Reply With QuoteIsn't the CIA, or whatever it is now, used for that?
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its hardly the arena its being described as but its a perfect size for a lot of bands that don't like playing the 10000 seater enormo domes like the NEC ........
Cardiff is building one of those and for me it will be great to be able to see bands like TOOL etc that have a huge stage show and are one of the worlds biggest rock bands , also your take that type nonsense will have somewhere in the city to play
I am amazed that apart from the university Cardiff has no decent venues
The tramshed is good but has a capacity of just 1000
Newport has the Newport Centre , a 2000 plus standing and seating venue where over the years I have seen slayer , pantera , Alice in Chains etc
These sort of bands were never going to play a place like Cardiff University or The Tramshed
The Fall would have done , at a push
So we have the ridiculous situation where we have Swansea and Newport having decent , mid sized venues and music fans have to travel to either of these two cities or even to Bristol to see a band ........unless its at a small venue
Humbug
Isn't the CIA, or whatever it is now, used for that?
Its only got a capacity of 7000 , less if seats are in place and was built as an exhibition centre or for boxing , snooker etcOriginally Posted by Trigger
As a venue for music the sound is rubbish unless the band has really good engineers
Sadly, I think that the Newport Centre is being knocked down.
thats sad , saw so many bands there , south of that is pill is that right ?
yeah the sound is usually terrible there
Yeah and it’s terrible, as no doubt the swansea arena will be....
That's a shame
Being knocked down isn't it? Live Nation to run the new arena down the Bay and the CIA to be turned into a canal
I hope so its crap
Talking of gigs any decent ones coming our way before Christmas? Cardiff could really do with a decent venue that holds 1500/2000
the great hall at the University holds 1500 , seen some great bands there but its not ideal , only 1 entrance and exit and the mixing desk is right in the middle of the floor
I’ve seen more in there than anywhere else probably, less the Welsh club, it’s not a great venue, nothing great about it.
The top end of Pill pretty much.
Clwb's a great venue, I'm fairly certain they're expanding as well
The Moon opposite is decent as well, re opened yesterday
both ok for 3 to 400 size bands , as is the globe but the rest of the Cardiff venue scene , apart from the tramshed , is rubbish
It may hold 1500 but , when full, not all of the crowd can view the stage without being either stuck close to the desk or being too close to the bars.
tell me about it , the worst thing is when some twat puts his girlfriend on his shoulder and you can't see a thing
In venues with a poor view , it makes things even worse
Seen some great bands there over the years though , deftones, rancid , mastodon , motor head, clutch , biffy Clyro, anthrax , fear factory , feeder
Newport Centre is far better
well I can safely say that we drank in several pubs in pill then over the years 😅
What district of the port was tjs in ?
We had nights out down there a lot too
TJ’s was Clarence Place on the Corporation Rd side of Newport Bridge.
Loved John Siccolo and TJ’s was in there most weekends of the late 90’s.
Saw “The Fall“ in there.
Is that maindee side ?
Yes , saw loads of bands at tjs , a great , safe venue
Sick Of It All , Wildhearts , Raging Speedhorn , Feeder , great place
I think he was of Maltese origin wasn't he ?
Used to drive in , watch a band with my mates then pop over the road for a kebab
Great memories
Newport is like a mini cardiff in every way , Pill , where we were clearly drinking unbeknown to us was fine , never had any hassle
Dub War , now Skindred played at tjs in the early days , he was a pill boy , Benji webbe , I think he's related to the webbe family in Cardiff, nice bloke
Therapy, Ash, Feeder, 60ft Dolls, Primal Scream, Inspiral Carpets, Supergrass, Wedding Present amongst many.
Wasn't it mainly promoted by Cheap Sweaty Fun, which summed up many a fine night there.
it was very sweaty when it was busy
I’m not sure if John had Maltese in him or not.
He definitely had Seychelles blood.
He was a cook in the Merchant Navy before settling down and always cooked for the bands that played there.
This is a great song about John...written and performed by Jon Langford of The Mekons.
https://youtu.be/6QaBI4aOB_0
Lovely stuff 👌
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