clubs
Sunday of every month. Sun Empire headline. Also The Philharmonic Pure
Meze Lounge
included tonight is a Silent 76-77 St Mary Street, Cardiff. Guildhall Place, Cardiff.
Market Street, Newport.
Rave. Fri 20 This Is Dub 029 2023 0678.
mail@givemefuel.co.uk
01633 213161.
Featuring UK sound system leg- Tuesdays Nu Music 8pm- Sat 14 + 28 Fuel 9pm-3am.
Wednesdays Student Night
ends Vibronics plus I-Mitri The 12.30am, free. “Only the best Old skool rock and metal night
9pm-4am, free NUS. Indie,
Percussionist. Powersteppers, nu music around,” they say. where you can give requests.
rock, opld skool hip-hop, funk
Nate and Malx also feature. Fri Wednesdays Funktion 8pm- DJs Rob Toogood and Carny
CHERYL COLE – 3 Words
and party music. Fridays
2 Alliance DJ Fresh from 12.30am, free. Funk night. John are your men.
Debut solo album from the Girls Aloud singer, who has
Inner City Trash Resident
Breakbeat Kaos leads the way Cheap drinks all night, free
Revolution
risen to even greater popularity following her stint as a and very special guest DJs play
in this drum’n’bass monthly bottle with a flyer. Thursdays
Castle Street, Cardiff. 029
judge on ‘The X Factor’. As opposed to the electro direc-
indie, rock and wonky pop.
session. Active,Remedy, Dutty K Philharmedic 10pm–2am,
2023 6689 / www.
tion of Girls Aloud’s recent work, this album has a distinct
Saturdays Switch £3/£2 b4
and MC’s Mello D, Rascal and free. Happy hour 8-10. Fridays
revolution-bars.co.uk
11. Room 1: new and classic
Paulo also feature. Sat + + Saturdays Party Night/
RnB influence due largely to the production contributions
Mondays High Society 9pm-
indie, rock and alternative
21 Wonka Vision UK hip-hop Dance Night 9pm-2am, free.
of
will.i.am and Taio Cruz. A host of faces from the worlds
2am, free. Cardiff’s only society
with a few surprises thrown
longtermers The Nextmen are
Pitcher & Piano night. Tuesdays Chic Beat
of pop and dance were also involved, and the single
in, from Graham The Bear
here on Sat 7, while Marine
Wind Street, Swansea. 01792 9pm-2am, £3/£2 b4 9. Roughhill
‘Fight For This Love’ is included. and Vernon Tessio. Sat Dec
Parade breaks type Alex Metric
461312. takes over Revolution; UV paint,
High Contrast Another set in
headlines on Sat 21, with live
Fridays House Classics huge party tunes and drink
BIFFY CLYRO – Only Revolutions
here from Cardiff drum’n’bass
band Subsource also on the bill.
8-11pm, free. With Matt J and deals. Wednesdays Shotgun
Fifth album, following 2007’s ‘Puzzle’, from the Scots
big man.
Sat 14 + 28 Marvel Hip-hop,
Andy Snaddon. Saturdays Rules 9pm-2am, £2. R'n'b,
progressive indie rockers. Here they forgo the overt
Milgi Lounge
funk, soul, reggae and rare
VFR Residents 8pm-12am, urban and electro. Thursdays
213 City Road, Cardiff. 029
grooves.
free. Hard and funky house with Revolver 9.30pm-2am, £3/£2
commercialism of ‘Puzzle’ in favour of a return to their
2047 3150 / www.
The North Star Andy Snaddon, AJ Moore and b4 9. Indie anthems, cool beats,
classic style welding emo-style structures to technically
milgilounge.com
North Road, Cardiff. 029 2062 guests. special guest DJs. Fridays
complex math- and jazzcore elements. Featuring striking
Fridays Fevela World music,
4050 / www.
Play
Headstart From 5pm. DJs,
cover artwork shot by the legendary Storm Thorgerson, baile funk, samba, afrobeat,
thenorthstarcardiff.com
Wind Street, Swansea. 01792
drinks offers, free area hire.
the album includes the singles ‘Mountains’, ‘The Captain’ hip-hop, house, reggae, dub
Tuesdays + Saturdays 8pm,
476476.
