Keane head major Cymry music festival

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Keane are to headline Wales ' first major music festival this summertime.

Fflam, the Cymry word for fire, takes to be the nation 's equivalent of Scotland 's hugely successful T in the Parkland.

Placebo will headline on Sabbatum and other enactments affirmed so far include Manic Street Preachers, Levellers, Feeder and new grouping Enter Shakira.

Sun dark 's main artist is to be denoted in the following few hebdomads and more 50 lots will play across the three-day festival, which is anticipated to be attended by 30, 000 music fans.

Nicky Wire from Cambrian grouping Manic Street Preachers, stated that it would be `` good to be back in Swansea ''.

Alongside the heavyweight circles will be three unsigned enactments as a competition is being established to happen three new Welsh moves to do at the festival on the main phase. Runners-up will play on the festival 's gift phase.

Festival plugger Toilet Curd of Heterosexual Music stated: `` Also as giving locals the opportunity to see some of the best unrecorded lots around, we are too consecrated to foster new gift and the full line upwards will reflect that. ''

Gerald Clement, Swansea council 's cabinet member for civilisation, diversion and touristry, stated that the lineup will `` certainly place Swansea on the Britain 's top festivals map ''.

`` This is an splendid chance, to not justly showcase Swansea, but likewise Cymru, as the lineup holds such national entreaty, '' he added.

Fflam will pass at Swansea 's Singleton Parkland from Friday July 13th to Dominicus July 15th. Tickets travel on sale on today.