibly can. The schedule will help you plot your route - will you zip between buildings or stay in one place? The proximity of most should allow you to move around a bit. If you're down at Chapter Arts Centre there's two stages to move between to keep you entertained, or at the other side of town it's a short walk from Buffalo to Cardiff Arts Institute, so you could keep in one area, or, like some, you might jump on your bike or in a cab to zip about from one side to the other.

For a few shows you don't need a wristband and instead you buy a ticket like you would a normal gig - that's SWANS, BRYN FON and PAUL HEATON, plus the special Under 18s welsh language event DAN OED and the U18s DJ event with Aled from Kids In Glass Houses vs Sean from The Blackout. At the Closing Party Silent Disco your wristband gets you in, but there's also some tickets on sale for those who don't have a wristband. One heads up - SWANS are playing nice and late on the Saturday night, so we've a special SWANS bundle for those who want to go to the wristbanded shows and then go on to SWANS afterwards. We hope we've got it all covered...

There's a lot to take in. We've put a lot of work in to this... Our advice is buy a wristband (a 3-day if you can make all the nights) and then run and see as much as you can if you're in town, or stay down at Chapter for one or both evenings we're there. Try listening to as many bands as you can beforehand (there's links up on www.swnfest.com), tweet around in the run-up and over the festival to see who is going to what (use the hashtag #swn or tweet us on @swnfestival). Read as many local papers and blogs as possible for tips. Check back here too - loads of people will post their thoughts. A 3-day wristband is just £45. Think how many bands you can see for that, as well as the closing party Silent Disco. We hope you enjoy SWN Festival 2010. Let us know how it goes for you!


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