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BON JOVI
Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith, Cardiff. Wed 12 June words EMMA CLARK Aaahhh, 80s rock ballads were back with a vengeance tonight with the long-awaited return of the middle-aged, middle of the road rock gods that are Bon Jovi. At a mere 51 years of age Jon Bon Jovi glided across the stage, all pearly whites and leather, and a more age-appropriate haircut, charming his audience along the way.“ Cardiff! What a beautiful Wednesday night! Are you with me out there?“ he shouted and whipped the mainly 40-plus audience into a frenzy, well as much as a frenzy as they could muster without causing personal injury. The cheesy hits just kept coming: You Give Love A Bad Name, Livin’ On A Prayer, and Bad Medicine amongst a plethora of new and old taken from various albums. This gig was part of the huge Because We Can album tour, covering five continents and ending up in Australia towards the end of the year. Missing this tour due to personal reasons is Jon’ s long time sidekick Richie Sambora, known equally for his brilliant guitar playing and his volatile, quintessentially 80s marriage to Heather Locklear. Thankfully the show was all about the music, and was professional, fun and a pleasure to be at, unlike Rihanna’ s disgraceful performance earlier this week. The huge front grill of a 1959 Buick Electra, bearing down on the crowd, added to the‘ rock concert’ vibe, as well as making it look like an all-American 1950s drive-in. Despite their cheesey reputation, Jon Bon Jovi know how to give their fans a show and a good time. Everyone left feeling good, and that’ s what it’ s all about.
Louise & Susie Latham Café Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 9. Info 029 2034 0591. Osian Roberts Sextet With Frank Basile Jazzland, Swansea. 8.30-11pm. Info 07802 912789. Sion Russell Jones Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Snowapple The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Dutch folk trio. Song And Tune Nights The Windsor Hotel, Pontyclun. 7.30pm, free. Info 01443 226892. The Original Rudeboys Solus, Cardiff University Students Union. 7pm, £ 9.50. Info 029 2078 1458. Some laddy-looking urban pop band, one of whom is wearing read chinos in their press pic. I doubt their dads were born when the original rudeboys emerged, never mind them.
THURSDAY 18 Aiden Thorne’ s Trio Mantra Jazz, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 6 /£ 5. Info 029 2034 0591. Community Music Wales Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 6.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464. Community Samba Band – Practise Dates Felindre Village Hall, Powys. 7-9pm, £ 4 /£ 2 under-16s. Info sambabrecon @ yahoo. co. uk. Dewi Griffiths The Old Library, Cardiff. 6-8pm, free. Info 029 2066 6566. Estrons The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Gigspanner St Augustine’ s Church Hall, Rumney, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 13.50 adv. Info 01443 682036. Trad folk led by Peter Knight of Steeleye Span. Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy The North Star, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. This duo are playing several gigs in Cardiff in the runup to Broooooce playing in the stadium. Why? Why not.
Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. On here tomorrow also. Hoodoo Wells + Tony‘ Hands’ Tumblehome Undertone, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 2. Info 029 2022 8883. Hot 8 Brass Band + Iron Eye The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 12.50. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. The Moon are excited about this booking, which brings this New Orleans brass ensemble to an unusually small venue, and hopefully Cardiff will be too. Jimjam Open Mic Session The Claude Hotel, Albany Road, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2041 8741. Matt Cook Tempus Bar, St David’ s Hotel, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 0844 8246171. Open Mic Night Lyceum Tavern, Newport. 8.30pm. Info 01633 858636. Recluse + Briefly Distorted Gwdihw, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 3. Info 029 2039 7933. Presnted yb Red Wave.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 20 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. Ysgol Gyfun Y Pant Comprehensive School Foyer, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. 1.15pm, free. Info 029 2063 6464.
