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Festival line-up update: Sŵn, Simple Things, Celtic Connections and more

By Aly Barchi | Published on Thursday 19 September 2013

Sonar has added to its cache of international festivals via a new event in Sweden. Taking place in Södermalm, Stockholm on 14-15 Feb 2014, the fest aligns with Sonar’s other 2014 incarnations, in Icelandic capital Reykjavik (13-15 Feb) and Barcelona (12-14 Jun). Arriba!

Sonar’s new edition advertised, it’s now time to appraise the latest artist additions to next year’s Bearded Theory, Celtic Connections and Hammerfest. Oh, and, coming soon(er); Cardiff’s charitable Mind Fest, labyrinthine Bristol one-dayer Simple Things, and the 2013 edition of Sŵn which – despite losing Deerhunter, Amateur Best, and Danny Byrd, plus both Spectrals, and The Lay-Lows from its bill, has named brand new adds in The Wytches, Outfit and Wichita DJs.

Details lie here:

BEARDED THEORY, Catton Hall, Derbyshire, 23-25 May 2014: Oysterband, Anti-Vigilante. www.beardedtheory.co.uk

CELTIC CONNECTIONS, various venues, Glasgow, Scotland, 16 Jan – 2 Feb 2014: Mogwai, Bill Callahan. www.celticconnections.com

HAMMERFEST, Haven Holiday Park, Gwynedd, Wales, 13-15 Mar 2014: Tragedy, Monster Truck, Gloryhammer, Oaf, Fury, Derision, The Bastard Sons. www.hammerfest.co.uk

CARDIFF MIND FEST, various venues, Cardiff, 23-24 Nov: Gwenno, Thee Faction, The Milk Race, The Lash, Patrick Duff, Totem Terrors, Fist Of The First Man, Chris T-T, Laurence Made Me Cry. www.cardiffmindfest.com

SIMPLE THINGS, various venues, Bristol, 12 Oct: Evian Christ, Mykki Blanco, Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs, Halls, The Wytches, Velcro Hooks, DJ Rashad, Andre Bratten, John Wizards, Misty Conditions, Ziro, Royal Blood, Glass Animals, Cheeba, Aartekt, Tommy Rawson, Shapes DJs, Crazy Legs DJs. www.simplethingsfestival.co.uk

SŴN, various venues, Cardiff, Wales, 17-20 Oct: Outfit, The Wytches, Belong DJs, DJ Felson, Duo-Flex, Ultimate Power DJs, Valleyers, Wichita DJs. swnfest.com