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Sŵn Festival’s Apply to Play scheme is back for 2025!

Sŵn Festival will be taking place on the 16th, 17th and 18th October this year across 11 grassroots music venues in Cardiff City Centre. The opportunity to play Sŵn 2025 will give you the platform to play amongst the best emerging talent, music lovers and industry professionals alike.

Each artist will receive a payment for their performance, festival catering, festival backline and a wristband for the whole music festival and access to our music conference, Sŵn Connect.

You will need to be 18+ on or before October 16th 2025 and you will need to be available across all three days of the festival. 

If you would like the opportunity to play at Wales’ leading music discovery festival please fill out the form below.

Applications will be open from the 3rd July 2025 and applications will close on the 18th July 2025. We will aim to get back to the successful applicants by the 13th August 2025.

Pob Lwc!