FRIDAY 19 Andy Huntley The North Star, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2062 4050. A Passage To India Hamptons, Penarth. £ 34. Info 029 2070 5391. Featuring a five-course dinner and the Keith Little Quartet, joined by Jane Williams, playing jazz and swing from the 30s and 40s. Aubrey Parsons Tempus Bar, St David’ s Hotel, Cardiff. 6pm, free. Info 0844 8246171. Buddy & The Killer Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. 7.30pm, £ 16. Info 01656 815995. Buddy Holly / Jerry Lee Lewis tribute. Culver The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 4. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Metal sextet from Ponty way. Dansette Café Jazz, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 4. Info 029 2034 0591. Blues. Emily’ s Army Hobo’ s, Bridgend. 7pm, £ 6 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue. com. Youthful East Bay punk band, featuring Billie Joe from Green Day’ s kid. They don’ t mention that in their bio, but if they were that fussed about people bringing it up maybe their stated influences wouldn’ t be near-identical to Green Day’ s. Graham Larkbey The Ivy Bush, Pontardawe. 8pm, £ 6. Information huwpudner @ ntlworld. com. A Valley Folk Club night. Gulp The Parrot, Carmarthen. 8pm. Info 01237 236012. In Cardiff tomorrow. Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy Kitty Flynns, Cardiff. 6.30pm, free. Info 029 2064 4952. Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. Johnny Cage & The Voodoogroove Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 5. Info 029 2023 2199. Johnny Cage’ s Hopeful Sinners The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Could work I guess. Lowri Evans + Christopher Rees Small World Theatre, Cardigan. 7pm, £ 10 adv. Info 01239 615952. Monkjack Park Inn Hotel, Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, free. Info 029 2034 1441. Salvation 10 Feet Tall, Cardiff. 6pm-4am, free before 11. Info 029 2022 8883. Playing as part of the Fancy Footwork night The City Of Cardiff( Melingriffith) Brass Band Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 10 /£ 8. Info 029 2039 1391. The Guns N’ Roses Experience The Gate, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 10 adv. Info 029 2048 3344. There are lots of easy jokes to be made about what this‘ experience’ might include, I shan’ t be making any though. The Skints Queens Hall, Narberth. 8.30pm, £ 10 adv. Info 01834 861212. Their album is reviewed in this issue. * Trembling Bells With Mike Heron The Globe At
Hay, Hay-On-Wye. 8pm, £ 10- £ 14. Info 01497 821762. See Music. In Cardiff on Mon 22.
SATURDAY 20 Acoustic Sessions Shot In The Dark, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info 029 2047 2300. A Foreigner’ s Journey The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 10 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. Dewi Griffiths Cardiff Central Library. 1pm, free. Info 029 2078 0960. Gulp + Sen Segur + Laurence Made Me Cry Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 6. Info 029 2023 2199. Guns‘ N Roses Experience Hobo’ s, Bridgend. 7pm, £ 9 /£ 7 adv. Info www. hobosmusicvenue. com. Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy Dempseys, Cardiff. 10pm, free. Info 029 2023 9253. Playing downstairs. Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy The City Arms, Cardiff. 7pm, free. Info 029 2022 5258. Kookamunga St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 5pm, £ 3. Info 029 2087 8444. Local funk band. Maddie & The Pandas Porter’ s, Cardiff. 8pm. Info info @ porterscardiff. com. Monkjack Gwdihw, Cardiff. 9pm, £ 4. Info 029 2039 7933. Old Colours Dempseys, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 4. Info 029 2023 9253. Ponty’ s Big Weekend Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. £ 20 adv. Info 08000 147111. Today features JLS, Little Mix, Union J and special guests. It may be sold out by the time you read this, but check box office for returns and that. A JLS-less concert is on tomorrow also. Shadow Play The Handpost, Newport. 9pm. Info 01633 259306. The Cheatin’ Beatles The Yard, Cardiff. 9.30pm, free. Info 029 2022 7577. The Red Shark Soundsystem The Full Moon, Cardiff. 8pm, free. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Tunabunny + Radstewart + Tarsiers Buffalo, Cardiff. 7-10pm, £ 4. Info 029 2031 0312. Indie band from Athens( the American one with loads of students, not the Greek one with loads of ruins) headline. Welsh Proms: Family Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff.
