What a way to start the week! Early noughties singer, and self-confessed ‘guilty pleasure’, James Blunt was welcomed to the stage in the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on Monday 7th February 2022. Throughout Blunt’s musical career, there’s been an apparent shift in his music style, his adherence to emotive soft rock is echoed within his earlier singles, such as his tear jerking (and chart topping) ballads ‘You’re Beautiful’ and ‘Goodbye My Lover’ from the debut album ‘Back to Bedlam’…

Trebby Jones, a keen young fisherman had a birthday wish, to meet his sporting idol – team captain for the Welsh Ladies Carp Team – Kayleigh Watkins. The Welsh Ladies Carp Team is a low profile international women’s fishing team, that only those in the fishing industry would have heard of. The team first got together in 2015 and since then they have gone from strength to strength, and are undergoing preparations for this year’s International season, with their hardest…

  Postmodern Jukebox are bringing “the most sensational ’20s party this side of The Great Gatsby” across the pond, in the shape of The Grand Reopening Tour. The time-twisting musical collective known for putting “pop music in a time machine,” are set to make the ‘20s roar again – kicking off in Belfast on 20th April, the tour will delight 20 cities across the UK, including Liverpool, Cambridge, Manchester, Glasgow, Nottingham, Leeds, Edinburgh, Guildford, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Bristol, Northampton, Birmingham, Ipswich, Margate, Southend, Oxford, Norwich and renowned London venue – the Palladium….

Ali Campbell of UB40 has announced that his upcoming UK tour beginning in February 2022 will go ahead, now in memory of his departed friend and bandmate of over four decades, Astro. Ali said: “I can’t wait to get back on stage and see all our wonderful fans. It’s going to be incredibly difficult without Astro by my side. Remembering Astro, let the music play on. Big love, Ali” UB40 topped the UK singles chart on three occasions and sold…

Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, announced its “Love Yourself Like A Legend” campaign featuring award-winning singer, songwriter and Headspace partner, John Legend.  The campaign encourages people to focus on self-love, with new tools and resources both in and outside of the Headspace app.  Building on its robust library of sleep tools that have been played over 60 million times in the last year, Headspace members now have access to two new self-care tools featuring John Legend: A…

Start-up specialist, We Are Radikl launches free accelerator programme and gives female founders in South Wales a life changing chance to take their business to a new level   All female start-up accelerator and investment movement, We Are Radikl, is launching a free, fully funded three-month accelerator programme, designed specifically for women in business. Launching next month in South Wales, We Are Radikl is offering 80 free places to businesswomen in Bridgend and Caerphilly on their Rise programme; where successful…

This week I had the pleasure of interviewing British award-winning actor, writer and director (and fellow Northerner) Mike Jibson. You may have seen him in the true crime BBC production ‘Four Lives’ released in January this year, where he played the distasteful character of DC Slaymaker. This interview gave a real insight into how he got where he is today. Despite Mike’s on-screen successes, his career started off in musical theatre, and during the interview it was fascinating to learn…

Boyzlife announce the ‘Old School’ headline tour across the UK, which will see the band perform new songs from their upcoming original material studio album, ‘Old School’, due on May 6 and classic hits from Boyzone and Westlife. Boyzlife will kick off their colossal 27-city outing on Monday 22 September at Liverpool’s premier arts and entertainment the Philharmonic Hall, and make a stop at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on Sunday 2nd October. Boyzlife is the supergroup formed by long time…

After stealing the show at the Royal Variety Performance not once but twice in recent years, Welsh comedian Rod Woodward returns to his home town to play at the New Theatre for the first time in his career on Saturday 26th February 2022. Despite numerous awards and TV credits to his name, Canton born Rod believes playing the grand old venue is “a serious itch he needs to scratch”. “I’ve been fortunate to play most of the other great Welsh…

  Winter Artwork Show Cardiff Made 20  November 2021 – 24th December 2021 Visit: www.cardiffmade.co.uk A Christmas Carol Sherman Theatre 26 November 2021 – 31 December 2021 Visit: www.shermantheatre.co.uk Acapela Studios 22nd December 2021 Christmas with the Rat Pack and Marilyn visit: www.acapela.co.uk Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland Tuesday 16 November 2021 – Sunday 2 January 2022  Now set over two stunning sites at City Hall and Cardiff Castle with additions including the Ice Bar and an outdoor roof terrace. Get your skates…