CLUBS LISTINGS | MAY
ABERGAVENNY CASTLE
Castle Street, Abergavenny. 01873 854282.
Sun 12 Owain Glyndwr Silent Disco 5pm, £7 adv/£5 under-18s. “Join in dancing the rebellion to a DJ mixing club classics and original tunes, inside his rivals’ castle at Abergavenny. Experience the high and lows of the uprising, with fierce twmpath, strategy games, dance-offs, sieges, betrayals, and defections.” Devised by Welsh theatre types Light, Ladd & Emberton, this is probably stretching the definition of a clubbing event to breaking point but hey ho.
THE ANGEL INN
57-59 Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth. 01970 617878 / facebook.com/theangelinnaber
Fri 31 Mayhem 11pm-4am, £8/£5 adv. Techno from the amusingly named Twist3dkaos, Luke Armstrong, State Of Minds and DJ N.vee.
THE ATTIC
5-6 Castle Bailey St, Swansea. facebook.com/theatticswansea
Sat 4 Slide Away 11pm-3am, £4-£6. Britpop club night with a focus on Oasis.
Sun 5 My House 10pm-3am, from £5. Headlined by Meduza from Milan. House I guess.
Sat 11 Rise x The Deep 10pm-3am, £tbc. Drum’n’bass from acts TBC.
Sat 18 Kevin & Perry Go Large: Swansea Vol 2 11pm-3am, £4-£6. House and trance from “the goldewn era of clubbing” aimed at people who were unborn or tiny babies. How is this a thing?
Fri 24 Jungle Vs Jump-Up Round 3 11pm-3am. This is hosted by Noise Makers 21 and will feature three ‘clash’ type sets in the named styles, plus some hip-hop early on by the SA Collective.
BALTER FESTIVAL
Chepstow Racecourse. [email protected] / www.balterfestival.com
Fri 31-Sun 2 June Balter Festival £100-£130 adv. Heavy-duty ravers’ choice weekender returns to the horse track to say neigh. Way too much on to print the whole lineup but the stages are Caravan (live acts); Jigsore (jungle); Hex (drum’n’bass); 24 Hour Garage Girls (UK garage); Drawing Room (hardcore, jungle and tek type stuff I think); Balkanical Circus (Balkan beats, dub, reggae); Buckyham Palace (looks like a bit of everything); The Lab (breakcore?); Phlegmgazm (digigrind-ish bands?) and Disco (disco).
BAMBU BEACH BAR
51 Wind Street, Swansea. 01792 651651 / www.bambu-bar.co.uk
Fri 10 Intirave Swansea International Reggaeton Party 8pm-3am, £3/£3 before 10. Latin music from El-J and Adam Cariad.
Saturdays Tropical 5pm-3am. New night that promises “chilled, disco, soulful, jackin’ and funky grooves” from DJs Leon Atolagbe, Laidback Lew and Dan Purcey plus weekly guests.
THE BIG TOP / 10 FEET TALL
11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / [email protected]
Thursdays Rock hits from DJ Andy Rhys Lewis.
Fridays + Saturdays Resident DJs playing soul and funk. Saturdays Under A Groove 9pm-3am, £3 after 10. Funk and neo-soul.
Sat 4 Hungry Heart 8pm, £10/£8 adv. Bruce Springsteen-themed club night that’s touring the UK this month.
THE BIRD
124 Commercial Street, Maesteg. 01656 730138
Fri 3 The Zoo Project Ibiza 10pm-2am, £10/£8. Acid house, disco, house, techno and trance from Lee Pennington, Lloyd Haines and a guest headliner TBC.
BLIND TIGER
49 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 243500.
Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Cocktails, drink deals and tunes as part of a cross-city midweek session.
Fridays Beekay & Friends 11pm, £3-£5. House, techno and bass music with guest DJs, breaking producers and residents from Wales’ freshest nights.
Saturdays Re:work 11pm, £5. Underground and cutting edge club music promised.
Sat 11 Fixate 4pm-4am, £5. Twelve hours of house and techno from Stu Grady, Danny Phillips, Iolo, Jamo, Boy Griff, AZA, Tom Ashton, Madame Twisted, Dan Waite and J-Tech.
