SUNDAY 1 JULY
Claire’s Western Fundraiser Creature Sound, Swansea. 5pm, £20 (three days). Info 01792 301178. Charity weekender in aid of The Cystic Fibrosis Trust and presented by Rebel Cat. Today is the final day of three, and features Mad Dog Collective, Monsterometer, Reality Attack, Mercurious Rising, NFA, The Babes, Terminal Rage and Completed Dysfunction; it starts at 2pm and tickets are £8. (Finishes today)
Dave Herbert Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
*David Cross & David Jackson Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15/£12. Info 029 2030 4400. This pair are members of King Crimson and Van Der Graaf Generator respectively, and released an album recently. It’s as flagrantly prog as you would imagine, and I’m into it. The Wyrd Wonder have booked this one.
Drew Martin Fontygary Leisure Park, Rhoose. 8pm, free. Info 01446 710386. Presented by Nailed It Events.
R Frankie Weeson Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 8pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events. Every Sunday this month.
Kate Voegele & Tyler Hilton + Brian Mackey The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £18.50 adv. Info 07590 471888. Two American singer-songwriters who were also actors on One Tree Hill, which will be the only reason anyone goes to this.
Lord Bishop Rocks The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, free. Info 01495 247178. New York rock trio with an exceptionally hyperbolic band bio.
Nancy Kerr Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £12.30 adv. Info 01239 841387. UK folk fave.
Paul Dark The Newbridge, Cardiff. 3pm, free. Info 029 2030 8031. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Simon Shewring Penarth Pier Pavilion. 3pm, £8/£5. Info 0333 6663366. Piano recital.
R Steve Tarner Jazz Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 2pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events Every Sunday this month.
The Great Unknown The Windsor, Penarth. 9pm, free. Info 029 2070 8675. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Jedis Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6pm. Info 029 2062 6015. Promsing both classic rock covers and banter.
The Low Down Dirty Dog Blues Band The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01267 231012. Playing the monthly Parrot Blues night.
The Sam Johnson Band Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
R Ukulele Festival Of Wales Gower Heritage Centre, Swansea. 11am-5pm, £33/£31 (three days)/£10/£9 (today only). Info 01792 371206. Featuring performances from (schedule TBC) Abbey Road Ukes, Amigos Gypsy Orchestra, Ben Rouse, Dead Mans Uke, Digga Digga Duo, Fflip Flops, Gaudy Orde, Madison Martin, Manitoba Hal Brolund, Porthcawl Ukulele Bandits, Sarah Kelly, The Elderley Brothers, The Hedge Inspectors and Ukoholix. (Finishes today)
R Unearthed Festival 2018 Yurt Field, nr Solva, Haverfordwest. 12pm, £85 weekend/£55 ages 12-17. Info www.unearthedinafield.co.uk. Hippyish/alternative festival with the following confirmed so far: Soothsayers, Me And My Friends, Macka B, Ivan Moult, Ichi, Feelgood Experiment, Cousin Kula, Captain Accident, Bro G, Jodie Marie and I See Rivers. Plus speakers, performers and interesting food and drink. (Finishes today)
MONDAY 2 JULY
Arch Echo + Fort + Schiermann Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £7. Info [email protected]. Tech-metal type stuff I believe.
Elin Manahan Thomas & Brian Ellsbury St Paul’s Church, Sketty, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info [email protected]. Soprano/piano duo feature at the opening event of the Gower Festival, which runs until Sat 14 in various venues.
R Live Jazz Noah’s Yard, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 447360. Here every Monday.
Psychostick + Pizzatramp + Democratus Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £12.50 adv. Info 07970 063107. Comedy metal band from Chicago who on the strength of their photos and song titles look to be the least amusing thing imaginable.
R Ukulele Session The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8.30pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. Every Monday, with The Plucking Fourstrings.
TUESDAY 3 JULY
Acoustic Tuesday South Riverside Community Development Centre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Regular event led by pioneering local musicians and singers.
All That Jazz Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
R Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Llanfrynach Village Hall, Brecon. 7-9pm, £4/£2 under-16s. Info [email protected]. Every Tuesday.
Deap Vally The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 01443 490390. Indie-blues-rock duo who we previewed in Music last month.
Eyre Llew + 10 O’Clock Chemical + Big Thing + A Standard Model Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2039 7933.
*Martin Carthy Miners Theatre, Ammanford. 7.30pm, £12. Info 0845 2263510. British folk legend.
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.
Quartet 19 Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 1pm, £5.50. Info 01656 815995. Lunchtime concert by percussion ensemble.
Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama Showcase Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9pm. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz. Also on Tue 19 this month.
Thomas Wynn & The Believers Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.
WEDNESDAY 4 JULY
Andrey Lebedev & Lotte Betts-Dean St Cadoc’s Church, Cheriton, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info info@
gowerfestival.org. Gower Festival concert. Lebedev is performing solo tomorrow.
Aniya Savage + Bella C Collins + Eleri Angharad + Phil King Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. A Folk In The Owl’s Nest night.
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.
*Group Listening + Ratatosk Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9pm, £11. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Duo of Paul Jones and Stephen Black, who I wrote about in the One To Watch section in May, play their first Cardiff gig.
Llywelyn Ifan Jones The Riverfront, Newport. 2pm, £6. Info 01633 656757.
Matt Ford with Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Molly Evans & Jack Rutter Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
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 Sophie Crabtree.
Open Mic Night Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7pm, free. Info 01685 384111. First Wednesday of every month.
Skyliners Big Band & Singers Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
R Bay Rum Hounds Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 18.
THURSDAY 5 JULY
Andrey Lebedev St Andrew’s Church, Penrice, Swansea. 3pm, £10. Info [email protected]. Gower Festival concert featuring an hour-long classical guitar recital.
Chris Kelly The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Guto Dafis & Daniel Kilbride Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 8pm, £7/£5. Info 029 2030 4400. Folk music and storytelling.
Hackensack Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£10. Info 029 2038 7026. Featuring sets by Tuk Tuk and the Bruno Heinen Trio. Pay according to your finances and what you thought the sets were worth.
Jane’s Calamity Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@
porterscardiff.com. Monthly singalong around the piano.
John Nicholas The Big Top, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info 029 2022 8883. EP launch gig.
*Rachel Ní Chuinn + Mia Zabelka Swansea Studios, University Of Wales Trinity St David, Swansea. 7pm, £8/£5. Info www.rwan.cymru. NAWR presents the sixth of seven concerts showcasing Irish avant-garde musicians and seeking to strengthen links between them and their Welsh counterparts. Also features Mia Zabelka from Austria, who was booked here for earlier this year but had to postpone I think.
RPMs + New York Tourists + Bandicoot + Violet Walk The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £7/£6 adv. Info [email protected]. Presented by This Feeling.
Selena In The Chapel + Codewalkers + Zion road NosDa, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. A Live By The River night presented by U&I Radio.
Vega + Midnite City + Devilfire Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £12 adv. Info 07970 063107.
FRIDAY 6 JULY
2018 Menuhin Competition Winner St Cattwg’s Church, Port Eynon, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info [email protected]. Gower Festival concert.
Aubrey Parsons Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Black Rose Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 01685 879491. Thin Lizzy tribute.
Charlie Says + Fioled + ClayToRide The Big Top, Cardiff. 7pm, £2. Info 029 2022 8883. EP launch gig for the headliners.
Dan Bettridge Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £7. Info 029 2023 2199. Album launch gig for local folkie.
Emily Maguire Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £14. Info 029 2089 0862. Singer-songwriter.
Explosive Light Orchestra Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £18/£15. Info 0300 0040444. ELO tribute band.
Good Times The Arch, Neath. 9pm, £7 adv. Info 07791 923214. Chic/Nile Rodgers tribute band.
Guns With Roses Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 07970 063107. Tribute band.
Hakouostic 2 Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 7.45pm, £10. Info 01970 623232. Haka present an acoustic showcase with sets from Kedma, Sam Ebenezer, Three Legg’d Mare, Cory Baker, Dan Messore and Esyllt Sears.
