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The Hunters are back together for festival

5:06pm Friday 24th May 2013

THE Hunters – a popular band from Newport who toured with The Hollies in 1963 – have snared the headline spot at this year’s Live on the Wye music festival… nearly four decades after splitting up.

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Return of Elvis Costello's revolver

5:02pm Friday 24th May 2013

FOLLOWING the success of his recent UK tour, Elvis Costello has decided to revolve again next month, wheeling his gigantic vaudevillian contraption up and down the country for 15 highly anticipated shows including visits to Cardiff and Bristol on June 1 and 2.

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Does your mother know? - Abbamania's Mark Thomas Interview

5:00pm Friday 24th May 2013

This weekend ABBAMANIA comes to Ebbw Vale, recalling the hits of the 70s’ super-Swedes. ANDY HOWELLS talks to MARK THOMAS about the show

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Big Splash stars ToyPOP! launch new album - Sarah Pountney interview

4:57pm Friday 24th May 2013

A year on from their first appearance in MEET THE BAND, TOYPOP! release their debut album Come What May. ANDY HOWELLS speaks to ShiftyPopAKA SARAH POUNTNEY about the new album ahead of their appearance atTHE BIG SPLASH next week

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Toby's solo date in Cardiff

4:51pm Friday 24th May 2013

SOLO musician Toby Goodshank has announced an appearance at Four Bars in Cardiff next month.

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Gareth Gates on the road to Newport

4:49pm Friday 24th May 2013

GARETH GATES brings his new acoustic tour to Newport Riverfront next month and takes time to talk music to ANDY HOWELLS

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Moody Blues all set for Cardiff date

4:46pm Friday 24th May 2013

THE Moody Blues UKtour comes to St David’s Hall , Cardiff next month.

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Music, dance and real ale at Tredegar House Folk Festival

1:48pm Friday 10th May 2013

TREDEGAR House and Country Park plays host to fine folk music this weekend, with the 24th Tredegar House Folk Festival. Headlined by Welsh folk band Jamie Smith’s Mabon, it offers a weekend of international dance, music and song.

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French rockers on the road - Maarten Devoldere Interview

1:42pm Friday 10th May 2013

Ahead of a headline date in Bristol next week, MAARTEN DEVOLDERE of French rockers Balthazar talks to ANDY HOWELLS

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Blockheads set for Cardiff date

1:34pm Friday 10th May 2013

RARELY off the road since the demise of Ian Dury in 2000 there’s no doubting that the most lovable, cocky, funny, schoolboy rude and artful characters fromthe punk generation are The Blockheads.

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Tubular Bells ring to a new tune for fortieth anniversary - Daniel Holdsworth interview

1:30pm Friday 10th May 2013

On the 40th anniversary of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells Multi-Intrumentalist DANIEL HOLDSWORTH tells ANDY HOWELLS about how the album has been revisualised for a live show coming to Cardiff soon

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Bella Hardy brings good folk to St David's Hall

1:24pm Friday 10th May 2013

BELLA Hardy will visit Cardiff’s St David’s Hall next week performing songs from her new studio album battleplan, the brooding follow-up to the award winning Songs Lost & Stolen, released in 2011.

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Meet The Band Special: Paper Aeroplanes' Sarah Howells Discusses Little Letters

1:22pm Friday 10th May 2013

Almost a year on from their first appearance in Meet The Band, ANDY HOWELLS catches up with Paper Aeroplanes’ SARAH HOWELLS to discuss their new album and tour

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Big Splash stars set to rock Newport Riverfront

9:19am Friday 3rd May 2013

THERE will be an eclectic mix of free live music on the Cafe Terrace stage at The Riverfront throughout the Big Splash weekend of May 31 to June 2, 2013.

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Top DJ set for night of hard house at Chepstow

9:09am Friday 3rd May 2013

BACK by popular demand, the pretty princess of hard house Lisa Pin-Up hits the decks for a second time at the Aura Nightclub, on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 5.

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Pub music fest has great bands on tap

9:06am Friday 3rd May 2013

NEXT month sees the third music festival put on by Shirenewton residents and it promises to be the best yet.

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Boy band Five to play Cardiff

9:02am Friday 3rd May 2013

FOLLOWING their huge success as part of the sell out Big Reunion tour and the ITV2 series, one of the UK’s most successful boyband’s Five are embarking on their own massive headline tour including a date in Cardiff.

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Meet The Band: ART.IS.FICTION

9:00am Friday 3rd May 2013

ANDY HOWELLS chats to KODA from North Wales band ART.IS.FICTION

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