Hey! Manchester vs SWN
Hey! Manchester has been promoting folk and Americana shows for four years now. We particularly enjoy introducing bands to Manchester gig-goers - and we’ve given debuts to Jens Lekman, Final Fantasy, Espers, Los Campesinos!, Band of Horses, Frightened Rabbit, Mark Kozelek and Efterklang.
Swn promotes and celebrates new music coming in and out of Wales. It means ‘Sound’ and is pronounced ‘soon‘.
SWN put on gigs all year round, predominantly in Wales, from their base in Cardiff, which is where they host their annual three day Swn Festival curated by BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens .
SWN collaborate and curate with other events too – and in 2010 you can enjoy their favourite new bands at Stag & Dagger, Sounds From The Other City, HowTheLightGetsIn, The Pierhead Sessions, In The City and Machynlleth Comedy Festival amongst others.