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Sun 2 June Afrika Bambaataa 7.30pm, £ 9 adv. Hip-hop pioneer in Cardiff for a first time in a while. Grasshoppers Bailey Street, Brynmawr, Gwent. 07779 245090 / grasshoppersbar @ hotmail. co. uk Fri 24 Powercore May Madness Returns 6pm-1am, £ 6 /£ 5 before 8. Hardcore, hardstyle, gabba, drum’ n’ bass and typing. Lineup: DJ Kurt, Krooga & MC Whippz, Ripraw, Burn, Miss Special K, Bloocaldini, Lozzie, Reminisce, Webbe, Demize, J-Skitz, Instigate, Leif Boii & Boyle, Coregazm, Hovok, Tekno Bear, Ray Raw, Patchy and Dash & App plus MCs Wotsee, Ricta, Leggett, Pieman, Nemesis D, Bazza and Messiah. Gwdihw 6 Guildford Crescent, Cardiff. 029 2039 7933 / www. gwdihw. co. uk Thursdays Juxtaposed 11pm, £ 3. Pop and indie hits every week. Fri 5 Jump Around 9pm, £ 3. New hiphop night with a set from beatbox’ n’ MC duo Beatspoke. Fri 10 This That And The Third 9pm, £ 3. Welsh hip-hop showcase, this month boasting a set from DJ Jaffa. Fri 17 Devils Gun 10pm, £ 3. Funk, disco and soul from DJ Veto and a live band TBC. Sat 4 Juju Nations 9pm, £ 3. Funk, reggae, Afrobeat and the like. Sat 11 Fat City 9pm, £ 4. Soul, Latin, jazz, house, electro, funk and hip-hop, with a live set from Souleance( see Music). Sat 25 Hully Gully 9pm, £ 3. Funk, hip-hop, beats and bass with a guest set from Racksteady. Sun 19 Fat City Sundays 4pm, free. Leftfield jazz and the like on the decks; cake, craft and board games available for you to act on appropriately. * Sun 26 Delete 1pm, £ 10 adv. The first of their summer parties in the car park is headlined by vaguely mysterious house crew Italojohnson. They seem to have it going on. See Clubs for more. Hobo’ s 6-10 Queen Street, Bridgend. www. hobosmusicvenue. com Fridays + Saturdays Distorted 10pm-3am, free. Rock, punk and metal night in the bar area where punters are encouraged to make requests. Howardian Youh Centre Hammond Way, Penylan. 07432 107365 / www. facebook. com / studio22howardian Tue 21 Electronic Night 6.30-9pm, 50p. Live and DJ sets in genres including dubstep, drum’ n’ bass, house, garage and techno. Aimed at ages 14-24. Koko Gorilaz Salisbury Road, Cardiff. 029 2034 1767 / www. kokogorilaz. co. uk Fri 31 Cardiff Originals 9.30pm-3am. Nicky Blackmarket is the guest of honour for this celebration of Cardiff’ s jungle / drum’ n’ bass history. T-Bone, Dubmatt, Ransom, Smokey Bluntz, Kallista, Rayzor, Oisin, Orange Elvis, Zippy & Cod, G Sharp, Sheppa D, Bason, MP, Slaughter, G Fync, Tribe & Coop, Jobione and more TBC are the DJs. MCs: Mr Traumatik, XL, Picton, Caveman, Drillz, Jaydee, Skamma, Rdott, Dman and Killah K. Kuku Club Park Plaza Hotel, Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. Members’ club. 029 2011 1177 / www. kukuclub. co. uk Fri 3, 10 + 17 Killer Tomato |
9pm-3am. Tom will play party classics with award-winning scratch DJ’ s skills. Fri 24 Reminiscence 9pm-3am. 80s and 90s swing and soul club classics from DJ Saul, Jnr and Martin Rafferty. Sat 4 Lock, Stock & 2 Smoking DJs 9pm-3am.“ These boys have the pedigree and they know not to take life too seriously.” Sat 11 + Sun 26 Sugar & Spice 9pm-3am. Local r’ n’ b / urban mainstays. Sat 25 Freak! 9pm-3am. Showcasing the best DJs and acts in house music from around the world. Sun 5 + Sat 18 Original Sodabar Reunion 9pm-3am. Richard, Dan and Dave take you way back to the mid-00s. Ladybird 10 / 11 Mill Lane, Cardiff. 