THE BUNKHOUSE
63 The Kingsway, Swansea. [email protected] / www.bunkhousebar.co.uk
Sat 4 Dogruff Basement Party 8pm-4am. Held, as per the event name, in the venue’s basement, this will feature Mikki James b2b Clare James, Alex Taylor and Callum Davies.
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS UNION
Park Place, Cardiff. All listings apply to term time only. 029 2078 1458 / www.cardiffstudents.com
Wednesdays YOLO 9pm-2am, £4/£3 adv/free before 11. Midweek club night promising both your favourite tunes and great offers. Good name, really on trend.
Saturdays Juice 10pm-3am, £5/£4 NUS. Chart, dance and pop.
Sun 5 Shangri-La 10pm-4am, £30 adv. House and techno from Jamie Jones, Yousef, Senzala, Lucas Alexander and Nico Balducci.
Club Ice
Broadway, Pontypridd. 07771 920726 / www.clubiceponty.com
Fridays Flashback 10pm-3am. Retro hits from the 80s, 90s and 00s.
Saturdays Gravity 10.30pm-3am, £7/£5 before 11. House, techno and dance every week on the club’s Void soundsystem.
CLUB OXYGEN
1 Northampton Lane, Swansea. 0844 8849171 / www.globaloxygen.co.uk
Fridays Dance Anthems 11pm-4am, free. House, house & bass and tech-house all night.
Saturdays 11.30pm-5am, £5/free before 1. Upstairs: deep house, commercial house and tech-house. Downstairs: urban, chart, classics, r’n’b, hip-hop and UK garage.
CLWB IFOR BACH
Womanby St, Cardiff. 029 2023 2199 / www.clwb.net
Thurs 2 Vice City: Abba Night 11pm, £3-£8. Touring student club brand thing.
Wed 8 Gucci Gang Trap Night 11pm, £5/£4. More touring student fodder, focusing on contemporary rap music.
Fridays (bottom) Yum! 11pm-3am, £3-£5. Indie and pop.
Fri 3 Dazed 11pm-3am, from £7. Liquid drum’n’bass headlined by SpectraSoul.
Fri 10 Cure 10pm-4am, from £7. House and techno headlined by Kettama, a DJ from Galway.
Fri 7 June Dazed 11pm-4am, from £7. Drum’n’bass featuring Upgrade b2b T>I with MC IC3, Clique with MC XL, Codify and Cymbolic.
Saturdays Dirty Pop 10pm-4am, £5. Three floors of fun: Grltlk and Andrew Rhys Lewis’ top floor resident indie shindig; Dirty Pop; and Mr Potter’s proper disco. Sat 18 is a Eurovision special
COURTYARD
48 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 213161.
Mon 27 Spice Girls: The Party (Unofficial) 3pm. If you’re going to Cardiff for the concert, come here before and after for some sort of 90s retro shebang, plea the venue.
Wednesdays Wild Wednesdays Upfront dance anthems and “Urban Vibes”.
Fridays Spotlight Sessions / The Kickstart 5pm, £3/free before 9. Urban and club anthems and drinks deals. Part of the NPCLUBHOP price deal which also includes entry to Blind Tiger and Labamba.
Saturdays Mischief Beat-driven anthems is the ambiguous description for tonight’s music policy.
Sundays Good Time Social Club 8pm, free. DJs til late and the weekend’s sports highlights.
CWMBRAN STADIUM
Henllys Way, Cwmbran. 01633 627101.
Fri 3 Stadium Anthems 7pm-1am, £21.75 adv. Featuring Example, DJ Sammy, Nancie, Big Al, Racy and host MC Shocker.
DE VALENCE PAVILION
Upper Frog Street, Tenby. 01834 218228 / www.devalencepavilion.com
Mon 6 Raver Tots 3-5pm, £8 adv. Rave event for babies, toddlers and their parents, featuring a set from Slipmatt and MC Chalkie White.
EDDIES
4 Quay Street, Haverfordwest. 01437 779595 / www.eddies.co
Sun 5 We Like To Party 90s Dance Classics 9pm-5am, £11 adv. Live PAs from Rozalla, Sonique, Urban Cookie Collective, Baby D and Dario G.
