clubs
3am, £5.50. Tunes, drinks offers,
party. Saturdays The Sound
Of Saturday 9pm-3am, £8.
Oceana’s premier weekend night
out, just edging out Friday in
those particular stakes.
Oceana
72 The Kingsway, Swansea.
0845 293 2872 / swansea@
oceanaclubs.com
Tuesdays Love Social 10pm3am, £7.50. Under-18s night.
Fridays Threesome Fridays
10pm-3am, £2.70. Chart, party,
pop and r’n’b across three rooms
Saturdays Oceana Rocks
10pm-3am, £4.50. House, elecro
and dance anthems in the main
room, plus pop, chart,m party
and r’n’b in the other two.
Odyssey
Wind Street, Swansea. 01792
476476.
Fridays I Love Fridays 10pm3am, £2 adv. Main room: r’n’b,
chart and dance anthems from
D-Tone. Solitaire Lounge: r’n’b,
bashment, garage, funky house
and more. Saturdays Rehab
vs Kiss 10pm-3am, £3.50 adv.
Main room: r’n’b, chart and
dance anthems from DJ Richie.
Solitaire Lounge: vocal funky
house from Chris Brown.
Popworld
Wind Street, Swansea. MonFri + Sun 8pm-3am; Sat
3pm-3am. 01792 470676.
Mondays Rock’n’Roller
9pm-3am. Student night. Roll
the dice and win a round of
drinks. Tuesdays Popworld
Idol 9pm-3am. Karaoke night.
Wednesdays Dirty Stop Out?
9pm, from £2. Most drinks are
£1.50. Thursdays Poptails
8pm-3am. With 2-4-1 drinks all
night. Fridays + Saturdays
Popworld Party 8pm-3am,
£2-£4 (Fri)/£3-£5 (Sat).
Pulse
3 Churchill Way, Cardiff. 029
2064 1010 / www.
pulsecardiff.com. Gay venue.
Wednesdays Warped 10pm4am. Join DJ Craig W on a journey through time with the best
hits from the last two decades.
Fridays Pulsetastic 10pm5am, £4/£3. With live PAs once a
month. Saturdays Pop Til You
Drop 10pm-5am, £5/£4 b4 11.
The very best chart remixes and
classic hits all night long!.
Revolution
Castle Street, Cardiff. Open
from 11am. 029 2023 6689 /
www.revolution-bars.co.uk
Tuesdays Sync 9pm-3am.
Student night featuring hazers, lasers and drink deals.
Wednesdays Shotgun Rules
9pm-3am. Exclusive midweek
student party. You don’t need
NUS to get in though. Fridays
Friday Club / I Love Vodka
From 5pm. DJs, drinks offers,
free area hire and the Revolution
Angels who give away free vodkarelated stuff. All food and lots of
drink is also 2-4-1. Saturdays
Party in style with table bookings.
Sin City
Dilwyn Street, Swansea.
01792 468892 / bookings@
alternativeswansea.com
Wed 2 Oct Bump’n’Grind
“Party/cheesy r’n’b and hip-hop,”
is how the club describes this
night. Thursdays Sin Savers
10pm-3am, £3. Student night.
Fridays Face/Off 10pm3.30am, £4/£3 b4 11. Indie
in room 1, metal in room 2.
Saturdays Sink 10pm-3am.
Hip-hop, drum’n’bass, dubstep
etc, with special guests plus
resident DJs Dubman, Swiss Elf
and South. Sat 5 + Sat 2 Nov
Dead Of Night 10pm-3am, £3.
Goth/alternative club night.
Soda Lounge
St Mary Street, Cardiff. 029
2037 3363 / www.sodalounge.
co.uk
Tuesdays Cartel £4/£3.50.
UK-wide student night. Mr.
Mozafari will be playing vocal
house and electro upstairs;
DJ Wallace will supply r’n’b
and chart in the Soda Lounge.
Wednesdays Boutique
£4/£3.50. The one-two killer
combo of “glamorous people”
and “cheapest Wednesday night
drinks”. Fridays Smack.
10pm-3am, £3.50 adv. Cardiff’s
most notorious night, apparently, and maybe it is if you’re
a student. Saturdays Soiree
9pm-4am.
Tiger Tiger
Friary House, Greyfriars Rd,
Cardiff. Open Mon-Fri 12pm2am, Sat 12pm-3am, Sun
12pm-12.30am. 029 2039 1944
/ www.tigertiger-cardiff.co.uk
Every Day Lucky Voice
Karaoke From £2.50 per session. The UK’s leading private
karaoke experience each day
of the week. Fridays Office
Party Chart toppers in the
Tiger bar; dance, house and
electro anthems in the club
area; 70s and 80s party tunes in
Groovy Wonderland. Saturdays
Kanaloa Polynesian style area
with cocktails, VIP booths, dancers etc.
