Mykki Blanco and Moonchild Sanelly have signed up for Cardiff’s Sŵn Festival 2025

Sŵn Festival have announced the first wave of artists for their 2025 edition, set to take place across Cardiff from 16th-18th October.

The multi-venue event, which forms part of Cardiff Music City Festival, will feature performances from Mykki Blanco, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Moonchild Sanelly, Gurriers, Getdown Services, Jessica Winter and Deadletter among others.

The festival will span ten stages across various Cardiff venues, including Tramshed, Clwb Ifor Bach, St John’s Church, Jacobs Basement, Fuel, The Canopi, Tiny Rebel, The New Moon and Porters.

“We’re thrilled to unveil the first wave of artists for Sŵn Festival 2025,” says Adam Williams, Head of Music at Sŵn. “This year, the festival returns with three full days of new music in Cardiff’s grassroots music venues — featuring over 150 artists performing across 10 incredible stages. We’re proud to champion new music and give a platform to the amazing artists we collaborate with throughout the year — many of whom will be playing their biggest shows in Wales to date. And there’s more to come — we’re currently putting the finishing touches on some very special guests, unique stage takeovers, and the return of our artist development conference, Sŵn Connect. Stay tuned — we’ll be sharing all the details soon!”

The festival will continue its commitment to accessibility through payment plans and concession tickets for young people, students and Blue Light account holders. Volunteer programmes and an apply to play scheme will also be available.

The full list of announced acts includes 3L3D3P, Adult DVD, Angharad, Angry Blackmen, Ani Glass, Bramwell, Breichiau Hir, Brown Horse, C Turtle, Casual Smart, Clara Mann, Cubzoa, Deadletter, Dog Race, The Gentle Good, Georgia Ruth, Getdown Services, Graywave, Gurriers, Jessica Winter, John Myrtle, Kathryn Joseph, Keo, Lime Garden, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Marsy, Martha O’Brien, Men An Tol, MF Tomlinson, Midding, Moonchild Sanelly, Morn, Mykki Blanco, Nancy Williams, Neve Cariad, The New Cut, No Windows, Opal Mag, The Orchestra (For Now), Oreglo, Pale Blue Eyes, Papaya Noon, Peiriant, Prima Queen, Quiet Man, Rabbitfoot, Saint Clair, Samana, Scustin, Shale, The Sick Man of Europe, Slate, Sywel Nyw, Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn, Talulah, Tokomololo, Two Blinks, I Love You, White Flowers, Whitelands, and Zac Lawrence.