Hard Edged Exhibition Launch Jacob’s Antiques, Cardiff. 6pm, £5. Info 029 2039 0939. See the Art listings for more on the exhibition; this opening gig, meanwhile, has live sets from The Gentle Good, The Cosmic Array, Steepways and Gid Goundrey, plus DJ sets from Pete Fowler and Chameleonic.
Hells Bells The Neon, Newport. 7pm, £13 adv. Info 01633 533666. AC/DC tribute. In Tenby tomorrow.
Holding Absence Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8 adv. Info [email protected]. Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
Innes Sibun with Junior Hacksaw Cathays Cons Club, Cardiff. 8-11.30pm, £5. Info 029 2022 0902. A night of blues-rock presented by Blues Dragon, who are putting on their first gig in a fair few years. Sibun is a musician from Bath who’s been round since the early 90s.
Live Acoustic Night The Pilot, Penarth. Free. Info 029 2071 0615. On the first Friday of each month.
Luke Jackson + Siobhan McCrudden St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2056 2022. Two solo folkies presented here by Newsoundwales.
Mike Dennis The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Monsterometer + Deadly Light Shade The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £5. Info 01267 231012. Album launch gig for headliners.
Motörheadache The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Motörhead tribute.
Open Night Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £3. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.
Pentreffest Noz Summer BBQ St Fagans Village Hall. 7.30pm, £8/£6/£4 kids/free under-12s. Info 029 2023 2970. With music led by Becky Price.
Population 7 Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Soul, funk and hip-hop.
Rachel B Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Raven Quartet The Cawdor, Llandeilo. 10.30pm. Info 01558 824455. A Llandeilo Jazz Festival gig, one of five taking place in the town this weekend.
Seven Sins Festival Launch Night Hangar 18, Swansea. 7pm. Info [email protected]. Seven Sins is a three-day hard rock fest which is in Sin City tomorrow and Sun 8. Hangar 18 is a new venue where the Scene used to be; no-one seems to have quite made this space work yet but maybe these guys will. Today features sets by Joanovarc, The Dukes Of Bordello, Häxan and Chapel Row.
Sidewinder District Club, Pontypridd. 8pm. Info 01443 402550.
Silver Cockett Inn, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
R The 46th Druidstone Summer Jamboree The Druidstone Hotel, Haverfordwest. £60 weekend/£30 under-18s. Info 01437 781221. Featuring live music from I See Rivers, Jodie Marie, Doreen Doreen, Harry’s Tricks, Johnny Cage & THe Voodoogroove, Jamboree Jam and DJ Chips Malone, plus storytelling. That doesn’t seem much for £60 frankly so maybe there’s more going on than is listed on the poster I saw. (Until Sun 8)
The Acoustix The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Caspiens + Sweet Ignitions + X Twenty Two The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7pm, £3. Info 01495 213300.
The Devil’s Pool Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01873 852960. An epic poem of this name by Jeff Rees is set to music by Stephen Marshall and performed by soprano Catherine King. Tenor Paul Bradley also sings Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin in the second half of the evening.
The Fugitives Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
The Italics City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £18-£20. Info 01646 695267. Tribute show.
Throwing Knives + Exit To Main Menu + State Of Decay + Stitched Up The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm. Info [email protected].
Two Til Twelve Mozarts, Swansea. 7pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 01792 649984.
Whisky Business The Cawdor, Llandeilo. 8.30pm. Info 01558 824455. A Llandeilo Jazz Festival gig.
Rockin’ John Lewis The Roath Park, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2047 1961.
SATURDAY 7 JULY
6foot7 + Hell Death Fury + Lesser Knowen Character + Think Pretty + KVSD Le Public Space, Newport. 5.30pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected].
Abertawe Festival For Young Musicians St Peter’s Church, Newton, Swansea. 1pm, £5. Info info@
gowerfestival.org. Gower Festival concert.
R Acoustic Duos The Plum Tree, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2022 5235. Local acts here every Saturday.
Adwaith + Rufus Mufasa + Sarah McCreadie The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £4. Info 01267 231012.
Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Bodega Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199.
Break Hate Anti-Racism Gig The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 5pm, £2. Info gigs@
thedragonffli.com. Featuring The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk, The Coyotes, World Vs World, The Creature Within and Boom And The Tiny Explosion (main stage); Joe Disson, Adam Owens, Chris Williams, Patrick Jones and Jamie Rhys Sheehan (acoustic stage).
By The Bay Punk Rock Festival Mozarts, Swansea. 1-10.30pm, £10. Info 01792 649984. Featuring sets by The Murderburgers, Jake And The Jellyfish, Tim Holehouse, Crooked Little Sons, Peachfuzz, Deadlines, Ocean View Sunset, The Groundnuts And Independents, The Boneless Ones, Iron Gosling, Low Blows, Richie Smith , Jebbers, …But Pirates? and Shy Lizard. The day is also pirate-themed, with a free pint for anybody who dresses like one. Swansea may well have the most consistently zany punk scene in the UK.
Chris Kelly Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Eddie Martin The White Horse, Llandeilo. 8pm. Info 01558 824455. A Llandeilo Jazz Festival gig.
ESP Cockett Inn, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Hells Bells De Valence Pavilion, Tenby. 9pm, £13 adv. Info 01834 218228.
Inkubus Sukkubus Mount Pleasant Hall, Cwmbran. 8pm, £10. Info [email protected]. Cult pagan goth band, almost 30 years in the game. Never heard them myself, any good?
Jiveholics The White Horse, Llandeilo. 1pm. Info 01558 824455. A Llandeilo Jazz Festival gig.
John Paul The Pheasant, Bridgend. 9pm, free. Info 01656 653614. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Junior Conservatoire Advanced Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 5pm, £8/£4. Info 029 2039 1391. Showcasing the talents of the children and young people of the Junior Conservatoire’s Advanced Course. Preceded by free recitals in the foyer from 3pm.
Legend – The Music Of Bob Marley Cardigan Castle. 7.30pm, £20/£10 under-14s. Info 01239 621200. One of various outdoor concerts Theatr Mwldan are hosting throughout the summer.
Leon McCawley St Cattwg’s Church, Port Eynon, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info info@
gowerfestival.org. Gower Festival piano concert.
Little Mix + Rak-Su + Germein Liberty Stadium, Swansea. 5pm, £42.50. Info 0844 815 6665. Sold out.
Luna Reign + 9xdead Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £4 adv. Info 07970 063107. Gothic metal.
Metallica Reloaded The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm, £8. Info 01495 247178. Tribute band.
Nick Harper West End Club, Barry. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01446 735739. UK folk-rocker plays Roots N All gig rescheduled from March.
New Disorder Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01685 879491. Tribute to Joy Division and New Order.
Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes II Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7pm, £16/£14. Info 0845 2263510.
Penny Arcade Fontygary Leisure Park, Rhoose. 9pm, free. Info 01446 710386. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Pi & Hash Showcase NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. Featuring Laura Power, Ben Dain-Smith, Ian Lynn Palmer, Finding Aurora, Tom Minor, Eve May Rowlands.
Primo Music Festival Insole Court, Llandaff, Cardiff. 9am-9pm, free. Info 029 2116 7920. Drop-in event in which music will be performed round the clock by the following: Cardiff Tuneless Choir, St David’s Hospice Choir, Monkey Music, The City Of Cardiff Melingriffith, Community Brass Band, Midnight Martini, Primo Children’s Choir, Insole Court Community Choir and The Lusty Horns.
Rachel Mari Kimber The Apothecary, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2132 0020. Welsh folk-rocker who I’d not heard from in some time, seemingly because she lives in Phoenix now. She is however back to play a tearoom on Llandaff Road, which means that space will be limited.
R Resident House Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 7-10pm, free. Info 029 2038 7026. Every Saturday this month, with guest vocals by Sarah Meek on each of those apart from Sat 21.