07851 387683 / info @ ladybirdcardiff. com Tuesdays Alt. Tuesdays 10pm-3am, £ 4 /£ 3.50 guestlist. Indie and rock every week. Fridays Spoiled Rotten 9pm-3am, £ 5 /£ 3 b4 12. Urban Fusions, Mista Bibs, Alex B and John Banji play club classics plus r’ n’ b and dance hits. Live video mixing also features. Saturdays Voodoo 8pm- 3am. House from Chris Evans again, plus guest sax from Mr Saxobeat. Sundays Sunday Project / Surf Shak 7pm-3am, free with guestlist. Floor fillers and house classics from DJ Sarah Louise. Lava Lounge The Old Brewery Quarter, Caroline Street, Cardiff. 029 2038 2313. Fridays Fever Fridays 9pm- 3am. Cardiff’ s only official 90s and 00s night. Dance to tunes from the last two decades with drinks prices to match. Saturdays 9pm-3am. Our DJ spins your favourite party tunes from 70s disco to the most recent chart toppers. Sundays Industry Sundays 9pm-4am. Folks in the bar, club and hotel industry can come here after work and party to the selections of DJs Rhys Lewis and DJ George. Metros Baker’ s Row, Cardiff. 029 2039 9942 / www. metroscardiff. com Wednesdays Cheapskates 9pm-4am, £ 5. Hywel plays‘ alternative mayhem’ and old skool cheese. Fridays Subversion 9.30pm-3.30am, £ 3 with flyer b4 10.30pm. Drinks promos, no dress code. Rock, punk, metal and alternative beats. Saturdays Slacker 9.30pm-3.30am. Wherein Hywel plays alternative and new music. Meze Lounge Market Street, Newport. 01633 213161. Wednesdays Meze Rocks! 9pm-4am, £ 3 /£ 1 b4 10. Main room: rock, indie, electro and punk. Studio: Visuals / games and chills. Attic: ska, punk and reggae. Thursdays Torn 8pm-2am. Rock and metal live bands from 8-11pm; a clubnight of much the same from 11pm- 2am. Fridays Dressed To Kill 10pm-5am. This two-room club night has bubblegum punk pop( their, accurate, words) in the main room and nu-metal type stuff in room 2. Saturdays Crash! 10pm-5am, £ 3- £ 5. Two rooms ofindie / dance / alt( main room); and d’ n’ b / dubstep / hiphop / bass( Attic). Minskys Show Bar Cathedral Walk, St David’ s Centre, Cardiff. 029 2023 3128. Fridays & Saturdays 8pm- 1am. Dancing and cabaret with |
regular drag acts including Pixie Perez, Tina Sparkle, Miss Babs and Jolene Dover. Mocka Lounge Mill Lane, Cardiff. Mon-Sat 11am-late. 029 2022 1295 / www. mockalounge. com Fridays Timeless DJ Dan Nicholas plays r’ n’ b, funk, disco and old skool. Just old skool. Saturdays Decorum Soulful and upfront house, plus funk, disco etc, from Sinky and Styles. Sundays VIP Chris Evans( My Playhouse) plays club classics, funky house and r’ n’ b. Mojo 42 Cambrian Road, Newport. 01633 223089. Sat 4 Bionic 10pm-4am, £ 10. Room one: hardstyle and hard trance from Mark EG, Cally & Juice, Brian M vs McBunn, Sankie DJ & Kashi, Shock: Force and a DJ competition winner. Room two: hardcore, hardstyle and gabba from The Criminal, Dash & App, Burn & Boyle, Leif Boii, Ray Raw & MC Bazza, Bass Brothers and two DJ competition winners. Monkey Bar 13 Castle Street, Swansea. 01792 480822 / www. monkeycafe. co. uk Wednesdays Student Night 10pm-3am, free. Popular tunes and drinks deals every week. Fri 3 + 17 Shut The Funk Up 10pm-4am, £ 3.“ Chart tunes, drinks deals, funk, soul, Motown, disco.” That’ s what this new night offers. Fri 24 Monkey Residents 10pm-3am, £ 3. Drum’ n’ bass, dub and old skool. Fri 31 Fraktal 10pm-4am, £ 5. Beats, breaks and drum’ n’ bass night headlined by Dimension and Skankdabass. Sat 4 + 18 Wonka Vision 10pm-4am. Electic funk and danceable selections. Sat 4 features live Bristol band Dub Mafia. Sat 11 + 25 Marvel 10pm-3am. Hiphop, funk, soul, electrohouse, reggae, drum’ n’ bass and slow jams r’ n’ b, plus electrofunk and breaks downstairs. Sun 5 Sunday Service £ 5. Industry night. Sun 26 Allsorts Final show for these student-oriented club promo folks. Oceana Greyfriars Road, Cardiff. 