Fri 16 Playhouse Carnival
and ‘That Golden Rule’.
and bhangra. From Daf, Neil,
free. DJs play an eclectic selec-
Fridays All Inclusive 10pm-
9pm, £3/£2. House and funky
Si, Chris, Rich, Leon, Dave,
tion of music. Fridays Tidy
3.30am, £10. Funky house and
house over two rooms. Fri 0
Shawandi and Matt The Hat.
Disc Bits 8pm-12am, free.
dance anthems in room 1; r'n'b,
Decadance Commercial and
BON JOVI – The Circle
Saturdays Rotating bill of
Open deck night – bring your
party and disco in room 2.
funky house on the third Friday
The Circle is the eleventh studio album by rock legends
local DJs cratedigging for disco,
own vinyl, CDs or MP3s.
Entry price includes six drinks.
of every month. Saturdays £3
Bon Jovi. Produced by John Shanks, the album includes
funk, soul, acid house, jazz and Oceana Saturdays Playful 10pm-
b4 11. Party in style with table
the single ‘We Weren’t Born To Follow’. Guitarist Richie balearic. Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. 029 3.30am. Funky anthems, chart
bookings.
Sambora says the album is a return to “Rock N Roll” and Milkwood Jam
2023 3833 / cardiff@ and trance in room 1; r'n'b, Rococo
said “There’s going to be some big choruses on there. It Plymouth Street, Swansea.
oceanaclubs.com retro, party and disco in room 2. 95 St Mary Street, Cardiff.
sounds like Bon Jovi, but it sounds fresh. I think people
01792 477577.
Mondays Funky House
Pulse
029 2039 8179.
are going to dig it, man. And it rocks hard.” The band are
Sat + Sat Dec Dead
8pm-2am, free. In the Mordaith
3 Churchill Way, Cardiff. 029
Mondays Chilled Night
Of Night 9pm-4am, £3. Goth,
Bar & Grill, with resident DJ
2064 1010 / www.
6pm-2am. Pleasant chillout
looking to tour in 2010.
industrial and electropop DJ
Neil K. Mondays-Thursdays
pulsecardiff.com . Gay venue.
music, presumably. Thursdays
sets. More info to be found at
9pm-3am. Over-18s in the
Wednesdays Pow 10pm, £1.
Student Night 6pm-2am.
SUSAN BOYLE – I Dreamed A Dream
www.hexnight.com .
Reykjavik Icehouse; over-20s in
Student night with theme nights
Commercial house and dance
‘I Dreamed A Dream’ is the debut album from ‘Britain’s
Millennium Music Hall
the New York Disco. Fridays -
and giveaways. Fridays Pulse
anthems. Cheap drink offers all
Got Talent’ finalist Susan Boyle. The tracklisting includes
Saturdays 9pm-3am. Over-20s
(formerly Sub29)
8 10pm, £3. With live PAs once
night. Fridays Andy Powell
in the Reykjavik Icehouse; over-
the musical songs ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ and ‘Memory’
Millennium Plaza, Cardiff.
a month. Saturdays Inpulse
5pm-3am. Commercial house
23s in the New York Disco.
musichallcardiff@live.co.uk
10pm, £7/£4 b4 12.
and disco. Saturdays Justin
that she performed on Britain’s Got Talent, as well as
Stride 5pm-3am. House.
cover versions of popular songs including the single Sat + 21 Bogiez 9pm-3am,
Sundays Naz & Neil 8pm-
‘Wild Horses’, originally recorded by the Rolling Stones.
£4. Latest venue for "Cardiff's
Since appearing on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ this summer,
ultimate rock, metal and alter-
Boyle’s career has gone stratospheric.
native club night", on every first
and third Saturday from hereon
in. Sat 14 C-Y-N-T 9pm-4am.
