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FOCUS WALES 2023

FOCUS Wales is Wales’ biggest music industry event and anyone can attend. With three days of panels, keynote talks, and industry advice from representatives from around the world, it is a MASSIVE opportunity for up and coming artists, to showcase their talent, network and learn more about how to develop their careers and take it to the next level.

It takes places 4th - 6th May (2023), across various venues in Wrexham and will see over 500 music industry professionals descend upon the city. First announcements include; Lauren Down (End of The Road Festival), Cecilia Soojeong Yi (DMZ Peace Train Festival, South Korea), Claudia Ferigo (Suns Europe, Italy), David Silbaugh (Summerfest, USA), John Kerridge (Glastonbury Festival), A Guy Called Gerald, plus loads more TBA.

But it’s not just a conference… FOCUS Wales also boasts 250+ live acts from Wales and around the world. Confirmed so far, they have acts such as BILLY NOMATES, THE JOY FORMIDABLE, NEUE GRAFIK ENSEMBLE, A GUY CALLED GERALD and closing the festival on Saturday 6th May 2023 will be award-winning Merseyside band, THE CORAL, followed by DREAM WIFE, whose new single 'LEECH'‘ has earned rave reviews from NME, The Line of Best Fit, The Guardian, and many others.

More artists include:
Acid Klaus | Adwaith | Afro Cluster | Al Lewis | Band Pres Llareggub | Ben Ottewell | Camera | Cerys Hafana | Dafydd Iwan | DEIJUVHS | Delta Radio | Dilletante | Dresden Wolves | Edie Bens | Gallops | George Boomsma | Go Go Machine Orchestra | Grubb & Eedens | Gwenifer Raymond | Hannah Grae | Hannah Scott | Heather Ferrier | HMS Morris | IMMERSE | ISLET | Juice Menace | Katherine Priddy | Kidsmoke | LEMFRECK | Maddie Morris | Mantaraybryn | MINAS | MOJA | Mooi | N'famady Kouyate | NoGood Boyo | Opus Kink | Paddy Hanna | Parisa Fouladi | Prima Queen | Sad Boys Club | Sage Todz | Shelf Lives | Skunkadelic | Sophie Jamieson | Sophie McKeand | SUN | TVAM | VRï | Walt Disco | Will Joseph Cook | Ynys

To see the full list of 60 acts, visit www.focuswales.com + plus 200 more acts still to be announced!

Full 3-day wristbands for admission to all FOCUS Wales events are available now at… www.focuswales.com/tickets