Sara Ashley The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
R Seven Sins Festival Sin City, Swansea. 1pm, £18 both days/£10 per day. Info 01792 468892. Today features The Jokers, Tequila Mockingbyrd, Those Damn Crowd, Burnt Out Wreck, Cancel The Transmission, Hell’s Gazelles, V0iD and Revival (main stage); Skam, Ryders Creed, Dead Man’s Whiskey, Pearler, The Truce and E11ven (stage 2). Sun 8: One Machine, Descration, Eradikator, The Loved And Lost, Outright Resistance, Krysthla, I Fight Bears, Malum Sky and Paraskenia (main stage); We come From Ashes, Psycho Kiss, Scarsun, Democratus, Conspiracy Of Kings and Doomcrow (stage 2).
Slipped Disco Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus Sherman Theatre, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £14.50. Info 029 2064 6900. Tenth anniversary concert.
Spunk Volcano & The Eruptions + Rash Decision + 2 Sick Monkeys + Grandmother Suplex + Meathook + Among The Dead + Drunken Marksmen + Social Experiment + All Time Old Time The Dolls House, Abertillery. Info 01495 213300. This is an alldayer to celebrate the 50th birthday of somebody named Sutton. The bands are all hardcore/punk/metal I think.
Stereo Hearts The Vault, Swansea. 10pm. Info 01792 465300. Covers.
Steve Page The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622. Free live music in the bar every Saturday afternoon this month.
Stonehouse Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
Strange Bru + Delerium The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Doors Alive Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £17. Info 029 2089 0862. Tribute band.
The Numbers Racket The White Horse, Llandeilo. 5pm. Info 01558 824455. A Llandeilo Jazz Festival gig.
Van-illa + Fallow + Laundrette Ruin Cafe, Cardiff. 8pm, £5/£3 adv. Info facebook.com/ruincafe.
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.15pm, £21. Info 01834 869323. Shakin’ Stevens tribute, name (possibly not his real one) of Rebel Dean. Considering tickets to see the actual Shakin’ Stevens started at £24 on his last tour this is an audacious pricing point.
Wizards Of Oz Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Ozzy Osbourne tribute.
SUNDAY 8 JULY
Bay Rum Hounds Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Ben Hutcheson Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. A guy who apparently “bridges the storytelling gap between Passenger, Ed Sheeran and Tim McGraw”.
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 22 in July), with an extra acoustic session on the third Sunday (Sun 15) too.
Hot Club Swing Café Jazz, Cardiff. 6.30pm, £5/£3 NUS/£4 to participate. Info 029 2038 7026.
Larger Than Life! The Three Arches, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2075 3831. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Pavane Early Music Consort Insole Court, Llandaff , Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2116 7920. Performing Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, which they will also be doing at a church in Ely on Sat 14 and a cafe off the Hayes on Sun 15.
*Please Mind Your Head VIII Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 3pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Annual alldayer of local goodness in aid of Headway Cardiff, with Gruff Rhys, Burning Ferns, Finery, Mike Dennis, The Vega Bodegas, Dirty Alex, Dharma Violets, Young Black Americans, Francesca’s Word Salad, Gindrinker and Beatbox Hann.
Route 66 Jac’s, Aberdare. 4.30pm, free. Info 01685 879491.
Swansea Bach Choir All Saints Church, Oystermouth, Swansea. 3pm, £10. Info [email protected]. Gower Festival concert.
The Click Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 01495 243252. Local rock outfit “dubbed the Top Female Fronted Band”. Sounds legit.
The Kenny Driscoll Band Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
MONDAY 9 JULY
Bratislava Hot Serenaders St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £22-£27. Info 029 2087 8444. Big band doing 1920s/30s style music. In Swansea tomorrow.
*The Cosmic Dead + Infinity Forms Of Yellow Remember + Lecu The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info [email protected]. Headliners are a cool heavy psych band from Glasgow, first time in Cardiff in a few years I think.
TUESDAY 10 JULY
Bratislava Hot Serenaders Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea. 7.30pm, £22/£20. Info 01792 602060.
Catrin Finch St Cenydd’s Church, Llangennith, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info [email protected]. Gower Festival concert.
City Voices 10th Anniversary Concert St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7pm, £5-£13. Info 029 2087 8444. Pop and musical faves in aid of various charities.
El Goodo + 39th + The Nortons Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected]. Welsh psych band headline.
Grangetown Bumps Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Il Divo Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7.30pm, £45-£75. Info 029 2022 4488.
Norman Willmore Quintet + Eddie Jones Skeleton Leaf Quartet + Josh Heaton’s Mouth Of Words Muse Arts Centre, Brecon. 8pm, £10/£8 members. Info 07791654799. A Brecon Jazz Club showcase gig.
Rockers Reunion Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
The Twisted Twenty + Teyr Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01873 852960. Two British folk groups.
WEDNESDAY 11 JULY
Banshee Flute & Tankard, Cardiff. 9pm. Info www.thefluteandtankard.com. Jazz improv trio.
R Bella & Gareth Blues Duo Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026. Also on Wed 25.
Burum The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Jazz meets Welsh folk in nice fashion.
Capital City Jazz Orchestra Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
Clare Hammond St Hilary’s Church, Killay, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info [email protected]. Gower Festival piano concert.
Liberty Big Band & Singers Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With guest host Tariq Bedgood.
THURSDAY 12 JULY
Bella Collins Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 6pm, £9. Info 029 2089 0862. Playing as part of the venue’s regular pizza night.
Chris Cleverly The Unicorn, Pontypool. 7.30pm, £3. Info 01495 751304. Playing the monthly Upstairs At The Unicorn folk night.
Gareth Roberts Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Garvin Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm. Info 01792 301178.
Jez Lowe Crindau Constitutional Club, Newport. 8pm, £8/£5. Info 01633 858636. A Lyceum Folk Club night.
Listen To The Voice Of Fire Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth. 7pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 01970 633088. Occasional free improv night featuring, on this occasion, Richard Craig, Ed Wright, Simon Whitehead, Duncan Chapman, Mike McInnerney and Steve Moyes.
R London Bridge Trio Penarth Pier Pavilion. 7.30pm, £16/free under-26s. Info 029 2071 2100. Opening concert of the Penarth Chamber Music Festival, at this venue until Sun 15. The London Bridge Trio perform here tomorrow also.
Malefic Grip The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Sacconi Quartet St Rhidian & St Illtyd’s Church, Llanrhidian, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info [email protected]. Gower Festival concert. I must say I am impressed with the number of different saints whose churches the festival has utilised this year.
The Italics The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Vera Van Heeringen Trio Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Americana/roots band.
FRIDAY 13 JULY
4th Street + State Of Mind Tramshed, Cardiff. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Charity night in aid of the Trussell Trust.
Adwaith + Cadno + Flöat Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6. Info 029 2023 2199.
Black Angus Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com. AC/DC tribute band with an amusing name.
Buffalo Summer + Pearler The Patriot, Crumlin. 7pm, £7. Info 01495 247178.
Cancel The Transmission + Kasia + Jacdo + Head Noise + Full Dark, No Stars Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7.15pm, £5. Info 07970 063107. Benefit gig for Velindre.
Cell Mates Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, free (donations welcomed). Info 01685 879491. This is the name of a night rather than a band, the bands still TBC – it’s a fundraiser gig for stell cell/bone marrow charity Anthony Nolan.
Chris Kelly Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
ESP City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Georgia Patterson The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Godbomber + The Malefic Grip + State Of Decay + Salvador Sanchez Cinema & Co, Swansea. 7pm, £4. Info 07982 624959.
Legend – The Bomb Marley Experience The Met, Abertillery. 8pm, £15. Info 01495 355945. Tribute act.
Geoff Eales Trio Llanmorlais Community Hall, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info [email protected]. Gower Festival concert paying tribute to 100 years of jazz piano.
Jimmy Mac’s Blues Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Luke Philbrick + Damon T The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Maria Owen + Everything In Reverse + Cities Sin City, Swansea. 7-10pm, £4 adv. Info 01792 468892. Album launch for headliner.