FICTION & VINYL
The City Gates, Little Wind Street, Swansea. 01792 828777 / www.fictionclub.co.uk/swansea
Mondays Quids In 10.45pm-2.30am, £3.50/£2 before 11. Chart, cheese, r’n’b, dance and house.
Wednesdays Underground 11pm-3.30am, £3.50/£2 before 1. House, chart, r’n’b and cheese across two rooms.
Fridays 11pm-3am, £5/£3 adv. Drinks offers and, uh, music I guess.
Saturdays Agenda 10.30pm-3am, £3.50/£2 before 1. Fiction: house, r’n’b, EDM. Vinyl: pop and party.
Sun 5 Steel Banglez 10.30pm, from £2. Currently popular UK rapper does a turn here.
Sun 26 Osh 10.30pm, from £3.50. Social media-popular UK rapper does a turn here, also.
FRONTAL LOBE WAREHOUSE
Unit G, St Catherines Park, Cardiff. [email protected] / www.flwarehouse.co.uk
Fri 10 XL Invites 10pm-4am, from £8 adv. Drum’n’bass from The Upbeats, Upgrade Music, Traumatize, DJs from the Dazed stable, Incurzion Audio, Dox and hosts CommaDee and MC XL.
FUEL
5 Womanby Street, Cardiff. 07970 063107 / facebook.com/fuelcardiff
Thursdays FUBAR 10pm-2am. Rock, metal and alternative clubnight.
Fridays + Saturdays Rock and metal anthems each weekend, plus special guests when such types are in town.
HANGAR 18
50 Plymouth Street, Swansea. 07984 664008 / facebook.com/hangar18mv
Wednesdays Propane 10pm-3am, free before 11. House and techno spun by members of the Swansea University DJ Society.
Sat 11 Black Parade 11pm-3am, £4 adv. Emo, pop-punk etc.
THE HEFTY CHEST
The Strand, Swansea. facebook.com/kingshandbar
Sat 4 Dead Of Night 9pm-3am, £3. Goth/alternative club night, on the first Saturday of every month.
INSIDE OUT FESTIVAL
Bute Park, Cardiff. www.insideoutcardiff.co.uk
Fri 31 + Sat 1 June Inside Out Festival 12-10.30pm, £66/£46.75 per day/£96.25 VIP/£159.50 VVIP. This has moved from September to May/June and upped its game to two days. Fri 31: Bugzy Malone, Not3s, Redlight, Majestic Limitless, Sean Paul (halfway down the poster but in the biggest font), 24 Hr Garage Girls and Foor (main stage); Problem Central, Basslayerz, Traumatik, Chopstick Dubplate, Nicky Blackmarket and Ego Trippin (Other Stage); Royal T, Jamie Duggan, Shaun Dean, Kissy Sell Out and Billy Da Kid (Boom Box). Sat 1 June: DJ EZ, Wilkinson, My Nu Leng with Dread MC, Danny Howard, DJ Q, Artful Dodger, Emerald, Pax and Rewire & Varski (main stage); Hannah Wants, Sam Divine, Monki, Jess Bays and Nancie (Other Stage); Steel Banglez, Ms Banks, Colin Francis, So Solid Crew and Sharky P & DJ Sole (Boom Box). See Clubs.
JACOB’S MARKET
West Canal Wharf, Cardiff. 029 2039 0939.
Sat 25 Babylon Rooftop 4-10.30pm, £20 adv. Disco and cocktails while vlooking out over the city, sort of. DJs: Arturo Martinez, Dav Pollard, Dean Hawker, Joey Rich, Lucas Alexander, Nick Saunders, Ross Powell and Seb Bliss.
*Sun 26 Delete 1-10.30pm, £18 + £5 for afterparty (10.30pm-4am). Ninth birthday bash for stalwart local house/techheads, with Margaret Dygas headlining over Marc Parsons, Matt Owen, Lee Graves and Shaun Edwards. Held in the carpark by the main building, then there’s an afterparty until 4am in the basement.
Sat 1 June Teak: Miami Vice 3-11pm + 11pm-4am, £20 adv full/£12 adv daytime only. Annual party under the Miami Vice name for whatever reason, featuring Jamie Tiller, Violet, Body & Beat and Señor Chugger & Count Van Delicious.
