# NME’s Top Sŵn Festival 2026 Shows

> NME highlights Bathing Suits, Dermot Henry, Esmeralda Road, Martial Arts, Pixie McCann and Twenty One Children at Sŵn Festival 2026.
- Title: NME’s Top Sŵn Festival 2026 Shows · NME | Shortify
- Summary: NME highlights Bathing Suits, Dermot Henry, Esmeralda Road, Martial Arts, Pixie McCann and Twenty One Children at Sŵn Festival 2026. NME’s top Sŵn Festival…
- Keywords: swn festival, bathing suits, dermot henry, esmeralda road, martial arts, pixie mccann, twenty one children, clwb ifor bach, tiny rebel, music, culture, NME
- Source: NME — https://nme.com/features/music-features/swn-festival-2026-roundup-radar-3973712
- Published: 2026-10-21T14:36:28+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: swn festival, bathing suits, dermot henry, esmeralda road, martial arts, pixie mccann, twenty one children, clwb ifor bach, tiny rebel, music, culture
## Bathing Suits
Bathing Suits’ second set at Sŵn Festival became unreal with strobe lights for their song.

> If you’ve got strobes, can you use them for this song?
## Dermot Henry
Dermot Henry’s alt-folk set at Sŵn Festival felt fresh and immersive with no pastiche.

> a glimmer of bright eyes here, a holler of cameron winter there, a croon of dove ellis thrown in for good measure
## Esmeralda Road
Esmeralda Road performed under pub strip lights with crowd singing back to their songs.

> park it, with its almost breakbeat rhythms and chopping and changing pace
## Martial Arts
Martial Arts’ tight, intense set at Sŵn Festival featured looping riffs and chanted choruses.

> makes you say! and three guitarists continuously adding new fragments into the mix
## Pixie McCann
Pixie McCann opened with a song about lying to men before diving into a brooding set.

> this song is about lying to men, which i do often
## Twenty One Children
Twenty One Children delivered punk energy with thunderous riffs and crowd engagement.

> life thing and warriors
## Wyatt
Wyatt’s live set previewed their upcoming support for Westside Cowboy.

> emily mason’s trumpet lines add a touch of beauty to proceedings
## Key takeaway

NME’s top Sŵn Festival 2026 shows include Bathing Suits, Dermot Henry, Esmeralda Road, Martial Arts, Pixie McCann and Twenty One Children.