Cardiff Big Weekend

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Cardiff Big Weekend
Cardiff Big Weekend, Cathays Park.jpg
Genre Rock, Indie, pop, electronic, dance, hip hop, folk, experimental, metal, world
DatesAugust (exact date varies)
Location(s) Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Years active1995–2011, 2017
Website pridecymru.co.uk

The Cardiff Big Weekend took place annually from 1993 to 2011, and in 2017 as part of the Cardiff Festival organized by Cardiff Council. [1] The event was free, and lasted three days. As well as music over the weekend, there were fair rides on site, and firework displays. [2]

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In 2004 the Admiral Group began to sponsor the event, and continued to do so until 2011. [3] This sponsorship led to the event later being titled the Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend. [4]

Alongside the event a competition held by Cardiff Council's event team gave the opportunity for bands to perform at the Big Weekend. The Big Gig was launched in June 2011, and had a category for under 18s and over 18s. In 2011 there were over 60 entrants and the over 18 finalists competed at The Globe, Cardiff. [5] [6]

The Line Up

2017

Pride Cymru brought back the Big Weekend music festival and included their LGBT Pride Parade to reform it as 'Pride Cymru's Big Weekend'. Cardiff City Hall's Lawn, which was located at the end of the official Pride Parade route, was the venue. [7]

Friday 25 AugustSaturday 26 AugustSunday 27 August
Fun Lovin Criminals Bright Light Bright Light Charlotte Church
Last Orders Tribute Bands (various) Zervas & Pepper
Lost & Found Blair Dunlop
AFISHAL & Judge Jules Jordan Gray
Leighton Jones

2012

The Cardiff Big Weekend, which is usually held the second weekend in August as part of Cardiff Festival, was "rested" for a year in 2012 due to the Olympic Football games taking place at the Millennium Stadium (in Cardiff) on 9 and 10 August. [8] In 2013, the music festival was axed and replaced with a temporary 'Beach' area in Cardiff Bay's Roald Dahl Plass. [9]

2011

Friday 5 AugustSaturday 6 AugustSunday 7 August
Death Before SunriseZong Zing All StarsFfred Jones
OKDom DuffEdei
Attack! Attack!Jazz Jamaica with Special Guest Myrna HagueKing Charles
Funeral For a FriendHayley ScarlettFriends Electric
Horace Andy & Dub AsanteDodgy
Vintage TroubleNerina Pallot
GabrielleThe Feeling

2010

Friday 30 JulySaturday 31 JulySunday 1 August
SamoansMaroon TownThe Lay-Lows
RacehorsesWonderbrassRumer
Los Campesinos! The Raghu Dixit Project Pete Lawrie
The Blackout The Congo AllstarsFenech Soler
Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos The Phenomenal Handclap Band
The Jolly Boys Athlete
Pee Wee Ellis and the Funky Assembly Feeder
Chaka Demus and Pliers

2009

Friday 31 JulySaturday 1 AugustSunday 2 August
Save Your BreathSoukous KoumbeleSteve Appleton
The Joy FormidablePeatbog FaeriesAbsent Elk
Attack! Attack!Chancery Blame & The Gadgo ClubThe Leisure Society
Kids In Glass HousesMeloparkEbony Bones!
Orquesta CacheCamera Obscura
Edward IIThe Lightning Seeds
Imelda MayThe Zutons

2008

Friday 1 AugustSaturday 2 AugustSunday 3 August
Park Bench Social ClubPandemoniumFrizbee
Juice - with caller Dave ParsonsNatacha AtlasYoav
The Men They Couldn't HangRobert Maseko & The Congo BeatBeth Rowley
Ryland TeifiGo Audio
Grupo Lokito The Automatic
Prince Buster and the Delroy Williams Junction BandGlasvegas
Young Knives
Ash

2007

Friday 3 AugustSaturday 4 AugustSunday 5 August
PeeWee EllisSW StormGethin Pearson
Bobby KrayLos SkaramerosColum Regan
Soul II Soul SoundsystemThe SoothsayersHalflight
Sierra MaestroThe Storys
Jimmy CliffBen Taylor
Richie Havens
Sandi Thom
Magic Numbers

2006

Friday 4 AugustSaturday 5 AugustSunday 6 August
The SelecterDaisy BlueUnkle Bob
Katrina (formerly of Katrina and the Waves)Viva MachineMukka
The AlarmAlongcamemanFoy Vance
Memory Lane Music Mix WinnersLos Pacaminos featuring Paul Young
The PoppiesTerri Walker
CordStereo MCs
The Crimea Cerys Matthews
The Infadels
The Automatic
Kubb

2005

Friday 12 AugustSaturday 13 AugustSunday 14 August
Beverley Knight

Line up also included Chesney Hawkes, Hazel O’Connor, The Christians and Modern Romance.

