SATURday 1 SEPTEMBER
Abba Forever The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01685 387925.
R Acoustic Duos The Plum Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2022 5235. Local acts here every Saturday.
Alison Rayner Quintet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 2.30pm, £18. Info 07958 612691. Wall2wall Jazz Festival gig, all of which on here today here and the Market Hall tomorrow.
Anthony Moulton Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.
*Anthroprophh + Sunshine + Obey Cobra The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Cosmic Carnage and Lesson No.1 with a wicked sick FREE ENTRY gig featuring wild Stoogean psych-fuzz headliners from Bristol plus two experimental/noise local supports.
Apache Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
Bad Reputation McCann’s Rock N Ale Bar, Newport. 9pm, free. Info 01633 253648. Rock covers.
Ben Holder Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 4.45pm, £18. Info 07958 612691.
R Between The Trees Candleston Campsite, nr Bridgend. £25 Sat 1 (£12.50 kids); £15 Sat 2 (£7.50 kids). Info betweenthetreesfestival.co.uk. Newish three-day festival (starting on Fri 31 Aug) of wholesome indie/folk/pop music plus natural science and art-based events including film screenings. Today: Bryony Sier, Rob Lear, Little Red, Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow, Firewoodisland, Dan Bettridge, Martyn Joseph, Cattle And Cane, Natty Paynter and Cara Cullen. Sun 2: Al Lewis, Gareth Clark, Sera, Darren Eedens and Matthew Frederick.
Blackmore’s Blood + Jacdo The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178. Alarmingly-named Rainbow/Deep Purple tribute.
Daniel Newberry Quintet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 12.15pm, £14. Info 07958 612691.
Dave Jones & Guests Melville Centre Bar, Abergavenny. Free. Info 07958 612691. Welsh jazz pianist, playing at various times throughout the day.
Explosive Light Orchestra Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £18 adv. Info 01656 815995. ELO tribute band. In Pontypridd on Sat 22.
Falling From Grace The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 213300.
Flowers For Freaks + The Rotanas + Parish The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info gigs@
thedragonffli.com.
Glas Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Henry Marten’s Ghost + Rock N Soul + Rain Kings The Pheasant, Bridgend. 4.30pm, free. Info 01656 653614. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Honeyboy Hickling Band Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01633 483238. Borough Blues Club gig.
Jack Mac’s Funk Pack The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £6. Info 01497 821762.
Jared James Nichols + Buffalo Summer + Scarlet Rebels + Ethyrfield The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01443 490390. Presented by Pity My Brain.
R Jon Crespo Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Standards, funk and Latin tunes, also on Sat 8, Sat 22 and Sat 29 this month.
Junior + You Know The Drill Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Headliners are a Cardiff pop-punk band playing here as part of a UK tour.
Mice In A Matchbox The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.
Motörlizzy + Fluff Tongue + Godkilla Hangar 18, Swansea. 7pm, £5 adv. Info enquiries@
hangar18musicvenue.co.uk. Headliners are a twin tribute to Motörhead and Thin Lizzy, in a venue which seems to have decided that tribute bands are the only thing worth bothering to book
Ozzbest + Hellbent Forever The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tributes to Ozzy/Sabbath and Judas Priest respectively.
Pi & Hash Showcase NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
Rachel Sutton Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 7pm, £18. Info 07958 612691.
Ragsy The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688. In sister venue Browns tomorrow.
Rhisiart Arwel Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £10. Info 029 2116 7920. Classical guitarist from north Wales.
Ride Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £23.50. Info 029 2023 5555. Reformed Oxonian shoegazers.
Sara Ashley The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Serpentyne + Celestivl + Dakesis + Proscenium + Prophecy + Paraskenia Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 4-10.30pm, £6. Info 07970 063107. Several hours of symphonic metal… do you accept the challenge?
Solana Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 8pm, £10. Info 01239 615952. Folk/flamenco/klezmer fusion band from Valencia. The evening also features a DJ set from Mr A.
The Big Cwtch Glanrannell Park House, Crugybar, Carmarthenshire. 12pm, £40 weekend/£50 inc camping/£7-£30 per day/£5-£15 per evening/free kids. Info [email protected]. Newish two-day festival of wholesome indie/folk/pop music (another one) plus decent quality food and booze stalls including a pop-up restaurant. This is the second of two days and the lineup, main stage (chronological order) is Platform 1, The CVC, Ramnastax, Fflur Dafydd, La Forme, Rufus Mufasa, Picsel, Codewalkers, Novacub, Nia Wyn, Roughion (DJ set), Into The Ark, The Moon Birds and Disco Panther. Lakeside Feast stage: Lucy Jones. Walled Garden: Will Jones, Georgia Fearn, Dead Crow, Begw, Broken Fires, Mari Mathias, Rebecca Hurn, Geraint Rhys, Toby Hay and Lowri Evans & Lee Mason.
The Blues Sisters Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Cream Of Clapton The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01633 533666. Eric Clapton tribute by Paul Ruck, whose bio questionably states he has an “astonishing resemblance” to the racist blues-rocker.
The Lizzy Legacy Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Thin Lizzy tribute.
The Shakes + Overheated Pilots Seagull Inn, Porthcawl. 2pm, free. Info 01656 785420. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Story Of The Beach Boys Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20. Info 01970 623232. Tribute show.
The Swansea String Band The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Tony Kofi Quartet Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 9.15pm, £22. Info 07958 612691. Former Jazz Warriors member.
Unite Against Hate Festival Jac’s, Aberdare. 4pm, £10/£8. Info 01685 879491. Fundraising gig for the Sophie Lancaster Foundation featuring Fireroad, Digital Criminals, Pulverise, Hide Your Eyes, Nigel, Beyond The Break, Running With Wolves and Cancel The Transmission.
Vanilla + String Theory + Sssnakes + Vai Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £3 adv. Info 01792 468892. Four local rock bands unrelated to, respectively, Cardiff punk band Van-illa, American IDM duo String Theory, Swansea pop-punks Sssnakes and guitar virtuoso Steve Vai.
SUNday 2 SEPTEMBER
Electric Swing Circus Market Hall, Abergavenny. 8 + 9.15pm, £15. Info 07958 612691.
R Frankie Weeson Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 8pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events. Also on every Sunday this month, plus Thurs 27.
Ragsy Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Razkid Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933. EP launch show
Rebelinx Market Hall, Abergavenny. 3.45pm, free. Info 07958 612691.
