This Easter bank holiday marks the much anticipated return to the Welsh capital of reggae legend and lauded dub pioneer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry at the former Banking Hall of Portland House. The show will be a salute to the equally long awaited return of established live gigs in the former music hub of Cardiff Bay following the closure of both the Coal Exchange and The Point. Known primarily for his innovative studio techniques and eccentric character, the ground breaking work…
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF NUMBER ONE HITS, THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN REACH OUT® 2015 TOUR IS COMING TO TOWN Celebrating 50 years of UK number one hit singles, the Magic of Motown brings its brand-new 2015 REACH OUT® Tour to town. Songs like Dancing in the Street, My Girl, Where Did Our Love Go, My Guy and Baby Love rocketed Motown to the top of the singles charts in 1964, says show producer Michael Taylor. “Incredibly, 100 more Motown No1s…
Paloma Faith was recently on set with MasterCard where the London singer revealed Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff is her favorite place to perform in the whole of the UK. She highlights the amazing energy and ‘draw dropping reaction’ from her fans there. Faith, then treated two of her biggest fans to the surprise of a lifetime, performing Sinead O’Connor’s legendary song ‘Nothing Compares to You (written by Prince) for the first time ever, exclusively for them. Paloma Faith, who is…
In fact, make it ten! Wales’s contribution to testosterone-fuelled operatic singing, the Ten Welsh Tenors are back by popular demand with an amazing concert featuring 10 of the finest tenors from all over Wales with a feast of sumptuous popular operatic delights. The Tenners include Rhys Meirion, Aled Hall, Aled Wyn Davies, Richard Allen, Elgan Llyr Thomas, Trystan Llyr Griffiths & other guests will be joining forces to raise the roof for a special Gala Charity Concert at The Cardiff Metropolitan…
A DJ praised by legendary doyen of the decks FatBoy Slim will top the bill at a music event in Cardiff. Two times UK DMC scratch champion JFB heads an impressive list of guest performers at Boogie Nights which will take over the Buffalo Bar nightspot in Windsor Place, Cardiff on Thursday March 12. Also at the turntables will be Killer T who is known across the UK and Europe for his slamming DJ sets and acclaimed mix tapes. Boogie…
BLOSSOMS ANNOUNCE EXTENSIVE UK HEADLINE TOUR FOR EARLY 2015 THE BAND WILL RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘CUT ME AND I’LL BLEED’ ON MARCH 2nd. “Manchester’s Blossoms offer a lighter take on psychedelia, one that’s steeped in classic British pop songwriting” NME “Emphatic psych-pop” Clash “Their effortless, flowing, woozy, guitar pop is perfect” Louder Than War Psyche-pop riffs, vocal melodies, a film noir meets 60s aesthetic, a range of audible references from Arctic Monkeys via Abba to The Doors – Blossoms are…
