listings THURSDAY 28 JULY
Alaw Pontio, Bangor. 8pm, £14. Info 01248 382828. Welsh folkies. Calling Planet Earth Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £29. Info 01792 475715. Synthpop/new romantic tribute show. Jazz Jam Session The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £5. Info 01792 213200. With the Dave Cottle Trio. Musicfest 22: Evening Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, 318. Info 01970 623232. Featuring Sigyn Fossnes (violin), Graham Oppenheimer (viola), Kari Ravnan (cello) and pianists Anya Fadina and Simon Lane.
Musicfest 22: Lunchtime Recital Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1pm, £8. Info 01970 623232. Featuring Maria Hegele (mezzo-soprano) and Libby Burgess (piano).
Some Might Say Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £10. Info 029 2064 4176. Oasis tribute band.
FRIDAY 29 JULY
Ceilidh: Mynd I’r Gap Blaenavon Constitutional Club. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 790244. With caller Rod Denley-Jones. China Crisis + James Kennedy Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £22. Info 01685 882198. Liverpudlian pop band. Walter Becker from Steely Dan was a studio member for two albums, didn’t know that. Glastonbarry Juniors Romilly Park, Barry. 4pm, £50 for four. Info mackevents.
co.uk. Featuring tributes to Bruno Mars, Little Mix and Beyonce as well as special guests; a kids’ edition of the ‘main’ Glastonbarry, which takes place on Sat 30 and Sun 31 July. Either one or two of the entrants on a four-person ticket must be adults.
Gold Baby + Parker + Homer Junior + Frankie Parris The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info
themooncardiff.com. Presented by DIY Cardiff. Musicfest 22: Evening Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20. Info 01970 623232. Featuring mezzo-soprano Maria Hegele with the Solem Quartet, David Campbell (clarinet) and Simon Lane (piano).
Nile Rodgers & Chic + Trevor Horn Singleton Park, Swansea. 4.30pm, £52.50 01792 636000. Your man from Chic. Plays in Wales a lot. Plus Trevor Horn of Buggles etc, who doesn’t. Radio Ga Ga Cardigan Castle. 8.15pm, £22.50. Info 01239 621200. Queen tribute band play the castle. I was never big on the “Queen’s aesthetic is fascist” line of thinking but, well, check out the guy playing Freddie who some might say bears more resemblance to a well known 20th century German dictator. Sean McGowan Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01633 221477. Singer-songwriter fella. uSteelhouse Festival Hafod Y Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale. £125.00 weekend. Info
steelhousefestival.com. Dependable hard rock weekender on a mountainside, with the following acts billed this year. Fri 29 July: Inglorious, Myke Gray, The Dust Coda, Scarlet Rebels, Kira Mac, The Hot Damn! and Valhalla Awaits. Sat 30: Saxon, Graham Bonnet Band, H.E.A.T, Von Hertzen Brothers, Black Spiders, Cardinal Black, Anchor Lane and Mother Vulture. Sat 31: Europe, Michael Schenker Group, Orange Goblin, Diamond Head, Green Lung, King Herd, These Wicked Rivers and Ashen Reach. (Until Sun 31 July) Stillyano Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff. 8pm, £9. Info 029 2064 4176. Stadium rock tribute band.
The Illegal Eagles Grand Theatre, swansea. 7.30pm, £32. Info 01792 475715. Eagles tribute band.
The Innocent + Igloo Hearts Ty Pawb, wrexham. 7pm, free. Info 01978 292144. Brace of indie/folk/pop bands. Wylderness Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199. Album launch gig for expansive indie locals. Album in question is reviewed in this issue.
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Anne-Marie + Mimi Webb + Gracey Singleton Park, Swansea. 4pm, £42.50. Info 01792 636000. UK pop singer who started as a feature on chart dance hits and eventually became bigger than all those acts.
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard + Shlug + Show Dogs Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £12. Info 01633 221477. Cardiff rockers headline. uGlastonbarry Romilly Park, Barry. 11.30am-10pm, £45 for both days. Info
mackevents.co.uk. Two-day tribute act festival, held over from 2020 and featuring homages to the following: Queen, Stevie Wonder, Blur, The Beatles, The Specials, Tom Jones, Guns N’ Roses, Spice Girls, Kings Of Leon, The Jam, Ed Sheeran, The Police, Bob Marley, Foo Fighters, George Michael, Madness, Lionel Richie, Frankie Valli, ELO, The Cure, David Bowie and Madonna. On tomorrow also. Maes-G Showzone: Our Big Variety Show Pontio, Bangor. 7pm, £10. Info 01248 382828. Devised by local youngsters. Marmalade New Selwyn Samuels Event Arena, Llanelli. 7pm, £12.50. Info 07729 655114. Second-string 60s pop act. Event page for this simply says, “the real ones”. Midnight Train To Georgia Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl. 7.30pm, £26.50. Info 01745 332414. Gladys Knight tribute show. Musicfest 22: Evening Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £23. Info 01970 623232. Final event of this year’s Musicfest, featuring an ensemble of Catrin Finch (harp), Karen Jones (flute), Maria Hegele (mezzo-soprano) David Campbell (clarinet), plus conductor Toby Purser. Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes III Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £17. Info 01873 850805. Rescheduled from March 2021, then April 2022 (for some
reason). Maybe some others too, I’ve lost count and so have you. uReggae & Riddim Festival Tredegar House, Newport. 12-10pm, £35 for both days. Info
reggaeriddimfestival.com. Featuring live sets from Richie Spice and Maxi Priest – on Sat 30 and Sun 31 respectively, with the rest of the scheduling TBC – Janet Kay, Carroll Thompson, Aleighcia Scott, Empire Flipz, 2Rude, Uprising Sound System, Whahesa, Ecko Vybz Sound System, Gemini Don Sound System and more TBC. Richard Thompson Cardigan Castle. 7.30pm, £30. Info 01239 621200. Folk-rock legend now in his early 70s. Rose Royce The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £29.50. Info 0345 2263510. Iconic disco emsemble, featuring original vocalist Gwen Dickey. Rescheduled twice. The Chapin Sisters Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01873 852690. Indie-folk duo who’ve been out of the game for a while. Harry Chapin was their uncle.