R Steve Tarner Jazz Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 2pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events Every Sunday this month.
Tarion Market Hall, Abergavenny. 1pm, free. Info 07958 612691.
The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Hamilton Loomis Band Cathays Cons Club, Cardiff. 8.30-11pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2022 0902. Presented by the revived Blues Dragon Rhythm & Blues Club.
Tupelo Highway Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
Wonderbrass Market Hall, Abergavenny. 12 + 2.15pm, free. Info 07958 612691.
MONday 3 SEPTEMBER
R Acoustica54 Warehouse54, Newport. 8pm, free. Info 01633 213161. Every Monday.
R Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Here every Monday.
*Phill Niblock + Tim Shaw + Rhodri Davies Swansea Studios, University Of Wales Trinity St David, Swansea. 7pm, £7/£5. Info www.rwan.cymru. Phill is a major figure in the canon of minimal composition and this is a plum booking by NAWR.
R Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.
TUESday 4 SEPTEMBER
Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.
R Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 7-9pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Frontier Ruckus & Campfire Social Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected]. American indie/country/pop type stuff, presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
Huw Ynyr Evans & Conal Bembridge-Sayers Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £6.50. Info 01656 815995. Lunchtime classical recital.
Jazz Cafe The Gate, Cardiff. 8pm, £3 (suggested donation). Info 029 2048 3344. On the first Tuesday of every month.
R Open Jam Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Wednesday. Expect to hear jazz, blues, rock or ska here.
R Open Mic The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, free. Info 01497 821762. Every Tuesday.
R Open Mic Night Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Preservation Rhythm Kings Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Sonya Smith Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2. Info 01686 614555. Singer-songwriter.
WEDNESday 5 SEPTEMBER
Afternoon In Paris The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night, now in a new venue but still taking place every Wednesday.
Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.” Also on Fri 21.
R Bella & Gareth Blues Duo Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 19.
Ben Miller Band + Ruby Boots + Dark Valley Revival Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
Bringing On Back The 60s Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01792 475715. Decade-specific tribute show starring The New Amen Corner, Mike Pender, Mike d’Abo and more. In Brecon on Wed 12; Cwmbran on Thurs 20.
Donnie Joe’s American Swing Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Penarth. 7.30pm, £5/£4.40 adv. Info [email protected]. Also featuring swing DJ The Medicine Man.
Gethin Liddington’s High Society Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Magna Carta Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Prog combo from the early 70s, archetypal Vertigo Records band of that era.
R Open Mic Market Street Club, Barry. 8pm. Info 01446 733863. Every Wednesday.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With a different guest host every week this month; tonight’s is Christian Punter.
Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, free. Info 01685 384111. First Wednesday of every month.
Quartet 19 The Riverfront, Newport. 1pm, £6 adv. Info 01633 656757. Live Music Now performance by four RWCMD students.
Reg Meuross Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
THURSday 6 SEPTEMBER
Cassels Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Presented by Beers Over Tears and Pwer Fest.
Dan Baird & Homemade Sin The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Don’t know what sort of music this is, looks like some sort of rootsy blues-rock thing going by the publicity photo.
Hims & Arias Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £9. Info 029 2089 0862. Price includes a pizza.
Jane’s Calamity Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Monthly singalong around the piano.
Man + Glas Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 301178. Welsh prog icons headline, and are in Cardiff on Thurs 20, again with Glas supporting.
Peter Jagger The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Rock And Pop Icons Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 01633 868239. Tributes to Rod Stewart, Billy Idol, Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams across an evening.
Selena In The Chapel + Codewalkers + Black Vinyl NosDa, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. A Live By The River night presented by U&I Radio.
Thank You For The Music Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01792 475715. Abba tribute show.
You Win Again St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £28/£26. Info 029 2087 8444. Bee Gees tribute show.
FRIday 7 SEPTEMBER
360 Degrees The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
California Dreamers Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.45pm, £20. Info 01633 868239. Tribute to the Lauren Canyon folk-rock-pop music scene.
Calypso The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.
George Michael Tribute Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 6.30pm, £7. Info 01495 243252. Courtesy of Robert Taylor.
Georgia Paterson The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017. Presented by Nailed It Events.
R Gower Bluegrass Festival Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. Info 01792 371206. Lineup for this doesn’t seem to be announced yet but check back at gowerbluegrass.co.uk for more. (Until Sun 9)
Hana Piranha + Birdeatsbaby + Fader + Bloodslugs + Ian Lynn Palmer The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 213300.
Hot Club Gallois The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10. Info 029 2048 3344. Album launch gig.
Idles Spillers Records, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 202 4905. Instore gig for Bristol indie punks on the day their new album is out. Priority entry given to people who pre-order said album in Spillers, as such this is already fully booked.
Inertia + Global Citizen + Dimethoxy Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 07970 063107.
Jets To Zurich + Mahouts + The Woodsman Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, free. Info 01685 879491.
Korn Again Hangar 18, Swansea. 7.30pm, £6 adv/£5 early bird. Info [email protected]. Tribute band.
Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.
Mark Flanagan The Angel, Llandeilo. 7.30pm. Info [email protected]. A Llandeilo Acoustic Club night.
Mike Dennis The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
Naomi Rae City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Open Night Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £3. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.
Pentreffest Noz St Fagans Village Hall. 7.30pm, £8/£6/£4 kids/free under-12s. Info 029 2023 2970. Folk night with a music/dance workshop from 7.30pm and live music from 9.15.
Piping At The Old Bridge Pontypridd Museum. 7pm, £7/£5. Info 01443 490748. Featuring Mikie Smyth and Fionnán Mac Gabhann on Irish uilleann bagpipes, fiddler Mikey Kenney and local traditional singer Edmund Duff.
Puppy + Grove Street Families Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Punk-pop/hardcore Americans headline. This was going to be in Cardiff at the start of August but the band had to reschedule.
Saints Of Sin The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178.
Sepulchre + The Devolved + Who Knows Didley? The Duke, Neath. 7pm, free. Info 01639 643892.
Seven Drunken Nights St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50/£22.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Dubliners tribute show.
Siblings Of Us + Reckless + Windshake + Finding Aurora + Fifth Street The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
The Fugitives Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
The Furns Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £4 adv. Info 01792 468892.
The Groundnuts & Independents + X Twenty-Two + IronGosling + Throwing Knives Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm, £3. Info 01792 301178.
The Nidum Ensemble Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £15 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. First of, I think, 19 events at this year’s Cowbridge Music Festival, which you can read more about in Music and get more detailed listings at cowbridgemusicfestival.co.uk.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01792 475715. Tribute show. In Cardiff on Wed 12.
