Sŵn Festival 2025 - Thursday
Thursday 16 October 2025 Sŵn Festival features live music at multiple venues in Cardiff on Thursday evening, Friday evening and all day Saturday. Arriving by train at Cardiff Central from Swindon on Thursday 16 October, the first task was to visit The Canopi and show my ticket to get a festival wristband. Next, a walk to check in at the Travelodge passing the Principality Stadium, festival venues in Womanby Street and the southern wall of Cardiff Castle. There was time for beers in a couple of pubs featured in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, The Flute and Tankard and The Central Bar (Wetherspoon), both in Windsor Place, before the festival start at 6pm. Behind the statue of Aneurin Bevan, there was a good position for a photo of the setting sun beyond the walls of Cardiff Castle, during the walk back to Womanby Street. Tiny Rebel Cardiff was the venue for the opening act. The downstairs bar had some cask ales including 'Juicy'. Pushbike Exeter based band Pushbike were...