live
10 FeeT Tall
11a- 12 Church Street, Cardiff.
029 2022 8883
The zoo of the new is showcased every
week at hipster hangout 10 Feet Tall,
if you gag at the thought of
which draws a lot of the most hyped
artists of the moment.
cosying up to 2,000 braying TJ’S
freshers at a steaming student
14 Clarence Place, Newport.
01633 216608
club night, there are a bunch
If you want to listen to great live
music or want to play it yourself (not
of other places you can go to
spontaneously perhaps) then this is
the place for you. Almost every night
watch bands play music live
is music night and there is bound to
be a new star amongst them all. All
good bands need to start off some-
where, and here could be it.
always crammed to the brim with mid-size
small venues music fans (particularly on a Tuesday
night, when the insanely popular clWB iFor BacH
caFÉ JaZZ Hammertime ‘90s night is on), you’ll 11 Womanby Street, Cardiff.
21 St Mary Street, Cardiff. have a great night provided you’re not 029 2023 2199
029 2038 7026 too worried about your oxygen levels Known to English speakers as ‘Welsh
A myriad of jazz and blues masters – it is a basement, after all. Club’, this place is certainly the HQ of
combined with a good-time atmo- Cardiff’s live music scene. There are
sphere make this a truly different a lot of great bands to be seen, as well
choice on a night out. Regular nights as plenty of fantastic club nights to be
take place, including jam sessions experienced. They’re Welsh speaker-
on every Monday and blues nights friendly, too – all of the bar staff here
on a Friday, and much in between are bilingual. Especially popular is
to bridge the gaps. With a truly Thursday’s CYNT, arguably the biggest
infectious atmosphere, you’ll soon weekly dance music night in Cardiff.
find yourself taking part in some
impromptu dancefloor jiving. THe GloBe
BUFFalo Bar 125 Albany Road, Cardiff.
deMpSeYS 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff. 029 2045 2151
15 Castle Street, Cardiff. 029 2031 0312 The latest player on Cardiff’s live
029 2023 9253 Buffalo has recently emerged as scene, The Globe features different
It’s not what you’d call a typical venue being one of the places to see live music on almost every night of the
for music, but this Celtic pub offers music in Cardiff. Now the small venue week and has more than made its
more when you take a second glance of choice for many a promoter, it’s mark in the last 12 months. A great
and is pretty popular with the indie provided some rare opportunities night out is guaranteed, and with the
crowd. With fortnightly indie discos to see acts from the far side of the likes of Jamie T, La Roux and Black
by the notorious Twisted By Design Atlantic play while sipping a cocktail. Lips all having graced the Globe’s
team, and capital touring musicians An unorthodox combination, but a stage thus far, it’s well worth keeping
as well as bands, you know that this welcome one. an eye on for future bookings.
place is worth that second look.
THe liVe loUnGe le pUB
BarFlY The Friary, Cardiff. 1 Caxton Place, Newport.
Kingsway, Cardiff. 07830 361915 01633 221477
029 2039 6589 Bar Cuba, a guilty pleasure hangout, The crowd here know their stuff, but
This is the place in Cardiff to see has recently been replaced by the don’t worry; a few nights here and
some of the best underground live The Live Lounge. The bar has had you’ll fit right in. Their jukebox is un-
acts as they travel the UK tour circuit, a total revamp and will play host to like any other, with a vast alternative
and what’s more, Barfly seem to have live music every night. A far cry from mix, and their live bands are always
a knack for catching bands before this formerly cheesy haunt, The Live a highlight. Cheap booze and great
they break. Recently refurbished and Lounge is a venue to watch this year. bands? Always a successful night.
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