The Story Of The Beach Boys Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £17. Info 01600 772467. Tribute show. In Cwmbran on Fri 21.
The Take That Experience Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £20. Info 01446 738622. Tribute band.
The Woody Guthrie Story Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 7.30pm, £10/£9. Info 01834 869323. Tribute set by Will Kaufman, who has written books about Woody and indeed has another one out very soon. As such this might be the only one of these cursed tribute shows to justify the word ‘story’ being in its title, as opposed to merely using it to steal undeserved gravity.
Town Of Cats The Moon, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info [email protected].
SATURday 8 SEPTEMBER
80s Mania The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £25/£23. Info 01633 656757. Various pop hits from the decade of the title, plus multiple costume changes.
AC/DC UK Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01495 708022. Tribute band.
Black Water Chemistry + The Decoy + Nightlives Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, free. Info [email protected]. EP release show for the headliners.
Casio Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Chalk Outlines Bluestone Brewing Co., Newport, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01239 820833. Ska band headline this brewery’s last gig of the summer..
Chamber Music Week Concert I Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Faith No More Or Less Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. FNM tribute band.
Garuda + Dirty Deelux + Just Drive The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Gogs NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Pop-folk from Wrexham.
*Iceage + Josiah Konder + Private World Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info 029 2023 2199. See Music.
Kat Jones Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Mat Davies The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Meiz Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm, £4 adv. Info 01443 491424.
Metallica Reloaded Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 07970 063107. Tribute band.
Motörheadache UK The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, £5. Info 01495 247178. Motörhead tribute band.
Night At The Opera The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01495 213300. Queen tribute band.
Off The Record Hen Dderwen, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Planet Duran Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16. Info 029 2089 0862. Duran Duran tribute band.
Rocky Road The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Shango & Chef The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.
Tetes Des Pois Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Playing the Cosmogramma night here.
The 4 Tunes Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £15. Info 01656 815995. Performing alongside the Porthcawl Male Choir.
The Hatstand Collective Cellar Bar, Cardigan. 8.30pm, £7/£5 NUS. Info 07818 056599. Psychedelic folk funk, apparently.
The Hawkmen The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £6. Info 01497 821762.
The Johnny Cash Roadshow Gwyn Hall, Neath. 7.30pm, £23.65 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Tribute act.
The Modfathers Barry Island Sports & Social Club. 7pm. Info 07746 514901. Jam/Paul Weller tribute band.
The Nick Ross Orchestra Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25/£23. Info 01792 475715. Not that Nick Ross.
These Smiths + Wheniwasfive Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01685 879491. Smiths tribute band headline.
The VIPs Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
This Is Wreckage + WMN + Sunshine Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 8pm, £3. Info 029 2039 9557. Presented by Tone Deaf Creatures.
Tree House Fire + Fat Cat Sound The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 7.30pm, £7.50 adv. Info 01743 860246.
UK Foo Fighters The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Tribute band. Sold out.
SUNday 9 SEPTEMBER
A Night Like This + Elasea + I Digress Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Chamber Music Week Concert II Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
R Folk Music & Song Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267. Every second and fourth Sunday of the month (also on Sun 23 in September), with an extra acoustic session on the third Sunday (Sun 16) too.
Henry Dent Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688. Described by the venue as having a Bonzo Dog influence, which sounds hypothetically good but this fella seems to have no online footprint.
Hot Club Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Regular Gypsy Jazz jam and performance club.
Little Mother + Baby Green + Massa Circles + Twin Siblings + Esio The Moon, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Disparate weird music. Massa Circles and Twin Siblings are good!
*Screaming Females + Scrap Brain Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199. Headliners are American and do kinda scrappy punky hard rock with proverbial guitar heroics. They are also legends for asking Scrap Brain, most recently seen here in spring, to tour the UK with them.
The Gentle Good Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £14. Info 029 2089 0862.
The Marc Davies Band Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
Ugly Kid Joe The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £20 adv. Info 07590 471888. The return, 25 years after their America’s Least Wanted album, of this fly-by-night mook metal group.
Youngblood Brass Band Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 029 2023 2199.
MONday 10 SEPTEMBER
Brecon Town Concert Band Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7pm, £12.50/£10. Info 01874 611622.
Focus Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 029 2062 6015.
Rope + Pjin + Eva Bartok Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected]. Post-hardcore, post-rock and garage rock in that order. Fuelled By Jealous Lovers present.
TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
Capital City Jazz Orchestra & Simon Spillett St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £14/£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Bee Gees tribute show.
R New Jersey Nights Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £19.50-£32. Info 01792 475715. Frankie Valli tribute show/musical. This is here for five days, a run more normally associated with the stage section, but I just looked up a review which said it’s basically a bunch of songs with some backup dancers, so it’s staying here. Also on at 2.30pm on Thurs 13 and Sat 15. (Until Sat 15)
Skating Polly + Chroma + Bodyhacker Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Noisy rock duo from Oklahoma headline.
The Old Boy Stompers Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026. Swedish sextet whose name hopefully means they are old boys who stomp, not that they stomp old boys
WEDNESday 12 SEPTEMBER
Balkan O’Clock Cowbridge Town Hall. 7.30pm, £15 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Tzigane, klezmer and Balkan folk. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Bringing On Back The 60s Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £22. Info 01874 611622.
DnA The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2048 3344. Welsh folk duo.
Lash/Sanders/Dunmall The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. That’s Dom Lash (bassist and surely the best named British free jazz musician), Mark Sanders and Paul Dunmall, here to give this venue one of their intermittent avant-jazz seeings to.
Murs Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info 029 2023 2199. Cor, here’s a name from the vaults – if your vaults are full of 00s Def Jux Records rappers who were respected but never quite blew up. Murs has apparently now released 15 albums, however, so clearly hasn’t slacked off.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With a different guest host every week this month; tonight’s is Tomos Lewis.
Open Mic Night The Moon, Cardiff. 8-11pm. Info [email protected]. New event presented by Paradiso, working on a first come, first play basis – “15-minute sets each, so amounting to three songs per band or solo artist.” Five minutes a song, no more no less.
Simon Allen with Dave Cottle Trio The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.
Soccer Mommy + Brooke Bentham Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £9. Info 029 2023 2199. Nashville indiepop solo artist.
R The Bay Rum Hounds Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 26.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22/£20.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
Wonderbrass Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
THURSday 13 SEPTEMBER
Anna Kissell The Unicorn, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 751304. Playing the monthly Upstairs At The Unicorn folk night.