Mars Live + CJ Exchange Hotel, Cardiff Bay. 8pm, £15/£12. Info 029 2010 7050. Bruno Mars tribute act headlines.
Navi – King Of Pop St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19-£23. Info 029 2087 8444. Michael Jackson tribute.
Party At The Park 2018 Tredegar Park, Newport. 4-10.30pm, £30-£50. Info www.partyattheparknewport.co.uk. Successor to last year’s Party At The Parade, which was in Rodney Parade and headlined by Billy Ocean. Features Soul II Soul, Aswad and DJ sets by Craig Charles and Scouting For Girls (presumably early in the day, as they’re playing in Neath this evening).
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Relaxed Concert Penarth Pier Pavilion. 1.30pm, free. Info 029 2071 2100.
R Rudry Music Festival Rudry Parish Hall, nr Caerphilly. £42 both days/£32 Sat 14 only (£21 youth both days/£16 Sat 14 only). Info 07740 192879. See Music for a preview of this festival of pleasant music, arts, crafts, spoken word and nature activities. Playing today: True Strays, Nick Harper, Alys Williams, Ivan Moult and Private World. Tomorrow: The Eskies, Orla Gartland, Sweet Baboo, Echo Town, Rodney Branigan, Holiday In the Mind, Mahouts, Joe Kelly, Tendons and Lucy Jones.
Scouting For Girls + The Raspberry Jam Cwrt Herbert Playing Fields, Neath. 6pm, £8.60 adv. Info 0300 3656677. The opening night of the Neath Carnival And Music Festival; East 17 are on tomorrow.
Sun Records – Where Rock’n’Roll Was Born Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £20.50-£22.50. Info 01656 815995. Tribute to this pioneering 50s record label.
Sweet Ignitions Abergavenny Labour Hall. 7.30pm, £3.50 adv. Info 01873 853291.
The Selecter + The Beat + Sonic Boom Six Caerphilly Castle. 4pm, £31.50. Info 01495 227206. Ska sorts old and new.
Stewart Mac And Dean Roberts Crafty Devil Brewing Company, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 029 2240 4391. A duo also known as The Storytellers.
The Skiptones Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Viva Neil Diamond Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. 7.30pm, £15. Info 01600 772467. Tribute show.
Wonderbrass & Claude Deppa Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Significant Britjazz trumpeter Deppa, who played this venue a few months back, returns to perform with Cardiff jazz big band Wonderbrass.
The Violent Hearts The Roath Park, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2047 1961.
SATURDAY 14 JULY
Carole Etherton & Andrew McKay Cynon Valley Museum, Aberdare. 12-4pm. Info 01685 886729. Folk songs about Welsh history I believe.
Children Of The Gravy Rhondda Hotel, Porth. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 682388. Black Sabbath tribute.
Cpt. Smith + Hyll + Ifan Thomas The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm, £6. Info 01267 231012.
Decibelles The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.
Dressed To Kill + Electric Circus The Muni, Pontypridd. 7pm, £14 adv. Info 01443 490390. Tributes to Kiss and WASP.
East 17 + Smooth Operator + Woolfey Cwrt Herbert Playing Fields, Neath. 6pm, £5 adv. Info 0300 3656677. Playing the Neath Carnival And Music Festival. See Music.
Graham Anthony The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Kingson Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Larger Than Life! Fontygary Leisure Park, Rhoose. 9pm, free. Info 01446 710386. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Luke Philbrick + Damon T NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
No One Knows Blinkin Owl, Cwmbran. 9pm, free. Info 01633 484749. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Parti Yn Y Bont Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 6pm, £4 adv/£3 early bird. Info 01443 491424. An evening gig following Parti Ponty, featuring live sets from Welsh-language acts Mellt, Kizzy Crawford, Alejandro Jones, Mei Emrys and Matthew Frederick.
Pavane Early Music Consort Church Of The Resurrection, Ely, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 07528 089560.
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Candlelit Concert All Saints Church, Penarth. 9.30pm, £7/free under-26s. Info 029 2071 2100. Performance of works from Purcell, Vasks and Schoenberg.
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Concert All Saints Church, Penarth. 7pm, £16/free under-26s. Info 029 2071 2100. Performance of works from Mozart, Dvorak and Schoenberg.
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Family Concert All Saints Church, Penarth. 10.30am, £5. Info 029 2071 2100. Lenny Sayers is joined by children from local schools.
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Young Musicians Showcase All Saints Church, Penarth. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2071 2100.
Penny Arcade Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Piss Viper + OMV + Woven Man + Hate.System Creature Sound, Swansea. 7pm, free. Info 01792 301178. The last gig ever for the headliners, who it’s unconfirmed are disbanding after an argument over whether their name refers to a viper which pisses on people, a viper covered in piss or a viper which emerges from the urethra somehow.
R Punchline Hen Dderwen, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events. Also here on Fri 27.
Revival + Nigel + Finding Aurora The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 6pm, free. Info [email protected].
Revolver Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, free. Info 01685 879491. Covers.
Roosevelt + Bryony Sier The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6 adv. Info 07590 471888.
Sean Kingston Eddies, Haverfordwest. £8 adv. Info 01437 779595. Jamaican-American pop-reggae singer whose Wikipedia page suggests that after a bad accident on a jetski seven years ago, he now refuses to use any motorised vehicle. Presumably he is going to walk, cycle or ride a horse to this gig then.
Snazzback Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Live jazz-funk noodling.
Sodomized Cadaver + Cranial Contamination + Ablated + Blind Divide + Tides Of Sulfur + Sepulchre + Cerebral Atrophy + Annunciation Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 4pm, £5 adv. Info 07970 063107. Several hours of death metal.
Summer Ball with The Phoenix Dance Band Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £18.50. Info 01656 815995. Black tie dance event.
Summer Blues Festival Cwmbran RFC, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran. 12 + 8.30pm, £10 per event. Info 01633 483238. Presented by the Borough Blues Club. Daytime/early evening: sets by Mike Parker, Borough Blues Club Workshop Band, The Worried Men, Blues Sisters, Palm Antics Reggae Band and the Luke Docherty Band. Evening: Paul Garner Band.
The Armistice Suite St Cattwg’s Church, Port Eynon, Swansea. 7.30pm, £15. Info [email protected]. The final Gower Festival concert for 2018.
The Magic Of The Beatles Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare. 7.30pm, £19/£16. Info 0300 0040444. tribute band.
Thunder + Hand Of Dimes + Cats In Space Caerphilly Castle. 4pm, £41.50. Info 01495 227206. UK hard rockers.
Twisted Wheels At Tiger Bay Exchange Hotel, Cardiff Bay. 2pm, £20 adv. Info 029 2010 7050. Mod and ska alldayer featuring sets from The Lambrettas, Chords UK, The Underclass, The Future Sailors and The Navarones, plus DJ Ben-Jah.
Vital Idles The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
SUNDAY 15 JULY
Acoustic Session Arvon Ale House, Llandrindod Wells. 4pm. Info 07477 627267.
Affinity Female Voice Choir Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 3 + 7.30pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2030 4400. A concert of Disney classics.
Bandiau Cymraeg The Andrew Buchan, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2021 2509. With Welsh-language bands TBC.
Doug Macleod Hang Fire Southern Kitchen, Barry. 7pm, £10 adv. Info 07561 143114. Presented by Roots N All.
Doyle Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. One of the guys from The Misfits. Can’t be arsed checking if he’s in the band right now.
Graham Anthony Fontygary Leisure Park, Rhoose. 8pm, free. Info 01446 710386. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Kris Drever The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01497 821762. Acclaimed folk singer.
Lisa Kwei Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Pavane Early Music Consort Milk & Sugar, Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2022 5982.
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Coffee Concert Penarth Pier Pavilion. 11.15am, £12.50/free under-26s. Info 029 2071 2100.