KONGS
114-116 St Mary Street, Cardiff. [email protected] / www.kongsbars.com
Fri 3 C-Y-N-T 10pm-4am, £8/£7. Headlined by London-based DJ Peach (real name Serena Pasion – why would you use a pseudonym?), who will deliver cool leftfield house tackle alongside Viewpoints, Eben Rees and ElliotFelixMitchell. Sat 4 Function:al 10pm-3am, £8-£12. Drum’n’bass from Drumsound & Bassline Smith, DJ Storm (“the First Lady of d’n’b is no lady on the turntables!” add the promoters, witlessly), Missy G, Digital, Blackeye MC, Ransom and Lubi J. Fri 10 SXSWales One Night Stand 10pm-2am, from £4 adv. House and techno from Bristol’s Boulderhead and Cardiff’s Viewpoints, plus more TBC. Fri 24 The Mixtape x Buena Disco Social Club 9pm-3am, £9 adv. Groove dance jams of no specific genre from Glowing Palms, Buena Disco Social Club and residents. Fri 31 Haws 10pm-4am, £8-£13.50 adv. With headliners Chaos In The CBD, who Buzz previewed in February when they played a sold-out Swansea night.
LASER STATION
Bridge Wharf, Carmarthen. 01267 235648 / www.laserstationwales.com
Sat 11 Crags Carnage 9pm-3am, £10/£8 adv. Drum’n’bass and hip-hop (I think) from OneZ, Crag, Drum Therapy, Gemini Twins, Phibes and Raw x Kross Sektion.
Fri 29 Wonkcrafts 8.30pm-1am, £5. Drum’n’bass locals with an 18th birthday party for Pie-Fi, who is performing this evening alongside 4K, Arkade, Proffesorjo, Matenj, LRB, Aksrevenge, Syphr, Nu-East and MCM.
MARY’S
89 St Mary Street, Cardiff. Mon-Thurs 4pm-2am, Fri 4pm-3am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-1am. 029 2066 8647 / www.maryscardiff.co.uk
Wednesdays Wednesday Club 8pm-2am. Dance and chart toppers with DJ Chris.
Thursdays Mixxet 8pm-2am. Fun, games, and cabaret with Amber Dextrous and Alphaa Heart.
Fridays Non Stop Party 8pm-2am. DJ Lee plays tunes from the 90s onwards.
Saturdays 8pm-2am. Dance, pop and chart with DJ Billy Joe.
Sundays Service 5pm-2am, free. Bingo with Aunty Ade and Aunty Betty from 5pm, with cash prizes; DJ Mary Golds until 9pm; guest cabaret at 9pm and DJ Billy Joe on the tapes (this is an odd turn of phrase but I like it) until 1am.
METRO’S
Baker’s Row, Cardiff. 029 2039 9942 / www.metroscardiff.com
Wednesdays Cheapskates 10pm-4am, £2 before 11. Pop and alternative old and new.
Fridays Meltdown 10.30pm-4am, free before 11. Punk and rock anthems.
Saturdays Lose Yourself 10.30pm-4am, free before 11. Stereo Brain playing indie, beats, treats and pop-punk.
MINSKYS SHOW BAR
Cathedral Walk, St David’s Centre, Cardiff. 029 2023 3128 / www.minskys-showbar.com
Fridays & Saturdays 8pm-1am. Dancing and cabaret with regular drag acts including Tina Sparkle, Miss Babs and Jolene Dover.
MOCKA LOUNGE
Mill Lane, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 11am-late. 029 2022 1295 / www.mockalounge.com
Thursdays Iqos Social Club / Intuition 7-9pm: Iqos Social Club; 9pm-late: Intuition with DJs Monique B and Dan Willow.
Fridays Feeling Soul, funk, disco, rare groove and r’n’b with resident DJs and happy hour from 5-8pm. Saturdays House Of Play House and r’n’b from resident DJs.
Sundays Secret Resident DJs play 90s music.
THE MOON
Womanby Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3022 / [email protected]
Thursdays One More Time 10.30pm-3am, free. Music from the 90s and 00s.
Fridays Gigantic Until 4am, free. Funk, punk, rock’n’roll, hip-hop, indie, reggae and soul after bands finish playing.
Saturdays Five Dollar Shake Until 4am, free. Bebop, funk, soul, Motown, hip-hop, reggae, ska and everything in between, after bands finish playing.