029 2023 3833 / cardiff @ oceanaclubs. com Mondays OMG! 9.30pm-3am, £ 3.50. Mayhem, games, cheap drinks, r’ n’ b, dance, indie, inner turmoil. Fridays Escape 9pm-3am, £ 5.50. Tunes, drinks offers, party. Saturdays The Sound Of Saturday 9pm-3am, £ 8. Oceana’ s premier weekend night out, just edging out Friday in those particular stakes. Oceana 72 The Kingsway, Swansea. 0845 293 2872 / swansea @ oceanaclubs. com Mondays I Love Mondays 10pm-3am, £ 5. Student night. Tuesdays Love Social 10pm- 3am, £ 7.50. Under-18s night. Wednesdays Fuzzy Logic 10pm-3am, £ 3. Another student night with tunes supplied by Dave D( Ministry Of Sound resident). Fridays 3-4-1 Fridays £ 5. Featuring‘ three drinks for the price of one’ offers. Jesus. Saturdays The Sound Of Saturday £ 6.50. Odyssey Wind Street, Swansea. 01792 476476. Fridays I Love Fridays 10pm-3am, £ 2 adv. Main room: r’ n’ b, chart and dance anthems from D-Tone. Solitaire Lounge: r’ n’ b, bashment, garage, funky house and more. Saturdays Rehab vs Kiss 10pm-3am, £ 3.50 adv. Main room: r’ n’ b, |
chart and dance anthems from DJ Richie. Solitaire Lounge: vocal funky house from Chris Brown. The Old Library Trinity Street, Cardiff. 029 2066 6566. Thursdays Blurry 9pm-2am, free. Indie, rock, grunge etc. Fridays The Resurrection 9pm-4am, free. Indie, Britpop and alternative. Saturdays Bang 9pm-4am, free. Indie, Alternative, mashups and party rockers with Hywel and DJ Loveless. The Pink Geranium 31-33 Herbert St, Pontardawe. 01792 862255. Sun 5 The Pink Open Air Dance Fest 2pm, free. Bank holiday house alldayer in the garden of a pub, presented by Rehab. CN Williams, Danny Slade, Mark Juntz Jones & Martin Smith, Matt Jones, Nik Lawson, Anthony Zeus Watkins, Callum Gillings and DJ Abzz comprise the lineup. Popworld( formerly Reflex) Wind Street, Swansea. Mon- Fri + Sun 8pm-3am; Sat 3pm-3am. 01792 470676. Tuesdays Popworld Idol 9pm-3am. Wednesdays Combo Light 8pm-3am, £ 3 /£ 2. Most drinks are £ 1.50. Thursdays Poptails 8pm- 3am. With 2-4-1 drinks all night. Fridays + Saturdays Popworld Party 8pm-3am, £ 2- £ 4( Fri)/£ 3- £ 5( Sat). Sundays Jukepops 9pm-3am. DJ-led with a“ you say, we play” policy. Pulse 3 Churchill Way, Cardiff. 029 2064 1010 / www. pulsecardiff. com. Gay venue. Wednesdays Pow 10pm, £ 1. Student night with theme nights and giveaways. Fridays Pulsetastic 10pm-5am, £ 3. With live PAs once a month. Saturdays Pop Til You Drop 10pm-5am, £ 5 /£ 4 b4 11. With DJ Warren and Matt Lissack( Capital FM). Revolution Castle Street, Cardiff. Open from 11am. 029 2023 6689 / www. revolution-bars. co. uk Tuesdays Sync 9pm-3am. Student night featuring hazers, lasers and drink deals. Wednesdays Shotgun Rules 9pm-3am. Exclusive midweek student party. You don’ t need NUS to get in though. Fridays Friday Club / I Love Vodka From 5pm. DJs, drinks offers, free area hire and the Revolution Angels who give away free vodka-related stuff. All food and lots of drink is also 2-4-1. Saturdays Party in style with table bookings. Sin City Dilwyn Street, Swansea. 01792 468892 / bookings @ alternativeswansea. com Thursdays Sin Savers 10pm-3am, £ 3. Student night. Fridays Face / Off 10pm- 3.30am, £ 4 /£ 3 b4 11. Indie in room 1, metal in room 2. Saturdays Sink 10pm-3am. Hip-hop, drum’ n’ bass, dubstep etc, with special guests plus resident DJs Dubman, Swiss Elf and South. Sat 4 + Sat 1 June Dead Of Night 10pm- 3am, £ 3. Goth / alternative club night. Six Feet Under Stow Hill, Newport. 01633 252252 / www. sixfeetunderclub. com Thurs 30 Flexx Half Term Madness 7-11pm, £ 6. Under-18s club night, during which they will apparently be announcing the winner of the Jessie J Prize. I assume this is |
