listings SUNDAY 26 JUNE
Booklaunch: Morgan Davies Mid Wales Arts Centre, Newtown. 3-5pm, free. Info 01686 688369. Launching an ecofic- tion novel by locally based author Davies. Poetry Showcase Waterloo Tea, Penarth. 7.30pm, £5. Info griffinbooks.
co.uk. Featuring Stephen Payne, Abeer Ameer, John Freeman and Susie Wild & Ben Wildsmith. Penarth Literary Festival event.
TUESDAY 28 JUNE
William Dalrymple Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30-10.30pm, £10. Info 01873 736430. Scottish author inter- viewed by Alistair Laurence as part of the Conversations At The Chapel series.
THURSDAY 30 JUNE
uLove Trails Festival Weobley Castle, Gower. £179.00. Info lovetrailsfestival.
co.uk. This festival aims to combine trail running (around the Gower Peninsula) with live music and DJs in the evening. On the running side of things, you can attempt distances of between 5km and 42km. Music-wise you have David Rodigan, Run Dem Crew, Dr Meaker, The Turbans, Porij, Keston Cobblers Club, Adwaith, Martha (unclear if this is the DIY indie band from Durham, or who this Martha is if it isn’t), Mohsom Stars, Mo Fingaz, Kizzy Crawford and more TBC. (Until Sun 3 July)
live WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE
Caroline Ferrara & Trio Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2039 8315. Jazz.
Catrin Finch, Seckou Keita & Vishtèn St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22. Info 029 2087 8444. Welsh harpist and Senegalese kora player, who seem to have been gigging together for about a hundred years, add a third wheel into their setup in the form of Quebecois band Vishtèn. Rescheduled from May 2021. Conductors Showcase With WNO Orchestra Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 1.15-2.15pm, £6. Info 029 2039 1391. Lunchtime concert featuring the WNO Orchestra conducted by RWCMD postgrads. Long, Gibbs, Goodyear, Owen The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Jazz improvisors. Madness + Norman Jay Cardiff Castle. 5pm, £45. Info 029 2087 8100. Ska-pop institution in a castle on Jubilee weekend. Remember when they played on the roof of Buckingham Palace for the last one? Sorry if you’d blocked it from your mind. Millie Manders & The Shut Up Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01633 221477. Ska-punkish UK band. Sinfonia Cymru The Riverfront, Newport. 1-2pm, £6.50. Info £6.50 01633 656757. Lunchtime concert.
THURSDAY 2 JUNE
Flash Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £13. Info 01685 882198. Queen tribute. Mama’s Broke The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01597 811226. Canadian old timey folk duo with a punk sensibility or something. In Abergavenny tomorrow. Mari Mathias + Gwilym Bowen Rhys + Elin Grace Tiny Rebel Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 029 2039 9557. Headliner is a Welsh indie-folk act, launching an album. Simon & Oscar The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £27.50. Info 07590 471888. Two members of the band Ocean Colour Scene perform, at a guess, that band’s songs for the most part. Sorry + Wunderhorse Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, 313. Info 029 2023 2199. London indie.
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel 54
Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot. 8pm, £34. Info 01639 763214. Pop-rock veteran. uThe Forge Ahead Festival The Patriot, Crumlin. Info 07479 667164. Three days of hard rock etc. Thurs 2 June: The People The Poet, Backwoods Creek, Cancel The Transmission and King Voodoo. Fri 3: Valhalla Awaits, Mad Haven, Unknown Refuge, Twisted Illusion, Circus66, Nocturne Wulf, A Ritual Spirit, Blitz, Them Bloody Kids and Zac And The New Men. Sat 4: Haxan, Ashen Reach, 28 Double, Royal Bloom, Stellaris, The Suicide Notes, Thieves Of Liberty, Last, Black Lakes, Hunted By Elephants and Fallen Mafia. Tickets are £10 on Thurs 2, £15 on Fri 3 and Sat 4. (Until Sat 4) The Fugitives Earl Haig Memorial Club. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Jubilee weekend gig.
Wharves + Badlands + Feverjaw + Tiger Bay The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info
themooncardiff.com. Presented by This Feeling.
FRIDAY 3 JUNE
Atomic Red Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £17. Info 029 2089 0862. Nineties and 00s tribute act.
Codewalkers + Lostboyz The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info
themooncardiff.com Local hip-hop. David Grubb + Toby Hay & Jim Ghedi The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01597 811226. Experimental-ish violinist who is not to be confused with David Grubbs from Gastr Del Sol. Not sure how often this happens but it seems like it could.
Dermot Kennedy Cardiff Castle. 4pm, £37.50. Info 029 2087 8100. Singer- songwriter with one of his biggest UK dates to, er, date. uIn It Together Festival Old Park
Farm, Margam, nr Porrt Talbot. £129. Info
inittogetherfestival.com. Three days of, predominantly, indie and dance, with some guest speakers, comedy, and wellbeing/ fitness/activity style stuff squirrelled away in there. Lineup is far too long to list here but the stage headliners for each day are as follows. Fri 3 June: Two Door Cinema Club, Armand Van Helden, Jane Weaver and Subsonic. Sat 4: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Green Velvet, Spector and Billy Gillies. Sun 5: Clean Bandit, Hybird Minds, Jamie Webster and, er, the poster lists something called ‘Who’ but I’m uncertain if this refers to an act of that name. (Until Sun 5) Mama’s Broke Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01873 736430.
