Cardiff University Students Union
Fri 26 Jan
Bedlam might just be the hottest ticket in Cardiff at the moment. Fresh from putting on a sold-out event with the Kurupt FM crew in October, the team is fast assembling another huge event for January – a surefire way to banish the post-Crimbo lull. And if you’re going to sell your event as a ‘Mega Rave’ you’d better best deliver on the name. And Bedlam has certainly gone some way to do that.
Chart-bothering bass heavyweights Chase & Status take top billing. Hot off the back of new album Tribe they’re swooping into the Great Hall for a DJ set. But that’s not all! Perhaps the biggest draw of the night is Friction, the Brighton-born drum’n’bass overlord who entered the actual d’n’b Hall Of Fame in 2011. Friction’s not just capable of technical marvels at the controls (double-drops ahoy!), he also runs the Shogun Audio label, which has been one of d’n’b’s most boundary-pushing labels since its launch in 2004. Add to the mix some huge names like Zinc, Hazard and Randall and Holy Goof, and you’ve got a recipe for an evening of some magnitude.
It’s little surprise that this is already sold out. However, keep an eye out for resales leading up to the event – experience tells us that plenty usually appear. Just watch out for scammers, yeah?
Tickets: £24.50-£32.50 (sold out – check event page for resales). Info: 029 2078 1458 (KD)