Bear Island + The Rotanas + Jack Perrett The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3.50 adv. Info info@
themooncardiff.com.
Danielle Nicholls band The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Dick Hamer Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Ffion Wyn Trio The Bear Hotel, Cowbridge. 8pm, £20 adv. Info 01446 774814. Cowbridge Music Festival event. Price includes a two-course supper. Book in adsvance please
Liberty Big Band Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 491424. Swing music 1940s style.
No Violet + Laundrette + Adelade + Head Noise Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2039 7933.
Peter Broderick + Toby Hay The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2048 3344. Fizzi present American-born, Ireland-based indie-folkie Broderick plus mid-Wales support.
Smooth Operator The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.
R Steve Edmunds Lime Tree, Chepstow. 8pm, free. Info 01291 620959. Presented by Nailed It Events. Also here on Thurs 27.
The Drifters St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £31.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
The Meadows Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.
FRIday 14 SEPTEMBER
360 Degrees City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Allan Yn Y Fan Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 6.30pm, free. Info 01874 611622. Featuring talks from casts and directors, exclusive first look trailers and some preview performances. Book in advance please.
Andy Collins + Paul James The Dragon Hotel, Swansea. 7pm, £25. Info 01792 657100. Musician and comedian respectively, playing a charity night raising money for Maggie’s Cancer Care.
Budapest Cafe Orchestra St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01446 799100.
Circes Diner The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. “A refreshing change to the UK music scene, providing a nod outside the norm with honest lyrics and a nuance of country and folk.” Really dislike this passive-aggressive style of bio.
DnA Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £7. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.
Eluned Pierce & Hugh Webb Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 7pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Harp duo. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Fortunate Sons Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. R&B.
Ghum The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Hands Off Gretel + Stay Voiceless + Sweet Ignitions Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Presented by Pity My Brain. Hands Off Gretel look like they’re attending a fancy dress party whose theme is “Kerrang! TV circa 2003”.
Hometown Glory Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £19. Info 029 2089 0862. Adele tribute act.
Kris Barras Band + Mark Pontin Group The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 01495 247178. Pirate metal bands.
Like A Lion The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Naomi Rae Duo Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Portraits + Good Morning Vietnam + Voidcaller The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Ramnastax Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm. Info 029 2039 7933.
Simon & Garfunbkel Singalong Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info [email protected]. Gideon Conn and Tom Briggs will be performing the songs, whose lyrics will be projected so you can sing along as per the event name.
Single By Sunday Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 6-10pm, £10/£20 VIP. Info 07970 063107. Some kind of punk boyband I think. VIP ticket is a meet’n’greet thing.
Smokestack Lightnin’ Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm, £3. Info 01443 491424.
R Thank Abba For The Music Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £19.50/£18.50. Info 01646 695267. Tribute show. On tomorrow also.
The Skiptones Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
UK Pink Floyd Experience Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm. Info 0845 2263510. Tribute band.
SATURday 15 SEPTEMBER
Anonymous Iconoclasts NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
An Orchestral Rendition Of Dr. Dre: 2001 + The Boston Shakers The Depot, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £18.90 adv/£29.90 VIP. Info www.depotcardiff.co.uk. “DISCLAIMER: Dr Dre will not be attending this event.” Right.
*Chefest The Parrot, Carmarthen. 2pm-1am, £20. Info 01267 231012. Memorial alldayer for Gareth Williams, known as Chef during his stint in Welsh language rap group Tystion. Playing live: Alex Dingley, Los Blancos, Supergene and more TBC. DJs: Zabrinski and Dyl Mei. Proceeds: Dr.M’z Caerfyrddin and UCC Glangwili.
Chris John Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Daft Punk Orchestra Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. YOU: “Ah, these ‘orchestral versions of electronic music’ gigs are great. I’ve been to every one!” How nice. Has it tempted you to investigate any actual orchestral music? YOU: “Hahaha oh goodness no.”
Danielle Nicholls Band + Rain Kings + Acoustic Sinners Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 1.30pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events Every Sunday this month.
Duke At The Duke Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event with trombonist Gareth Roberts doing Duke Ellington standards. It’s just occurred to me that ‘Duke Ellington’ is a play on words, even though his Wikipedia entry doesn’t specifically say that it is.
ESP The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Forever Came Calling + Handguns + Who Saves The Hero? + These Five Years Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm, £12 adv. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Gideon Conn & Tom Briggs’ Simon & Garfunkel Sing-A-Long Show Snails Deli, Cardiff. 7pm, £22.50 adv. Info 029 2062 0415. Price includes a buffet.
Irie Fire Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Ska/reggae band from the spiritual home of the genre, Weston-Super-Mare. You probably expected me to say Kingston, Jamaica there, but I blindsided you with textbook irony.
Isolation + Reveal The Beast + Eulogy The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £2. Info [email protected].
Islands In The Stream Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £23/£22. Info 01495 227206. Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers tribute.
Jumpin’ Jimmy & The Nice Guys Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Kenny Driscoll McCann’s Rock N Ale Bar, Newport. 9pm, free. Info 01633 253648.
Limehouse Lizzy The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £18 adv. Info 01443 490390.
*Made Of Teeth + This Is Wreckage + Pascagoula + Eva Bartok The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Heavy rock, noiserock and the like. Pascagoula are from Brighton and their album, which should be out by the time you read this, bangs so check it out.
Making Music Changing Lives Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 11am, free. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Metal Gods The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, free. Info 01495 247178. Metal covers.
Neil Morgan The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.
Now In A Minute That’s What We Call Music Jac’s, Aberdare. 6pm, £10/£8. Info 01685 879491. Tributes to Stereophonics, Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones, plus comedy songwriter Ceri Haggett, plus DJs Jagger and Woody. Rescheduled from St David’s Day, if you were wondering why this event is taking place now specifically.
Peter Jagger The Twelve Knights, Port Talbot. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Punchline Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Pure Purple The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 01495 213300. Deep Purple tribute.
Remembering Debussy Cowbridge Library. 5pm, free. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
Robert Lane Cwtch Coffee, Pembroke Dock. 7.30pm. Info 01646 687635. UK folk-rocker. On his website, the first approving quote is from Ray Davies, who tutored Lane on a songwriting course he was taking five years ago. Has Ray Davies pissed all his money away or does he sincerely want to teach people how to write songs?