MUSIQUE BAR & LOUNGE
Market Street, Newport. 01633 533666 / theneon.co.uk/neon-bar-lounge
Fridays + Saturdays 9pm-2am, free. Soul, funk, old skool hip-hop, reggae, house, UK garage, lovers rock etc.
Sun 26 Switch 6pm-3am, free. Techno, tech-house and deep house from Mike James, Jon Williams, Danny Mulcahy, James Evans and Ryan Goodman.
THE NEON
Clarence Place, Newport. 01633 533666 / www.theneon.co.uk
Sat 18 Alzheimers Society Benefit Night 8pm-2am, £10 adv. Happy hardcore from Ultrabeat, Adam Harris, Caii B, Murkage Music and MC Wotsee.
NO.3
The Old Warehouse, Bridge Street, Haverfordwest. [email protected] / facebook.com/no.3nightclubhaverfordwest
Sat 4 Back To Bassix 10pm-3am, £5. Jungly breaksy stuff with resident DJs.
Sun 5 Boogie Nights: Alfresco 9pm. This is hosted by Dai Die Fünf and takes place in the smoking area outside this club.
OCEAN ARTS CARDIFF
Unit 2, East Moors Business Park, East Moors Rd, Cardiff. 029 2132 0030 / www.oceansrtscardiff.co.uk
Sat 25 Mini Rave 3-5pm, £5 kids/£2 adults/free under-2s. Baby rave with an ambioent atmosphere, a set from DJ Boo and toys etc.
PENARTH EX-SERVICEMEN’S CLUB
69 Windsor Road, Penarth. 029 2070 7530 / www.penarthexservicemensclub.co.uk
Sat 18 Penarth Soul Club 7.30pm-12am, £3 adv. A night of classic soul, northern soul etc. Further 2019 dates are on Sat 13 July, Sat 14 Sept, Sat 16 Nov and NYE
PITCHER & PIANO
Wind Street, Swansea. 01792 461312 / www.pitcherandpiano.com/
Fri 7 June Paradox 7pm-2am, £5 adv. House from Craig Harrison, Jack Darwin, Mathew Hart and Ryan Ross.
PLATFORM 11
High Street, Pontypridd. Fri-Sun 7.30pm-2am. www.platform11.co.uk
Sun 5 Bank Holiday Alldayer 4pm-4am, £6-£10. House from Jimmy Switch and Jamie Roy. Sun 26 4pm-4am, £7-£10. Techno from Glasgow’s Frazier and Swansea’s Lindsey Matthews.
POPWORLD
96 St Mary Street, Cardiff. Mon, Tue + Thurs 9pm-3am; Wed 8pm-3am; Fri 5pm-3am; Sat 1pm-3am. 029 2023 5825.
Mondays Pop Rocks 9pm. A night of what they call alternative pop but their examples (Green Day, Blink, Linkin Park) seem to suggest will be pop-punk and nu-metal. Ah, it’s all just names at the end of the day.
Thursdays Top Of The Pops 10pm-3am. Discounted drinks, free entry and a chance to party the night away, all advertised using the logo from defunct TV show Top Of The Pops which, as a national brand of venues, I assume Popworld are using with the full permission of the BBC.
Fridays Reflex 7pm-3am. Drinks deals until 11pm. Saturdays Popworld Party 1pm-3am. Drinks deals from 3-6pm.
POPWORLD
2-5 Wind Street, Swansea. Mon-Fri + Sun 8pm-3am; Sat 3pm-3am. 01792 470676.
Mondays Pop Is A Drag 9pm-3am. With Drag host Opal Fruits and DJ Chris Toole.
Wednesdays Quids In 8pm-3am. Student night where drinks are £1.
Thursdays Neon Disco 9pm-3am. Dance r’n’b, pop, chart and punk.
Fridays #WTF 9pm-3am, £2-£4. Tunes, games etc.
Saturdays Pop Party 8pm-3am, £2-£4.
PRYZM
Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. 029 2023 3854 / www.pryzm.co.uk/cardiff
Mondays Quids In 10pm-3am, £1 adv/£6 VIP. Student night featuring various special guests.
