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Super Furry Animals Sponsor Welsh Football Club

Published August 9, 2026 · Updated August 9, 2026 · The Guardian

Welsh indie band Super Furry Animals have become shirt sponsors for Cwmbran Celtic football club in a nostalgic move rather than commercial monetization.

The sponsorship deal between Welsh indie-rock band Super Furry Animals and Cwmbran Celtic is described as a nostalgic trip rather than a cynical attempt to monetize 'adjacent audiences'. The band previously sponsored Cardiff City in 1999 during their Welsh Cup run. catcross.org

Cwmbran Celtic, a club just relegated from Wales's second tier, has special significance to the band as they send their stage props, including giant inflatable bears, to the town for repair. This sponsorship marks a return to football for the band nearly three decades after their previous involvement with Cardiff City.

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