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Timetable announced for SWN Festival

Article written by Paul M - Oct 29, 2008

SWN

The organisers of the excellent looking forthcoming Swn Festival have announced the complete line-up and timetable of events for the duration of the festival. It is as follows (all events are free to Swn wristband holders):

Monday 10th November
Screen 15, Cineworld, Mary Ann Street 7pm
Swn @ Cineworld (An evening of music-related films)
walk up price £4

Tuesday 11th November
Chapter Arts Centre, 7pm
Moo Sick (an evening of music documentaries, videos and musical film oddities)
walk up price £2

Thursday 13th November
The Atrium 12pm - 5pm
Swn Seminar (Three sessions with guests from Last.FM, Orange Unsigned, Matt Jones (Dopplr), Mel Kirk (Aardman Animation) and Tim Morgan (Mint Digital))
free

Friday 14th November
The Atrium 11am - 5pm
Swn Seminar (full day of music industry seminars with local promoters, Scouting For Girls, Sean Adams (Drowned In Sound), Jude Rogers (The Guardian/Word magazine) and many more)
free

Barfly
10pm-11pm Johnny Foreigner
8.45pm-9.30pm Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man
7.45pm-8.15pm Stray Borders
walk up price £7.50

Buffalo Bar
10pm-10.45pm Telegram From The Queen
9.00pm-9.30pm Jen Jeniro
8.00pm-8.30pm Cymbient
7.00pm-7.30pm Fuzz Birds
walk up price £6

Clwb Ifor Bach (both floors)
10.45pm-11.45pm (upstairs) Clinic
10pm-10.45pm (downstairs) Rolo Tomassi
9.30pm-10pm (upstairs) Threatmantics
9.00pm-9.30pm (downstairs) Indian Jewelry
8.30pm-9pm (upstairs) The Big Pink
8pm-8.30pm (downstairs) Volcano!
followed by The Dudes Abide (downstairs) with guest Djs My Ex-Boyfriends Record Collection, and Moshi Moshi DJs (upstairs)
walk up price £12.50

Dempsey's (upstairs)
11.15pm-11.45pm Random Elbow Pain
10.15pm-10.45pm Yucatan
9.15pm-9.45pm MC Saizmundo
8.15pm-8.45pm Danblagroyd
with guest between the acts DJ MC Mabon
followed by Forecast djs until 3am
walk up price £5

Dirty Sue's
9.45pm-10.15pm Huw MM
8.45pm-9.15pm Llwyd
7.45pm-8.15pm The MeMeMes
walk up price £3.00

The Gate
10pm-11pm (main theatre) Stephen Fretwell
9.15pm-10pm (second room) Rod Thomas
8.45pm-9.15pm (main theatre) Martin Carr
8.15pm-8.45pm (second room) Pagan Wanderer Lu
7.45pm-8.15pm (main theatre) John Mouse
7.15pm-7.45pm (second room) Mr Huw
walk up price £11

Kaz Bar
9.30pm-10.15pm James Yuill
8.30pm-9.00pm Casiokids
7.30pm-8.00pm Gallops!
with Moshi Moshi DJs
walk up price £6

The Point
9.30pm-10.30pm The Pipettes
8.30pm-9.00pm Chew Lips
7.30pm-8.00pm Yr Ods
followed by Silent Disco until 3am
walk up price £9

Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre, National Museum
9.45pm-10.45pm Young Marble Giants
8.45pm-9.15pm Serafina Steer
7.45pm-8.15pm Nick Lewis
walk up price £20

Tafod
2am-3am Chrome Kids
1am-2am Skinnyman
midnight-1am King Cannibal
11pm-midnight Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
10.15pm-11pm Dead Residents
9pm-10.15pm Chrome Kids
walk up price £9

Tommy's Bar
11pm-Midnight Pete And The Pirates
10pm-10.30pm Thomas Tantrum
9pm-9.30pm Radio Luxembourg
8pm-8.30pm The Chapman Family
walk up price £7

Saturday 15th November
Barfly
10pm-11.00pm Amazing Baby
9pm-9.45pm Broken Records
8.15pm-8.45pm The Last Republic
7.30pm-8.00pm The Muscle Club
walk up price £7.50

Buffalo Bar
10.30pm-11.15pm Flashguns
9.30pm-10pm Paul Hawkins And Thee Awkward Silences
8.30pm-9pm Fredrick Stanley Star
7.30pm-8pm Attack + Defend
walk up price £6.00

Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
10.45pm-11.30pm (upstairs) Cats In Paris
10pm-10.45pm (downstairs) Ectogram
9.15pm-10pm (upstairs) Derwyddon Dr Gonzo
8.45pm-9.15pm (downstairs) Klaus Kinski
8.15pm-8.45pm (upstairs) Joy Formidable
7.45pm-8.15pm (downstairs) The Stilletoes
7.15pm-7.45pm (upstairs) Blue Wall
followed by The Vinyl Vendettas DJs until 3am
walk up price £8

Dempsey's (upstairs)
11.15pm-12am Thomas Truax
10pm-10.45pm Voluntary Butler Scheme
9pm-9.30pm Alex Dingley
8pm-8.30pm Silence At Sea
followed by Twisted By Design until 3am
walk up price £7

