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St Davids Hall Cardiff
St David's Hall,

St David's Hall,
The Hayes,
Cardiff CF10 1SH

Box Office
029 2087 8444
(Open 10.00am to 6.00pm, or to 8.00pm when there is an evening performance)
Reception
029 2087 8500
Fax
029 2087 8599

CLUBNIGHTS

Thursdays

Every Thursday is “ComePlay”
Doors: 10.00pm - 2.30am (unless otherwise stated)
Admission: £4 all night (payable on the door)
Club Info Hotline: 0870 240 435
Web: www.comeplayuk.com or www.bristol-academy.co.uk
Drinks Promotions: Vodka Redbull just £1

"The South West’s biggest student party for untamed mischief every Thursday! RnB/Hip Hop (DJ’s JLG and Benny Blanco) in the main arena and more chilled out funk and disco in the VIP room. The UK's hottest break-dancers (MTV) feature every week along with the infamous ComePlay girls handing out free Vodka.”

Fridays

Ramshackle - A brand new club night launching at Bristol Academy on Friday 4th October 2002
Doors: 10pm-3am (unless otherwise stated)
Admission: £4 with a flyer / £5
Club Info: 07977 446 362
Web: http://www.ramshackle.org.uk

What Is Ramshackle: "Three rooms of everything from indie anthems to funkybeats and hip-hop."
Room 1: Stompin' Indie & Funky Shit
Room 2: Rock, Metal, Punk
Room 3: Funk & Northern Soul

Saturdays

Please Sir - SchoolDisco - First Saturday Of Every Month!
**CLICK FOR REVIEW**
Doors: 9.30pm-3am (unless otherwise stated)
Admission: £8 adv or £10 door / NUS £7 adv or £8 door (tickets available to purchase on 0870 771 2000 or www.ticketweb.co.uk)
Club Info: 07855 717 492
Web: http://www.pleasesir.com

What Is SchoolDisco.com? "Get ready for the biggest School Birthday you've ever seen!! After a year of successful parties, SchoolDisco.com (Bristol) celebrates its first birthday on Saturday 7th September 2002 - a date for the social event of the year and those naughty school folk invite you to celebrate the "best years of your life". Come and join Tommy Tucker, Billy Bunter Nurse Naughty, Ed Boy, Master Bates and 1,900 other school uniform clad party animals - seeing is believing!!" (NB no admission without School Uniform)

BlowPop - Every 2nd Saturday of the month + additional special events
Doors: 10pm-4am (unless otherwise stated)
Admission: £8 adv / £10 door (tickets available to purchase on 0870 771 2000 or www.ticketweb.co.uk)
Club Info: 0117 925 5002
Web: http://www.blowpop.co.uk

What Is Blowpop? "After two pre-season try outs, BlowPop are pleased to announce their relocation to Bristol Academy. After six years at Bristol's legendary Blue Mountain Club, the 1,900 capacity Bristol Academy welcomes BlowPop - the South's premier leftfield and breakbeat club for a series of fortnightly club events featuring specialist guest DJs and live artists. Over the last six years, BlowPop residents Stereo 8, Mister Craig, John Stapleton, All Funked Up and Doctor Moody have been joined by quarterly residents Krafty Kuts, the Plump DJs and the Scratch Perverts, as well as the most exciting guests from around the world."

As well as the BlowPop fortnightly residency @ Bristol Academy - look out for forthcoming news on special BlowPop co-promoted events on Friday 27th September, Friday 25th October, Friday 29th November.

Club Info Hotline: 0117 925 5002

DriveBy - Every 2nd Saturday of the month + additional special events
Doors: 10pm-5am (unless otherwise stated)
Admission: Members £10 adv/£12 on door Non-members £12 adv/£15 on door (tickets available to purchase on 0870 771 2000 or www.ticketweb.co.uk)
Club Info: 07976 210 767
Web: www.driveby.co.uk

New Years Eve

Blowpop and Driveby present....

New Year’s Eve with Roni Size, Gilles Peterson, Earl Zinger, The Freestylers + Sir Real, Patife + Cleveland Watkiss, Scratch Perverts (Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts), Clipz (Full Cycle), Stereo 8 (Finger Lickin’), John Stapleton (Grand Slam), Gerard (Drive By), Sweetpea, Emma _+ Vicky B, Dr Moody + The Ill Patients Live, Giant Robot vs Kingpin, The Outlaws, Gecko + Gilbatron, Max Doubt (Charlie 57), Amo, Bash Money, Nick Fury & All Funked Up

0905 020 3999
£27.00 adv
9pm to 6am

Thursday 23rd September, 7.30pm
THE SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR
£22.50, £19.50, £16.50

The magnificent 25-strong choir performs an inspirational programme of tribal, traditional and popular African gospel as well as soul and reggae.