ALEXANDRA BURKE – Overcome
See Clubs for more on this
Alexandra is no stranger to ‘The X Factor’. Having night. Fake Blood, Surkin, Riva
auditioned for the show in 2005, she managed to get
Starr, plus residents all bring
through to the judges house’s stage only to be kicked
the youthful rave.
out by Louis as he thought she was too young. Despite
Minskys Show Bar
this she continued singing at small events and writing her
Cathedral Walk, St David’s
own songs. Fast forward three years and Alexandra took
Centre, Cardiff. 029 2023
3128.
on the journey once again, this time becoming the winner
Fridays & Saturdays 8pm-
of the fifth series of ‘The X Factor’ 2008.
1am. Dancing and cabaret with
regular drag acts including
LEONA LEWIS – Echo Miss Kitty, Fanny Dazzle & Dr.
Echo is the second studio album by 2006 X-Factor
Beverly Ballcrusher.
winner Leona Lewis. She has been working with Ryan
Mocka Lounge
Tedder, Justin Timberlake, Xenomania and James
Mill Lane, Cardiff. Mon-Sat
Fauntleroy amongst others to produce the follow-up to
11am-late. 029 2022 1295 /
www.mockalounge.com
her debut album ‘Spirit’. The album includes the single
Fridays + Saturdays DJs
‘Happy’. As with Lewis’s debut album, Spirit, each of
until 3am. From 5-7.30pm they
Echo’s producers have been enlisted by her mentors also offer complimentary cana-
Simon Cowell and Clive Davis. pes and bruschetta.
Mojo Bar
SNOW PATROL – Up To Now Market Street, Newport (next
Snow Patrol release their first Best Of collection. Over
to Meze Lounge). 01633
five studio albums, the part Irish, part Scottish five piece
213161.
Wednesdays Student Night
have sketched heart-bruised ballads and arm-around-
8pm-3am, £8/£7 NUS. Classic
your-best-mate festival anthems, radio hits and moments
and funky grooves. Entry fee
of painful introspection. All of these have been gathered includes all the drinks you can
together for ‘Up To Now’ - a thirty track, double album drink. Fridays Thank Funk
of singles, cover versions, rarities, album tracks and a
It’s Friday 8pm-5am, £8.
handful of new songs.
R'n'b, hip-hop, funk, dance and
prty anthems. Price includes
all you can drink. Saturdays
THE NEXTMEN
JAMIE CULLUM – Pursuit
Urban Saturday 8pm-5am.
Sat Nov, Monkey, Swansea.
Acclaimed by critics as Jamie Cullum’s strongest album
Party tunes and "anything to put
to date, ‘The Pursuit’ finds the Essex-born crossover jazz a smile on your face".
Admission: tbc. Info: 0192 480822.
pianist in eclectic mood. This follow-up to 2005’s ‘Catch-
Monkey Bar Not sure exactly when it was that London-based, Cambridge-originated duo
ing Tales’ was recorded at his home studio as well as in 13 Castle Street, Swansea.
01792 480822 / www.
The Nextmen made the transition from promising, perky Britrappers sur-
LA and features self-penned material alongside tracks
written by Cole Porter amongst others.
monkeycafe.co.uk
rounded by goodwill, to scene staples who’ve been a pretty much unavoid-
Mondays Hair Of The Dog
£2. Weekly student night bring-
able presence for anyone with an eye on UK hip-hop. Ironically, it’s probably
MILEY CYRUS – The Time Of Our Lives
ing you the best in new local
‘The Time Of Our Lives’ is the second extended play
a point marked by them sounding less hip-hop and more, uh, song-based.
DJs and talent plus the odd
(first not to be live) by Miley Cyrus. Cyrus worked with special guest. Wednesdays Either way, it means they’ll likely be a big draw at this date – promoted by
several producers and writers on the album, mainly Dr. Allsorts Free b4 11. Soul,
rare groove, house, hip-hop,
Monkey faves Wonka Vision, and featuring their normal residents on the
Luke and John Shanks, the latter who produced Cyrus’s
‘The Climb’. Musically, the album has an inclination
breaks, electro, drum’n’bass decks – with Brad Balloo and Dom Search having a blast on two decks each,
and dubstep – all played on
towards pop-rock and represents a musical transition
vinyl. Fri 6 Shout Out Loud
hopefully managing to get MC Wrec or someone along for the ride also.
for Cyrus.
£6. Drum’n’bass types Black
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