Dirty Sue's Bar
9.45pm - 10.30pm Pixel H8
8.45pm - 9.15pm PSI
7.45pm - 8.15pm Lifting Gear Engineer
6.45pm - 7.15pm Zwolf
5.45pm - 6.15pm Seindorff
walk up price £4

The Gate
10pm - 10.45pm (main theatre) Eugene McGuinness
9.30pm - 10pm (bar) Jay Jay Pistolet
8.45pm - 9.45pm (main theatre) Cate le Bon
8.15pm - 8.45pm (bar) Peggy Sue
7.45pm - 8.15pm (main theatre)Sophie Mac
7.15pm - 7.45pm (bar) James St James
walk up price £11

Kaz Bar
9.45pm - 10.45pm Golden Silvers
8.30pm - 9.15pm Truckers of Husk
7.30pm - 8pm Zail
6.30pm - 7pm Camera
5.30pm - 6pm Dufraine
walk up price £7

The Point
2am-4am - High Contrast
1am - 2am - Ransom & Magenta
12am- 1am - Dan Marshall
11pm - 12am - Chipmunk
10.30pm - 11pm - Beatbox Fozzy
10pm - 10.30pm - Y Diwygiad
8.45pm - 10pm - Metabeats DJs
walk up price £10

Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum Of Wales
9.45pm - 10.45pm Euros Childs
8.45pm - 9.15pm Das Wanderlust
7.45pm - 8.15pm SJ Esau
walk up price £10

Tafod @ Nos Da
2am - 3am The Hidden Persuader
1am - 2am Legowelt
12am - 1am Cian: Acid Casuals
11.15pm - 12am Orcop
10.30pm - 11.15pm Valley Lines
walk up price £7

Tommy's Bar, UWIC
7pm - 8pm The Boy Least Likely To
6pm - 6.45pm Aidan Smith
5.15pm - 5.45pm Connan Moackasin
4.30pm - 5pm It Hugs Back
3.45pm - 4.15pm Little My
3pm - 3.30pm The New Tea Party
walk up price £8

Sunday 16th November
Milgi's
10.30am - 5pm Sulwax Sunday (celebrity DJs playing and selling charity shop tunes)
free

The National Museum Of Wales
11am - 4pm Sleeveface Workshop (the art of Sleevefacing in action, with photography sessions @ 1pm, 2pm and 3pm)
free

Nos Da @ Tafod
2pm - 6pm Scrabble Swnday (Scrabble Club for cool kids)
free

Barfly
6.30pm - 7.30pm Danananaykroyd
5.30pm - 6.15pm Tubelord
4.45pm - 5.15pm Picture Books in Winter
4pm - 4.30pm Friends Electric
3.15pm - 3.45pm Butterflies With Beards
walk up price £7.50

Buffalo Bar
7.45pm - 3am - Dig and Heavenly Jukebox DJs present Dim Swn
6.45pm - 7.30pm John Head (Shack)
5.30pm - 6.15pm Pete Greenwood
4.30pm - 5pm Colorama
walk up price £6 / dim swn £3

Clwb Ifor Bach
10.30pm - 11.30pm (upstairs) Future Of The Left
9.45pm - 10.30pm (downstairs) Agaskodo Teliverek
9.15pm - 9.45pm (upstairs) Skatar
8.45pm - 9.15pm (downstairs) The School
8.15pm - 8.45pm (upstairs) Right Hand, Left Hand
7.45pm - 8.15pm (downstairs) Little Eris
6.45pm - 7.15pm (downstairs) The Lovely Eggs
walk up price £9

Dempsey's (upstairs)
10pm-11pm Richard James
9pm-9.30pm The Afternoons
8pm-8.30pm The Ash And The Oak
7pm-7.30pm Lindsey Leven
walk up price £7

Dirty Sue's
9.45pm-10.15pm Eilir Pierce
8.45pm-9.15pm Nia Morgan
7.45pm-8.15pm Mr Duke
walk up price £3

Glo Bar
7pm-7pm Ffred Jones
6pm-6.30pm Cyrion
5pm-5.30pm Clare Maguire
4pm-4.30pm Sweet Baboo
3pm-3.30pm Gwyneth Glyn
2pm-2.30pm Wrightoid
walk up price £5

The Point
12.15am-2am Matt the Hat and The Balkan Bandits
11.15pm-12am Sportsday Megaphone
9.45pm-11.15pm Rob Da Bank
9pm-9.45pm Genod Droog (last ever show)
8pm-9pm Goldie Lookin Chain
7pm-8pm Matt the Hat and The Balkan Bandits
walk up price £12

Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre, National Museum of Wales
9.30pm-10.15pm Fernhill
8.30pm-9pm Sild
7.30pm-8pm Georgia Ruth Williams
walk up price £7

Kaz Bar
10.45pm-11.15pm Micachu
9.45pm-10.15pm Pulled Apart By Horses
8.45pm-9.15pm Josh Weller
7.45pm-8.15pm Little Comets
6.45pm-7.15pm Evils
6pm-6.30pm Portasound
walk up price £7

Wristbands cost £45 and allow free entry to all events on a first come, first served basis. Each event at Swn will also be priced individually for cash payments on walk up, however priority will always be given to wristband holders. The opening party on 13th November will be for wristband holders only.

Swn wristbands are now available from the following outlets:

The Gate, Roath, Cardiff, buy online at

Links:
http://www.virtualfestivals.com/swn-festival-2008

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