And we’re back with another bunch of amazing bands that we’re very proud to announce as playing the fifth SWN festival. Ready? Are you ready?

Already announced are the likes of THE FALL, HERMAN DUNE, ESBEN & THE WITCH, BATTLEKAT, BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH, VERONICA FALLS and THE JOY FORMIDABLE and joining them will be:

Alt J (∆)

Astroid Boys

Bedford Falls

Catrin Herbert

Cresion Hud

Cuba Cuba

David Dondero

Dirty Goods

Evening Chorus

Ffred Jones

Friends Electric

His Naked Torso

Hymns

Ifan Dafydd

Kerouac

Little Arrow

Man Without Country

Martyn (live)

Run! Walk!

Sissy And The Blisters

Tribes

Tubelord

Yaaks

Yoke

Yr Ods

Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells, Among Brothers, And So I Watch You From Afar, Apostles, Ashtray Navigations, Al Lewis, Barefoot Dance of the Sea, Battlekat, Ben Howard, Bejamin Francis Leftwich, Bleeding Heart Narrative, Brandyman, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, Cymbals, Chailo Sim, Colorama, Creatures of Love, Daughter, Deaf Club, Dots.filmband ,Eagulls, Echo Lake, Effort, Elephant, Elephant Stone, Esben & The Witch, Fixers, Gavin Osborn, Hail! The Planes, Holland, Herman Dune, H Hawkline, Houdini Dax, Ivan Moult, Iwan Huws, Jen Jeniro, Jodie Marie, Joshua Caole, Joseph & David, LA2019, Lets Buy Happiness,  Lewis Floyd Henry, Mammal Club, Masters In France, Mowbird, Melodica, Melody & Me, Monument Valley, Olympians, Pandas and People, Patterns, Rapids!, Red City Radio, Right Hand Left Hand, Samoans, Sam Duckworth, Sen Segur, Strange News From Another Star, Team Sports, The Cut Ups ,The Fall, The Joy Formidable, The Victorian English Gentleman’s Club, The History of Apple Pie, The Keys, The Nightingales, The Skull Defekts, Three Trapped Tigers, Truckers of Husk The Method, Theo, Town, Trwbador, Ugly Duckling, Ultrahumanitarian, Veronica Falls, Winter Villains, Violas, Y Niwl, Zun Zun Egui. Zervas & Pepper.

And how much are tickets for this you’re thinking? £100ish? That would be good value wouldn’t it, for four days and 200 bands. NO YOU FOOL this is SWN and so tickets for the four days, which get you free priority access to all the shows (subject to capacity) are just £49.50.

SWN Festival 2011 / Gwyl SWN 2011 takes place in Cardiff Thursday 20th October – Sunday 23rd October. Tickets come in at £49.50 for 4 days, or £10-25 for individual days. More info can be found at http://www.swnpresents.com .