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Wales Online
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
timings, tickets, road closures, banned items, site map, support acts and more
Fresh from her very impressive set at Glastonbury and hot on the heels of American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, Alanis Morissette will be the second ever act to play at Cardiff's Blackweir Live. She will bring her hits Ironic, Uninvited, All I Really Want and more to the outdoor stage. Having launched in summer 2025 this will be the second ever gig hosted by Blackweir Live, which is brought to audiences by Cardiff business Depot Live and Cuffe & Taylor, and many fans are looking forward to the concert. Here is everything you need to know about Alanis Morissette at Blackweir Live. When is Alanis Morissette performing at Blackweir Live? Alanis Morissette is performing at Blackweir Live on Wednesday, July 2. She was originally meant to be performing at Cardiff Castle but the venue changed to Blackweir Live, which has a much bigger capacity, due to high demand. What time do gates open for Alanis Morissette at Blackweir Live? Gates will open at 5pm for the gig. What are the stage times for Alanis Morissette at Blackweir Live? 5.30pm - 6.00pm: Megan Wyn 6:30pm - 7pm: Gwenno 7.30pm - 8.15pm: Liz Phair 8.45pm - 10.15pm: Alanis Morissette Site map and how to enter Blackweir Live Blackweir Live is located on Blackweir Fields, at the north end of Bute Park. There are many different entrances to the park which fans can then walk up to the entrance of Blackweir Live where they will show their tickets and go through security checks. There are two entrances on North Road, which will be closed, one right near the entrance to Blackweir Live and one further south where Corbett Road joins North Road. (Image: Blackweir Live) There is another entrance across Millennium Bridge, just before Sophia Gardens and one on Castle Street near the tea rooms. You can also enter from North Road, at the back of Cardiff Castle. (Image: Blackweir Live) Who are the support acts for Alanis Morissette at Blackweir Live? Megan Wyn Megan Wyn is the first support act for Alanis and she is a self described "Welsh indie-pop princess". Posting to Instagram, she said: "surreal to announce that I'll be supporting @alanis this July in the Capital". Gwenno The second support act is Gwenno who is a Welsh-Cornish musician. Fluent in Welsh and Cornish Gwenno has appeared in the S4C soap, Pobol y Cwm and she is set to release her fourth solo album Utopia on Friday, July 11. Liz Phair Liz Phair is an American rock singer-songwriter and she is the third support act. As of 2011 Liza has sold over three million records worldwide and is known for her songs Why Can't I? and Supernova. What is Alansis Morissette's set list for Blackweir Live? There is no confirmed set list for Alansis at Blackweir Live but here is what she played at Ormeau Park, in Belfast on Wednesday, June 30, 2025. We are expecting Alansis's set to look something like this: Hand in My Pocket Right Through You Reasons I Drink A Man Hands Clean Can't Not Lens Sorry to Myself Head Over Feet Everything You Learn Would Not Come Smiling Rest Mary Jane Perfect Ironic Are You Still Mad All I Really Want Sympathetic Character You Oughta Know Uninvited Thank U Ticket advice for entering Blackweir Live All Blackweir tickets are mobile entry, so your phone is your ticket. You must download your tickets before heading to the festival site. Follow the instructions below before leaving for your event to ensure that your tickets can be scanned for entry, regardless of the connectivity at the venue. 1. Download or update the latest version of the Ticketmaster app for your phone. 2. Find your order in My Events. 3. View your tickets by tapping View Barcode. Once you have viewed your tickets in the Ticketmaster App, your ticket is automatically saved. Please ensure you do not log out of the app. Screenshots of your barcodes won't get you in. iPhone users cannot save their tickets to their digital wallet at this time. Android users are welcome to save to their digital wallet. Can you still get tickets for Alansis Morissette at Blackweir Live? There are still tickets available for Alansis Morissette at Blackweir Live. They start at £72.80 on Ticketmaster and you can buy them, here. Information for children at Alansis Morissette at Blackweir Live All under 18s must be accompanied by an adult ticket holder (aged 18 or over). No unaccompanied under 18s are allowed on site. Children aged two and under can attend for free and don't require a ticket. All other children must have a full price ticket to enter the festival. Prams and pushchairs are not permitted. Will there be road closures for Alansis Morissette in Cardiff? City centre road closures will take place from 4pm to midnight for the concert. Castle Street throughout its length, from its junction with Westgate Street Duke Street and Kingsway North Road from its junction with Colum Road throughout to Boulevard De Nantes; Boulevard De Nantes at its junction with Park Place (Access for buses and taxis/residents will be managed to Greyfriars Road) Cowbridge Road East from Cathedral