Great bill at Cardiff Undertone, Thurs 4: NYC-via-Australia weirdindie headliners Scott & Charlene’ s Wedding, plus Bristol’ s Spectres, The Milk Race and Heavy Petting Zoo.
12pm, £ 11 /£ 6.50 under-16s. Info 029 2087 8444. Opening event of this year’ s Welsh Proms. Michael Bell conducts the Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra. Welsh Proms: Hall Of Fame Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 5.50- £ 29.50. Info 029 2087 8444. Owain Arwel Hughes conducts the Bouremouth Symphony Orchestra.
SUNDAY 21 Côr Meibion Pendyrus Male Voice Choir Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan. 2.30pm, £ 12.50 /£ 10. Info 01239 621200. Ffestiva! National Botanic Garden Of Wales, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire. 11.30am- 5.30pm. Info 01558 667130. A day of world music. What stage this is on will depend on the weather. Glen Manby Quartet Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. 9pm, free. Info 029 2030 4400. Jazz in the bar. Hello Lazarus + Sleeping Lessons + Cobalt Sons + Scream The Headlines The Moon Club, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 3. Info info @ thefullmooncardiff. com. Julian Martin & James Chadwick St Edward’ s Church, Blenheim Rd, Pen-ylan, Cardiff. 11-11.45am, £ 2. Info events @ stedward. roath. org. uk. Pianist and guitarist. Michael Janisch’ s Purpose Built Quartet The Swan, Abergavenny. 8pm. Info 01873 852829. Presented by Black Mountain Jazz. Ponty’ s Big Weekend Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. £ 5 adv. Info 08000 147111. Today features The Overtones, Rhydian Roberts & Sophie Evans, The Siren Sisters, Tenors Of Rock and James Williams. Visage Glee Club, Cardiff Bay. 7pm, £ 11 adv. Info 0871 4720400. See Music. Isn’ t that cheap to see Visage? I can’ t find any of their tickets from the early 80s on the internet but I reckon it would have been about four quid. Welsh Proms: Brass & Voices Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 5pm, £ 5.50- £ 23. Info 029 2087 8444. Featuring the Cory Band and the Morriston Orpheus Choir. Welsh Proms: Gamelan Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 2.30 + 6pm, £ 8. Info 029 2087 8444.
MONDAY 22 Hank Wedel & Eleanor Healy Dempseys, Cardiff. 11pm, free. Info 029 2023 9253. On here tomorrow also. * Six By Seven + Saturday’ s Kids Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 9. Info 029 2023 2199. The Joy Collective notice that millennial Nottingham indie glowerers Six By Seven have reformed, and get them to play Cardiff. Nice one! Trembling Bells With Mike Heron The Globe, Cardiff. 7.30pm, £ 12 adv. Info theglobevenue @ gmail. com. We Are Alive + Jackie Barnett Buffalo, Cardiff. Info 029 2031 0312. Springsteen pre-party( why are there so many of these?), We Are Alive being a Boss tribute band. Welsh Proms: Jazz Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 8pm, £ 10. Info 029 2087 8444. With the Capital City Jazz Orchestra. Welsh Proms: Organ Prom St David’ s Hall, Cardiff. 1pm, £ 6.50. Info 029 2087 8444.
Fri 11) TOM ODELL( Cardiff University, Sat 12) KATE NASH( The Globe, Mon 14) PETULA CLARK( St David’ s Hall, Mon 14) LETLIVE( Clwb Ifor Bach, Tue 15) THE CULT + BO NINGEN( Cardiff University, Fri 18) BOWLING FOR SOUP( Cardiff University, Sun 20) ALTER BRIDGE + SHINEDOWN( Motorpoint Arena, Sun 20) ALISON MOYET( St David’ s Hall, Sun 20) THE JIM
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