Carwyn Ellis
Tŷ Tawe 9 Christina Street, Swansea, Swansea, United KingdomLavish pop crafter Ellis, known for fronting Colorama and Rio 18 as well as playing live with The Pretenders, has a seven-date solo tour this month, all in Wales apart …
Jah Wobble
Neuadd Ogwen Bethesda, GwyneddJah Wobble’s most recent solo album The Bus Routes Of South London was written and partly recorded on the bus routes of south London, with the musician – whose work …
Hodge / James Dexter
Corn Exchange High Street, Newport, Newport, United KingdomWith the 500-capacity Corn Exchange having opened in Newport last month – the city’s first music venue in that size bracket since TJ’s closed in 2010 – it’s been quick to introduce club nights to its repertoire too. Paul Blandford’s first event under the Perc banner this year is a double-headliner job, with the techno …
Solo: Ben Hemsley
Swansea Arena Oystermouth Road, Bae Copr Bay, Swansea, Swansea, United KingdomJust over a year after Swansea’s biggest club brand Solo debuted in the city’s Arena with a Patrick Topping headline set, they return with Newcastle breakout star Ben Hemsley at the helm. A Topping protégé of sorts, with releases on his label Trick, Hemsley brings the north-east’s love of hardcore euphoria to his house mannerisms.
Oasis 96 + The Kopycat Killers + Scam Fender + Subarctic Monkeys
Depot Williams Way Curran Embankment, Cardiff, CardiffFour tribute acts saluting British blokey rock icons (plus the peculiarly British-sounding Killers), performed by one group of musicians who either side of various costume changes rack up about three hours onstage. Doubt any of the bands they’re imitating could manage that to be fair! (Oasis 96 appear to have a different singer, one ‘Miguel …
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