Following on from Bob's post ..

[Tuerto]

How many non Footballing events have taken place at either Ninian Park or Ccs? There's probably quite a few, well loads actually if you consider some of the dross we have witnessed over the years. So I'll start, Jehovah's Witnesses convention....

[Trigger]

Bob Marley, the pope, rugby.

[BLUETIT]

Rod Stewart

Rugby league

[Enoch Mort]

Howard Winstone, Jack Peterson

[splott parker]

Football I know but does anyone remember the ‘Soccer Sixes’ tournament in the 60s that was held a few times pre season?

[Canton68]

Empire Games 1958 - Showjumping

[the other bob wilson]

Football I know but does anyone remember the ‘Soccer Sixes’ tournament in the 60s that was held a few times pre season?

Pretty sure they were an end of season event - they were supposed to be football’s equivalent of the Snelling Sevens. Think it was only held twice wasn’t it?

[the other bob wilson]

There was also the game played for the survivors of the Aberfan disaster around the time when the Soccer Sixes were taking place. I have three memories of that match, first, there was a really good crowd, second, Tommy Steele was, by some distance, the best player out of the celebrities involved and the third one, I may be wrong about, but I think it was played on a Sunday during a time when there was barely any live sport played on that day.

[The Lone Gunman]

Pretty sure the Stereophonics and Elton John have both played at the CCS.

And who can forget AA's book launch at Ninian? That was a splendid day.

[DJ-Q]

Does this season count as a non football event?

[Tuerto]

Does this season count as a non football event?

I think it's a first for comedy at the stadium...

[Cowbridge Blue]

Football I know but does anyone remember the ‘Soccer Sixes’ tournament in the 60s that was held a few times pre season?

I played in that for Cardiff and District League against a Cardiff City team that included a young Toshack. I think we lost 4-2 but gave them a game.

Oh! to be young again!

[splott parker]

Pretty sure they were an end of season event - they were supposed to be football’s equivalent of the Snelling Sevens. Think it was only held twice wasn’t it?

You’re correct Paul, it was an end of season event, played across the pitch, not lengthways. Taff’s Well FC held a similar event well into the 80s, which I played in a few times.

[splott parker]

There was also the game played for the survivors of the Aberfan disaster around the time when the Soccer Sixes were taking place. I have three memories of that match, first, there was a really good crowd, second, Tommy Steele was, by some distance, the best player out of the celebrities involved and the third one, I may be wrong about, but I think it was played on a Sunday during a time when there was barely any live sport played on that day.

Yes, I was there for that, many household names took part. Big crowd and a good day out for a good cause.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Cardiff Tigers American football team.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

Pretty sure the Stereophonics and Elton John have both played at the CCS.

And who can forget AA's book launch at Ninian? That was a splendid day.

Did you get a signed copy?
Might be worth a few bob in a few years time

[The Bloop]

The Harlem Globetrotters played at Ninian Park in the late 60s.
Cardiff Rugby (union) played matches at both NP and CCS.

[Bobby Dandruff]

Does this season count as a non football event?

I was waiting for this. Lol

[the other bob wilson]

I played in that for Cardiff and District League against a Cardiff City team that included a young Toshack. I think we lost 4-2 but gave them a game.

Oh! to be young again!

Think Toshack played in the first tournament which I believe they won, but it was hard for them all of the way.

[Bozza64]

Pretty sure the Stereophonics and Elton John have both played at the CCS.

And who can forget AA's book launch at Ninian? That was a splendid day.

mindblowing day that hahahahahahahaahahhahahahaha

[The Bloop]

Pretty sure the Stereophonics and Elton John have both played at the CCS.

And who can forget AA's book launch at Ninian? That was a splendid day.

Bon Jovi and Rod Stewart aswell.

Played at the CCS I mean. They sent their apologies ahead of the book launch.

[Heathblue]

I'm guessing that there will have been a few weddings in the function rooms there. Maybe a few divorces as well !!

[William Treseder]

Off topic a bit, but I first heard of Elvis’s death at NP. My old man used to sell some sort of tote tickets for the club, and I was sat in his car by the side of the Bob bank while he was in the ticket office, and it came on the radio.

[Des Parrot]

Wales 2016 homecoming

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Bob Marley, the pope, rugby.

A heady cocktail of Ganga, incense and Deep Heat.