It’s that exciting time of year again when concert venues across the world announce the sensational array of orchestral shows that make up their new season. And none of them are as impressive as the 2017/18 International Concert Series at St David’s Hall! Plus, they are all on sale NOW! With visiting orchestras and ensembles from St Petersburg to Stuttgart as well as some of UK’s finest, we’re sure you’ll want to experience the thrill of classical music at…

The Woman in Black, which has recently celebrated its 28th anniversary in the West End, is touring to Cardiff’s New Theatre for eight haunting performances – plenty of opportunity to see if you’ll survive the tale… Stephen Mallatratt’s adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel has terrified over 7 million theatre-goers since it first opened. Robin Herford’s gripping production is a brilliantly successfully study in atmosphere, illusion and controlled horror. The production’s huge popularity has reached a global level, having toured…

  Constructionline are encouraging SMEs in the construction industry to attend their next Meet the Buyer event, which is set to take place in Cardiff on Wednesday 14 June. The event, which will take place at Cardiff’s All Nations Centre, will provide the opportunity for contractors, consultants and suppliers to connect with main contractor and public sector buyers to discuss upcoming work in the region. Confirmed exhibitors at the event include: Bibby Factors Ltd, Kier Construction, JN Bentley, The National…

CHORAL VETERAN OVERCOMES TRAGEDY TO LEAD YOUNG SINGERS TO LIVE SEMI-FINALS  (Wales’ only Semi-Final entry!)   A choral conductor who has been conducting a children’s choir since the shadow years of World War II will this week lead his youth singers with pride as they reach the Semi-Finals of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent. Wales’ Angelicus Celtis comprise of everyday schoolgirls aged 12 and up from the ranks of the Hywel Girls’ Choir led by conductor John Hywel Williams who has nurtured…

  Australia’s most successful family entertainment group, The Wiggles, are coming to the UK and Ireland for the first time in 5 years! Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony are so excited to be touring England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales this July and August. They will be bringing some familiar wiggly friends with them too, including Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus! Emma will be delighting fans with her Irish and ballet dancing and there’ll…

  The Swansea Triathlon took place on Sunday 28th May, in Swansea with almost 1000 athletes starting the race. This is a sprint triathlon where athletes swam 750m in the SA1 dock, cycled 20k on closed roads around the city centre and ended their race with a 5k run crossing the finish line in Castle Square to great crowds of supporters. The top 3 male winners of the Swansea Triathlon were Alex Matchett with a time of 55 minutes and…

A new film released on 31 May called The Firefighters’ Dilemma is calling for the government to set national standards to improve emergency response times.  The film shows a pensioner trapped inside a burning flat. The first fire engine arrives, but the second is some way behind. The firefighters are desperate to go in and save ‘Alice’ but they are not supposed to enter the building until the back up crew arrives, for their own safety (see notes to editors…

Monday 20 November 8pm – TICKETS ON SALE NOW! LEGENDARY singer-songwriter Van Morrison returns to St David’s Hall on Monday 20 November 2017 with what promises to be an incredible career-spanning set. Plus, tickets for the eagerly anticipated show are already on sale! Van Morrison started his career as a teenager in the late 1950s covering the top tunes of the day in various groups around Belfast. He then rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as the lead singer of the…

  Friday 16 February, 7pm Doors TICKETS ON SALE NOW EIGHTIES synth-pop icons Erasure are back with a new album and tour including a date at St David’s Hall on Friday 16 February 2018! The New Wave duo released another collection of perfectly crafted tunes with World Be Gone earlier this month, and fans can expect a mix of new material and old classics at the National Concert Hall of Wales. Tickets go on sale this Friday (2 June) at 10am,…

  Saturday 31 March, 7.30pm – TICKETS ON SALE NOW BRUTALLY honest political correspondent Jonathan Pie attempts to smash the system from within at St David’s Hall on Saturday 31 March 2018 – and tickets are on sale now! Following a sell-out 2017 UK tour ending at the London Palladium, the world’s most frustrated fictitious news reporter returns with his sharply observed and hilarious satire of current affairs entitled Back to the Studio. Since first appearing in September 2015, Jonathan Pie (created…