listings MONDAY 12 DECEMBER
Pilsnerpoesi: Tess Rikardsson Cwrw, Carmarthen. 6pm, £3. Info 07534 4904453. Poetry night with open mic slots.
TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER
Dame Sarah Connolly Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01873 736430. Conversations At The Chapel event with highly celebrated mezzo soprano. Howl At The Moon The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info
themooncardiff.com. Open mic poetry and spoken word.
SATURDAY 31 DECEMBER
Raise The Rising Westgate Hotel, Newport. 8pm-3am, £15. Info facebook. com/thewestgatehotel. This promises live music, walkabout performances, UV visu- als by Hummadruz and DJing until 3am. You can also pay an extra fiver which will go towards funding 2023’s Newport Rising Festival here.
TUESDAY 10 JANUARY
The Serial Killer Next Door Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01633 868239. True crime spoken word show, hosted by Emma Kenny off of This Morning.
THURSDAY 12 JANUARY
The Psychology Of Serial Killers New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £27.50. Info 0343 3100041. More true crime spoken word, this one hosted by Jennifer Rees. Sold out. It’s here again in May though. Also on Llandudno on Wed 25 Jan.
FRIDAY 13 JANUARY
The Cellar Bards The Cellar, Cardigan. 7.30pm, £3. Info 07818 065599. Monthly poetry night featuring Jackie Biggs and Dave Urwin plus an open mic section.
SATURDAY 14 JANUARY
Sing-A-Long-A-Encanto New Theatre, Cardiff. 1 + 5pm, £19/£15 kids. Info 0343 3100041. A screening of this 2021 kids’ movie where you are invited to sing along.
SUNDAY 15 JANUARY
Shaun Ryder Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £22. Info 0871 4720400. Happy Mondays and Black Grape man rabbits on about his daft life. This is the fifth go at making this one actually happen, it having been cancelled twice in 2020 and twice in 2022.
SATURDAY 21 JANUARY
Chinese New Year Gala Pontio, Bangor. 10am-4pm, free. Info 01248 382828. The Confucius Institute presents Chinese culture workshops, Tai Chi and musical perfor- mances throughout the day. Susie Dent Blake Theatre, Monmouth. 2pm, £23.50. Info 01600 719401. Celeb lexicographer with a cosy chat about life, work and words. Welsh Wrestling Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £12.75. Info 01495 227206. Presented by Ravenhill Promotions.
SUNDAY 22 JANUARY
Jason Fox Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 7.30pm, £30.50. Info 01492 872000. Spoken word show from onetime SAS guy.
WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY
The Psychology Of Serial Killers Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 7.30pm, £27.50. Info 01492 872000. Sold out. It’s here again in May though.
FRIDAY 27 JANUARY
Up Close & Personal: Shane Williams Boulevard Show Bar, Milford Haven. 7pm, £40. Info 01437 723493. Cosy chat with Welsh rugby fave. Meet and
64 greet tickets for £60 are also available. live THURSDAY 1 DECEMBER
Arrival Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay. 7.30pm, £24. Info 01492 872000. Abba tribute show. Calan Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8.50-£17. info 029 2039 1391. Celtic folk band from Wales.
Classical Café: Strings Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 029 2039 1391. Free performance in the foyer.
Truck, Stone Broken, Blaze Bayley, Elles Bailey and Absolva (main stage); Dead Man’s Whiskey, Matt Mitchell & The Coldhearts, Mother Vulture, Square Wild, Electric Black and Black | Lakes (second stage).
Rhys Meirion A Ffrindiau Galeri, Caernarfon. 2.30pm, £7. Info 01286 685222. Popular and festive songs on the piano.
Frank Hennessy Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 07966 754366. A Lyceum Folk Club night with professional Cardiffian Frank going behind enemy lines. Love Actually: Live Concert With Full Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £42.50-£68. Info 029 2087 8444. A screening of this romcom with its score played live by an orchestra. Parisa Fouladi + Mabli Mission Gallery, Swansea. 7pm, £3. Info 01792 652016. Gig presented by Menter Iaith Abertawe. Pierce The Veil + Against The Current + Carolesdaughter Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £25. Info 029 2078 1458. Pop-punk type stuff. Sold out. uPlanet Rockstock 2022 Trecco Bay Holiday Park, Porthcawl. £180 weekend. Info
planetrocktickets.co.uk. Four days of hard rock, classic rock, metal etc as this popular fest returns. Weekend tickets with accomodation are sold out, the quoted price is without a chalet. Lineup like so. Thurs 1 Dec: King King, H.E.A.T, Graham Bonnet Band, Kingdom Of Madness and Gin Annie (main stage). Fri 2: Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons, The Sweet, When Rivers Meet, Grand Slam and Kira Mac (main stage); Anchor Lane, Kira Mac and Troy Redfern (acoustic stage). Sat 3: Black Star Riders, The Answer, Danny Bryant, Vardis and Ashen Reach (main stage); Anchor Lane, Burnt Out Wreck, Twister, Loz Campbell, Daylight Robbery and Lords Of Form (acoustic stage). Sun 4: Monster
Ron ‘Threechords’ Care Newport Fugitives Athletic Club. 8pm. Info
newportfolkclub.co.uk. A Newport Folk Club gig. Square Wild + Broken Lines Hangar 18 Music Venue, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5. Info 07984 664008. Prog rock and hard rock sort of stuff. The Vamps + The Aces Cardiff International Arena. 6.30pm, £41.80. Info 029 2022 4488. UK pop band touring to toast 10 years active.