Fridays Smack. 9pm-3am, £4 adv. Weekly student event described by one enthusiast as “lit Friday nights with chilled fam bams and regular bants”.
Saturdays Agenda 10pm-3am, £5. Three music arenas, VIP booths, other stuff.
PULSE
3 Churchill Way, Cardiff. 029 2064 1010 / www.pulsecardiff.com. Gay venue.
Wednesdays Kapow! 10pm-4am. Student night with Jolene Dover and DJ Warren.
Fridays Full On 10pm-5am, £4/£3. DJ Craig downstairs, Opal upstairs.
Saturdays The Sound Of Saturday 10pm-5am, £5/£4 b4 11. The very best chart remixes and classic hits all night long.
THE RAINBOW ROOMS
12 High Street, Gorseinon, Swansea. 07763 000382 / www.the-rainbowrooms.com
Fri 17 90s Rave 10pm-3am, £7 adv/£3 early bird. It’s a rave, like from the 90s. Glowsticks and that.
Sat 4 Logic Xtra Hard 8pm-6am, £15 adv. Hard dance that even tips into gabber and Frenchcore, with sets from Destructive Tendencies, DJ Thera, Ed ET, Deimos, MCP, Toxic, Kujin FU, Jason P & Rob Rees, Onyx, Angel Eyes, Rusty Nuttz, Odd-S-E b2b Patchy & Vandellio, Delgado and hosts K-NER and Twisted
Saturdays 9pm-4am. With residents plus guest DJs each week: Sat 11 has Jay P, Sat 18 has Rob Rees and Sat 25 has John Hughes.
ROUGH N TUMBLE
Various venues, Aberystwyth. 07399 011769 / facebook.com/roughion
Fri 10 Rough N Tumble 6pm-4am, £12.50-£20. This is a multi-venue party devised by the Roughion collective taking in house, techno, disco, groove, drum’n’bass and jungle. Cal’s Kitchen: Ymuno presents Bryn, Conan and Quality Tom. Bar 46: Bodhi, Ios and a DJ competition winner. Llew Du: Joe Easton v DJ Dilys. The Angel Inn: Buzz presents Phibes, Giorgi G, Paranoize and Roughion. The Libertine: secret headliner TBC. Top priced ticket gets you a tote bag and t-shirt.
SIN CITY
Dilwyn Street, Swansea. 01792 468892 / www.sincityclub.co.uk
Tuesdays Hustle 10pm-3am, £3/£2 before 12. Motown, r’n’b and hip-hop.
Thursdays Sin Savers 10pm-3am, £3. Student night.
Fridays Monsters Of Rock 10pm-3.30am, £4/£2 before 12.30. Indie in room 1, metal in room 2.
Fri 3 Outlook Festival Swansea Official Launch Party 10pm-4am, £15/£12. Drum’n’bass from Serum, AMC & MC Phantom, Blazin’, Teagle, Mike Braithwaite, Brave and MC XL. Hosted in conjunction with Deep and Rise.
Fri 10 Abba Disco Wonderland 10pm-4am. Touring Abba/disco club night.
Fri 7 June Dazed 10pm-4am, £12/£10. Drum’n’bass from Kings Of The Rollers with Inja; AC13 v Ben Snow v a special guest TBC with MC XL; Clique v Dox v Friends On Benefits with MC Pablow; Ebbens vs Noski; Nu:Motive Promotions and hosts Inja, MC XL and Pablow.
Saturdays Sink 10pm-3am. Hip-hop, drum’n’bass, dubstep etc, with special guests plus resident DJs Dubman, Swiss Elf and South.
Sat 18 Thnks Fr Th Mmrs 11pm-3am, £5. Emo anthems from the 00s.
Sat 1 June Bassline 10pm-4am, £22.50 adv. Featuring a two-hour set from Andy C.
SODA
St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3363 / www.sodacardiff.com
Wednesdays Replay 9pm-4am, £4. Chart, cheese and r’n’b for students.
Fridays Guilty Sounds 10pm-4am, £4/£6 VIP. R’n’b and house from the 90s and 00s.
Saturdays Soiree 9pm-4am. Three rooms including the Attic which is “the social playground for the high flyers and social elite, the only place to be seen.” Imagine catching your reflection in the mirror just after writing that.
