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Leader Live
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Gruff Rhys to perform at National Eisteddfod in Wrexham
The event, organised by Cymdeithas yr Iaith, will take place at Neuadd William Aston on the Wrexham University campus. This will be the first time Gruff Rhys has played during Eisteddfod week since 2002, and the first time ever with his full band. Nia Marshall from Cymdeithas said: "We're really excited because this is the first time that Gruff Rhys has played during the Eisteddfod week since 2002, and the first time ever with his full band, and he will be releasing new Welsh-language tunes this summer." The concert will be part of a series of three evening gigs, including the Red Wall Celebration on the Thursday and the End-of-Week Eisteddfod party on the Saturday. READ MORE: Wrexham's Evrah Rose releases new album that is her 'most experimental project' yet Supporting Gruff Rhys will be Griff Lynch (formerly of the Ods) with his new band, Ynys and Wrkhouse. Tickets for the gig are now on sale on the websites of both Neuadd William Aston and Cymdeithas yr Iaith. Remaining tickets will also be available at the Cymdeithas unit on the Urdd Eisteddfod field in Margam during Spring Bank Holiday week.
BBC News
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Dry Cleaning to headline Suffolk's Brighten the Corners festival
A Suffolk multi-venue music festival has announced its first wave of Brighten the Corners festival will return to Ipswich on 13 and 14 June, with multiple acts performing across five stages. English post-punk band Dry Cleaning will be one of the headline the Corners festival programmer Marcus Neal said his team were really pleased to be announcing the fourpiece. The festival was previously known as Sound City Ipswich but has been running independently since London-based Dry Cleaning are described by the organisers as "one of the most exciting names in alternative music".Marcus Neal continued: "The programme as a whole continues our tradition of showcasing a broad spectrum of emerging artists across a wide range of genres."Other artists who have been revealed include Lime Garden, Gruff Rhys, and JD Cliffe. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
