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]
In 2004 the Admiral Group began to sponsor the event, and continued to do so until 2011.[3] This sponsorship lead 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]
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]
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]
Galaxy 101 Showcase feat Danii Minogue + The Spice Girls etc
Waste Ayinde Marshall
The Underdogs
Backbone
Fat Barry's Soul Band
H-Kippers
Referencesedit
^"Big Gig aims to give unsigned band a break to The Big Weekend". Wales Online. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^"Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend". Capital South Wales. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^"Beach fun". South Wales Echo. 1 May 2004. p. 13. ProQuest 342081068.
^Price, Karen (1 May 2004). "Stars line up for summer in city". Western Mail. p. 16. ProQuest 341416253.
^"Big Gig aims to give unsigned band a break to The Big Weekend". Wales Online. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^"Ffred Jones gears himself up for his Big Weekend". Wales Online. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^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
^ "Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend cancelled because of Olympics". Wales Online. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
^ "Cardiff Bay to host Welsh capital's first summer beach". BBC News. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
External linksedit
Cardiff Big Weekend details from BBC Wales
Pride Cymru
January 01, 1970
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KingdomYears active1995 2011 2017Websitepridecymru oc uk In 2004 the Admiral Group began to sponsor the event and continued to do so until 2011 3 This sponsorship lead 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 Contents 1 The Line Up 1 1 2017 1 2 2012 1 3 2011 1 4 2010 1 5 2009 1 6 2008 1 7 2007 1 8 2006 1 9 2005 1 10 2004 1 11 2003 1 12 2002 1 13 2001 1 14 2000 1 15 1999 1 16 1998 1 17 1997 1 18 1996 1 19 1995 2 References 3 External linksThe Line Up edit2017 edit 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 August Saturday 26 August Sunday 27 August Fun Lovin Criminals Bright Light Bright Light Charlotte Church Last Orders Tribute Bands various Zervas amp Pepper Lost amp Found Blair Dunlop AFISHAL amp Judge Jules Jordan Gray Leighton Jones 2012 edit 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 edit Friday 5 August Saturday 6 August Sunday 7 August Death Before Sunrise Zong Zing All Stars Ffred Jones OK Dom Duff Edei Attack Attack Jazz Jamaica with Special Guest Myrna Hague King Charles Funeral For a Friend Hayley Scarlett Friends Electric Horace Andy amp Dub Asante Dodgy Vintage Trouble Nerina Pallot Gabrielle The Feeling 2010 edit Friday 30 July Saturday 31 July Sunday 1 August Samoans Maroon Town The Lay Lows Racehorses Wonderbrass Rumer Los Campesinos The Raghu Dixit Project Pete Lawrie The Blackout The Congo Allstars Fenech 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 edit Friday 31 July Saturday 1 August Sunday 2 August Save Your Breath Soukous Koumbele Steve Appleton The Joy Formidable Peatbog Faeries Absent Elk Attack Attack Chancery Blame amp The Gadgo Club The Leisure Society Kids In Glass Houses Melopark Ebony Bones Orquesta Cache Camera Obscura Edward II The Lightning Seeds Imelda May The Zutons 2008 edit Friday 1 August Saturday 2 August Sunday 3 August Park Bench Social Club Pandemonium Frizbee Juice with caller Dave Parsons Natacha Atlas Yoav The Men They Couldn t Hang Robert Maseko amp The Congo Beat Beth Rowley Ryland Teifi Go Audio Grupo Lokito The Automatic Prince Buster and the Delroy Williams Junction Band Glasvegas Young Knives Ash 2007 edit Friday 3 August Saturday 4 August Sunday 5 August PeeWee Ellis SW Storm Gethin Pearson Bobby Kray Los Skarameros Colum Regan Soul II Soul Soundsystem The Soothsayers Halflight Sierra Maestro The Storys Jimmy Cliff Ben Taylor Richie Havens Sandi Thom Magic Numbers 2006 edit Friday 4 