Quote Originally Posted by Der Kaiser View Post
For once the council have got this bang on. No doubt it's all pie in the sky and it will get built around the same time as the ski slope and the bus station but it is very much needed. Mill Stad is far far too big for many artists, but many will also turn their nose up at the CIA, which as a venue is absolutely terrible compared to the O2 arena, the LG arena or whatever it's called these days in Brum. Capital city needs it.
I have only seen one great band at the CIA, tool , saw plenty of others that could have been great but the sound is dreadful

15000 seats would make it bigger than the Birmingham NEC , we don't need somewhere that big

Cardiff also needs a decent mid sized venue , two are being built neither in Cardiff , a 3500 capacity venue in jackscum and a 5000 capacity hall at the Celtic manor , I wish they would transplant the two to Cardiff and build a ten thousand seat arena which would be plenty big enough for the larger metal bands I like and the foo fighters of this world