The Underground
37 St Helens Road, Swansea.
07980 448660 / www.
theundergroundswansea.com
Wednesdays Funktion 9pm,
£5. New weekly drum’n’bass
night for the studes. Mike
Edwards is the only resident DJ
confirmed so far. Sat 5 Dirtbox
8pm-2.30am, £5. Hard dance
from Argy, Chuck-E & Shocker,
Trqnz-Linquants v MKN, Tekno
Tom, Rob Davies v D-Grove,
Dave J, Aztek v Swainer and
Samphetamine & Kingo.
Undertone (basement of
10 Feet Tall)
11a + 12 Church Street,
Cardiff. 029 2022 8883 / www.
undertonecardiff.com
Sat 5 + Sat 2 Nov
Audio:Traffic 9pm-4am, £4
adv. House and electro on the
first Saturday of each month,
from Boy Griff, Carl Kendrick,
Corey Stephens & Dan Freeman,
Dusty Penguins, Madame
Twisted, Steve Howells and
Vinnie G. Sat 2 Nov is a Saints
& Sinners Ball. Sat 19 Circles
10pm-4am, £6/£5 adv. Semtek,
aka London house/techno producer Benjamin Roth, headlines
Circles’ first night of the autumn.
Hepple b2b SlowJams, WFNM,
Gaz and Rael also feature.
The Vaults
The Old Natwest Bank, 113116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay.
07977 131320 /
cellardoorcardiff@hotmail.
co.uk
Fri 11 Catapult Presents
10pm-5am, £11 adv. The second
part of Catapult’s 20th birthday
bash features Drumsound &
Bassline Smith, Kooley, Ransom,
Lubi J, Locktech b2b Sker,
Mikey-Ro and Sterling Sound
in the main room. Switch host
room 2. Sat 12 Cellar Door
10pm-5am, £10 adv. Undercover
DJs spin underground house,
techno and progressive across
two rooms, with a chillout room
showing cartoons also.
Wow Bar
4 Churchill Way, Cardiff. Gay
venue. Free all day Sun-Thurs;
before 11pm Fri + Sat. 029
2066 6247 / www.wowbarcardiff.com
Wednesdays Wish You Were
Here Free. Student night with
“inflight entertainment” from
Lambrini Rampage and Mary
Golds, plus music from DJ Krys.
Thursdays The Night With
No Name Free. DJ Craig and
Mary Golds offer “mad games
and crazy entertainment.”
Fridays The Greatest Show
In The City Free b4 11. With
WOW Showgirls Miss Kitty and
Marcia, plus special guests every
week. Saturdays The VKend
Free b4 11. With DJs Craig and
Krys. Sundays The Cuckoo
Club Free. DJ Krys plays the
tunes until late.
events
TUESDAY 1
A Ballroom Dance Memorial
Hall, Newbridge. 7-11pm. Info
01495 243252. Every Tuesday.
Ancient Mythology The Gate,
Cardiff. 10am-12pm, £50 (five
weeks). Info 029 2048 3344.
Every Tuesday until 15 Oct. With
tutor Mical Zytka.
Barefoot And Grounded The
Gate, Cardiff. 12-2pm, £50 (five
weeks). Info 029 2048 3344.
Free dance course with Caroline
Lamb. Every Tuesday until
15 Oct.
Behind The Scenes: Natural
Sciences National Museum &
Gallery, Cardiff. 1.05pm, free.
Info 029 2039 7951.
Belly Dance Classes Conway
Road Methodist Church Hall,
Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, £6. Info 07872
306745. Mixed ability class with
Steph, every Tuesday.
Biblical Hebrew: A Taste And
See Introduction The Gate,
Cardiff. 2-4pm, £80 (10 weeks).
Info 029 2048 3344. Every
Tuesday until Nov 19.
Circus Skills The Riverfront,
Newport. 7-8.30pm, £3.50 per
session. Info 01633 656757. For
ages 14 and up. Every Tuesday
until 10 Dec.
Climbing Class For Adults
Boulders, St Catherine’s Park,
Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845
0347791.
Flirting With Photography:
Vision And Touch In
Victorian Women’s Albums
And Scrapbooks National
Museum & Gallery, Cardiff.
5.45pm, free. Info 029 2039
7951. Talk by Patrizia Di Bello.
Funkypump Fitness Universal
Gym, Cardiff. 5.30 + 6.30pm.
Info www.
funkypumpfitness.co.uk. Boxingbased high-intensity workout
with a house soundtrack. First
session free. In this gym every
Monday , Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday.