Road through to its junction with Westgate Street with access to Westgate Street being permitted. From 7am, access to part of the Civic Centre will be controlled throughout the day. Roads affected include: King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, College Road and Gorsedd Gardens Road. The right-hand turn from Colum Road into Corbett Road will also be suspended for the road closure times to permit and manage access to residents and businesses off Corbett Road. (Image: PA) Parking for Alansis Morisette at Blackweir Live There are no park and ride facilities available for the Blackweir Live events. Parking is available at the Civic Centre and Sophia Gardens from 8am until midnight for £20 a day for cars and £30 a day for coaches. To get to the Civic Centre you can exit Junction 32 of the M4, head south on the A470 towards the city centre and follow signage to the civic centre. For Sophia Gardens parking exit junction 32 off the M4. City centre car parks such as St David's Shopping Centre, John Lewis, Capitol Shopping Centre, and NCP (Adam Street, Dumfries Place and Greyfriars Road) will also be available for those traveling by car. Train travel for Alansis Morissette at Blackweir Live Transport for Wales has confirmed that they will be closing the Cathays station after the event at 10pm for the safety of passengers. Access will remain for accessibility requirements only and for customers alighting. The Penarth Road car park at Cardiff Central station will be closed from 6am to midnight on the day of each event. Additional services and extra carriages to existing services will be put in place by Great Western Rail and Transport for Wales during the Blackweir Live events. A post-event queuing system will be in place at Cardiff Central station by line of route, with Valleys at the rear and all other routes will be located at the front of Central Square. Bus travel for Alansis Morisette at Blackweir Live Bus services will be diverted while the city centre road closures are in place Please visit the relevant bus operator's website for more information about your specific bus routes. For Stagecoach services, please visit: Welcome to Stagecoach ( For Cardiff Bus services, please visit: For NAT services, please visit: National Express coaches will use Sophia Gardens as usual. Banned items and bag sizes for Alansis Morissette at Blackweir Live Bags larger than an A4 piece of paper are not permitted. All bags are subject to a search so please avoid bringing one where you can. If you do need to store items lockers are available to pre book, here. Chairs are not allowed into the area for any of Blackweir 2025 concerts, including The Garden area. Picnic blankets can be brought into Blackweir but must only be placed at the back of the festival arena. Although you are unable to bring food and drink into the venue, you won't go hungry with a wide array of food and drink stalls inside the venue offering some of the most delicious cuisines. One sealed water bottle is permitted per person max 500ml. One empty reusable water bottle is permitted. There will be free water re-fill stations at the venue. If you have a medical condition, then a doctor's note will permit diet-specific food and drink only. Assistant dogs are permitted on site. If you are bringing a registered assistant dog, please do let organisers know in the accessible requirements form that is emailed to you by Ticketmaster after purchasing accessible tickets. Or contact them, here.
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Children get Cornish lessons with award-winning singer Gwenno
Schoolchildren have been given a lesson to remember about the Cornish language by singer Mercury Prize-nominated artist, a native Cornish speaker, gave a music workshop at Mevagissey Community Primary School based around Cornish culture and singer said she wanted to share her experience of speaking the language because it was "a lovely thing that's about love and relationships".The event was organised by the Lost Gardens of Heligan ahead of a festival celebrating Cornish culture in July. As well as explaining to the children why the Cornish language faded out in the 18th Century, Gwenno also gets the children to sing a song in Cornish called Eus keus (Is There Cheese) .The singer said "the language has resurrected and it's had practically no help apart from dedicated people who want to keep it alive".She added: "The language tells us so much about this landscape and it's people... it's something worth respecting."I can make it fun for the children because, when I sing in Cornish, it brings me back to when I was a kid and we were just making up silly songs." Teacher Lauren Rees said: "It's not a curriculum-based subject, so it's difficult to find time to fit it in. However, there are different ways."Seeing how inspired they were was great, and they're already asking if we can start a Cornish language club." Matthew Shaw, Heligan Homecoming Festival director, said: "It was fantastic to see Gwenno run a Cornish language music lesson for children at Heligan's nearest primary school. "The children really enjoyed the music and were fascinated to learn about the Cornish language and its history."
