03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
The last Colour Clash dance music festival in Newport
The annual festival held in Coronation Park is a vibrant occasion.
Visitors have the chance to listen to a range of dance music styles across three stages, guaranteed to have something for fans of any subgenre from some of the biggest names in the business.
Alongside this explosion of music, the festival is turned into an assault of colour thanks to the paint powder fights that occur across the grounds.
The sky is often filled with the colourful powder as enthusiastic crowds throw their packs into their air and onto the spectators below.
Punters are encouraged to cover themselves in paint powder (Image: NQ) For new and old visitors, it's more than just a music festival.
It's a chance to create some unforgettable memories in an immersive and fun experience.
2025 is the 10th and final year for Colour Clash in Newport, leaving many guests at a loss.
Lauren Pearson, who's attended the festival for the last three years, said: 'It's my favourite day festival.
'We need more day festivals for people like me with disabilities. Having fibromyalgia means I can't camp at a normal festival so I can't go to them with the rest of my friends.
'They get to go to Creamfields, but I can still come here and go to a festival.'
Lauren and Georgia are sad to see the festival go (Image: NQ) While it might not quite be Creamfields Festival, Colour Clash has filled the house music hole in Newport's event calendar for the last decade and, understandably, locals are sad to see it no longer have a home in the city.
For some of the day's performers, it's the first and last time that they could appear on a Colour Clash Newport line-up.
BUGS, a local DJ from Newport, is 'pretty gassed' to have the first-time experience of playing at the festival.
XDBR and BUGS are first time performers at Colour Clash (Image: NQ) His collaborator XDBR is also attending for the first time.
He said: 'I went to uni in Cardiff, but I've never actually been to Newport. It's nice to finally do something here and it's cool to play.
'I know there's not a lot going on for this scene in south Wales so it's nice to have festivals like this that are doing something.'
It's a bittersweet end for one of Newport's most diverse events.