Roosevelt Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
Sanguine + CrawlBlind + In Which It Burns + Trep Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £7 adv. Info 07970 063107.
Simon Trigg Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Bandoliers Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Budgie tribute band. The only one I know of in fact!
The Black Country Boys Cardiff Bus Transport Club. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2023 3658.
The Christians Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2089 0862. Sold out.
The Cureheads The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Cure tribute band, been going since 1990 apparently.
The Navarones The Vault, Swansea. 9.30pm. Info 01792 465300.
The Soul Miners Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 029 2062 6015. Soul and Motown covers.
The Tina Turner Experience Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7.30pm, £23/£21. Info 01446 738622. Tribute act.
Vale School Of Samba Cowbridge High Street. 2pm, free. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
SUNday 16 SEPTEMBER
Acoustic Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267.
Beatrix Players Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £14. Info 029 2089 0862. Prog-folk trio who also played this venue a few months ago, supporting Steve Harley.
Dave Jones Trio Oscars, Cowbridge. 11am, free. Info 01446 771984. Cowbridge Music Festival ‘jazz brunch’ event. Book in advance please.
Elin Manahan Thomas & Jocelyn Freeman: The Cloths Of Heaven Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £17 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event celebrating the life of Morfydd Owen.
Magical Music Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7pm, £14-£18. Info 01656 815995. Mark Llewelyn Evans hosts a concert of music from The West End, Broadway and Hollywood, performed by a full orchestra, soloists and chorus.
Papa Gee Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Sikth + Loathe The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16 adv. Info 07590 471888. Twiddly prog-metallers from Watford headline.
Stone Free Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
With Music In Mind Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 2pm, free. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event with a singing group joined by soprano Elin Manahan Thomas.
MONday 17 SEPTEMBER
Easy Street Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
TUESday 18 SEPTEMBER
Alan Barnes Jazz Workshop & Jam Session The Garage, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.
Biffy Clyro St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £60/£50. Info 029 2087 8444. This is an acoustic set as part of a tour promoting their MTV Unplugged live album. I like how they’re playing smaller venues but have jacked up their ticket price so they’re not making less money. As do their fans, unsarcastically it seems, as this is sold out.
Dave McPherson Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Solo show from the bloke out of InMe.
Donnie Joe’s American Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Jaret Reddick The Globe, Cardiff. 7pm, £25 adv. Info 07590 471888. The guy from Bowling For Soup playing what I think is an acoustic set, as there are lots of jokey references to it being sensitive and heartfelt.
Students Of Atlantic College St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 3pm, £6.50. Info 01446 799100.
The Albion Quartet Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £15 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Youthful string quartet. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
WEDNESDay 19 SEPTEMBER
Aled Rheon + Matthew Frederick + Los Feliz Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£4 adev. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.
Andy Collins Open Mic Night Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Ben Dain-Smith NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With a different guest host every week this month; tonight’s is Christian Punter.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra: Best Of British Bands Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. With Chris Dean and Sara Dowling. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Concert & Cakes 80th Birthday Afternoon Tea Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 1pm, £4. Info 0300 0040444. The 80th birthday haver in fact being this very venue
Dionne Warwick St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £47/£67 platinum. Info 029 2087 8444. Sixties pop royalty.
Guto Dafis & Danny Kilbride Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Mornington Locket Trio The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.
*Necrot + Shallow Graves + They Live | We Sleep + Void Titan + Pupil Slicer Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £8. Info 07970 063107. Death metal and hardcore, the headliners coming from the US.
Nines Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £18.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. London rapper, sold out gig.
Urin + Ordeal By Roses +Death Stench The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Hardcore band from Berlin headline.
THURSday 20 SEPTEMBER
3D Brass Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Bad Manners Paget Rooms, Penarth. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2070 0721.
Bringing On Back The 60s Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01633 868239.
Celtic Country Grand Theatre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £25.50. Info 01792 475715. Country music by Irish and Scottish artists, both of those nations having their own distinct country cultures. Features Dominic Kirwan, his son Barry Kirwan, Colin Chisholm and Eve Graham ex of the New Seekers.
Chris Bromley NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
Colum Sands Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport. 8pm, £8/£5. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.
From The Jam Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22 adv. Info 029 2023 5555.
James Kennedy The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Lost Horizons Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £12. Info 029 2023 2199. Rescheduled gig (from April) for a duo who feature Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde.
Man + Glas The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Mynyddislwyn Male Choir Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7pm, £8.50. Info 01495 227206.
Moonshine Boulevard Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 7.30pm, £6-£12. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night featuring this Dixieland style band.
The Bad Flowers + Federal Charm The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £11 adv. Info 01443 490390. Hard rock twosome on tour sponsored by Planet Rock.
The Blues Band Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £22/£20. Info 01874 611622.
The Rumblestrutters Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, free. Info 01656 815995. In Penarth tomorrow.
R The Welsh Rockabilly Fair Hi Tide Inn, Porthcawl. £85 weekend/£42.50 under-16s. Info info@
welshrockabilly.co.uk. This might be sold out by the time you read this but either way there’s a bunch of bands plus DJs, a fairground and a place to camp (this needs to be booked ahead though). Bands: Sir Jac’s Bantamacs, Baby Jai, Doc And The Headshrinkers (these three are playing tonight before it starts properly), Jake Calypso And His Redhot, The John Lewis Trio, The Big Time Bossmen, The Drugstore Cowboys, Ruby And The Prowlers, Joe And The Overriders, Rusti Steel And The Star Tones, The Hicksville Bombers, The Outsiders, Tom Cat And The Zodiacs and The Uproars. (Until Sun 23)
The Welsh Sound Board Awards Showcase Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 301178. Not sure what these awards are but some winners and nominees will be playing live apparently.
Pi & Hash Showcase The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Young Artist Recital Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £13 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
FRIday 21 SEPTEMBER
6foot7 + King’s Alias + Lesser Known Character + KVSD Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free (donations welcome). Info 029 2037 3144. EP launch for ska-punkin’ headliners.
Adult Mom + Little Brat + Rosehip Teahouse Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
A Little Night Out Powys Theatre, Newtown. 7.30-10.30pm, £7 adv. Info 01686 623463. Featuring three singer-songwriters, Emily Williams, Dylan Penri and John Charles, plus artist and magician Stuart Nolan.
Anthony Moulton Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Beverley Gertsman National Museum Cardiff. 7-10pm, £21.50. Info 029 2039 7951. Recital in the Reardon Smith theatre by world renowned pianist.