The Guardian
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘The language is part of my life': Gwenno shares songs in Cornish to inspire new generation
The Mercury prize-nominated Cornish/Welsh singer Gwenno Saunders has said that Cornish should be more widely taught to children in the far south-west of Britain to protect the language and preserve local culture. Gwenno spoke after visiting a school in the fishing village of Mevagissey on the south coast of Cornwall before a performance at the nearby Lost Gardens of Heligan. Year 5 pupils at Mevagissey community primary school joined her in singing. She covered an eclectic range of subjects, from the importance and vitality of Kernewek (Cornish) to rebellions of the 15th and 16th centuries – and cheese. Gwenno, whose parents are a Cornish poet and Welsh language activist, sings in Cornish, Welsh and English. She said: 'The children in Mevagissey weren't that familiar with the language because they don't have access to it. I think it would be really useful for it to be on the curriculum. It's really nourishing for children to learn about local heritage and history in a language that is from the place where they live. 'It's so easy in a very globalised world to feel like everything's the same and there's only one way of doing things. Having local strains of history and language and accents gives you a sense of place and sense of community and creativity.' Gwenno was nominated for the Mercury prize in 2022 for her acclaimed third record, the Cornish-language Tresor. She is appearing at the Heligan Homecoming festival on Thursday 19 June as part of a lineup of artists, comedians and thinkers exploring the themes of home and belonging. She last performed a gig in Cornwall at the Minack theatre in 2023. Among the songs Gwenno performed for the children in Mevagissey was Den Heb Taves, meaning 'a tongueless man'. Gwenno said: 'It's about losing your language and how that contributes towards losing your grounding and your footing.' She also spoke to the children of the Cornish rebellion of 1497, partly a response to hardship caused by the raising of taxes by Henry VII to go to war, and the Prayer Book Rebellion of 1549. 'Children love those sorts of really deep, dark, big ideas,' Gwenno said. 'I think that when you go into school and you're having a conversation it's really important to try and push it emotionally and intellectually. 'Often people think: 'Oh well, we've lost our language because it wasn't important or it was irrelevant' and actually, so often it's systematic and it's structural why a language dies or almost dies.' She said she wanted to convey to the children that Cornish was an integral part of her life. 'The language is something that's part of my life and part of my home life and I think if a language comes from that I think it has a real chance to thrive.' Cornwall council believes there are about 500 advanced Cornish speakers and 2,000 with basic levels of Cornish. It has designed a free initiative called Go Cornish for Primary Schools to promote the language and culture. It says Cornish culture is 'thriving' with more people getting involved with programmes and events celebrating Cornish food, heritage, sports and music. Gwenno also sang a rousing song with the Mevagissey children about cheese called Eus Keus? (Is There Cheese?). 'I thought we should probably lighten it. The thing about any language or culture is that you've got to find the absurd in it and the humour. It's really cathartic to shout about cheese. It was fun to do. I'll be singing that till I'm 90 if I'm still here.' The Heligan Homecoming festival takes place on selected dates between 13 and 22 June 13. For details go to
The Guardian
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Rio's record, giant dogs and a psychic crocodile – take the Thursday quiz
Last week in the comments one user suggested they were going to try to work the new Thursday quiz Minecraft movie-related catchphrase – 'Chicken jockey your way out of that one, sunshine' – into a meeting at work, which is to be applauded, and hopefully will inspire more people to do so. But before going out to spread the message, you are faced with 15 questions, mixing up topical news, general knowledge and pop culture trivia in the usual fashion. Enjoy! The Thursday quiz, No 209 If you really do think there has been an egregious error in one of the questions or answers – and can show your working and are absolutely 100% positive you aren't attempting to factcheck a joke – you can complain about it in the comments below. Why not watch Dancing on Volcanoes by Gwenno instead?