Fun Skittles Chepstow
Conservative Club. 7.30pm, £2
inc food. Info 01291 624919.
Every Tuesday.
Gitananda Yoga St David’s
Uniting Church, Pontypridd.
7-8.30pm, free. Info 01443
408065. Every Tuesday.
Glam Dram St Donats Arts
Centre, Vale Of Glamorgan. 7pm.
Info 01446 799100. Amateur
theatre company for adults
meets here every Tuesday.
Hedgehog Helper Morning
Highmead House, Lisvane,
Cardiff. Info 029 2075 1158.
Hedgehog Helper Morning
Venue TBC, Llandrindod Wells.
£20 adv. Info 01874 749092. One
of several Good Day Out events
this month. The venues are TBC,
but if you are book a place all
will be revealed.
India Dance Wales Classes
Highmead House, Lisvane,
Cardiff. Info 029 2075 1158.
For Grade 2 to vocational level.
These classes are by special
application only at various
points in the month – not on
specific days, hence listing them
on the 1st. To apply, write to
[email protected]
with previous dance experience
& reason for wanting to join
India Dance Wales.
India Dance Wales Classes
Rubicon Dance, Adamsdown,
Cardiff. 6.15pm. Info 029 2075
1158. Every Tuesday. For various
ages and abilities from beginners
to next level.
Jack The Ripper – The
21st Century Investigation
Congress Theatre, Cwmbran.
7pm, £12/£10. Info 01633
868239. In Barry tomorrow.
Jazz Workshops For
Beginners Atradius Offices (4th
floor), Cardiff Bay. 6.20-8pm,
£10. Info 07806 625717. Every
Tuesday. All instruments and
ages welcome.
Life Drawing Comes Alive
Howard Gardens, Cardiff. 7-9pm,
£140 (10 weeks). Info 029 2041
6628. Hosted by Cardiff Open
Art School, every Tuesday until
Nov 26.
Little’ns Music The Riverfront,
Newport. 9.45-10.30am, £3 per
session. Info 01633 656757.
Introduction to rhythm and singing for babies. Every Tuesday
until 10 Dec.
Margam Ghost Walk Orangery
Car Park, Margam Park, Port
Talbot. 8pm, £11/£8.50 adv. Info
07538 878609. Also on Tue 8,
Thurs 24 and Tue 29.
Official Guided Tours –
Every Day Wales Millennium
Centre, Cardiff Bay. £5/£4. Info
029 2063 6464. Tours of the centre running daily for one hour.
Advance booking recommended.
Open Mic Night Porter’s,
Cardiff. 8pm. Info info@
porterscardiff.com. Every
Tuesday.
Pilates Conway Road Methodist
Church Hall, Cardiff. 8.159.15pm, £6. Info 07872 306745.
With Steph, every Tuesday.
Relief Printmaking Howard
Gardens, Cardiff. 6.30-8.30pm,
£180 (10 weeks). Info 029 2041
6628. Hosted by Cardiff Open
Art School, every Tuesday until
Nov 26.
Salsa Classes Bar 44,
Cowbridge. 7.30-9.30pm, £4.50.
Info 07800 565651. Every
Tuesday.
Salsa Classes La Tasca,
Cardiff. 7-11pm, £4.50/£3.50
NUS. Info 07949 270618. Every
Tuesday. 7pm beginners; 8pm
improvers; 9pm intermediates.
Sciencepolice Cafe The Gate,
Cardiff. 7.30pm. Info 029 2048
3344. ‘Cryptography linked to
Sudoku’ with Dr Sian Jones.
SeeWales Sightseeing Day
Tour: Mines & Mountains
National Museum & Gallery,
Cardiff (pickup point). 9am5.30pm, £5 off if you present this
magazine. Info 029 2022 7227 /
www.seewales.com.
Street Dance Classes
Norwegian Church Arts Centre,
Cardiff Bay. 5.30-6.30pm, £5. Info
029 2087 7959. Every Tuesday,
with Tim Stevens.
Tai Chi Chepstow Conservative
Club. 6-7pm, £6. Info 01291
624919. Every Tuesday.
Tai Chi / Qigong Shibashi
St Mary’s Church Hall, Canton,
Cardiff. 6.30-9.15pm. Info
029 2020 6042. With Christie
Butterick, every Tuesday. 6.307.30: Tai Chi Qigong – Ba Duan
Jin; 7.45-9.15: Introduction To
Short Form.
Yoga With Tori Boulders,
St Catherine’s Park, Cardiff.
6-7pm, £8.50/£8 NUS. Info 0845
0347791. Every Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Yoga With Valerie Price
Llandough Institute, Penarth.
8.30-9.30pm. Info [email protected] . Mixed level class,
on every Tuesday.