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Finale Penarth Pier Pavilion. 11.15am, £12.50/free under-26s. Info 029 2071 2100. Featuring soprano Rebecca Evans and works by Mozart, Beethoven and Dvorak
Penarth Chamber Music Festival Tea Concert Penarth Pier Pavilion. 3pm, £10/free under-26s. Info 029 2071 2100.
The Red Hot Pokers Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
MONDAY 16 JULY
Easy Street Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2038 7026.
Ginger Wildheart The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 07590 471888. Frontman of The Wildhearts, who are playing the Steelhouse Festival this month, does a solo show showcasing his new country-rock type album.
*Trembling Bells Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £8. Info 029 2023 2199. Really great, underrated I might even say, folk-rock band from Scotland.
TUESDAY 17 JULY
Corrupt The System + Incursion + Haemaria Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm, £7.50 adv. Info 07970 063107.
James Taylor & His All-Star Band + Bonnie Raitt Motorpoint Arena Cardiff. 7.30pm, £45-£75. Info 029 2022 4488.
The Camelia Jazz Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
wednesday 18 JUly
CAVMS Summer Showcase Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £8/£6. Info 029 2039 1391.
Don’t Worry + Lightcliffe + Knowbetter The Big Top, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2022 8883. Presented by Beers Over Tears.
Hiby-Bardon-Hession The Queens Head, Monmouth. 8.45pm, free. Info 01600 712767. Sax/bass/drums European free jazz unit.
Nick Dow Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club. 7.30pm, £8/£5 members. Info 01443 226892. A Llantrisant Folk Club night.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With guest host Ben Dain-Smith.
Pete Long & Capital City Jazz Orchestra Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig performing a Benny Goodman set.
Peter Fraise / Terry Seabrook Group Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789.
The City Of Swansea Concert Band Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.30pm, £8. Info 01792 475715.
*Witching Waves + Eureka California The Moon, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info [email protected]. Indie-punkish bands from London and Athens, GA respectively.
THURSDAY 19 JULY
Canned Heat Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Old tyme boogie rockers from the US.
Eddie Walker Newport Fugitives Athletic Club, Rogerstone, Newport. 8pm. Info 01633 897923. A Newport Folk Club night.
*Electric Soup #7 M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7-11pm, £6/£4 adv. Info 029 2047 3373. Experimental electronica with sets by Esther, Larch (whose tape is reviewed this month) Massa Circles and Conformist.
R Folk On The Lawn Tintern Abbey Mill, nr Chepstow. 5.30pm, free (donations welcomed). Info [email protected]. Annual SW weekender of folk, folk-rock, bluegrass, country and other related styles. Today is an evening gig with a lineup TBC. Fri 20 (all these are in chronological order): Anna My Charlotte, Non-Biological, Anna Kissell, Vinna Bee and The Shackleton Trio (River stage); Sally Thompson, Darren James, AfroWelsh Connection, Melanie Page and KoKo (Bar stage). Sat 21: The Shackleton Trio, Dark Valley Revival, Ellie Ford, Morning Blind, Platform 1, The Rarebits, Melanie Page, Whitehall Parade, Maud The Moth and We Are Muffy (River stage); 11.15 – 11.45: Bookends, Uriah The Hittite, Vinna Bee, Mud On The Tyres, KoKo and Ember (Mill stage); AfroWelsh Connection, Melody Causton, Ember, Uriah The Hittite, Darren James, Bookends, Morning Blind, Platform 1 and The Boxwood Chessmen (Bar stage); Peter Gowen, Jon Matthews, Codi, The Rob Connolly Band, Sedai, Sedai and Dark Valley Revival (Filling Station stage). Sun 22: The Allegra Ladies Choir, The Rob Connolly Band, Maud The Moth, Parcel Of Rogues, Ellie Ford and Mud On The Tyres (River stage); 11.40 – 12.15: Melody Causton, The Boxwood Chessmen, We Are Muffy and Anna Kissell (Mill stage); Dennis Remme Incarnation, Anna My Charlotte, Peter Gowen, Non-Biological and Codi (Bar stage); Peter Gowen, Drumazepam, Mark Purnell, Nick Smith, The Rob Connolly Band and AfroWelsh Connection (Filling Station stage). (Until Sun 16)
Gethin Liddington Electric Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Hellions + Chapter & Verse Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £8. Info [email protected]. Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
Henry Marten’s Ghost The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jim Mullen & Zoe Francis with John Gibbon Trio Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth. 7.30pm, £5-£12. Info 01834 869323. Spanjazz night. “Jim Mullen is a major figure on the world jazz scene, perhaps best known for his long association with the late Dick Morrissey.” Got my hopes up there.
Ofelia + Joe Kelly Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 8pm, £9.50. Info 01656 815995. Acoustic club night.
Open Mic The Parrot, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, free. Info 01267 231012.
Pi & Hash Showcase The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
The Eclectic Shed Experience Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 6pm, £9. Info 029 2089 0862. Playing as part of the venue’s regular pizza night.
These Five Years + Outta Peak + Air Drawn Dagger + Clarity Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £4/£3 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Pop-punk and emo stuff.
Simon Spillett The Open Hearth, Pontypool. 8.30pm. Info martin.fisher1944@
hotmail.co.uk. A Jazz At The Open Hearth night with Spillett joined by Ashlet John Long, Tom Berge and Martin Fisher.
FRIDAY 20 JULY
Acoustic Sinners City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Anne-Marie Sanderson + Ben Hutcheson The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01497 821762. Indie, folk and pop.
Arrival Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £21.50. Info 0845 2263510. Abba tribute band.
R Bandaoke Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. “Sing with a fully rehearsed band and become the Popstar you always dreamed of being.”
Calypso Hen & Chickens, Abergavenny. 9pm, free. Info 01873 853613. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Dansette Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
Cornerstone The Patriot, Crumlin. 8pm. Info 01495 247178.
False Hope for The Savage + Defeatist + Tacet Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.
Georgia Paterson Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Joel Beazer + The Fast Line + Who Knows Didley? The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm. Info [email protected].
John Alderslade Glais Rugby Football Club, nr Clydach, Swansea. 8pm, £7. Info 01792 425231. A Valley Folk Club night.
Lowkey Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £15. Info 029 2023 2199. UK rapper. May or may not still be a 9/11 truther. Why not ask him if you attend this gig?
Nikki Pope Academy Espresso Bar, Barry. 7pm, free. Info 07557 773723.
Principality Only Boys Aloud Academi 2018 Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7pm, £15/£10. Info 029 2039 1391.
Rumney Folk Club St Augustine’s Church, Rumney, Cardiff. 7pm, £3.50/£1.50 for performers. Info [email protected]. Monthly night.
*State Funeral + Gutter Knife The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Two really great hardcore bands from Brighton. Not sure who booked this (at the time of writing) but bless them!
Tattsyrup Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm, £5. Info 01443 491424. Ska covers.
The Blackheart Orchestra Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £10. Info 01834 869323.
The Bohemians Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £20.50. Info 01656 815995. Queen tribute.
The Italics The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Smyths Sin City, Swansea. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01792 468892. Smiths/Morrissey tribute band.
Toby Hay + Jim Ghedi St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£10 adv. Info 029 2056 2022. Leftfield folk sorts presented by Newsoundwales. Toby has a new album out, it’s neat.
Vice Squad + The Members The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 07590 471888. Motörhead tribute.
Dewdropper The Roath Park, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2047 1961.
SATURDAY 21 JULY
101% Pantera The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 01685 387925.
Alive & Kickin Black Boy, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 299469. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Big In The 80s Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Dicky Heart & The Murmurs The Vivian Arms, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 516194. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Eclectic Shed Experience The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.
R Fight For Sight Festival Creature Sound, Swansea. 2pm, £9 both days/£6 per day. Info 01792 301178. Charity two-dayer (Fight For Sight being the charity), on tomorrow also but with a TBC lineup right now.
Gwenno + Omaloma + Serol Serol Cardigan Castle. 7.30pm, £16/£12 under-18s. Info 01239 621200. Welsh language music presented/hosted by Huw Stephens.