The Illegal Eagles St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28.50. Info 029 2078 8444. Tribute show. The Jam’d Bunkhouse, Swansea. 8pm, £10. Info 07716 767651. Jam tribute band.
SUNDAY 31 JULY
Calling Planet Earth Venue Cymru, Llandudno. 7.30pm, 326. Info 01492 872000. Synthpop/new romantic tribute show.
THE LION KING Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Thurs 7 July-Sat 27 Aug Tickets: £22.50-£95. Info:
wmc.org.uk
By the time this seven-week stretch of Disney’s noted big cat theatrical behemoth closes, it will be just under three years since it began its UK tour in Bristol. Simba has been waiting so long to become King he’s launched his own range of luxury biscuits to stave off the boredom! Er, anyway this latest stage adaption of the 1994 movie, nearly as venerable itself having debuted on Broadway in ‘97, looks lavish enough to be worth the wait. Its sizeable cast is headed by Stephenson Ardern-Sodje as Simba and Nokwanda Khuzwayo as Nala, with a part for a local lad too – Owain Rhys Davies, born in Cardiff, is Ed the hyena.
St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £5-£18. Info 029 2087 8444. Kwamé Ryan conducts the NYOW and violinist Jennifer Pike. Paul Weller Singleton Park, Swansea. 5pm, £52.50. Info 01792 636000. It’s Paul Weller.
stage FRIDAY 1 JULY
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Roman Amphitheatre, Caerleon. 6pm, £15/£13. Info 01633 430194. Performed by the Festival Players; opening event of this year’s Caerleon Arts Festival. The Caldicot Male Voice Choir will actually precede this, from 6.15-7pm.
A Silver Spoon: The Story Of Princess Diana And Dodi Canolfan Beaumaris, Anglesey. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01248 811200. Composed by Lisa Logan, this is billed as “the first opera to look at the love story of Princess Diana and Dodi”. Its premise includes two aspiring gangsters who plan to steal Di’s jewellery from an exhibition. uBlackadder Goes Forth Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 0333 6663366. First production of this year’s Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival, which runs until Tue 30 July. On tomorrow also, at 3pm (£17) and 8pm. uSunday In The Park With George Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £18. Info 029 2064 6900. Sondheim play, direct- ed here by Sarah Tipple. On at 7.15pm on Mon 4 and Wed 6 July; 2pm and 7.15pm on Sat 2 and Tue 5 July. No performances on Sun 3 July. (Until Wed 6 July) uBelieve Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 6.30pm, £10. Info 01633 868239 Dance showcase. On tomorrow also, at 2pm and 6.30pm. Dancerama 2022 Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 2pm + 7pm, £10. Info 01352 344101. Showcase by the Shirley School Of Dancing.
Drones Comedy Club Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Fortnightly standup night, also on Fri 15 July. Hosted by Clint Edwards; lineup TBC.
Land Of The Dragon Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £3. Info 01639 763214. Puppetry theatre, presented by PuppetSoup and based on Welsh mythol- ogy. uMigrations Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7.15pm, £15. Info 029 2063 6464. New production by Welsh National Opera, about migration in its myriad forms and throughout centuries. On tomorrow also. uNathan Caton + Robin Morgan + Paul F Taylor + Andrea Hubert + David Alfie Ward Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £17.50/£9 NUS. Info 0871 4720400. On tomorrow also, minus Ward (£21/£13.50 NUS). Novello & Son The Riverfront, Newport. 8pm, £17.50. Info 01633 656757. Theatre show based on the relationship between Ivor Novello and his mam.
SATURDAY 2 JULY
Côr Curiad Margam Park, nr Port Talbot. 12pm, free. Info 01639 881635. Welsh choir.
Le Pub 30th Birthday Indie Alldayer Le Public Space, Newport. 2.30pm, £10. Info 01633 221477. Featuring Soot Sprite, Okay, Bye, Toodles & The Hectic Pity, Murder Club, Badlands and more TBC. National Youth Orchestra Of Wales
Arthur Smith Priory Hotel Gardens, Caerleon. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01633 430194. Caerleon Arts Festival event with comedian who’s just published his memoir. A Night At The Movies Savoy Theatre Porth. 7pm, £10.50/£7.50 kids. Info 01443 670250. Showcase from the Elite Arts Dance Academy. uDie Fledermaus Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £11. Info 029 2039 1391. Strauss’ opera, performed by the David Seligman Opera School. No performance on Sun 3 July. (Until Wed 6 July) uFat Blokes Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2030 4400. Described as a “sort of dance show about trying to fit into a world that says you’re too fat” by the organisers, and “a poignant,
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