MANIC STREET PREACHERS & SUEDE deliver electrifying performances amid pouring Cardiff rain
The weather could have been better for the Manic Street Preachers and Suede, but spirits at Cardiff Castle couldn't be dampened.
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Take 5: SUEDE – their top five songs
As they return to Wales on a co-headline tour with the Manic Street Preachers, we count down Suede's top five tracks.
Summer of outdoor music: sizzling summer live shows coming to Wales
From 80s meme man Rick Astley to a double bill of American alt-rock from the following decade, here’s what’s on offer this summer for outdoor live music in Cardiff, Swansea and more.
BRITTLE WITH RELICS takes on Welsh history via those who lived – and made – it
Subtitled A History Of Wales 1962-97, Richard King's Brittle With Relics tells the story of modern Wales via those who lived through it - and have opinions on what mainstream history left out.
The year in review: from ROGER TAYLOR to WOLF ALICE, our best Welsh gigs of 2021
2021 brought live music back to life in Wales with aplumb. Here are our favourite gigs from around the country this year.
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
A week of marquee releases including Manic Street Preachers album number 14 and a bumper-sized Metallica reissue/tribute album package. Plus Elvis Costello is redone in Spanish and there's comebacks from Martina Topley-Bird and Saint Etienne.
MANIC STREET PREACHERS | LIVE REVIEW
Watched by a socially distanced crowd of just 150, in a hall well over 10 times that capacity, and with rigorous COVID security measures in place, this was a strange setting for the return of the Manic Street Preachers.
SEREN CARDIFF POETRY FESTIVAL | UPFRONT
SEREN CARDIFF POETRY FESTIVAL After the success of the last two years, Seren Cardiff Poetry Festival (formerly Seren Cornerstone) is moving to the Temple Of Peace in Cathays Park, for …
MANIC STREET PREACHERS | LIVE REVIEW
MANIC STREET PREACHERS | LIVE REVIEW Cardiff Castle, Sat 29 June It’s almost too perfect. The sun is out and there is a beautiful breeze crossing the evening sky, …
ALBUM REVIEWS | DECEMBER/JANUARY
AMOR *** Sinking Into A Miracle (Night School) Ever wondered what Studio 54 would’ve sounded like if it was in the Glasgow School Of Art’s basement instead of Midtown Manhattan? …
MANIC STREET PREACHERS | LIVE REVIEW
MANIC STREET PREACHERS | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Sat 5 May In the same way one has to experience a Welsh rugby international to see the passion and …
ALBUM REVIEWS | APRIL
ALEXIS TAYLOR *** Beautiful Thing (Domino) Alexis Taylor is the de facto frontman of Hot Chip. What do you reckon his fourth solo album sounds like? A bit like Hot …