Llais festival is here, and there’s something for everybody within its eclectic line-up. With free events, a multi-buy deal and all tickets under £30, there’s also something for every budget.
IMMERSIVE EVENTS UNDER £5
9 – 13 October, 11am – 6pm (Duration: 40 minutes)
Tickets available on arrival on a pay what you can basis.
A beautifully made guidebook prompts you to explore the city, choosing your own route, while headphones with customised electronics capture and manipulate the sounds around you. Pick up your headphones from Bocs and drop them back at Bocs to a member of staff when you're done.
Outside | £5 | 10 – 13 October, 7.30pm, 8.30pm + 9.30pm (Duration 20 minutes)
Created to be projected onto a wall, using the impact and language of Street Art but animated as operatic storytelling in music and listened to on Silent Disco Headphones. Imagine a Banksy coming to life and singing!
These performances will take place outside Caffi.
FREE LIVE MUSIC IN THE GLANFA
NANNA PUNK
Friday 11 October, 8.15pm
Sunday 13 October, 6.15pm
Based on idea by Jude Price (Cult of Doris) and developed in collaboration with Wales Millennium Centre, The Cab in Newport and Efa Supertramp, Nanna Punk sessions are for women over 50 years old to socialise and develop their punk music skills. Come along to their live performances on Friday and Sunday to see what they’ve been working on!
BUTETOWN COMMUNITY CHOIR
Saturday 12 October, 12.30pm
Don’t miss this special one-off performance celebrating Betty Campbell’s 90th birthday.
PANTASIA STEEL PANS
Saturday 12 October, 12.30pm
Sunday 13 October, 2pm
Returning to Llais after their debut last year, Pantasia Steel Pans are a community steel pans group brought together by local musician Wahda Placide.
FREE TALKS
JOE BOYD: AND THE ROOTS OF RHYTHM REMAIN
Donald Gordon Theatre | Saturday 12 October, 1pm
Join us in the Donald Gordon Theatre for a free talk with legendary producer and record label boss Joe Boyd, who has spent a lifetime travelling the globe and immersing himself in music. Book your free ticket to secure your place.
REMEMBERING VIC PARKER
Chris Hodgkins, renowned jazz trumpeter and former Vic Parker mentee, in conversation with Humie Webbe
Cabaret | Saturday 12 October, 1pm
A brief introduction about Vic, his background and early career, including Chris’ time with him at the Quebec and various anecdotes tied to his recent compositions. Hear the compositions and see Chris perform as part of A Celebration of Bay Jazz on Saturday and Sunday.
REMEMBERING JAZZ IN THE BAY
In conversation with Gaynor Legall, Chair of Tiger Bay and the World
Cabaret | Sunday 13 October, 1pm
A talk with Gaynor Legall, Chair of Tiger Bay and the World about the forgotten musicians, vocalists and bands whose origins or connections are steeped in the Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docklands Community - including local icons such as Patti Flynn, Vic Parker and The Denise Brothers to name a few.
EVENTS FOR £10 OR LESS
LOCK OFF: DJ-KAYBEE, JESSIKA KAY, BENNY FLOWZ, KIMA OTUNG, JAYAHADADREAM, PAUL STEPHAN + GARDNA
Weston Studio | £5 | Thursday 10 October, 7.30pm
Mentored by industry pros, our talented young minds are taking charge, curating, booking, and presenting an epic night of MOBO music. This year's event sees a huge lineup connecting genres and bringing artists from across the UK, including emerging artists coming out of Wales.
Cabaret | £10 | Thursday 10 October, 8.45pm
Guitar brilliance and incandescent vocals. These exceptional performers connect and capture audiences all over the world through the power of song, and it’s made even more special when it’s sung in rare Noongar language.
BLACKSABBATHMODE
Cabaret | £10 | Friday 11 October, 7pm
A collaboration between nu-jazz duo BIGHEADMODE (Robbie and Ewan Moore) and Plumm, a distinguished multi-instrumentalist bandleader based in South London. Together, they have sculpted a captivating suite inspired by the legendary Midlands band, Black Sabbath.
Cabaret | £10 | Saturday 12 + Sunday 13 October, various times
Join us for a celebration of Tiger Bay's rich jazz heritage featuring performances from Chris Hodgkins, Jacky Webbe, Ciyo Brown, Leighton Jones, Lily Webbe, Li Harding and more.
EVENTS FOR £12.50 OR LESS
LLWCH A LLECHI: GWEN SIÔN WITH BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES + CÔR Y PENRHYN
Weston Studio | £12 | Sunday 13 October, 3.30pm
Premiering at Llais 2024, Llwch a Llechi (Dust and Slate) is a live audio-visual project exploring connections between music, landscape, tradition and ritual. Gwen will be joined by an ensemble of 10 BBC National Orchestra of Wales musicians and Côr y Penrhyn, one of Wales’ oldest choirs.
BBC Hoddinott Hall | £12 | Sunday 13 October, 8pm
In Tafod Arian, renowned folk singer Lleuwen Steffan shines a new light on a trove of hymns once banned by the all-male chapel committees of our past.
Cabaret | £12 | Friday 11 October, 9.30pm
Ríoghnach Connolly and Stuart McCallum are the creative heart of The Breath. Connolly's deeply soulful, stop-you-in-your-tracks voice joins with Stuart’s understated brilliance, giving rise to honest, personal, heartfelt songs.
COLORED: THE UNSUNG LIFE OF CLAUDETTE COLVIN (IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE)
Bocs | £12 | Until 3 November, various times
Colored allows the audience to enter a setting that will soon be haunted by the ghosts of 1950s Alabama. In a set specially designed for the experience, iconic scenes from Claudette Colvin's life during her fight for civil rights are replayed before your very eyes.
Weston Studio | £12.50 | Saturday 12 October, 9.30pm
Fabiana Palladino broke out in 2017 as one of the Paul Institute’s founding artists after her R&B influenced pop reached Jai Paul, who started the label alongside his brother. The world is sitting up and taking notice of Fabiana’s sublime pop innovation, this is an opportunity for you to find out why.
Multi-Buy Offer
Book tickets for 2 Llais events to save 10%
Book tickets for 3 Llais events to save 15%
For online multi-buy packages, the number of tickets for each event must be the same. The offer will be applied in your basket.
This offer excludes Lock Off, Street Art Operas, Only Expansion and Colored: The Unsung Life of Claudette Colvin.
All offers subject to allocations and availability.