I See Hawks In LA + Moira Morgan Mackintosh Sports Club, Roath, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 07738 190595. American country-rockers headline a Boomswinger Bluegrass Club night.
Jordan Marks Academy Espresso Bar, Barry. 7pm, free. Info 07557 773723.
Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards Pennar Hall, Pembroke Dock. 7.30pm, £14 adv. Info 01646 621530. Indie/folk/roots type group from Boston, MA.
Louise Halliday Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Mangata Three Horse Shoes, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2069 4630. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Parting Gift + Modern Error + Winchester Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 7pm. Info 07970 063107.
Penny Arcade Hen Dderwen, Swansea. 9pm, free. Info 01792 203631. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Prognosis Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm. Info 029 2062 6015. Prog/soft rock covers.
Quodega + Farm Hand + Zac White The Printhaus, Canton, Cardiff. 3pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 029 2022 0349. Alldayer, with more acts TBC, presented by Bubblewrap Records. There’ll be DJs and table tennis as well.
Rachel B The Red Dragon, Bridgend. 8.30pm, free. Info 01656 654753. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Red Skylines + Elis Baynham + Aaron Powell Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 7.30pm, £3.50. Info 01443 491424.
Stipe Jac’s, Aberdare. 6.30pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 01685 879491. REM tribute.
Strawberry Blondes + Death Traps + Stitched Up + Ill Fate The Dragonffli, Pontypool. 7pm, £5. Info [email protected].
Tattsyrup Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £5/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933.
R That’ll Be The Day Torch Theatre, Milford Haven. 7.30pm, £25. Info 01646 695267. Rock’n’roll nostalgia production. On tomorrow also.
The Bluejays Miners Institute, Blackwood. 7.30pm, £21/£19. Info 01495 227206. Rock’n’roll revivalists.
The Lizzy Legacy The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7pm, £5. Info 01495 213300. Thin Lizzy and Gary Moore tribute.
The Shakes Cockett Inn, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 588748. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Smyths The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £13 adv. Info 07590 471888. Smiths tribute band with a new set titled Passions Just Like Mine. Racism presumably being one of them.
Trevor’s Head The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Ultimate Floyd Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 01495 243252. Pink Floyd tribute.
Welsh Proms: Welsh National Opera Orchestra & Shân Cothi St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£40. Info 029 2087 8444. Opening concert of this year’s Welsh Proms, with a centrepiece performance of Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man.
Wesley Randolph Eader + Ben McManus + Ian Lynn Palmer Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £7 adv. Info [email protected]. Country and bluesgrass presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
SUNDAY 22 JULY
2 Tickets 2 The Gun Show Memorial Hall, Newbridge. 7pm, £8/£6 adv. Info 01495 243252.
Chapter Four Jazz Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar.
Glas Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 6-8pm. Info 029 2062 6015.
High Voltage Jac’s, Aberdare. 4pm, free. Info 01685 879491. AC/DC tribute.
Mynediad Am Ddim + Lowri Evans St Dogmaels Abbey, nr, Cardigan. 2.30pm, £12/free under-12s. Info 01239 621200. Welsh folkies presented by Theatr Mwldan.
Opera Gala Concert Gregynog Hall, nr Newtown. 6pm, £16. Info 01686 614555. Presented by Mid Wales Opera.
Richard Henton Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Welsh Proms: Family Prom St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 3pm, £11.50/£7.50 under-17s/free under-5s. Info 029 2087 8444. This features the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra, is titled The Carnival Of The Animals And Other Zoological Friends and is narrated by Josie D’Arby.
MONDAY 23 JULY
Gwd Mondays Open Mic Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2039 7933.
Peter Donohoe Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £1-£18. Info 01239 841387. Piano recital; the first event of the Fishguard Music Festival, which takes place both in and near the town and runs until Sat 3 Aug. The £1 tickets listed are for under-16s; most concerts have £5 tickets for ages 16-25 also.
R Thriller Live New Theatre, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £19.50-£30.50. Info 029 2087 8889. Michael Jackson tribute show. On at 4pm and 8pm on Sat 28. £23.50-£34 from Tue 24-Thurs 26; £25.50-£36.50 on Fri 27 and the evening of Sat 28; £19.50-£30.50 all other times. (Until Sat 28)
Welsh Proms: Folk Prom St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £5-£16.50. Info 029 2087 8444. With a live set from Calan. Co-presented by Roots Unearthed.
Welsh Proms: Organ Prom St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £8. Info 029 2087 8444. Music for trumpet and organ with Crispian Steele-Perkins and Anne Page.
TUESDAY 24 JULY
Broken Brass Ensemble Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £10. Info 029 2023 2199.
California Feetwarmers Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01873 852960. Jazz/ragtime revival band. “Tom Jones enjoyed the show so much he declared himself a fan, told them to head for London and said, ‘Just tell them Tom Jones sent you!’” Why say London when he could have said Pontypridd?
Clang Sayne + Aonghus McEvoy Swansea Studios, University Of Wales Trinity St David, Swansea. 7pm, £8/£5. Info www.rwan.cymru. NAWR presents the last of seven concerts showcasing Irish avant-garde musicians and seeking to strengthen links between them and their Welsh counterparts.
Flaming Lips Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £27.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. Sold out.
Jacqui Dankworth & Craig Ogden Rhos Y Gilwen, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £1-£18. Info 01239 841387. Fishguard Music Festival event.
Soundworks St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £7.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Concert for adults and young people with physical and learning difficulties.
The Keith Little Quartet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Welsh Proms: Classical Extravaganza! St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£40. Info 029 2087 8444. With the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
WEDNESDAY 25 JULY
Constellation Big Band Whiteheads Sports & Social Club, Bassaleg, Newport. 8pm, £8. Info [email protected]. A South Wales Big Band Society gig.
Dodo Street Band Letterston Memorial Hall, nr Haverfordwest. 7.30pm, £1-£18. Info 07474 072118. Fishguard Music Festival event.
Grag Abate with Dave Cottle Trio Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30pm, £10. Info 07802 912789. Greg is also hosting a jazz workshop and jam session at 8pm, which is free entry.
Greyhaven + Dissonants + Peaks Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7pm, £5/£4. Info 029 2039 7933.
Millward’s Musicals Grand Theatre Arts Wing, Swansea. 7.15pm, £12. Info 01792 475715. Local radio/TV guy Keith Millward celebrates musicals with the help of Swansea choir Allegro.
Open Mic Night NosDa, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866. With guest host The Sam Antonio Freeway.
The Murderburgers + Pizzatramp Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30pm, £5 adv. Info [email protected]. Melodic punkers.
Tobias Robertson + Just Drive + Chris King + Hotel Radio The New Crown Inn, Merthyr Tydfil. 9pm, £3. Info 01685 387925. A U&I Radio night.
Welsh Proms: Brass And Voices St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£40. Info 029 2087 8444. With The Band of the Welsh Guards & Massed Male Choir.
THURSDAY 26 JULY
Anna Burch + Linda Guilala + Pink Grapefruit The Moon, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £8/£6.50 adv. Info info@
themooncardiff.com. Headliner is an indie-pop type from Detroit with an album on Heavenly Records.
Area 11 + Kidbrother Le Public Space, Newport. 7pm, £13/£11 adv. Info [email protected].
Fraccalvieri/Long Quintet Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £6/£5. Info 029 2038 7026.
Ian Poole Quartet The Pear Tree, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2025 2042. Presented by Nailed It Events.
*Kelis Tramshed, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £24.50 adv. Info 029 2023 5555. See Music.
Kiroko Sue: Koto Performance National Museum Cardiff. 11am, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Recital on this traditional stringed Japanese instrument.
Lylo + 3rd Prize + Jaffro Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£4. Info 029 2039 7933. All My Friends presents some shoegaze indie oddness. 3rd Prize are a Cardiff duo who released a lovely EP recently.
Sacconi Quartet St Mary’s Church, Newport, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £1-£18. Info 07474 072118. Performing works by Haydn, Debussy and Schubert. Fishguard Music Festival event.
