3RD-5TH OCT ’25

DATE EVENT VENUE
3-18 OCT LOLFA CANOPI LOUNGE – FESTIVAL HUB CANOPI
FRI 3 OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION AND MUSIC INDUSTRY NETWORKING RWCMD
AN EVENING WITH CVC: OPENING HEADLINE CONCERT RWCMD
LLAIS PREVIEW LISTENING PARTY: FEATURING MARED PERFORMANCE DIGGERS RECORDS
MPH + BEN CRIPPS + SHEP + VIEWPOINTS: OPENING NIGHT EVENT DISTRICT
SAT 4 WELSH BLACK MUSIC AWARDS RWCMD
CARDIFF CITY OF ARCADES FOR CARDIFF COLLABORATION CARDIFF ARCADES
DR BANANA + LAIDLAW + LUCAS ALEXANDER 360 EXPERIENCE DISTRICT
SUN 5 TOM RASMUSSEN – SUPPORT: ALFIE SHARP + DRING CLWB IFOR BACH

6TH-12TH OCT ’25

DATE EVENT VENUE
MON 6 LLAIS: WELSH MUSIC PRIZE WMC
TUE 7 PINO PALLADINO + BLAKE MILLS, FT. SAM GENDEL + CHRIS DAVE THE GATE
PINO PALLADINO + BLAKE MILLS, FT. SAM GENDEL + CHRIS DAVE (LATE SHOW) THE GATE
WELLY SUPPORTED BY FLAT PARTY AND HOLLY HEAD CLWB IFOR BACH
WED 8 COPA | BBC HORIZONS/BEACONS CYMRU THE GATE
MUSEUM ASSOCIATION CARDIFF MUSEUM
LLAIS: BBC CARDIFF SINGER OF THE WORLD WMC
THU 9 CATRIN FINCH & LEE HOUSE RWCMD
LLAIS: MEREDITH MONK, CATE LE BON, ANNIE AND THE CALDWELLS WMC
FRI 10 CREATIVE MORNINGS: IN CONVERSATION WITH HUW STEPHENS CARDIFF CASTLE
BLODEUGERDD: THE GREAT WELSH SONGBOOK RWCMD
MALI HAF CLWB IFOR BACH
ROBERT FORSTER THE GATE
PARADISE GARDEN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION PARADISE GARDEN
FACTOR 50 WITH SUPPORT FROM STATIC INC, NIKITA, JONESY PORTERS
THE EXPRESSION ORCHESTRA: PYKA PRODUCTIONS INTERACTIVE TECH PROJECT CITY CENTRE
LLAIS: MARED & FRIENDS, BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND, ENJI, MABE FRATTI WMC
SAT 11 DISCOMASS | TRANSFORMING ST JOHN’S CHURCH IN CARDIFF CITY CENTRE INTO A DISCO MUSIC EXPERIENCE ST JOHN’S CHURCH
SOUND TRACKS MUSIC HERITAGE WALK WITH GARETH POTTER CARDIFF BAY
ISHMAEL ENSEMBLE CULTVR
TEAK: GO INTO THE LIGHT FT ESTHER, RIKKI HUMPHREY, SEKA, DAVID J BULL, JAMES TEAK FEATURING SAIN AUDIO SOUNDSYSTEM JACOB’S BASEMENT
REDZED W/ SUPPORT – ACID ROW & NOVA SCOTIA CLWB IFOR BACH
LLAIS: THE SATURDAY SESSION: IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE, VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ, TRIO DA KALI,  ADWAITH, POESIS WMC
SUN 12 SOUND TRACKS MUSIC HERITAGE WALK WITH GARETH POTTER CARDIFF BAY
NEW MODEL ARMY TRAMSHED
LOS CAMPESINOS! Y PLAS
LLAIS: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, ROIS, KHAMIRA WMC

14TH-18TH OCT ’25

DATE EVENT VENUE
TUE 14 SOUND AND VISION: POWERING PRODUCTIONS FOR TV, FILM AND MEDIA CARDIFF CASTLE
SOUL IN THE GARDEN | TAN CERDD PARADISE GARDEN
POETIC WALES NORWEIGAN CHURCH
SOMEBODY’S CHILD THE GATE
WED 15 DDWY / DJ SARAH SWEENEY / ESTHER (LIVE) PARADISE GARDEN
PRS FOUNDATION’S INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE FUND ROADSHOW MUSIC CANOPI
BEACONS X PORTER’S BIRTHPLACE FUND CELEBRATION CONCERT PORTERS
LITTLE GIGS BACH SHOWCASE THE GATE
THU 16 MONOCOLOR | ENTANGLED STRUCTURES CULTVR
SWN CONNECT MUSIC INDUSTRY CONFERENCE CORNERSTONE
SWN MULTI-VENUE ACROSS CITY
NIGHT MARKET CARDIFF MARKET
SPYRES PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS MASA & VAIN PARADISE GARDEN
MOCHA TONES RHOSTIO
WELSH FESTIVAL SUMMIT: (ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT FESTIVALS CONFERENCE) CORNERSTONE
FRI 17 SWN CONNECT MUSIC INDUSTRY CONFERENCE CORNERSTONE
SWN MULTI-VENUE ACROSS CITY
NIGHT MARKET CARDIFF MARKET
BEARDYMAN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE CULTVR
THE GOTOBEDS PARADISE GARDEN
SOUND TRACKS MUSIC HERITAGE WALK WITH GARETH POTTER CARDIFF CITY CENTRE
CARDIFF CITY OF ARCADES FOR CARDIFF COLLABORATION CITY ARCADES
NIGHT MARKET CARDIFF MARKET
SAT 18 SWN MULTI-VENUE ACROSS CITY
NIGHT MARKET CARDIFF MARKET
GRASSROOTS HIP HOP JAM GRASSROOTS
SOUND TRACKS MUSIC HERITAGE WALK WITH GARETH POTTER CARDIFF CITY CENTRE
SETH LAKEMAN THE GATE
SHANGRI-LA PRESENTS MAX DEAN HEADLINE FINALE DANCE EVENT DEPOT

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