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Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £26.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Titan Teeth Cwrw, Carmarthen., 7pm. Info 01267 223230. Album launch gig for a Welsh rapper who I assume is on the Winger label, as they’re putting this on. Treorchy Male Choir The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7pm, £15. Info 0345 2263510. Rescheduled from April 2021. XSLF + Fatal Blow + Dropping Like Flies Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £10. Info 01685 882198. Headliners are quite literally ex-members of Stiff Little Fingers. The bassist was in The Outcasts who you will probably know if you follow Northern Irish punk for whatever reason.
SUNDAY 24 APRIL
Fox & The Fire + Shamanic Circus The Cellar, Cardigan. 7.30pm. Info 07818 056599. Jazzy folk stuff. Gordon Giltrap Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £18.50. Info 029 2089 0862. UK folk-rock guitarist, around since the 70s. Rescheduled from April 2021.
to ride that horse, with a full set of early Floyd material. Music journalists Michael Hann, Neil McCormick and David Bennun all have their praise quoted in the promo material, but rest assured you don’t have to be a Tory to enjoy this. Rescheduled from 2020, then 2021. Tadhg Daly Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £10. Info 029 2049 2261. Young singer-songwriter who has supported Jameses Blunt and Morrison in concert, so guessing that might indicate his style somewhat. Either way it’s great to see signs of life in this class wee venue down the Bay. The Fureys Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £24.75. Info 0300 3656677. Irish folk veterans.
The Illegal Eagles Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £32.50. Info 01970 623232. Tribute show. Trish Clowes Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 8.30pm, £10. Info 029 2039 8315. Jazz vocalist here with her band My Iris.
Music Club Spring 22 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 3-5pm, £10. Info 01970 . ary Hofman violin and ichard Ormrod piano perform Beethoven plus As The Thread Breaks, a new work by Aberystwyth composer Sarah Lianne Lewis.
One Night In Dublin Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl. 7.30pm, £24. Info 01745 332414. Irish music tribute show.
Pave The Jungle + Sideshow + Fshtank + Our Numbered Days + Private Party Bunkhouse, Swansea. 6pm, £6. Info
info@bunkhousebar.co.uk. Enjoying the presence of a band called Private Party, an inverse take on the old ‘Free Beer’ poster gag. I myself would simply not book a band called that but others may be bolder.
Purgatory + Cauldron + Phaze Two + Kold War + Violent Offence Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01633 221477. Hardcore and metalcore promoted by CHF, Nuclear Family and Death Clock. Showhawk Duo Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £17.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Duo who play dance music hits on acoustic guitars. The Earl Band The ueens Head, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Americana.
TUESDAY 26 APRIL
DB Big Band with Lee Gilbert Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 893227. A South Wales Big Band Society night. Elin Rees St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1-2pm, £6.50. Info 029 2078 8444. Lunchtime organ recital. Larkins The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £14. Info 07590 471888. Indie group. Protomartyr + Rattle Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £16. Info 029 2023 2199. Postpunky Americans headline. Never quite clicked with me but they seem popular. Rattle, supporting, are terrific.
WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL
Dave Jones Quartet The ueens Head, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Jazz.
Dua Lipa Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £53.60. Info 029 2022 4488
https://motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk/whats- on/dua-lipa-future-nostalgia-tour Hypermodern pop fave delivers ‘bops’ with maybe a bit of Albanian ethnonationalism as a treat. Rescheduled from January and September 2021. John Myrtle Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199. Playing Swn’s new Ysgol Nos showcase night. Keith Donnelly Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8.£5 members. Info 01443 226892. Comedic folk musician endorsed by none other than Jasper Carrott. Mel Gaynor’s Risk + Through Infinity Hangar 18 Music Venue, Swansea. 7pm, £17. Info enquiries@hangar18musicvenue.
co.uk. Band fronted by former Simple Minds drummer Gaynor. Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £45.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Pink Floyd man continues
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Ben Thomas / Jim Barber Quartet The Small Space, Barry. 8pm, £12.50. Info 07878 755387. Jazz. Gary Numan Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £35. Info 029 2078 1458. ‘Mr Synthpop’, as he has never been called, touring an album which was brand new when I wrote this listing but will not be when the gig comes round. Holy Fuck Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. Canadian electro- indie band. This gig was originally booked for about 50,000 years ago. Jazz Jam Session The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, £5. Info 01792 213200. With the Dave Cottle Trio.