Bilk Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 468892. Essex indie band whose bio is eager, perhaps to a fault, to emphasise their working class status.
Breichiau Hir + Rough Music + The Hungry Ghosts Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 8pm, £4. Info 029 2039 9557. Presented by Tone Deaf Creatures.
Dan Reed Trio Ebbw Vale Institute. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 01495 708022.
Dansette Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Soul.
Deaf Horse + Crisis Talks The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm. Info [email protected]. This is presented by Brass Knuckle and is apparently also a pop-up promotional event for Firehammer, a clothing company whose operation currently seems to consist entirely of a black T-shirt with their logo on the front.
Europe + King King St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £30. Info 029 2087 8444. Swedish melo-metal veterans plus boisterous blues-rock supports.
HMS Morris + Smudges Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199. Headliners’ new album is out today, I believe, and reviewed in this issue.
John Craigie Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 8pm, £10. Info 01239 615952. American singer-songwriter, improbably compared to both John Prince and Mitch Hedberg.
Lush Purr + French Alps Tiger + Thee Manatees + Adelade The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info [email protected]. Headliners are shoegazey sorts and come from Glasgow.
Messages From Manhattan + Farenheit 451 + Siblings Of Us + One Mark And A Frank Jac’s, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01685 879491.
Michael Bublé Tribute Portland House, Cardiff Bay. 7.30pm, £29. Info 029 2048 7602. Performed by James Williams.
Milos Karadaglic Holy Cross Church, Cowbridge. 7.30pm, £17 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Pop-classical guitarist. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
My Darling Clementine Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £14. Info 029 2089 0862. Gospel-influenced Americana duo.
Nikki Pope The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Paige Kenzie The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Rumney Folk Club St Augustine’s Church, Rumney, Cardiff. 7pm, £3.50/£1.50 for performers. Info [email protected]. Monthly night.
Spencer Segelov + Simon Love St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2056 2022. Launch for the headliner’s latest album – his solo debut in fact – Loser Leaves Town.
St Louis Express West End Club, Barry. 8pm, £3 adv. Info 01446 735739. Jazz, swing and jump jive.
Tenplusone + Deathtraps The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £3. Info 01267 231012.
The Furns + Purge The Ocean + Windshake Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 863722.
The Italics City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Rumblestrutters Conservative Club, Penarth. 7.30pm. Info 029 2070 7770. A Penarth Acoustic Club night.
The Story Of The Beach Boys Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7.30pm, £18/£16. Info 01633 868239.
The Treatment + Airrace + Tequila Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. Hard rock
SATURday 22 SEPTEMBER
A Band Called Malice The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £10. Info [email protected]. Jam tribute band.
Alden, Patterson & Dashwood The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5. Info 01497 821762. Norwich folk trio.
Arcadian The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.
BBC NOW Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 3pm, £15/£13.50. Info 01686 614555. Britten: Works by Britten (Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra, which is also a fair description of this event), Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky, Sibelius and John Williams.
Brass & Voices Park & Dare, Treorchy. 7.15pm, £10-£13. Info 0300 0040444. Featuring Pendyrus Male Choir and the Lewis-Merthyr Band.
Bridge Strings Carnegie House, Bridgend. 7pm, £6. Info 01656 815757. Local pop-songs-on-string-instruments trio.
Wind Rose + Blind Divide + Democratus + Proscenium + Prophecy Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £13. Info 07970 063107. Headliners are Italians who do power metal in furry costumes and describe themselves as “dwarven metal”. Until just now I assumed that they are actual dwarves, but they’re not. Confusing.
Explosive Light Orchestra The Muni, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01443 490390.
Family Concert Cowbridge Comprehensive School. 11am, £10 adv/free kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event for kids aged 12 and under.
Guns 2 Roses Hangar 18, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected].
Hairpin Bend Morganstown Village Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £8/£5 kids. Info ruffceilidhs.org. A RUFF Ceilidhs night, with caller Dave Parsons.
HMS Morris + Smudges + Alex Dingley The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £5. Info 01267 231012.
Just Bongo + The Clones Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 301178. Headliners were a Welsh funk band from the early 80s – proto-acid jazz, they claim – who have reformed, I guess.
Lauire The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.
Locus: Psychohistory Sound Installation Swansea Museum. 2.30pm, free. Info 01792 653763. A Swansea International Festival event, launching said installation – responding to the objects on display in this museum – with a live performance, before it remains in place until Sun 21 Oct.
Maddie & The Pandas Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Monmouth Band 50th Anniversary Concert Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7pm, £5. Info 01600 772467.
Mudibu & The Jezebel Sextet Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £2. Info 029 2089 0862. Special Otis Redding tribute set.
Nikki Pope The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Northern Flyway Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.45pm, £7-£14. Info 029 2039 1391. Multimedia show featuring music from Inge Thomson, Jenny Sturgeon, Sarah Hayes and Jason Singh, plus field recordings of birdsong by Magnus Robb.
Pipe Dream McCann’s Rock N Ale Bar, Newport. 9pm, free. Info 01633 253648.
Revolver The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, free. Info 01495 247178. Rock covers.
Roddy Radiation & The Skabilly Rebels The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Royal British Legion Barry: Festival Of Remembrance Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry. 7pm, £12/£10. Info 01446 738622. Featuring The South Wales Police Band, Barry Male Voice Choir and other special guests.
Stratus Fear Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
The Bachelors Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 7pm, £18/£16. Info 01633 868239. “Con and Dec Cluskey are the Original frontline voices and personalities who appeared on every Hit Record.” Even A Trip To Trumpton by Urban Hype? Even Your Woman by White Town? Even
The Hindenburgs Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Led Zepplein tribute band
The Italics Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Jacqui Dankworth Trio Cowbridge Comprehensive School. 7.30pm, £17 adv/£1 kids. Info 01446 773824. Cowbridge Music Festival event.
The Sabbath Years The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01495 213300. Black Sabbath tribute band.
The Spectrums Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 01443 682388. Eighties synthpop tribute.
The Thrillionaires Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, free. Info 01685 879491.
Toploader St Donats Arts Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 8pm, £19. Info 01446 799100.
Vodun Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £9 adv. Info [email protected]. Cosmic soul-rock band from London, presented here by Pity My Brain.
*Zinc Bukowski + Recluse + KVSD + Think Pretty The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info info@
themooncardiff.com. This is a birthday gig both for and organised by Laura from Think Pretty.
SUNday 23 SEPTEMBER
Bella Collins Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £12. Info 029 2089 0862.
Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.