some sort of scholarship for gifted children. Fri 10 Revision Revolt 8.30pm-1.30am, £ 6 /£ 5 adv. Another school-age party night, hosted by some company called Top Banana. Sun 5 Fresh City 10pm. With special guest Chris Goldfinger. Soda Lounge St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029 2037 3363 / www. sodalounge. co. uk Tuesdays Cartel £ 4 /£ 3.50. UK-wide student night. Mr. Mozafari will be playing vocal house and electro upstairs; DJ Wallace will supply r’ n’ b and chart in the Soda Lounge. Wednesdays Boutique £ 4 /£ 3.50. The one-two killer combo of“ glamorous people” and“ cheapest Wednesday night drinks”. Fridays Smack. 10pm-3am, £ 3.50 adv. Cardiff’ s most notorious night, apparently, and maybe it is if you’ re a student. Saturdays Soiree 9pm-4am. 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. Fridays Office Party Chart toppers in the Tiger bar; dance, house and electro anthems in the club area; 70s and 80s party tunes in Groovy Wonderland. Saturdays Kanaloa New Polynesian style area with cocktails, VIP booths, dancers etc. Troyfest Baskerville Hall, nr Hay-On-
Wye. info @ troyfest. co. uk / www. troyfest. co. uk Fri 3-Mon 6 Troyfest £ 72( four days). Where Am I? Stage: The Nextmen, Coda, Rackabeat & Bar-Low, Jessy Allen and Monty Carlo( Friday); DJ Format, DJ Moneyshot, Laid Blak and Yaaba Funk( Saturday); Craig Charles( DJ set), Smoove & Turrell, Mr. Woodnote, Little Rhys & Eva Lazarus and Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate( Sunday). Was I There? Stage: Delete presents Jeremy Underground Paris, Matt Owen, Lee Graves, Marc Parsons, Dave Little, Clare James, Joey P, The Organ Grinder, Soul Rebel, Rikki Humphrey, Blured, Jambo & Scott Mantle, Dave Llewellyn, Andrew Hill and Ryan Housemasters Brown( Friday and Saturday); Chrome Kids present Kaptin, Bodhi, Stagga, Mr Healan, Falcon Lake, DJ Comfort, Jauge, Mr. Ben, Killer Tom, Connor, Max Looker, Roysten, Rat Catcher, Big Tony, Neil Navarra, Wande and Péchés Mignons( Sunday). You Are Here Stage: Afro Cluster, Gypsy Wine Cartel, Inc. A and Palomino Party( Friday); Cut Capers, Iron Eye, Dub Party, Railroad Bill, The Siren Sisters, Lori Campbell and Puddle Funk & Mischief( Saturday); Johnny Cage And The Voodoogroove, Hackney Colliery Band, Beijing Bandits, Tree House Fire, Captain Accident And The Disasters and Ruby Samba( Sunday). The Underground 37 St Helens Road, Swansea. 07980 448660 / www. theundergroundswansea. com Wednesdays Static 9pm-
MAD P / DONOVAN SMITH Hardcore Will Never Die @ Aura, Cardiff, Sat 11. Tickets: £ 8. Info: auracardiff @ gmail. com Aura is graced this month by the folks behind Hardcore Will Never Die – a longstanding website whose mission is to upload vintage releases and DJ sets from the jaw-dislocating bomber jacket early 90s period of hardcore and jungle techno. They have two of the most fondly regarded names from the era to do their bidding. As Mad P, Patrick McPhee was the MC half of Top Buzz, alongside Mikee B who later founded UK garage scene leaders the Dreem Teem. Mad P also coined the nickname‘ Bad Boy’ that DJ Donovan Smith invariably wedged in the middle of his name back in the day, fitting for the sets of ruffneck jungle that he played at Dreamscape, Obsession and the like. And tonight, they’ re both in the building! Sweet.
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