2004

Friday 30 JulySaturday 31 JulySunday 1 August
Bad Manners Red Dragon Roadshow Cherry Falls
Chas 'n' DaveDynamo DresdenD?booga
Howard JonesSpeedwayThe Jews Brothers
Zoot WomanCaramelo Son
The DelaysRhian Benson
The Fun Lovin' CriminalsThe Brand New Heavies

2003

Friday 1 AugustSaturday 2 AugustSunday 3 August
Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band Red Dragon Roadshow The Elephant is Gerald
LimahlAyraShod
Go WestLSKKing Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys
The BeesLa Bottine Souriante
AthleteThe Proclaimers
The BluetonesThe Waterboys

2002

Friday 2 AugustSaturday 3 AugustSunday 4 August
BarkerRay Davies

2001

Friday 3 AugustSaturday 4 AugustSunday 5 August
Tommy & the Chauffeur Red Dragon Roadshow Nick Turner Allstars
Tetra Splendour Maximum Roach Black Umfolosi
Lostprophets I am Kloot Jazz Jamaica All Stars
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci Kosheen TBC ???
EMF Deacon Blue

2000

Friday 4 AugustSaturday 5 AugustSunday 6 August
Kennedy SoundtrackNucleus RootsMotimba
Baby Elephant Rae & Christian Kakatsitsi
Bench Chumbawamba Arrow
Manchild Asian Dub Foundation Victor Hugo & La Banda Picante
Ptang Yang Kipper BangKris Jenkins Aswad

1999

Friday 6 AugustSaturday 7 AugustSunday 8 August
Rocket Gold Star Red Dragon FM Party in the Park Four Brothers
CartoonIndian Ropeman Vocal Sampling
Quattro The Herbaliser Groupa Folia
Big Leaves Afro Celt Sound System Black Star Liner
King Pleasure
Nik Kershaw

1998

Friday 7 AugustSaturday 8 AugustSunday 9 August
Armstrong Red Dragon Roadshow Loop Guru
Diesel BugFisherman Walk Mutton Birds
Manchild Melys Osibisa
Ether Carrie Leo Sayer
Audioweb Carleen Anderson
Gene

1997

Friday August 8Saturday August 9Sunday August 10
Trippa Red Dragon Roadshow Christine Collister
Planet Loaded Rachel Stamp Tony Hadley
RevolvaDon Sam Brown
The Blinders Ether Afro Celt Sound System
Stereophonics Death in Vegas Urban Species
Dreadzone Omar

1996

Friday August 9Saturday August 10Sunday August 11
Leighton JonesJames Taylor QuartetRailroad Bill
Flow MotionSuper Furry Animals
Pocket Devils Spice Girls
DogPato Banton
4 Man Do
Upside Down

1995

Thursday August 10Friday August 11Saturday August 12Sunday August 13
Dub WarA Night At The OperaChumbawamba Carter USM
60 ft DollsTime Flies House PartyHugh CornwallCorduroy
Super Furry AnimalsThe DharmasFNAAZ
Galaxy 101 Showcase feat Danii Minogue + The Spice Girls etcWaste Ayinde Marshall
The UnderdogsBackbone
Fat Barry's Soul BandH-Kippers

References

  1. ↑ "Big Gig aims to give unsigned band a break to The Big Weekend". Wales Online. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend". Capital South Wales. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Beach fun". South Wales Echo. 1 May 2004. p. 13. ProQuest   342081068.
  4. ↑ Price, Karen (1 May 2004). "Stars line up for summer in city". Western Mail. p. 16. ProQuest   341416253.
  5. ↑ "Big Gig aims to give unsigned band a break to The Big Weekend". Wales Online. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ffred Jones gears himself up for his Big Weekend". Wales Online. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Kathryn Williams, This is the line up for this year's Pride Cymru Big Weekend event in Cardiff, Wales Online, 12 May 2017, Accessed 19 July 2017
  8. ↑ "Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend cancelled because of Olympics". Wales Online. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Cardiff Bay to host Welsh capital's first summer beach". BBC News. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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