Music Club Spring 22 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £10. Info 01970 623232. Chamber music concert with Denis Lavin narrator and lica iderkiewic piano performing Chopin.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10-£43. Info 029 2078 8444. Vasily Petrenko conducts a programme of Walton, Beethoven and Vaughan Williams, with pianist Boris Giltburg. The Fureys Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7pm, £21. Info 01600 772467. Irish folk group.
The Sensational 60s Experience Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £29. Info 01792 475715. Decade-specific tribute show. In Cardiff tomorrow.
FRIDAY 29 APRIL
Bad Boy Chiller Crew Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union, 7pm, £20. Info 029 2078 1458. Bradford bassline jesters, also in Llandudno on Sat 16 Apr. This Cardiff show is sold out however. Bella Gaffney + Painted Sky Blue Sky af, Bangor. -pm. Info . Folk artists.
Cripplecreek + Murky Bong Jac’s, Aberdate. 7pm, £5. Info 01685 882198. Local rockers play what they’re calling a 27th birthday gig. Deeper Purple The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 07950 471888. Deep Purple tribute band.
Guns 2 Roses + Metallica Reloaded + Motörized UK The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £15. Info 01633 533666. Three tribute bands.
Ian Prowse & Amsterdam Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £18. Info 029 2089 0862. Singer-songwriter type. Johnny Cash Roadshow The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £26. Info 01633 656757. Tribute show. Jose Gonzalez Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £26. Info 029 2023 5555. Indie-folk type. Kinky Wizzards + Aaronson + Adam Jenkins Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199. South Wales jazz- rock band. Lord Apex Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. London rapper/producer who professes to be on a Doom/Dilla sort of tip if that whets your whistle.
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Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £10. Info 029 2062 6015. Northern Ruins The Globe At Hay, Hay- On-Wye. 9pm, £14.99. Info 01497 821762. This is a collaboration with Hay Hangry and a restaurant called Burger Me. Maybe if you’re inclined to attend this you will know what those things mean, unlike me. Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes III Borough Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £17. Info 01873 850805. Rescheduled from March 2021.
Ragged Union + The Flying Spider Revival + Josh Beddis The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, £10. Info 01495 247178. Southern-fried country rock in the headline slot it says here.
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Pontio, Bangor. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01248 382828. Julian Rachlin conducts a programme of Bruch, Mozart and Mendelssohn. Saving Grace Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £32.50. Info 01970 623232. Robert Plant’s folk-rock band. Sold out in advance sorry.
Scarlet Rebels + Before The Storm Tivoli, Buckley. 7pm, £12. Info 01244 546201. Llanelli hard rock band, in their home town tomorrow. There’s a BOGOF offer on tickets for this one meanwhile. Thank Abba For The Music Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01495 227206. Tribute show. Rescheduled from February 2021.
The Bon Jovi Experience Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01745 332414. Tribute band, rescheduled from 2021. Tickets for this cost exactly twice as much as the starting price for the actual Bon Jovi’s last Welsh date in 2013. The Scribes Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01633 221477. UK hip- hop duo.
The Sensational 60s Experience St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £30.50 Info 029 2087 8444. Tribute to 60s pop with Mike Pender from The Searchers, The Fortunes, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Fourmost and Meet The Beatles starring The Revolvers. Rescheduled from April 2021. Total 90s Memo Arts Centre, Barry. 7.30pm, £25.50. Info 01446 738622. Decade-specific tribute show. Wheezeteam + Titan Teeth + Winger Records Showcase The Duke, Neath. 7pm, £3. Info 01639 643892. Welsh hip-hop showcase night, also helping to launch Titan Teeth’s album.
SATURDAY 30 APRIL
Al Lewis + Gwenno Morgan The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14. Info 029 2048 3344. Welsh-language folkie with his latest set, songs based on the short stories of Dr Kate Roberts.
people will ever do. He does blues type stuff in this solo incarnation apparently. Fleetwood Bac Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £20. Info 01600 772467. Tribute band.