Welsh Proms: Jazz Prom St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £16.50/£8.26 under-16s. Info 029 2087 8444. Matt Ford and the Capital City Jazz Orchestra celebrate Sinatra and swing music in general.
FRIDAY 27 JULY
Acid Reign Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com. Goofy UK thrash metal veterans.
Anthony Moulton Aubrey Arms, Bonvilston. 8pm, free. Info 01446 781210. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Delight A Thief The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Donnie Joe’s American Swing Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Henry Marten’s Ghost Beaufort Arms, Swansea. 8pm, free. Info 01792 234447. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jagger & Kenzie The Duke Of Wellington, Cowbridge. 9.30pm, free. Info 01446 773592. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Jam In The Dark M.A.D.E. Gallery & Shop, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £5. Info 029 2047 3373. Performers will take turns jamming with their sense of sight impaired (in that all the lights are turned off), in aid of the Royal National Institute For The Blind.
Knitwear Junkees 147 Lounge Bar, Roath, Cardiff. 8pm. Info 029 2049 7830.
Laura Snowden St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£8. Info 029 2056 2022. Classical guitarist plays the first concert of the Cardiff Guitar Festival, four performances today, tomorrow and until Sun 29 in this venue and Chapter Arts Centre.
Legend De Valence Pavilion, Tenby. 7pm, £15 adv. Info 01834 218228. Bob Marley tribute.
Mr Fishy The Twelve Knights, Port Talbot. 9pm, free. Info 01639 882381. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Newport Music Society Showcase Ebenezer Chapel, Newport, Pembrokeshire. 3pm, £1-£10. Info 07474 072118. Fishguard Music Festival event.
Organ Recital National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951.
Parkview + State Of Decay + X Twenty Two + Blood Slugs Jac’s, Aberdare. 7pm, free (donations welcomed). Info 01685 879491. Punk charity gig in aid of MIND Newport.
PurpleGlass + Discorder + Kasia + Infernal Diadem Creature Sound, Swansea. 7-11pm, £5 adv. Info 01792 301178.
Rhiannon Queens Hall, Narberth. 7.30pm, £15 adv. Info 01834 869323. Fleetwood Mac tribute
Sorela Ty Tawe, Swansea. 8pm. Info 01792 456856. Playing a Tyrfe Tawe acoustic evening here
Sarah Meek + Guy Shotton Sebastopol Social Club, nr Pontypool. 8.30pm, £5/£2.50 NUS. Info 01495 763808. Jazz.
Second Chance Ty Newydd, Barry. 9pm, free. Info 01446 407767. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Solana The Globe At Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £5 adv. Info 01497 821762. World fusion party fodder from Bristol.
R Steelhouse Festival Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, nr Ebbw Vale. £95 weekend/£60 Fri 27 + Sat 28 or Fri 27 + Sun 29. Info www.steelhousefestival.com. Stalwart hard rock and metal fest, opening a day earlier than normal this year with sets by Stone Broken and Phil Campbell & His Bastard Sons. Sat 28 has Glenn Hughes doing a set of Deep Purple classics, Myles Kennedy & Co, Dan Reed Network, King King, Myke Gray, Aaron Buchanan And The Cult Classics and The Bad Flowers. Sun 29 has Black Star Riders, The Wildhearts, The Dead Daisies, The Quireboys, Massive Wagons, Mason Hill, Those Damn Crows and The Dust Coda. See Upfront. (Until Sun 29)
Steve Norman Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £28. Info 029 2089 0862. Spandau Ballet multi-instrumentalist.
That Guy We Saw Last Night City Arms, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2064 1913. Presented by Nailed It Events.
The Bella Collins Band Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4/£3. Info 029 2038 7026. Blues.
The Doors Alive + Windshake Sin City, Swansea. 7.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01792 468892. Doors tribute band headline.
The Houndogs + Lars Pluto Blestium Car Park, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Opening night of this year’s Monmouth Festival, a series of free performances on this stage and others in town until Sat 4 Aug
The Pitchforks Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 7pm, £5. Info 029 2023 2199.
The Specials Ltd Redhouse, Merthyr Tydfil. 7.30pm, £12/£9 adv. Info 01685 384111. Specials covers performed by 2 Rude, who are a more general 2-tone/ska covers outfit usually.
The Stone Faced Wellers Workmen’s Hall, Caerphilly. 7.30pm, £12.50/£10 adv. Info 07512 237983. Tribute to Paul Weller’s music plus The Small Faces.
The Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra Congress Theatre, Cwmbran. 6.30pm, £23.50/£20.50. Info 01633 868239.
Toploader + Sarah Brown + Dai Faulkner & David Williams Romilly Park, Barry. 4.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01446 737339. Warmup gig of sorts for GlastonBARRY, which is on here tomorrow and Sun 29.
Trenchtown Experience Chepstow Racecourse. 3.50pm, £18.70/£69. Info 01291 622260. Bob Marley tribute band perform as a reggae-flavoured digestif to seven horse races which precede it.
R WelshFest Coedarhydyglyn Park, St. Nicholas, Cardiff. 12pm, £45-£55 weekend (£25-£35 13-16-year-olds / £12-£20 3-12-year-olds). Info www.welshfest.com. Three days of Welsh music in a just-out-of-town setting. Today’s lineup: The Coyotes, Carolines, Gage, Whiskey Lies, Heavy Flames, Hannah Paris and Rainbow Maniac. Sat 28: Sian Evans, Kizzy Crawford, Fireroad, Digital Criminals, Heavy On The Ride, Captain Accident, Local Enemy, The Blims, Leighton Jones, Pitchforks, Vella, Hang 11, Chroma, Charlie Says, Tom Jane, Rebecca Hurn, Celesta, The Sonic Jewels, Owain Feltstead, Sally Crosby, Sandinistas, Lost Like Alice, Stu’s Gastric Band, Tenplusone, Platform 1, Fallen Temples and Rhys Davis. Sun 29: Goldie Lookin Chain, The Dirty Youth, Beyond The Break, Buffalo Summer, Ortario, Fire Fences, Ragsy, Jack Ellis, Upbeat Sneakers, Written In Kings, The Forgotten Age, Vice James, Just Drive, Skacasm, Tracey Island, Zinvandels, Sydney Fate, Naomi Rae, Oxbow Lake, Frankie Wesson, Ramnastax, Jack Perrett, Fort, Hot Knife Club, Sienna and Stevie O’Connor. Plus a dance tent headlined by Colin Dale and Sian Evans plus lots of local techno and house sorts. (Until Sun 29)
Welsh Proms: Movies & Musicals St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£40. Info 029 2087 8444. With John Owen-Jones and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Will Barnes Trio The Lost Arc, Rhayader. 8-11.30pm, £12 adv. Info 01743 860246. Jazz guitarist.
WNO Chamber Ensemble Holy Name Catholic Church, Fishguard. 7.30pm, £1-£20. Info 07474 072118. Fishguard Music Festival event.
Joytown Gypsies The Roath Park, Cardiff. 7.30pm, free. Info 029 2047 1961.
SATURDAY 28 JULY
Anonymous Iconoclasts + Papa Jupe’s Taurus Club + James Kennedy NosDa, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2037 8866.
Barrier Hobo’s, Bridgend. 7pm, £6 adv. Info www.hobosmusicvenue.com.
Chris Kelly The Mariners, Laugharne. 8.30pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Chube + Simeon Smith Tiny Rebel, Cardiff. 7pm, £7/£5 adv. Info 029 2039 9557. EP launch gig for headliners.
Crazy Town + VirginMarys Blestium Car Park, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info [email protected]. Yes, the Butterfly Crazy Town playing the Monmouth Festival.
Daniel Martinez Flamenco Company St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £12/£8. Info 029 2056 2022. Cardiff Guitar Festival concert.