Zumba: Dance Exercise
Classes Fairwater Social &
Athletic Club, Cardiff. 6-7pm.
Info 07891 712344. Led by Irene
Davies, every Tuesday, as are...
Zumba: Dance Exercise
Classes St Faith Church Hall,
Llanishen, Cardiff. 8-9pm. Info
07891 712344.
WEDNESDAY 2
A Tea Dance Memorial Hall,
Newbridge. 2-4pm. Info 01495
243252. Every Wednesday.
Belly Dance Classes Rumney
Conservative Club, Newport
Road, Cardiff . 7.30-9pm, £5. Info
07824 784436. Every Wednesday.
This is the class that was previously in St German’s Church
Hall, Adamsdown.
Burlesque Course Chapter Arts
Centre, Cardiff. 6.20-7.45pm,
£8/£40 for six weeks. Info 07872
306745. With FooFoo LaBelle,
who will also answer (the phone)
to Steph. Every Wednesday until
Oct 16.
Ceramics For Adults The
Riverfront, Newport. 6-8pm, £30
(five weeks). Info 01633 656757.
Every Wednesday until 11 Dec.
Ceroc Dance Class Dinas
Powys Parish Hall, Cardiff. 7.3010.45pm, £5. Info
[email protected] .
Every Wednesday.
Climbing Class For Adults
Boulders, St Catherine’s Park,
Cardiff. 7-8.30pm, £12. Info 0845
0347791.
Dance2Dance Memorial Hall
Theatre, Barry. 6-8pm, £50 (nine
weeks). Info 01446 738622.
Aimed at young dancers aged
13-21 who want to develop their
experience and skills. Every
Wednesday until Nov 6.
Exploring Drawing Howard
Gardens, Cardiff. 7-9pm, £130
(10 weeks). Info 029 2041 6628.
Every Wednesday until Nov 27.
Jack The Ripper – A 21st
Century Investigation
Memorial Hall Theatre, Barry.
7.30pm, £12/£9. Info 01446
738622.
Life Drawing Howard Gardens,
Cardiff. 4.30-6.30pm, £140 (10
weeks). Info 029 2041 6628.
Every Wednesday until Nov 27.
Lines On The Leaves
Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
7.45pm, £3.25-£6.50. Info 01970
623232. Poetry/spoken word.
Make A Short Documentary
On Your iPad Howard Gardens,
Cardiff. 6.30-8pm, £100 (seven
weeks). Info 029 2041 6628.
Every Wednesday until Nov 6.
Newport Youth Dance The
Riverfront, Newport. 4.156pm, £2.75 per session. Info
01633 656757. 7-10 years old:
4.15-5pm; 14-18: 5-6pm. Every
Wednesday until 11 Dec.
Pub Quiz The Pilot, Penarth.
8pm. Info 029 2071 0615. With
Hayley, every Wednesday.
Salsa Classes Rhiwbina
Recreational Club, Whitchurch,
Cardiff. 8-10pm, £5/£4 NUS. Info
07800 565651. Every Wednesday.
Samba Beginners Class
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff.
8-9pm, £5/£20 for five weeks.
Info 07872 306745. With Steph,
every Wednesday after her burlesque class (see above).
S eeWales Sightseeing Tour:
Romans And Ruins National
Museum & Gallery, Cardiff
(pickup point). 9am-5.30pm, £5
off if you present this magazine.
Info 029 2022 7227 / www.seewales.com.
Stitch & Bitch Bunch Of
Grapes, Pontypridd. 7.30pm. Info
01443 402934. Every Wednesday.
Sample beers and knit stuff.
Stories By Gaslight Gas
Gallery, Aberystwyth. 8pm, £5.
Info peterstevensonart@gmail.
com. Monthly storytelling club.
Whitchurch Farmers Market
The Three Elms, Whitchurch,
Cardiff. 10am-2pm, free. Info 029
CHIMPO
Back To Basskicks @ The Moon Club,
Cardiff, Sat 5 Oct
Admission: £5/£4 before 12.
Info: [email protected]
Back To Basskicks, a monthly club night located
upstairs in the Full Moon, is a year old this
month. They have cemented their position on
‘the scene’ with a pointedly mixed bag of music
that’s fun to dance to when yer merry: dubstep,
breaks, hip-hop and even (especially?) the
dreaded electroswing. That headliner Chimpo,
a DJ whom BTB describe as “Manchester’s big
monkey man”, represents the night’s darker
and more serious side might tell you something.
That said, there’s an impressive heavy-booted
bounce to Chimpo’s productions, which fold in
bass drops, grime MC chatter and
raggamuffin refrains; labels including Big Dada
and Tru Thoughts have picked up on his tracks.
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