From The Specials Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £20. Info 029 2023 5555. This is Neville Staple’s band doing Specials songs. I guess like what’s his name in From The Jam. Gun The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, £17.50. Info 01495 247178. Scottish hard rockers. Land Captains + Black Metro The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, free. Info 01495 758597.
MR + Kim Hon + Tiger Bay Galeri, Caernarfon. 7pm, £15. Info 01978 841300. Welsh Language Music Day and Clwb Ifor Bach present a bill headlined by Mark Roberts from Catatonia’s latest project. Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes III The Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £18. Info 0345 2263510. Rescheduled from 2021.
Remi Harris & Tom Moore + Armstrong & O’Donnell The Muse, Brecon. 8pm, £12. Info 07791 654799. Jazz and blues.
Scarlet Rebels + Revival Black Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £8. Info 0345 2263510. South Wales hard rock band headlines. Rescheduled from April 2021. Spirit Of Boogie + The Ronco Buttoneers Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5. Info 01685 882198. Tenth birthday gig for headliners.
Thank Abba For The Music The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01633 656757. Tribute show. The Bon Jovi Experience Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £25. Info 01970 623232. Tribute show. The Christians Central, Wrexham. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 07960 196090. Soul- pop band dating from the 1980s. Wolfstorm + Celts Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2088 2268. Fundraiser gig for Zebb, who is a wolf that lives at the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary. Not sure what he’s planning to spend it on.
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Alex Boardman + John Robertson + Matt Rees + Sally-Anne Hayward Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01352 344101. Comedy Club night.
And Finally… Phil Collins Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01656 815995. Tribute show. Benidorm’s Elvis Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2062 6015. AKA Victor Andrews, and runner-up at 2021’s Porthcawl Elvis Festival. Both Sides Now Acapela, Cardiff. 8pm, £17. Info 029 2089 0862. Joni Mitchell tribute show celebrating Blue being 50 years old.
Cable Street Collective + Ffredi Blino The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 7pm. Info 01597 811226. Afrobeat-ish band who play festivals a bunch and have sold this gig out well in advance. uCity Jam Cardiff Castle. 11.30am- 10pm, £40/£15 kids. Info 029 2039 1391. Two-day tribute act festival (on tomorrow also, with the following names on the bill (disclaimer: I don’t know if e.g. ‘Ed Sheehan’ is a typo: d Sheehan, Bruno Mars, Chilli Peppers, Kaiser Killer Chiefs, Flash, Ultimate Coldplay, Rule The World Take That, Oas-is, The Four Kicks and Stereosonics. Elvana Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £20. Info 01792 468892. Nirvana, fronted by Elvis. I would have called this Nirvis. Eric Bell Tivoli, Buckley. 7pm, £15. Info 01244 546201. Thin Lizzy guitarist on their first three LPs which is more than most
uBorn To Dance Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7-9pm, £10. Info 01633 868239 Showcase by Gemini School Of Dance. On tomorrow also.
uCatch Me If You Can Theatr Clwyd, Mold. 7.30pm, £26. Info 01352 344101. None other than Patrick Duffy stars in this mystery thriller based on a French play Trap For A Lonely Man. On at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Sat 2 Apr. Clwb Comedi Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 0345 2263510. With standups TBC.
Comedy Roast Rugby Special Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £16.50. Info 0300 3656677.
uDance To The Bone Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20. Info 029 2064 6900. Neon Candle, Ceriann Williams and Sherman Theatre present a play that connects Strasbourg circa 1518 – and a populous in the throes of St Vitus’ Dance – and south Wales half a millennium hence, where a call centre operative is struck by the same strange affliction. On tomorrow also, at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
uDerren Brown New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24. Info 0343 3100041. Magical mystical man. On tomorrow also.
uJasper Blakeley: Hoodwink The Small Space, Barry. 7.30pm, £20. Info 07878 755387. Comedy and magic show from Blakeley, who owns this venue and performs here every Friday and Saturday. What with The Small Space being a small
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