Spiritualized, The Mysterines and Benefits.This year’s event will be the 14th edition of the festival, and it will take place from May 9 to 11, and over 70 live acts have now been confirmed to appear.
Tickets are available here.Other names on the bill include Deerhoof, Skinny Pelembe, Snapped Ankles, Melin Melyn, Flamingods, The Royston Club and Adwaith.A post shared by FOCUS Wales (@focuswales)FOCUS Wales claims to showcase more Welsh artists than any other regular event, and is sponsored by Creative Wales, a Welsh government agency that supports creative industries in Wales.
Alongside the festival, it also hosts an extensive music industry conference, with organisations including PRS For Music, PRS Foundation, the British Council and the Musicians Union scheduled to participate.Spiritualized’s most recent release was ‘Everything Was Beautiful’ in 2022, their ninth studio album.
In a four-star review, NME wrote: “Etched from a series of early demos in 2014, Pierce’s latest symphonic offering finds the Spiritualized frontman experimenting with 16 different instruments alongside 30 musicians, including his daughter Poppy, long-time collaborator John Coxon, string, brass sections and choirs.
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