TICKETS TO FESTIVAL NUMBER 6
With an impressive line-up already announced, including Belle And Sebastian, Mark Ronson and Years & Years (who were recently voted BBC Sound Of 2015 by the way), Festival Number 6 is earning its stripes to be a big festival contender. Set in the fantasy land that is Portmeirion, North Wales, the Italian style architecture set to the backdrop of mountains and full forests creates quite a surreal world that lends itself perfectly to the uniqueness of this bespoke banquet of music, arts and culture. This isn’t just a festival, this is a magical weekend away that is a far cry from those muddy festival fears, and you can win a pair of weekend tickets (Thurs 3-Sun 6 Sept) by answering the following question before Thurs 27 Aug.
Q: What award did Festival Number 6 win at the UK Festival Awards last year?
FREE CD AND TICKETS TO SEE SECKOU KEITA
There aren’t many people who could play a 21-string lute-bridge-harp (a kora), let alone with charisma, but Seckou Keita somehow manages and is now on his way to becoming the most infl uential kora player of his generation. His new album 22 Strings has international aims as it explores what it means to be a modern global citizen. To win a copy of the album and two tickets to any 22 Strings show in Wales, answer the following question before Tue 5 May.
Q: At what age did Seckou start learning the kora?
Award-winning Welsh comedian Rod Woodward is back in Cardiff at St David’s Hall on Fri 22 May for The Journey Starts Here tour (well not literally the start, this is the fi fth stop). Tipped for stardom, Rod already has some pretty impressive notches on his belt including the London Palladium, so if you fancy a pair of tickets to see what all the fuss is about, just answer this question before Fri 15 May.
Q:Which power couple did Rod perform in front of at last year’s Royal Variety Performance?
American rapper J. Cole is in town bringing his 2014 Forest Hills Drive tour to Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Sat 16 May. His previous album outsold Kanye’s Yeezus, with Kendrick Lamar giving Cole a big nod of admiration for his lyricism. If you want two tickets to catch this guy just answer the following question before Sat 9 May.
Q: Which fellow rapper draped Cole with his chain during a Madison Square Garden concert on Cole’s 29th birthday?
TICKETS TO SEE THE LADYBOYS OF BANGKOK
Party like no other, show like no other, girls like no other… The Ladyboys Of Bangkok are back performing their new show Beauties And The Beats at the Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay from Thurs 4 June. If you fancy bagging yourself a pair of opening night tickets, just answer the following question by Thurs 28 May.
Q: Which year did the Ladyboys make their first appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe?
TICKETS TO MONMOUTHSHIRE FOOD FESTIVAL
Fear not, foodies, for the Monmouthshire (or should I say nom-mouthshire) Food Festival is back for another year on Sat 30 and Sun 31 May at Caldicot Castle. If you can’t resist the temptation of food, then I suggest you answer the following question before Sat 23 May to win yourself a pair of tickets!
Q: Which King was born in Monmouthshire?
Big Eyes is the true story of the art fraud that shocked America in the 60s, where Walter Keane made millions off an art career without painting asingle stroke. With some saying this is Tim Burton’s best work since Ed Wood, Big Eyes has got some big love from fi lm critics and audiences alike. Want to find out for yourself? Answer the following question to win yourself a copy.
Q: Which Cartoon Network series is infl uenced by the ‘Big Eyes’ art style and even features a Ms. Keane?
TICKETS TO PIRATES OF THE CARABINA: FLOWN
Forget running away with the circus; fl y away with contemporary circus company Pirates Of The and their award-winning show Flown – which is coming to St David’s Hall, Cardiff. Already in its fourth year of touring, the chaotic comedy is back giving you a behind-the-scenes look into the magical madness of contemporary circus life. To win two tickets to the opening night on Wed 27 May simply answer the following question by Fri 15 May.
Q: The word carabiner is a shortened form of what German term?
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