Curved Air The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Prog band of a vintage.
Llywelyn Ifan Jones Capel Pontcadfan, Llangadfan. 2.30pm, £10. Info
gwylgregynogfestival.org. Music by Morfydd Owen, played by harpist Jones as part of the Gregynog Festival. In Newtown on Tue 25.
Music & Dance Of Java St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £5-£12. Info 029 2087 8444. Performances by the Southbank Gamelan Players and Cardiff Gamelan Players.
Pete Mathison Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
MONday 24 SEPTEMBER
Acoustic Open Mic Curado Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2034 4336. New event on the last Monday of every month and hosted by Bella Collins.
Dearist + Pushing Daisies Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected].
Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Kamikaze Test Pilots Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £3. Info 07970 063107.
Kylie Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £70 adv. Info 029 2022 4488. See Music.
TUESday 25 SEPTEMBER
Airways + Al Moses + The Pitchforks Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected].
Blowzabella St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£17. Info 029 2087 8444. Drone-based folk big band. Never heard their music but actually sounds like something I’d enjoy. See the Roots Unearthed column. In Pontardawe tomorrow.
Jason Derulo + Calum Scott + LZ7 Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 6.30pm, £29.50-£195 adv. Info 029 2022 4488. R’n’b popster. Top price is a VIP ticket which gets you a photo with Jase and not much else. Thought it said that L7 were the opening act on this for a sec. They gave their fans (or Kerrang! comp winners) the proper VIP treatment back in the day as I recall.
Jenkinson & Frith Duo St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £5-£7. Info 029 2087 8444. Piano/cello recital which was going to be by the Frith Piano Quartet. Jenkinson… you’re a true friend, unlike those two quitters.
Llywelyn Ifan Jones Glanhafren Market Hall, Newtown. 11am, free. Info gwylgregynogfestival.org.
Tempest + Cursor Major + Desert Fevers Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £4. Info 029 2039 7933. London indie band headline.
WEDNESday 26 SEPTEMBER
Bandicoot + Tracy Island + The Brocklebank Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Presented by the Forte Project.
Blowzabella Pontardawe Arts Centre. 7.30pm, £12. Info 01792 863722.
Clark Tracey Quintet The Garage, Swansea. 8.30pm, £12.50. Info 01792 475147. A Swansea Jazzland night.
Craig & Jason The Met, Abertillery. 2pm, £8. Info 01495 355945. Golden oldie songs. Price includes tea and cake.
Frankie Wesson + Laura Power + Lila J The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £3. Info 01685 387925. A U&I Radio night.
Mark Porter & His All Stars Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Money For Nothing St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £27/£25. Info 029 2087 8444. Dire Straits tribute.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With a different guest host every week this month; tonight’s is The Freeway.
THURSday 27 SEPTEMBER
At Last: The Etta James Story St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £30.50/£40.50 platinum. Info 029 2087 8444. Tribute show.
Bike The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info [email protected].
Breathe In The Silence + They Live | We Sleep + Black Ink + A Night Like This + Conflicts UK + Aviira The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7pm, £5. Info 01267 231012. Presented by Before The End, that promotor’s last gig in fact.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Collapsed Lung Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Indie band with rapping whose best known song is loosely football-themed and soundtracked a Coca-Cola ad. They have reformed, like many before them and as many will do in the future.
DiElle The Riverfront, Newport. 7.30pm, £16/£13. Info 01633 656757. Some sort of acoustic folk group I think.
Ian Poole Quartet The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Lowkey Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. UK rapper popular with the ‘share EvolvePolitics memes’ set. Rescheduled from July..
Luca Stricagnoli Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £12.50. Info 0871 4720400. Acoustic guitarist signed to the Candyrat label, which inevitably means that he got popular by uploading a twiddly cover of a famous rock song to YouTube and getting tons of views.
Mallory Knox + All Ears Avow + The Effect + Hide Your Eyes Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12.50 adv. Info 01792 468892.
Marmen Quartet All Saints Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01792 411570. Swansea International Festival concert, performing works by Beethoven and Debussy.
*Mike Cooper + Bell Lungs Swansea Studios, University Of Wales Trinity St David, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info www.rwan.cymru. NAWR and the Swansea International Festival present experimental lapsteel guitarist Cooper and psych/folk/improv musician Bell Lungs.
Miranda Sykes Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 029 2087 7959. Solo set from memnber of UK folk faves Show Of Hands.
The Murderburgers + City Mouse + Deadlines + Slag Heap The Big Top, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. DIY Cardiff present a variety of melodic punk and indieish bands.
Tom Crow + Rookery Lane + Tom Fitton + Llinos Belcher Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 301178. Welsh folk.
With Confidence The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07590 471888. Australian band apparently carrying the Blink 182 torch of pop-punk. That torch must get passed around more than the one in the runup to the 2012 Olympics.
FRIday 28 SEPTEMBER
Acoustic Strawbs Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £20. Info 029 2089 0862. Rescheduled from July.
BBC NOW: Afternoon Fiesta Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £5-£15. Info 029 2063 6464. Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad performs Walton’s Viola Concerto with conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.
Bye Bye Baby Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £20/£18. Info 0300 0040444. Frankie Valli tribute.
Capra Mamei Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@
porterscardiff.com.
Demon + Dendera Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £10. Info 07970 063107. Headliners are NWOBHM oldsters doing their 1982 LP The Unexpected Guest in full.
R Dollfest The Dolls House, Abertillery. 6pm, free. Info 01495 213300. Two-day punk, rock and metal fest in aid of the Stepping Stones Appeal at Velindre Cancer Centre, so hands in pockets even though it’s free entry. Today: The Dukes Of Bordello, Brassick, Terminal Rage, Deathtraps, Tenplusone and Ill Fate. Tomorrow: Fahran, Valous, Psychobabylon, Everyday Heroes, Kikamora, Red Spektor, Tomorrow Is Lost, Ravenbreed and KinStrife.
Elin Fflur Ty Tawe, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 456856. Playing a Tyrfe Tawe acoustic evening here.
ELO Again Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 8pm, £17.50. Info 01600 772467. ELO tribute band who are appropriately named, in that they feature in these listings pretty much every month.
Ginger Wildheart The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01443 490390. Acoustic set by Wildhearts frontman, who was also in Cardiff back in July.
Hashtag Acoustic Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Hoyfest Welcome Party The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info info@
themooncardiff.com. Hoyfest itself is in Clwb Ifor Bach tomorrow and Sun 30. I guess this will have some live bands but it’s TBC who they are.
