LIVE
Hot 8 Brass Band @ Moon Club
“A MUST VISIT
FOR ANYONE
WITH THEIR
FINGER ON THE
PULSE”
MID-SIZE
about once a week on average this longrunning Swansea venue puts on live
music. Folk, roots and country define
their booking policy, but bookings come
from all over the globe, and many of
them have made The Chattery a staple
of their tour.
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS UNION
Park Place, Cardiff
029 2078 1400
www.cardiffstudents.com
A great variety of touring bands and DJs
come to play Cardiff’s Students Union
throughout the year. The drinks are
cheap and it’s definitely worth keeping
up with their listings, as this is one of
Cardiff‘s best mid-sized venues with
both the Great Hall and Solus nightclub
laying on regular gigs.
HOBOS
10 Queen Street Bridgend
01656 769 576
www.hobosmusicvenue.co.uk/
It won recognition from the NME for best
small venue in Wales last year, and why
not? Hobo’s, Bridgend’s only dedicated
live venue at present, has turned itself
into a fine two-room operation in the
last two years. It regularly brings in
touring bands and had a semi-secret
Lostprophets show a few months back.
CLWB IFOR BACH
11 Womanby Street, Cardiff
029 2023 2199
www.clwb.net
Known to all English speakers simply as
Welsh Club, this place is certainly the
HQ of Cardiff’s live music scene. Having
gained somewhat legendary status in
South Wales, Clwb is the place for all you
new music hounds. A classic live music
venue which has seen the great and the
good play within its walls, Clwb is a must
Buzz 024
visit for anyone with their finger on the
pulse.
THE FACTORY
Jenkin Street, Porth
01443 687080
www.facebook.com
Formerly known as ‘The Pop Factory’ this
mid-sized venue in Porth have played host
to everyone from Queens of the Stone Age
to S Club 7. Now with monthly Rhondda
Rocks night dedicated to local bands,
you’re bound to hear some new emerging
music from The Factory.
THE GATE
38 Keppoch Street, Cardiff
029 2048 3344
www.thegate.org.uk
As one of Cardiff’s most unique live
experiences, The Gate is second only
to the memory of The Point‘s stainedglass windows. The venue’s Grand
Theatre provides an elaborate setting
with archaic wooden pews surrounding
a central stage. You can expect a great
variety of music, comedy, theatre, dance
and more at this fantastic multi-purpose
live venue.