DOZENS of bands and solo artists are taking to a variety of stages around Newport city centre tonight in a fabulous free festival of live music to celebrate Record Store Day.

If you are stuck for something to do tonight and you enjoy live music, the city centre is the place to be for a great Saturday night.

Organised by Diverse Vinyl and Newport Now Business Improvement District (BID), this is third year that the event has taken place - and it is set to be the biggest and best yet.

Exciting live acts from a diverse range of genres are performing across five venues, completely free of charge, and the music has already begun.

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Last year's Record Store Day (Picture: Chris Tinsley)

Acts included are: Queen Zee, Adwaith, Burning Ferns, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Campfire Social, Christina Thatcher, Chroma, David Llewellyn, Deathtraps, Dingus Khan, Eitha Da, Emily Gwyrdd, Finding Aurora, Francesca's Word Salad, Gemini Anderson, Gintis, The Hard Aches, Joe Kelly, Los Blancos, Mass Envy, Oxygen Thief, Rainbow Maniac, Red Telephone, Richard Milward, Tequila, and Slammers.

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Last year's Record Store Day (Picture: Chris Tinsley)

They are performing in Le Pub, McCann’s Rock 'n' Ale Bar, Slipping Jimmy’s Bar & Grill, Tiny Rebel’s Urban Tap House, and Ye Olde Murenger. Venue line-ups and start times can be found on the poster below.

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Meanwhile, Diverse Vinyl on Charles Street has been busy shifting Record Store Day releases, with a queue beginning to form from the early hours.

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Queues outside Diverse Vinyls last year (Picture: Chris Tinsley)

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Upstairs in the Newport Gallery at the indoor market, there has been a record fair, and Kriminal Records, based in the indoor market, has had a stall selling cheap second hand vinyl, with the proceeds going to Ysgol Bryn Derw, the ASD school in Gaer, Newport.