FRIDAY 2 DECEMBER
uAlt//Fest Vol VI The Moon, Cardiff. 5pm, £6. Info
themooncardiff.com. Post- hardcore and math-rock type stuff I believe, over two days. Fri 2: Rxptrs, Nightlives, Crystalline, Fort and Bother.; Fri 3: Immerse, They Live | We Sleep, Cuffs, Delour, Sydney Fate and more TBC. Ben Ottewell Tabernacle, St Davids. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01437 720845. Singer from the band Gomez. Presented by Boia Gigs.
Cardiff County And Vale Of Glamorgan Music Service Christmas Showcase St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £15/£10/£5 under-16s. Info 029 2087 8444. Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra: A Night At The Movies St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£25/£6.50 under-18s. Info 029 2087 8444. Music from popular films.
Catrin Finch: The Story So Far Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01982 552555. Welsh harpist with a retrospective show of sorts. Charity Christmas Concert Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7pm, £5.50. Info 01792 863722. In aid of MacMillan and dementia charities and featuring Cwmtawe Brass Band, Lorraine King and Carmarthen Ukulele Band, plus compere Jeremy Miles. Tickets are free for kids. uColdplace Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £20.
SNAPPED UP MARKET Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Sat 10 + Sun 11 Dec Admission: FREE. Info:
chapter.org
This irregular but always-welcomed market for indie creatives of all stripes has been going since the late 00s, and though an obligation to move from their standard spot in Cardiff’s Printhaus artspace – it was turned into flats, with the inevitability of night following day – was a wrench, they’re now a stone’s throw away in Chapter, so it could be worse. Snapped Up, run by Tom Whitehead and Helen Smith, are selling wares for two days this month, and will invite a long list of makers, bakers, jewellers and so forth for your non-obvious gift-buying needs. There’ll be activities like T-shirt printing to take part in also.
Info 029 2089 0862. Coldplay tribute band, on tomorrow also. Country Stormz Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12. Info 029 2062 6015. Country-rock covers. Culture Shock + Last Tree Squad The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01597 811226. Ska-punk/anarcho band fea- turing Dick from the Subhumans. Danny Vaughn The Patriot, Crumlin. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01495 247178. Solo set from a guy from early 90s hard rawkers Waysted and Tyketto. Finding Aurora Westgate Hotel, Newport. 7pm, £7.50. Info
facebook.com/ thewestgatehotel. Alt-rockers. Flash + Not Guns N Roses Tivoli, Buckley. 7pm, £15. Info 01244 546201. Queen and GN’R tributes. Glasshouse The Muse, Brecon. 7.30pm, £7. Info 07791 654799. Carmarthen jazz trio described by a reviewer as “free jazz … with melodies you could whistle”. Sacrilege!
Michael Starring Ben Cardiff International Arena. 6.30pm, £39. Info 029 2022 4488. Tribute to disgraced entertainer Michael Jackson. In Swansea on Fri 27 Jan. Nurdle Porter’s, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info
facebook.com/porterscardiff. Cardiff funk trio.
One Man Boycott The Green Rooms, Treforest. 7pm, £6. Info 01443 841133. Pop-punk band who I believe feature more than one man.
Our Last Goodbye + We The Sun + Pylon Poets The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 6pm, free. Info 01495 758597. Paradise Now + Maven + Downcast + Failstate Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2064 4176. Presented by Bedlam Bookings. Rats + Jonny Ash + Tom Collins + Catalyst The Rockin’ Chair, Wrexham. 7.30pm, £7. Info therockinchairwrexham@
gmail.com. Royal Welsh Badinerie Consort Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8-£16. Info 029 2039 1391. Simon Jones conducts a programme of Baroque pieces. RWCMD Festive Brass St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £6.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Lunchtime recital. The Hu Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £22.50. Info 029 2078 1458. Mongolian band who blend their native folk music (throat singing etc) with heavy rock. The New Roses The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16. Info 07590 471888. A “fresh and maverick mix of classic rock, country, blues and hard rock”. The Siglo Section The Garage, Swansea. 9pm, £10. Info 07802 912789. Seven-piece funk band. A Swansea Jazz night. The Telling St Mary’s Church, Conwy. 7.30pm, pay by donation. Info 01492 460610. Candlelit concert of traditional and medieval carols, preceded by a singing workshop at 5.45pm. Attendees are encour- aged to pay a donation of their choice. In Cardiff on Sat 3 Dec. Urban Voodoo Machine Bunkhouse, Swansaea. 7pm, £12. Info 07716 767651. Not sure what sort of music this band play but they dress in red and black and general- ly look zany. Y Cledrau + Elis Derby Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199. North Wales indie band headline a gig which is related to the World Cup* in some way.
SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER
Badflower + Dead Poet Society Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £16. Info 029 2023 2199. US hard rockers headline. Ben Ottewell + Steven James Adams + Gerard Starkie & Roy Chan Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01633 221477. Folky country stuff by people from Gomez, The Broken Family Band and Witness. Dapper Cadavers Hippos, Swansea. 8pm, £5. Info 01792 979590. Headlining a benefit gig for badger sabs; a fiver is the ballpark entry fee but donate more by all
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