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from Malps, Benj, Drewy, Harry Pierce and Jack Garratt. Fri 28 Apr Ben Sims 8.30pm-4.30am, £15. No-nonsense UK techno veteran head- lines over Lisa Oakes, Cy Humphreys and Nick Jones.
SIN CITY
Dilwyn Street, Swansea. 01792 468892 /
sincityclub.co.uk
Sat 8 Apr Spilt Milk 9pm-3am, £7. House, techno and liquid drum’n’bass from Mr Spills and others. Sat 21 Apr Dis-obey 10pm-2am, £7. A Disney-themed club night. It does apparent- ly have a DJ so qualifies for this section on a cursed technicality.
SWANSEA ARENA
Oystermouth Road, Swansea. 03330 095399 /
swansea-arena.co.uk
Thurs 6 Apr Solo: Patrick Topping 6-10.30pm, £36-£46. Tech-house DJ, supported here by Schak. The £36 and £40 tickets for this are sold out. Good heavens.
THEATR MWLDAN
Bath House Road, Cardigan. 01239 621200 /
mwldan.co.uk
Fri 7 Apr Clwb Mwldan 8pm-1am, £5. Cumbia, highlife, samba, disco, dub etc from Derw and Andy.
TINY REBEL CARDIFF
25 Westgate Street, Cardiff. 07377 414204 /
tinyrebel.co.uk
Sat 8 Apr Dirty Pop: Spring Awakening 10pm-2am, £6. Quality syn- thesised pop, disco etc from a long-running night, indeed so long-running they retired a while back before reverse ferreting.
TRAMSHED
Clare Road, Grangetown, Cardiff. 029 2023 5555 /
tramshedcardiff.com
Sun 7 May Solo: 999999999 3-10pm, £25. Hard techno from Italian duo support- ed by French DJ Peligre.
THE VAULTS / PORTLAND HOUSE
The Old Natwest Bank, 113-116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. vaultspresents. com
Fri 14 Apr Charlie Sparks 11pm-5am, £14. London hard techno DJ who sold out the venue almost as soon as tickets went on sale. I have never heard of him until now and I consider myself someone who ‘follows’ techno. Guess it’s a generational divide thing. Sat 15 Apr Fixate Goes Hard 2-10pm, £20. Hard dance for dinner and tea from Andy Farley, Lilmiss Jules, Brad Pickle, Rob Davies, Madame Twisted and Dan Waite (room 1); Stu Grady, Deano, Rhys Thomas, Cai Banner, Cano B, J-Tech and a competition winner (room 2). Sat 15 Apr Jeremiah Asiamah Presents We Are Friends 10pm-4.30am, £12. Asiamah, who you can find on Radio 1 and 1Xtra, heads up a night of Afro-house and similar . Junior Simba, Laelo Black, Robin M and Slamzero are his peers here. Sat 6 May Bart Skils 11pm-4am, £14. Dutch techno guy, a mainstay of the Drumcode stable; think this is his first time in Cardiff but not certain.
VIBEZ
11-15 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 965075 /
vibeznewport.co.uk
Sun 7 May Tom Zanetti 8pm-6am, £17.50. Reality TV guy turned DJ turned pro boxer. I might have some of that in the wrong order but you get the idea.
WESTGATE HOTEL Commercial St, Newport. facebook. 52 events SATURDAY 1 APRIL
Attack! Pro Wrestling Pryzm, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £20. Info 029 2023 3854. Cardiff-
IRIS PRIZE – news and updates
Big news from Iris this month, as two of our films were shown at the prestigious Roze Filmdagen festival in Amsterdam. Not that Iris is big- headed at all, but this this was an incredible achievement, and one which we as a team are incredibly proud of.
Roze Filmdagen has been a partner festival to Iris since the very beginning, and this year they chose to screen our Iris In The Community film I Shall Be Whiter Than Snow [pictured], directed by Frederick Stacey. Created with the help of the National Lottery Community Fund, it’s the true story of a lesbian couple, Kim and Roseann, who were married at Velindre Hospital, Cardiff in 2018 whilst Kim was receiving treatment for cancer.
Also featured in Amsterdam was Cardiff: a film made by Sarah Smith (who won the international Iris Prize supported by the Michael Bishop Foundation in 2019), featuring the last ever screen performance of the late great Welsh legend, Ruth Madoc.
Our Iris On The Move annual roadtrip came to an end at the beginning of March and we would like to thank everyone who came to see us and our films. We had some great feedback too, so diolch o galon. You can stay in touch with the festival by becoming a member – unless you already are. On Sat 1 Apr we launch our new digital Iris Prize Membership Card: for just £25, members will receive exclusive benefits and perks, including free entry to special events throughout the year.
We are also still taking submissions for the 2023 Iris Prize – visit
irisprize.org for more details on submissions and membership. Hwyl am y tro.
LYNNE REYNOLDS com/thewestgatehotel
Sat 15 Apr Perc: No-E 10pm-3am, £7. Return of stalwart Newport house and techno night, with a headliner from the Hot Creations stable. Paul Blandford, Richie Moulton and Dahlii are on the bill too and there’s a pre-party at the Riverside on Clarence Place from 4pm.