Sundays Soda Sundays 9pm-3am, £4/£8 VIP. Three floors of music for students and industry workers.
TALYWAIN RFC
New Road, Talywain, Pontypool. 01495 772597 / talywain.rfc.wales
Sat 1 June Tremor 2-10pm, £20/£15. Hard dance from Andy Whitby, Cally, Shocket, Big Al, PH & Lam, Caii B and Bradz v CJM.
TECHNIQUEST
Stuart Street, Cardiff Bay. 029 2047 5475 / www.techniquest.org
Sat 1 June Silent Disco 9pm-1am, £16 adv. This is presented by the HUSH Collective, who have previously arranged silent discos in Cardiff’s National Museum. Those sold out and this might well do also.
TIGER TIGER
Friary House, Greyfriars Rd, Cardiff. Open Mon-Fri 12pm-2am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun 12pm-12.30am. 029 2039 1944 / www.tigertiger-cardiff.co.uk
Every Day Lucky Voice Karaoke From £2.50 per session. The UK’s leading private karaoke experience each day of the week.
Mondays Dolla Dolla 10pm-3am, £5/£2. Student night with special guests.
Tuesdays Sync 10pm-3am, £3. R’n’b and hip-hop from DJ Sole and Alex Davies; disco, house and bass from Lewis Disson, Kyle Thom and Jordan Witts.
Wednesdays Shotgun Rules 10pm-3am, £5/£3.50. Exclusive midweek student party. You don’t need NUS to get in though.
Fridays Tic Toc 10pm-3am, £4. “Forget the DJs who play the stuff you’ve never heard of, ours will be playing your favourite tracks all night long.”
Saturdays Kanaloa Polynesian style area with cocktails, VIP booths, dancers etc.
TRAMSHED
Clare Road, Grangetown, Cardiff. 029 2023 5555 / www.tramshedcardiff.com
Sat 4 Hed Kandi 9pm-3am, £19/£15. Funky house brand lineup Sandy Rivera from the now-ironically named Kings Of Tomorrow, Mark Doyle, Soraya Vivian, Storm and Lady V.
Sun 5 UKG Brunch 12-6pm, £36/£31. Featuring Artful Dodger, Jordan Valleys, Team Litty, DJ Spin E.B, BBBrown and host Aurie Styla. Your £30+ also gets you all you can eat fried chicken and all you can drink rum cocktails for 90 minutes at a time. Good luck out there.
Fri 10 Trevor Nelson’s Soul Nation 8pm, £19 adv. Trevor Nelson, playing records.
Fri 24 The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club 7pm-12am, £19 adv. If you have a venue-filling problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire Craig Charles.
Sun 26 Hospitality Cardiff 9pm-3am, £15-£21 adv. Drum’n’bass from Camo & Krooked, Maloto, Hugh Hardie and “special guest” (is it really that hard to just put him wherever is most appropriate on the bill?) Roni Size.
Fri 31 Jo Whiley’s 90s Anthems 8pm-1am. Jo Whiley, playing records. Sold out several weeks in advance thanks to… your big sister? Lib Dem councillors? Who is the audience for this?
UNDERTONE (BASEMENT OF 10 FEET TALL)
11a + 12 Church Street, Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / www.undertonecardiff.com
Thurs 2 Zero Tolerance: Welcome to The Jungle 10pm-3am, £6. Drum’n’bass, a genre which I note many responders to Cardiff Council’s recent music venue survey complained there was too much of in the city, gets yet!a!nother! night making its debut. Features Bandit (token old school garage set), Diskrete, T-Bone, Apollo, Raudi TT b2b Mumble and host Ryder MC.
Fri 3 The Mixtape 10pm-4am. House, disco etc.
Sat 4 Gas Mark 10 10pm-4am, £10 adv. “Cardiff has a new drum’n’bass event” – oh thank god! – “aiming to rock the socks off any raver.” A noble aim indeed. DJs: Terrence & Phillip, Jaydan, Riddim 68, Ransom, Lowgli, Dekane b2b Shellerz, Dox and an MC competition winner. Hosts: Basher, Comma Dee, XL, Vizable and Pablow.
Sun 5 Skank Ground 10.30pm-4am, £4/£1 adv. Drum’n’bass/bassline from ManGo & OCG, Reload b2b Aktik, Raudi TT, Bandit and Sarki.
