A band of few words but massive sounds: MOGWAI live in Cardiff
I walked out of the venue temporarily deaf and fully content with this. For Mogwai, music speaks much louder than words, in a very real sense.
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Take five: MOGWAI – their most essential songs
To get you in the mood for the Welsh leg of Mogwai's tour this month - celebrating 25 years as a band - India Munday counts down five of the noisy four-piece’s finest moments.
12 unique things to do in Wales this January to stave off the post-Christmas blues
Traditionally, the festive holiday is followed by January - notoriously a time when seasonal depression sets in hardest. But help is on hand in the form of these fun and unique things to do in Wales this January 2023.
A solid night of indie bangers from BLOSSOMS at Cardiff’s Great Hall
It’s a Saturday night and the Great Hall is absolutely RAMMED for Stockport’s finest musical export since 10cc: the mighty Blossoms.
Wales’ World Cup fever infects a frenzied JAMIE T crowd
Put it down to football fever, or the triumphant success of his first-ever number-one album, but when Jamie T’s tour pulls into Cardiff, it feels like a momentous occasion.
GANG OF YOUTHS’ Aussie charm wins over Welsh crowd at first headline gig
Gang Of Youths’ first-ever headline show in Wales turns out to be a great gig to shake off the Sunday night blues.
FROM THE JAM & BUZZCOCKS get down with the kids for night of new wave revelry
Anyone driving past Cardiff Student's Union may have been forgiven for thinking it was a 40th-anniversary reunion of former students - but no: it's all for From The Jam and the Buzzcocks.
FUTURE ISLANDS dance up a storm at first-ever Cardiff gig
Future Islands let the crowd know that tonight is their first show in Cardiff – despite them being a band for nearly 17 years – and they’re here to have a good time.
BELLE & SEBASTIAN: A Bit Of Previous… and a 25-year back catalogue
Glasgow indie ambassadors Belle & Sebastian command a large and loyal fanbase. If you go down to the Cardiff date of their COVID-delayed tour this month, you’ll see a thousand or so of them.
A superstar in ascendance, RINA SAWAYAMA is a powerhouse performer in Cardiff
With some clever staging, dramatic lighting, backup dancers and a Eurovision-style wind machine, Rina Sawayama delivers a powerhouse performance.
Following HARRY STYLES support slots, MITSKI mesmerises solo in Cardiff
Following a short run of shows supporting Harry Styles, Nashville’s Mitski headlined to mesmerising effect at Cardiff University.
GROOVE ARMADA play a very Good Friday 25th anniversary farewell show
As Groove Armada descended on Cardiff, the electronic duo ensured Good Friday lived up to its name for Twenty Five: their final live UK tour.