Diafol Fest 2018 Fuel Bar, Cardiff. 2-11pm, £10/£8 adv. Info 07970 063107. Featuring Continents, Create To Inspire, Bohemian Grove, Frown Upon, A Night Like This, Epsilon, Nightlives, Faces Of Eve, Winchester and Lifelust.
Flö National Museum Cardiff. 1pm, free. Info 029 2039 7951. Flute/violin duo.
George Michael Tribute Tynant Club, Llantwit Fadre. 7pm, £5 adv. Info 01443 218443. In aid of charity Follow Your Dreams, whose phone number that is above
R GlastonBARRY Romilly Park, Barry. 1-9pm, £32 adv (two days). Info 01446 737339. Featuring, over two days, tributes to Elvis (Rob Kingsley), Madness (Badness), Queen (Flash), The Killers (The Killerz), The Beatles (Beatles 4 Sale), Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters GB), Coldplay (Coldplace), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Really Hot Chilli Peppers), Amy Winehouse (Lauren Jane Butler), Bob Marley (Legend), Fleetwood Mac (McFleetwood), Frankie Valli (The Valli Boys), The Stone Roses (The Stoned Roses), George Michael (Andrew Browning), Robbie Williams (Robbie Williams), The Doors (The Strange Doors), Led Zeppelin (The Hindenbergs) and Earth, Wind & Fire (Earth Wind 4 Hire). See Upfront for more. On tomorrow also.
Jagger & Kenzie Birchgrove, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2031 1319. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Johnny Seven Crowleys Rock Bar, Swansea. 10pm. Info [email protected].
Jumpin’ Jimmy & The Nice Guys Porter’s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected].
Last Night Of The Welsh Proms St David’s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £9-£40. Info 029 2087 8444. With Claire Jones and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Millie Manders & The Shut Up + Hell Death Fury + Van-illa The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Musicfest: Gala Opening Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £24/£22. Info 01970 623232. Annual events of classical concerts/recitals begins with Toby Purser conducting a programme of Haydn, Bach and Mozart. Musicfest runs until Sat 4 Aug.
National Youth Brass Band Of Wales Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £5-£10. Info 01686 614555.
Pete Tong Presents Ibiza Classics Cardiff Castle. 4-10.30pm, £49.50. Info 029 2087 8100. In which dance, or dance-adjacent, hit singles are performed by the Heritage Orchestra with conductor Jules Buckley. Time Flies DJs will also feature. This sold out in about a day.
Rebecca Hurn + Vince James Pyle Library, Bridgend. 7pm, £4.50. Info 01656 815995.
Roxy Magic Acapela, Pentyrch, Cardiff. 8pm, £15. Info 029 2089 0862. Roxy Music tribute band.
R Sing My Story, Tell My Story Y Ffwrnes, Llanelli. 7.30pm, £8. Info 0845 2263510. Stories and songs from the Tenovus Cancer Care Sing With Us choir of Llanelli & Carmarthen. On tomorrow also, at 2pm.
The Albada Cello & Guitar Duo Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Cardiff Guitar Festival performance.
The Fordsons The Waterfront, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon. 1-3pm, free. Info 01874 611622.
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 ZZ Top Experience Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015. Tribute band.
Too Toned Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd. 8pm. Info 01443 491424. Ska covers band.
Tres Hombres The Dolls House, Abertillery. 7pm, £3. Info 01495 213300. Rock, soul and blues covers.
UK Pink Floyd Experience Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen. 7.30pm, £24. Info 0845 2263510. Tribute band.
WNO Orchestra St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £1-£25. Info 07474 072118. Fishguard Music Festival event.
SUNDAY 29 JULY
360 Degrees The Plough, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 3017. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Better Than Never + Luke Rainsford + Frown Upon Le Public Space, Newport. 7.30-10.30pm, £6 adv. Info [email protected]. Presented by Fuelled By Jealous Lovers.
Catfish & The Bottlemen Cardiff Castle. 4pm, £32.50. Info 029 2087 8100. This, like the Pete Tong thing in the castle yesterday, sold out very quickly. There are presumably a few support acts but they don’t seem to be listed anywhere.
Chris Kelly Browns, Laugharne. 3pm, free. Info 01994 427688.
Dan Jones Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 1pm, £5. Info 029 2030 4400. Cardiff Guitar Festival performance.
Festival Service St Mary’s Church, Fishguard. 7.30pm, free. Info 07474 072118. Fishguard Music Festival event featuring music, readings and prayers.
Henry Smith + Memphis Belle Blestium Car Park, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Musicfest: Evening Recital Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1.30pm, £20/£18. Info 01970 623232. Featuring the Solem String Quartet.
Musicfest: Lunchtime Recital Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01970 623232.
National Youth Brass Band Of Wales Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 4pm, £5-£10. Info 029 2039 1391.
Pet Crow + Rapid Tan + Camp X Ray The Moon, Cardiff. 8pm. Info [email protected]. Postpunk and no wave type bands form the UK. If this Camp X Ray is the one from London I highly recommend them!
Seasa Kay Fontygary Leisure Park, Rhoose. 8pm, free. Info 01446 710386. Presented by Nailed It Events.
Stefanos Tsourelis Trio Melville Theatre, Abergavenny. 7.30pm, £10/£8/£3 NUS. Info 01873 853167. Black Mountain Jazz gig.
Whitchurch Jam Session #109 Earl Haig Memorial Club, Cardiff. 5.30pm, free. Info 029 2062 6015.
MONDAY 30 JULY
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.
Alaw Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 11am, £1-£8. Info 01348 873421. Fishguard Music Festival event aimed at families.
Alaw: Notes For Children Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard. 7.30pm, £15/£5 ages 16-25. Info 01348 873421. Fishguard Music Festival event.
Josh Hopkins & Friends + The Ed Sheeran Encounter + Ella James Blestium Car Park, Monmouth. 7.45pm, free. Info [email protected].
Musicfest: Evening Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01970 623232. Featuring Lisa Nelsen (flute) with Paul Turner (piano).
Musicfest: Lunchtime Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20/£18. Info 01970 623232. Featuring the Solem String Quartet and Mozart Clarinet Quintet.
R Peter Donohoe Holy Name Catholic Church, Fishguard. 2.30pm, £1-£15. Info 07474 072118. Fishguard Music Festival event; Donohoe will be performing five different Mozart piano sonatas on each day. (Until Wed 1 Aug)
The Candle Thieves + Alaric Riverside Hotel, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
TUESDAY 31 JULY
Chamber Choir Ireland St Davids Cathedral, St Davids, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £1-£20. Info 07474 072118. Fishguard Music Festival event.
Eira Snow St Mary’s Church, Monmouth. 7pm, free. Info [email protected].
Gordie Mackeeman & His Rhythm Boys Burnett’s Hill Chapel, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire. 7.30pm, £10 adv. Info 01646 651725. Canadian and Celtic roots music.
Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers Great Hall, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £13.50 adv. Info 029 2078 1458. Sold out. I knew this guy and his bizarre and uncomfortable (neither in a good way) nice guy lo-fi frat rap was huge in the States but I guess it is here also.
John Scantlebury”s New Orleans Hot Potatoes Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £4.50/£4/£2 NUS. Info 029 2038 7026.
Musicfest: Evening Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 8pm, £20/£18. Info 01970 623232. Featuring thre Solem String Quartet, saxophonist Lars Lien and the Haydn String Quartet.
Musicfest: Lunchtime Concert Aberystwyth Arts Centre. 1.30pm, £14/£12. Info 01970 623232. Featuring harpist Gwenllian Llyr.
Rob Dunsford & Neve Spencer Möller Theatr Hafren, Newtown. 7.30pm, £2.50. Info 01686 614555. Folk-rock duo.
Sharkmuffin Gwdihw, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £6/£4 adv. Info 029 2039 7933. Garage-pop duo from Brooklyn.
Single By Sunday + Speak Brother Blestium Car Park, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].
Yazzy + Stacey McMullen Riverside Hotel, Monmouth. 8pm, free. Info [email protected].