Fri 10 Helium 10pm-4am, £7-£10. With headliner Cloonee, apparently purveyor of “no-nonsense tech-house”. To paraphrase John Peel (talking about ‘intelligent jungle’), this implies the existence of nonsense tech-house, which I would likely prefer.
Sat 11 Noise Makers 21 x Ladies Of Rage Drum’n’bass/jungle, presumably with a focus on female DJs/MCs but no further details here as yet sorry.
Wed 15 Fire Dub Club 10pm-3am. UK garage, dancehall, UK funky, dub and jungle.
Thurs 16 Bass Warriors 10pm-3am, £3.50. Dubstep, drum’n’bass, bassline and “more big dirty stinking bass”. Sorry, just nodded off there. Fibrewire, Delphine Radio, CJ Watson, Hyde and Mx.Down are the DJs.
Fri 17 Robot Monkey: The Hat Party 10pm-4am, £7/£5 adv. Deep house and live percussion, with all proceeds going to homeless charity Huggard. Dress code is to wear one’s best hat, finding these promoters on safer ground than their quietly cancelled last night, where they requested that attendees dress up as Native Americans.
Sat 18 Junction 10pm-4am, £5-£12. Drum’n’bass. Fri 24 Switch Up Garage, drum’n’bass, jungle and bassline.
Sat 1 June Rotary Club 10pm-4am. Residents night, no more details but probably a fiver or so on the door and some nice house and disco etc.
VALE WAREHOUSE
Cambria House, Penarth Road, Cardiff. [email protected]
Fri 7 June Canopy 2-11pm, £tbc. Drum’n’bass and breaks from DJ Hype, DJ Hazard, Ed Solo b2b Deekline b2B Serial Killaz, Bou Delta Heavy present: Only In Dreams and host MCs I.D, Daddy Earl, XL,Trafic and Medic.
THE VAULTS / PORTLAND HOUSE
The Old Natwest Bank, 113-116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay. www.vaultspresents.com
Sat 4 Got Bass 2nd Birthday 10pm-5am, £15/£12.50. Featuring Flava D, Kanine, Champion and more TBC. See Clubs.
Sun 5 Journey 15 Years 9.30pm-5am, £25/£21. Cardiff trance stalwart’s decade-and-a-half milestone, and I think their biggest bash yet! Main room: John Askew (three-hour set), The Thrillseekers, Sam Mitcham, Hywel Matthews, Joe Byrne and Arran Roberts. Room 2: Überdruck, Richie Knight, Rhys Thomas b2b Dan Mcshane, Callan Christie, Fattman & Slug and Ben Dursley.
WAREHOUSE 54
54 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 213161.
Wednesdays Hump! 7pm. Cocktails, drink deals and tunes over two floors.
Fridays Sunset Havana 9pm, £2-£4. Rock, indie, alt and pop from Aaron Lillie and Jaivinder.
Saturdays Raise The Roof 10pm. Funk, disco, r’n’b and classics.
Sat 25 Rise Up And Rave 4pm-5am, £10 adv. Benefit event for veterans with PTSD, featuring the following DJs: Andy Galea, Mike James, Lukasz Gelardi, Jaydee, Krisis-Greg Cattleprod, James Evans, Ryan Goodman, Sophia Lowndes, Auf Cee, Aaron Brook and Chris Cain on the house side of things; FiskyG, Rabbit, April Maize, Brad Pickle, Hywel Matthews, Richie Knight, Madame Screech, Lukasz Gelardi again and Johnny P playing trance.
WOW BAR
4 Churchill Way, Cardiff. Gay venue. Free all day Sun-Thurs; before 11pm Fri + Sat. 029 2066 6247 / www.wowbarcardiff.com
Thursdays Throwback Free. DJ Lee soundtrack non-stop fun and games, hosted by Gina Grigio.
Fridays Kitty’s Ditties Free before 11. With WOW Showgirl Miss Kitty, plus special guests every week.
Saturdays Devilishly Divine Free before 10. Pop and party upstairs, chart and dance downstairs.
Sundays Fundays 12pm-1.30am, free. DJ Krys and Chris Army play the tunes until late.