Grian Chatten wore a Cwmbran Celtic shirt during his band's headline set to support the club's initiative for grassroots music venues.
Key facts
- •The Cwmbran Celtic shirt features a partnership with four bands for the 2026/27 season.
- •Shirt sales support both the semi-professional football club and grassroots music venues.
- •The club has also partnered with Super Furry Animals, Panic Shack, and Loose Articles.
- •Grian Chatten received the 3XL shirt through a friend who works as the band's monitor engineer.
- •Cwmbran Celtic reported that pre-sales of the shirt have almost doubled.
Grian Chatten, the lead singer of the Irish rock band Fontaines D.C., wore a green and white-striped Cwmbran Celtic away shirt during the band's headline performance at Reading Festival. The semi-professional Welsh football club partnered with several bands for their 2026/27 season kits to raise funds for the club and independent music venues.
Support for independent venues
Chatten stated that he chose to wear the shirt because he supports the club's initiative to aid independent music venues facing financial difficulties. He praised the club for being run by volunteers who share a sense of solidarity with the music scene. The shirt worn by Chatten featured the band Mogwai as a sponsor.
Club reaction and shirt sales
Cwmbran Celtic officials expressed surprise at the gesture, noting they did not expect a band not featured on the shirt to wear it on stage. The club confirmed that pre-sales for the jersey have nearly doubled following the festival appearance. A friend of the club who works as a monitor engineer for Fontaines D.C. facilitated the delivery of the shirt to Chatten.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by BBC Entertainment & Arts.