Pop sensation, McFly, are the latest big thing in the world of pop. With their debut single, 'Five Colours' going straight to number one, followed by the equally successful 'Obviously', these boys can do no wrong.

Ex Rolling Stones bassist returns to his musical roots with his band of virtuoso musicians to bring back to life the classic rhythm and blues and inspired him to pick up the guitar.

The Star of Living TV's 'Sixth Sense' takes his show on the road connecting audiences with the spirits of their nearest and dearest.

Bright young star, Tugan Sokhiev, conducts the outstanding Philharmonia in a Russian selection including Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherezade. Simon Trpceski solos on piano.

Delirious? return with their Christian rock. Delierious? live is one of the purest highs around. It's a pile-up of fat beats, caustic guitars and 100 ft high choruses, and it's impossible not to rubberneck.

Celebrating the music and career of the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time, The Clones enjoy the reputation of being the best tribute to the Rolling Stones ever - 'no others come close'.

Gorgeous Brazillian pop from the Norah Jones of bossanova. Bebel Gilberton showcases her new album - a collection of sun-baked rhythms tinged with her trademark silky vocals.

Top rock top vocalist, David Coverdale's Whitesnake returns with a new line-up and hits old and new.

Tuesday 19th October, 8.00pm, Wednesday 20th October, 8.00pm
CHRISTY MOORE AND DECLAN SINNOTT
£27.50

The legendary Irish folk singer and bodram player, Christy Moore returns to the West following his success at Glastonbury with his honest and absorbing music.

Thursday 21st October, 7.30pm
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£25, £22, £19, £16, £12, £5

The BSO make a triumphant return with pianist Freddy Kempf for an evening of wonderful music which includes Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no 3.

Former Crowded House and Split Enz frontmen are reunited to promote their first album in eight years - 'Everyone Is Here'.

Saturday 23rd October, 7.30pm
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA STARRING DENISE LEIGH AND JANE GILCHRIST
Tickets £22.50, £20, £17.50 (£20.50, £18, £15.50 with Colston Card)

After their incredible success on Channel 4's 'Operatunity' the story continues for Denise Leigh and Jane Gilchrist as together they take to the stage to perform some of their greatest operatic moments.

Sunday 24th October, 7.30pm
GLENN MILLER CENTENARY TRIBUTE CONCERT
£17.50, £15.50, £13.50

The Chris Dean and Lyd Lawrence Concert Orchestra promise to delight audiences with their recreations of the wonderful music of Glenn Miller's Army Airforce Orchestra 100 years after his birth.

Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th October, 7.30pm
DANIEL O'DONNELL
£23.50, £21.50
SOLD OUT

Three times Grammy award winner, Sarah McLachlan, returns to promote her lush new album, Afterglow. A welcome return for the woman dubbed the Canadian Dido.

Friday 29th October, 7.30pm
SIXTIES GOLD
Featuring P. J Proby, The Troggs, Herman's Hermits and The Ivy League
£18.50, £16.50

Relive the era with an evening of non-stop classic hits from four of the best bands of the '60's.

Saturday 30th October, 7.30pm
MASSED BATH CHOIRS 'BRITTEN'S WAR REQUIEM'
£18, £15, £12, £9

Featuring Bath Choral Society, City of Bath Choir, Braunschweiger Domchor, London Gala Orchestra.

In their 70s heyday this big, loud and brash progressive heavy metal band, became one of the UK's most popular exports. Since then almost thirty musicians have worked with this constantly touring band.

Sunday 7th November, 7.30pm
RUSSIAN STATE OPERA - MADAMA BUTTLERFLY
£30, £26, £22, £18, £15

The company of over 100 makes its return visit to the UK its stunning production of Puccini's masterpiece - Madama Butterfly - which was nominated for a Golden Mask when it made its debut UK tour in 2001.

The legendry Beach Boys are still riding on the crest of a wave after forty years with classics such as 'Surfin' USA, 'Fun, Fun, Fun' and 'California Girls'

Thursday 11th November, 7.30pm
ST PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£28, £25, £22, £18, £15, £5

The critically acclaimed St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra play inspired music inspired by the composers of