15/10/2016

Announce 16-date Autumn UK Tour New LP ‘Cartwheels’ Out Now 22 year old twin sisters Lizzy and Catherine, known together as Ward Thomas, announce a run of sixteen UK tour dates this autumn, including a show at London’s Bush Hall on Wednesday 19th October. The pair recently released album ‘Cartwheels’ on Sony Music/WTW Music. ‘Cartwheels’ features 14 self-penned songs that capture a range of emotions, from joy to heartbreak and everywhere in between. Inspired by a childhood listening to their…

05/10/2016

This October half term, join the splendiferous Welsh branch of national music charity Live Music Now, for two hours of creative and musical fun for all ages, to celebrate the Roald Dahl Centenary! Live Music Now (LMN) is a national charity that provides high-quality music experiences for people with limited access to the arts, due to disability, illness or social disadvantage. Participants benefit from the amazing therapeutic, social and emotional benefits of engaging with live music – an experience that…

04/10/2016

Main cinema event – Saturday 19th November – 5pm Encore screenings – Sunday 27th November – 3pm Following on from the success of André Rieu’s 2016 Maastricht Concert in cinemas earlier this year, that took more than £1.4 million in one weekend and became the highest grossing music concert of all time at the UK box office, ‘The King of Waltz’ is back in cinemas this November with a festive treat for all the family – André Rieu: Christmas with…

03/10/2016

Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra & Michael Sheen, Josh Widdicombe, BAFTA Cymru, Petula Clark, Jimmy Osmond, The Hollies, Verdi Nabucco & More! OCTOBER offers a veritable feast of entertainment at St David’s Hall including household names in the music world, awe-inspiring opera and superb stand-ups. Plus, there’s even an appearance from a Hollywood A-lister! Iconic Welsh actor Michael Sheen performs with Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra (Fri 21 Oct) as the special guest narrator of a World Premiere entitled Mr Dahl. This exciting piece…

22/08/2016

Brewhouse, Cardiff’s best live music and sports venue, is to host over 100 teams from 25 countries descending on Cardiff next week (21st August until 28th August) to take part in the world’s biggest rugby festival, The Golden Oldies World Rugby Festival. Brewhouse is supporting the festival by supplying live music acts at the opening and closing ceremonies at the Principality Stadium, as well as keeping the teams entertained on the Brewhouse stage with local acts performing during the playing…

11/08/2016

EXPERIENCE the glitz and glamour of Hollywood as St David’s Hall is transformed for Music of the Movies in the Glam Gala Concert on Saturday 27 August. Starting at 7pm, The Glam Reunion Orchestra & Choir will perform some of the most memorable music ever recorded for the silver screen under the helm of Nick Davies. This showbiz spectacular is the perfect way to spend quality time with your loved ones for a fun-filled evening for all ages. Make sure…

11/08/2016

World renowned Welsh Opera singer, Bryn Terfel is to partner up with the UK’s leading musicians’ development and outreach charity, Live Music Now, to support their work with young musicians and vulnerable groups as an Ambassador for the charity. One of Wales’ and the World’s finest bass-baritones, he made his operatic début as Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutte at the Welsh National Opera in 1990. Since then the philanthropic singer has already established his own charitable fund, The Bryn Terfel Foundation, which…

03/08/2016

The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland brings the breathtaking beauty of Stravinsky’s The Firebird to St David’s Hall on Thursday 4 August. Stravinsky’s The Firebird   Starting at 7.30pm, the talented youth ensemble present the iconic Russian composer’s masterpiece alongside excerpts of Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major. The NYOS will be joined by the Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the charismatic Ilan Volkov and the BBC New Generation Artist,…

03/08/2016

@ Chepstow Castle Thursday 18th August || Gates: 6.30pm £15 adult, £12 u16s, +bf || u16s accompanied by adult Tickets: seetickets The West Country’s much-loved Scrumpy n’ Western purveyors The Wurzels head to Chepstow Castle for Monmouthshire’s first ever Sausage and Cider Festival! The Wurzels This is your chance to eat and drink some of the county’s best sausages and cider whilst listening to one of the best traditional party bands the UK has ever produced – all in the…

03/08/2016

THE nation’s favourite harmony group The Overtones are back for an intimate gig at St David’s Hall on Friday 2 September. After four consecutive Top 10 albums and sold-out headline tours, the lovable Londoners continue to reboot classic sounds for contemporary audiences. Plus, their success is a real ‘rags to riches’ story as the five of them were first discovered by a Warners Brothers talent scout whilst working as decorators in a shop near Oxford Street! They were singing Billy Joel’s doo-wop classic The Longest…