August Saturday 5 August Sunday 6 August The Selecter Daisy Blue Unkle Bob Katrina formerly of Katrina and the Waves Viva Machine Mukka The Alarm Alongcameman Foy Vance Memory Lane Music Mix Winners Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young The Poppies Terri Walker Cord Stereo MCs The Crimea Cerys Matthews The Infadels The Automatic Kubb 2005 edit Friday 12 August Saturday 13 August Sunday 14 August Beverley Knight Line up also included Chesney Hawkes Hazel O Connor The Christians and Modern Romance 2004 edit Friday 30 July Saturday 31 July Sunday 1 August Bad Manners Red Dragon Roadshow Cherry Falls Chas n Dave Dynamo Dresden D booga Howard Jones Speedway The Jews Brothers Zoot Woman Caramelo Son The Delays Rhian Benson The Fun Lovin Criminals The Brand New Heavies 2003 edit Friday 1 August Saturday 2 August Sunday 3 August Big Mac s Wholly Soul Band Red Dragon Roadshow The Elephant is Gerald Limahl Ayra Shod Go West LSK King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys The Bees La Bottine Souriante Athlete The Proclaimers The Bluetones The Waterboys 2002 edit Friday 2 August Saturday 3 August Sunday 4 August Barker Ray Davies 2001 edit Friday 3 August Saturday 4 August Sunday 5 August Tommy amp 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 edit Friday 4 August Saturday 5 August Sunday 6 August Kennedy Soundtrack Nucleus Roots Motimba Baby Elephant Rae amp Christian Kakatsitsi Bench Chumbawamba Arrow Manchild Asian Dub Foundation Victor Hugo amp La Banda Picante Ptang Yang Kipper Bang Kris Jenkins Aswad 1999 edit Friday 6 August Saturday 7 August Sunday 8 August Rocket Gold Star Red Dragon FM Party in the Park Four Brothers Cartoon Indian Ropeman Vocal Sampling Quattro The Herbaliser Groupa Folia Big Leaves Afro Celt Sound System Black Star Liner King Pleasure Nik Kershaw 1998 edit Friday 7 August Saturday 8 August Sunday 9 August Armstrong Red Dragon Roadshow Loop Guru Diesel Bug Fisherman Walk Mutton Birds Manchild Melys Osibisa Ether Carrie Leo Sayer Audioweb Carleen Anderson Gene 1997 edit Friday August 8 Saturday August 9 Sunday August 10 Trippa Red Dragon Roadshow Christine Collister Planet Loaded Rachel Stamp Tony Hadley Revolva Don Sam Brown 1 The Blinders Ether Afro Celt Sound System Stereophonics 2 Death in Vegas Urban Species Dreadzone 3 Omar 4 1996 edit Friday August 9 Saturday August 10 Sunday August 11 Leighton Jones James Taylor Quartet Railroad Bill Flow Motion Super Furry Animals Pocket Devils Spice Girls Dog Pato Banton 4 Man Do Upside Down 1995 edit Thursday August 10 Friday August 11 Saturday August 12 Sunday August 13 Dub War A Night At The Opera Chumbawamba Carter USM 60ft Dolls Time Flies House Party Hugh Cornwall Corduroy Super Furry Animals The Dharmas FNAAZ Galaxy 101 Showcase feat Danii Minogue The Spice Girls etc Waste Ayinde Marshall The Underdogs Backbone Fat Barry s Soul Band H KippersReferences edit Big Gig aims to give unsigned band a break to The Big Weekend Wales Online 11 July 2011 Retrieved 27 December 2023 Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend Capital South Wales 7 June 2011 Retrieved 27 December 2023 Beach fun South Wales Echo 1 May 2004 p 13 ProQuest 342081068 Price Karen 1 May 2004 Stars line up for summer in city Western Mail p 16 ProQuest 341416253 Big Gig aims to give unsigned band a break to The Big Weekend Wales Online 11 July 2011 Retrieved 27 December 2023 Ffred Jones gears himself up for his Big Weekend Wales Online 4 August 2011 Retrieved 27 December 2023 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 Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend cancelled because of Olympics Wales Online 24 March 2012 Retrieved 26 July 2017 Cardiff Bay to host Welsh capital s first summer beach BBC News 17 June 2013 Retrieved 26 July 2017 External links editCardiff Big Weekend Cardiff Festival 11 free festivals Cardiff Big Weekend details from BBC Wales Pride Cymru Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cardiff Big Weekend amp oldid 1211351865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