Mitchell & Vincent The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. Folk duo from south-west England. Rescheduled from February 2021. Price given is suggested, but it’s on a pay-what- you-can basis. Nos Y Ddraig 1 The Angel Inn, Aberystwyth. 6.30pm, £5. Info 01970 617878. Hardcore, metal and other stuff from Excursia, Sydney Fate, Spithood, Vanity Kills, Atlas Theory, Painted As Monsters and Tiger Bay. uRepent Fest The Westgate Hotel, Newport. £62/£22 Fri 3 or Sat 4/£30 Sun 5. Info
southwalescollective.bigcartel.com. Three days of hardcore, possibly the first full weekender for the genre south Wales has seen? Lineup’s like so, more acts TBC too. Fri 3: Discharge, Borstal, Incisions, Who Cares?, BKS and Clobber. Sat 4: Disorder, Going Off, Bitter Pill, Dropset, Infraction, Greed, Ordeal, Arrogant and Framework. Sun 5: No Pressure, Sunami, S.P.Y., Game, TS Warspite, Asidhara, Goon, Kold War and Perp Walk. (Until Sun 5) Shalamar St David’s Hall, cardiff.
STEELHOUSE Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale, Fri 29-Sun 31 July Tickets: £125/£20 kids. Info:
steelhousefestival.com
Situated on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons overlooking picturesque Welsh scenery, Steelhouse prides itself on being the UK’s highest music weekender. With its festival grounds on the side of a mountain, it’s like something from The Hobbit – and this year Ace Frehley [pictured], original lead guitarist of Kiss, is Thorin. The lineup in general is manna for hard and/or classic rock fans, mind: over 11 years, Steelhouse has grown from a grassroots seed to what it is today, and remains a welcoming platform for new bands. All bar one of 2022’s performers are making their Steelhouse debut, impressively.
7.30pm, £35. Info 029 2078 8444. Soul veterans.
Stars In The Park Gorsedd Park, Ystradgynlais. 6-10.30pm, £10. Info
discoverystradgynlais@gmail.com. Featuring tribute acts Almost Olly, rEd Sheeran and Andrew Harley as Tom Jones. String Fellows The Garage, swansea. 9pm, £7. Info 01792 213200. Swansea Jazz gig for a band led by Welsh guitarist Ray ‘Taff’ Williams.
The Electric 80s Band The New Crown, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, £8. Info 01685 387925. Decade-specific tribute. The Goa Express + Red Telephone Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Indie band from Burnley headline.
The Menstrual Cramps Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £6. Info 01633 221477. Punky UK stuff. The Neil Diamond Experience Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2062 6015. Tribute show. The Semantics Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Playing in the bar area. Tom Auton & The Bottlebreakers Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £8.99. Info 029 2023 2199. Singer-songwriter type. No idea why it’s priced at £8.99.
SATURDAY 4 JUNE
Alice Low + AhGeeBe + Ike Goldman Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2030 4400. Cardiff-based pop auteur. Rescheduled from April 2022. Bootleg Boss Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £19. Info 029 2089 0862. Springsteen tribute. Played here as recently as December 2021.
Brother Strut The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £20. Info 07590 471888. Soul/funk band who feature the guitarist from Jamiroquai. Dirty Nips + 100 Acre Wolf Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5. Info 07716 767651. Headliners are from Bristol and play rock-y psych.
Elias String Quartet Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01352 344101. Performing works by Haydn, Beamish and Beethoven.
Fleetwood Bac Pavilion Mid Wales, Llandrindod Wells. 7.30pm, £18. Info 01597 258118. Tribute band. Gerry Cinnamon + The Kooks + The Reytons Singleton Park, Swansea. 3-10pm, £45. Info 01792 636000. Lad-rock phenonemon headlines the day before a long-sold-out show in Cardiff Castle. Gimme Abba Galeri, Caernarfon. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01286 685222. Tribute show. Henry’s Funeral Shoe Bunkhouse, Swansea. 7pm, £10. Info 07716 767651. South Wales blues-rockers. North Wales International Music Festival 50th Anniversary Launch Concert Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01352 344101. With performers including the Sinfonia Brass Ensemble, Voices Community Choir and Kana Chamber Choir. Peaness Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Band from Chester whose name many linguistic scholars have speculated could be a pun on the word ‘penis’.
Platinum Jubilee Concert Cardiff Castle. 3.30-10pm, £32.50. Info 029 2087 8100. “Artistes already confirmed include hosts Aled Jones and Shan Cothi, Mike Peters from The Alarm, Bonnie Tyler, West End and Broadway star John Owen Jones, everyone’s favourite drumming weatherman Owain Wyn Evans, funnyman Mike Doyle, the Pendyrus Male Voice Choir, and the Welsh Pops Orchestra with more names to be announced.” Rachel Croft Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2089 0862. Soulful folk type. Rave On: The Rise Of Rock And Roll Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £19.50. Info 01646 695267. Tribute show starring a band called The Bluejays. Sassafras Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2062 6015. Seventies rockers.
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