XS WREXHAM
Abbot Street, Wrexham. 01978 359401 /
facebook.com/xs.wrexham
Sat 8 Apr Bounce In XS 8pm-3am, £7. EBUK – that’s Exclusive Bounce UK – presents sets from Bounce Projectz, Nixy & Devise, Benji R, Daniel Taylor, Rixxy, Ste Wallace, Kyle Ellis, Dane-E, Willo, Murphy, Cal and Azzy B, plus MCs Wayneo, Mitchy, Pricey, Wilwin, ANY, Kavo, Manny and Makey.
based indy wrestling show, followed by Wrestlemania which attendees are invited to go and watch at Steinbeck & Shaw next door. uHow To Defeat Monsters (And Get Away With It) The Riverfront, Newport. 10am-5pm, £7 per session. Info 01633 656757. Interactive kids’ theatre by Flossy & Boo, with multiple shows each day: ‘explore sessions’ (at 10am, 12pm and 3pm) where attendees are largely left to their own devices, and ‘performance ses- sions’ (at 11am, 2pm and 4pm) which will feature live performers. No performances on Fri 7 or Sun 9 Apr. Tickets: £7/£5 kids (explore sessions); £8/£6 kids (performance sessions). (Until Sat 15 Apr) uMakers Market National Museum Of History, St Fagans. 10am-5pm, free. Info 0300 1112333. Featuring pottery, handmade body products, jewellery, textiles etc, for sale from a few dozen Welsh makers. (Until Thurs 13 Apr)
Spooky Spring Market Fuel Rock Club, Carfdiff. 11am-4pm, free. Info 029 2064 4176. Selling varied wares which could be deemed ‘goth’ or ‘alt’.
TUESDAY 4 APRIL
James Haskell Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £26.50. Info 0871 4720400. Retired rugby player now podcaster with his
latest spoken word show Sex, Tries And Videotape – a title which, like previous ventures The Good, The Bad And The Rugby, What A Flanker, Ruck Me and Amuse Douche, caused me to remove one of my brown slip-on dress shoes and beat it against the breakfast bar in hysterical amusement.
FRIDAY 7 APRIL
uEaster Wellbeing Fayre The Queens Hall, Narberth. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01834 861212. Readings, therapists, crystal heal- ing, angelic, spiritual, handmade crafts and “much more” is promised over two days (on tomorrow also). uForest Feastival Candleston Campsite, Merthyr Mawr. 11am-10.30pm, £5. Info
forestfeastival.com. Street Food Circus present the return of this rural food festival, set to feature stalls, trucks etc from a wide range of people. On from Fri 7-Mon 10 Apr, Fri 14-Sun 16 Apr, Fri 21-Sun 23 Apr, Fri 28 Apr-Mon 1 May, Fri 5-Mon 8 May and Fri 12-Sun 14 May. uSwansea Street Food Festival Museum Park, Swansea. 11am-11pm, free. Info
swanseastreetfoodfestival.co.uk. Easter weekend event with some 30 street food traders plus live music and DJ sets. Free but book in advance please. (Until Mon 10 Apr)
SUNDAY 9 APRIL
Barber Expo Wales The Queens Hall, Narberth. 12-6pm, £25. Info 01834 861212. Did you know there hasn’t been a barber event in Wales for more than five years? It’s true! Must be why there are so many long- haired beatniks hanging around the malt shop. Anyway at this allday event there will be over 40 barbers showing off their skills and giving away merch of some kind. Once Upon A Tomorrow: Surrealism In Wales The Globe At Hay, Hay-On- Wye. 12-11pm, free. Info 01497 821762. All day event celebrating the rangy tenta- cles of surrealism as an art movement and general concept, via exhibitions, talks, film screenings, poetry readings etc.
TUESDAY 11 APRIL
Howl At The Moon The Moon, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info
themooncardiff.com/events. Open mic poetry and spoken word.
WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL
Cardiff Music Conference St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 2-8pm. Info 029 2087 8444. A day of networking events, specialist workshops, talks and live shows, not much info on this one out there at present but Magugu and Mill$ will feature in some capacity.
FRIDAY 14 APRIL
New Wave Wrestling vs FPWA St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Cardiff. 7pm, £12 seated/£10 standing. Info
ringsideworld.co.uk. FPWA is short for Fife Pro Wrestling Asylum, who are down these parts to face off with locals NWW in this family-friendly show.
SATURDAY 15 APRIL
Bougie Drag Bottomless Brunch Depot, Cardiff. 12-4pm, £39.95. Info 029 2022 0491. Return of an event that debuted here last year I think and which features a drag show and bottomless drinks for 90 minutes.
Henry Normal Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01600 772467. This fella is probably best known as a TV exec, co-founding Baby Cow with Steve Coogan for example, but his career as a performance poet predates that, and he’s getting back on that horse with a show titled Collected Poems And Other Landfill.
SUNDAY 16 APRIL
Danny Baker New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £32. Info 0343 3100041. Show from tempestuous broadcaster titled At
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