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More Bands Added To BBC Wales Curated Night At SWN

• 1st Sep 2010

Peggy Sue, Man Without Country, Wickes, Y Bandana, Young Legionnaire, Bastions , Cyrion and Drains are to play the BBC Wales curated night at this year's Swn festival on Friday 22 October 2010.

Bethan Elfyn from BBC Radio One's Introducing in Wales will be one of the hosts on the night and said,
“Getting involved with Swn again this year is going to be a joy and a privilege. This will be the fourth year that I've been involved with curating a stage at the festival and in the past we hosted Duke Spirit, Truckers Of Husk, Heck and Black Cesar in 2007, Cats In Paris, Joy Formidable, Derwyddion Dr Gonzo, and Blue Wall in 2008, Marina & the Diamonds, Post War Years, Bright Light Bright Light and Zimmermans in 2009 so this year's line up is again a range of new, established, Welsh and touring bands that we know will put on a rollicking good show.”

“This year is a meeting of minds, and we've collaborated with BBC Radio Wales' Adam Walton and BBC Radio Cymru's C2 to put on the finest new bands from Wales and beyond, that we are supporting and championing on our various shows. This Swn night, split across two stages at Chapter Arts Centre will be recorded and broadcast on all three stations on the various shows. Adam on Sunday at 10pm, C2 Monday to Friday from 8pm and BBC Introducing in Wales on R1 from Wed at Midnight through to Thursday morning.

“If anything it was just hard to narrow the choice down to eight new bands, but there's a real mix of rock n' roll, hardcore, folk, pop, shoegaze, electro, screamo, and punk on the night, and Chapter is such a wonderful venue and location. We hope it adds something to the festival as a whole, and makes 2010's Swn festival something special.”

The BBC Wales night at SWN Festival 2010 will take place at CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE on Friday 22nd October. For more information on SWN Festival go to link