COMPETITIONS | OCTOBER
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO BUZZ PRESENTS… AT KUKU CLUB
This month at our very own live music and club night we present… drum roll please… Welsh ska band The Rude’Em Outs.
The band describe their music as “an all-singing and dancing Latin-ska-punk band with a few surprises, singalong choruses but a slightly darker edge.” So if you enjoy a good dance to some funky ska tunes then the Kuku Cub in Cardiff, on Thurs 30 Oct, is where you should be heading.
We have three pairs of tickets to give away to the show – if you want to get your hands on one of them, just answer the question below before Wed 22 Oct.
Q: Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin claimed that the term ‘ska’ was coined by musicians to refer to what?
Music lovers, open yer ears. The lovely people at muso-haunt Clwb Ifor Bach are giving Buzz readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to any upcoming gig their wee heart desires. Just email [email protected], with ‘WELSH CLUB’ in the subject header and your name and number by Wed 1 Sept.
Gruff Rhys, Super Furry Animals frontman traces the story of his ancestor John Evans, who left Wales in 1792 to search for a mythical Welsh-speaking tribe in the American heartland. If you fancy winning a copy of American Interior then answer the following question.
Q: Some claim that it was the Welsh prince Madoc that first discovered America but, according to the folklore, what year did he do so?
PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE DRACULA
This critically acclaimed production of Bram Stoker’s classic novel will be in South Wales for just one night: Sat 25 Oct at Y Ffwrnes in Llanelli. If you would like to get your hands on a pair of tickets, just answer the following question before Thurs 16 Oct.
Q:What was the name of the 1922 film adaptation of Dracula that ended in destruction after Bram Stocker’s estate sued for copyright infringement?
If you’ve ever dreamed of a 36 hour long poetry reading that has a celebrity line-up including Ian Mckellen, Michael Sheen and Rob Brydon, then you’re in luck! We have two tickets to give away to The Dylathon which will be waxing lyrical at the Swansea Grand Theatre from Sun 26 to Mon 27 Oct. Just answer this question before Mon 20 Oct.
Q: How many seconds are in 36 hours?
At a young age Richard Parks’ rugby career was cut short after an injury, but that didn’t stop him from embarking on a life of adventure. His autobiography Beyond The Horizon tells it all. We have three copies to give away, so if you fancy getting your hands on one just answer the question below.
Q: What were thought to be the last words of Captain Lawrence Oates before his death?
A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE FESTIVAL CONGRESS AFTERPARTY
The Association of Independent Festivals has created the brand spanking new Festival Congress: a two-day festival conference including panels, exhibitions and parties, collectively celebrating the thriving independent festival scene. With an afterparty on Fri 17 Oct at the Glee Club in Cardiff Bay, including DJ sets from Rob Da Bank and Huw Stephens, this is one party you’ll want to be invited to. If you want to win a pair of tickets to the party, just answer the following question before Fri 10 Oct.
Q: In Middle English what does the term Festival Dai refer to?
The psychedelic Noel Fielding and his hallucinatory humour will be floating on down to Cardiff next month. He is one of the minds behind late-night sitcom The Mighty Boosh, the lovable scamp of a team captain on comedy quiz show Never Mind The Buzzcocks and now star of his very own show Luxury Comedy. Now he’s bringing his very unique brand of humour to St David’s Hall on Sat 22 Nov. If you want to win a pair of tickets to see An Evening With Noel Fielding just answer this question.
Q: Noel Fielding is an artist, as well as a comic, but what was the title of his first art exhibition held at the Maison Bertaux in Soho?
The man who combines music and humour with the power of his tiny, battery-powered keyboard is heading to the stage of Cardiff comedy connoisseurs the Glee Club, in Cardiff Bay. The Perrier Award winner and comedy panel show regular will be singing about his beef and lowering your expectations, as well as getting out his keyboard-playing chair to tell a few jokes. If you want to win a pair of tickets to see David O’Doherty’s show at the Glee Club on Wed 12 Nov, then just answer the following question:
Q: David O’Doherty plays a miniature electronic keyboard – but what year did Jean Baptiste Thillaie de Laborde invent the clavecin electrique?
Please email your answers, name, address, Twitter username (if you have one) and contact number to [email protected] by Sat 1 Nov unless otherwise stated. T&Cs: WE DO NOT GIVE PERMISSION FOR THESE COMPETITIONS TO BE REPLICATED OR SHARED ANYWHERE ONLINE.