Ian Shimmin City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jess Stevens The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jodie Marie + Matthew Frederick Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £12.50. Info 029 2030 4400. Presented by Newsoundwales. Jodie will be playing with a backing band at this gig.
Jurassic Park In Concert St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £27-£91. Info 029 2087 8444. A screening of the movie soundtracked by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Top price (the next one down is £50.50) gets you an A3 print, tote bag and one more unnamed gift which will undoubtedly make the extra £40 worth it.
Larger Than Life! The Twelve Knights, Port Talbot. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Maya Youssef Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £14/£12. Info 029 2039 1391. Syrian musician who plays the qanun, a 78-string zither type instrument (not to be confused with Qanon, a prankish Trump supporters’ conspiracy theory that may have been forgotten about by the time you read this).
Party At The Park Cardiff Bute Park, Cardiff. 4-10.30pm, £38.50-£71.50. Info www.
partyattheparkcardiff.co.uk. Featuring Al McKay’s Earth Wind & Fire, Tony Hadley, T’Pau and Odyssey.
Ross Gurney The Plough, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Sendelica + Broken Lines Cinema & Co, Swansea. 7pm. Info 07982 624959. Welsh psych heads and rockier sorts, both from Pembrokeshire way.
Swing Caravan The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £8. Info 01497 821762. Gypsy jazz.
The Bella Collins Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Soul.
The Italics Aubrey Arms, Bonvilston. 8pm, free. Info 01446 781210. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Mariachis The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888.
The Masterplan The Patriot, Crumlin. 9pm, £6. Info 01495 247178. Oasis tribute.
The People The Poet Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm, free. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
The Point Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
SATURday 29 SEPTEMBER
Blitz Ball Welshpool Town Hall. 7.30pm, £12.50. Info 01686 614555. WWII-era music played by the Ashby Little Big Band.
Chris Jones The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688. In sister venue Browns tomorrow.
Clone Utopia Rose & Crown, Porthcawl. 9pm, free. Info 01656 784850. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Crowbar + Ingested The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £17.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. New Orleans sludge metal band headline. Possibly their first Cardiff show? I’m likely forgetting some support slot or other.
Dai Faulkner Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm. Info 01685 879491.
Dicky Heart & The Murmurs Hen Dderwen, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Dirt + Nirvana Tribute The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, £7/£6 adv. Info 01495 247178. Tributes to Alice In Chains and… Nirvana.
Dragster + Chinese Burn + Drunken Marksman The Garage, Swansea. 7.30pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01792 475147.
Henry Marten’s Ghost Welcome To Town, Llanrhidian, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 390281. I’ve been listing this Welsh folk band for as long as I can remember but have just seen a photo of them for the first time. They look different to what I expected but I can’t explain why.
Holy Diver UK The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm. Info 01685 387925. Dio tribute band.
R Hoyfest Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 1pm, £18 per days£30 both days. Info 029 2023 2199. Annual two-day indie/rock band fest, previously held in The Gate/ Today features Himalayas, Blackwaters, Avalanche Party, The Scruff, Bute, The Pitchforks, Getrz, Fire Fences, Sssnakes and more. Tomorow: Anteros, No Hot Ashes, Monico Blonde, Red Rum Club, Heavy Lids, Carolines, North Parade and more.
Keith James The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £10. Info 01497 821762. Performing his Leonard Cohen set.
Kingson NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Pop-folk from Wrexham.
Mainly Madness Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16. Info 029 2089 0862. Madness tribute band.
Peter Jagger The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.
Rain Kings Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Safety Last Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7-£14. Info 029 2039 1391. A tribute to the 125th birthday of Harold Lloyd, featuring the Royal Welsh College Concert Orchestra.
Sarah Brown The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Skinflint McCann’s Rock N Ale Bar, Newport. 9pm, free. Info 01633 253648.
Skinny Pelembe Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £6/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Eclectic afro-soul fella headlines a Cosmogramme night.
Slipped Disco Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
The Admiral Sir Cloudsley Shovell + Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard + The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £12 adv. Info [email protected]. Hard rock and doom bands with long names, presented here by Pity My Brain as a taster of sorts for their Brain Freeze festival.
The Beatles Go On The Met, Abertillery. 7.30pm, £14. Info 01495 355945. Tribute band.
The Haywood Sisters National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 1 + 2.30pm, free. Info 029 2057 3600. Vocal trio perform WWI-era songs.
The Hold Up: Inner City Cypher Oner Signs, Cardiff. 1-5pm, free. Info 029 2037 1231. Monthly hip-hop session inviting MCs, beatboxers, DJs etc down to jam.
The Manic-Phonics Experience Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £11. Info 01834 869323. “The UK’s only dedicated act covering solely the Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics.”
The Matt Monro Story Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £22.50. Info 01874 611622. Tribute show performed by… Matt Monro Jnr.
The Shakes Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Third Annual Mod And Ska Festival Tramshed, Cardiff. 5pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. In aid of Teenage Cancer Trust and featuring 2Rude, Special Brew, Second Chance, Modifi and DJ Gwyn Good.
Valhalla Awaits + Smiling Tigers The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected].
Van Halen UK Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £8 adv. Info 01443 682388. Tribute band.
Whitehall Parade + From Carbon Victoria Hall, Lampeter. 7.30pm, £9/£7.50. Info 07891 632614. Folk-rock bands.
SUNday 30 SEPTEMBER
Chris Jones Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Gould Piano Trio & Robert Plane National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. 7.30pm, £20. Info 029 2057 3600. Welsh pianists plus clarinettist Plane. A Swansea International Festival event.
John Hackett Band Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £16. Info 029 2089 0862. Prog musician, brother of (and sometime collaborator with) Steve Hackett out of Genesis.
Jonathan Biss Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 11am, £10-£20. Info 029 2039 1391. Piano recital of works by Haydn, Beeyhoven, Mozart and Schumann.
Let’s Hang On St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £26. Info 029 2087 8444. Frankie Valli tribute.
Military Wives Concert Welshpool Methodist Church. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01686 614555. Featuring the Shawbury Military Wives Choir and music by the Raf Band.
Nick Mulvey Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £21 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Sionger-songwriter bloke
Talon Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 7.30pm, £23/£22. Info 01874 611622. Eagles tribute.
Tristan Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £10/£8/£3 NUS. Info 01873 853167. Black Mountain Jazz gig.
Whitchurch Jam Session #110 Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.