By George Phillips The beauty of Sŵn is that you never know quite what you are going to walk into. A diverse range of expertly curated artists descend on Cardiff every year. …

The children who witnessed Gareth Bale’s career will grow up with a confidence their parents never had - with the belief that Wales will win. Our future will be different to our past. Wales fans asked for a few words to sum up the spirit of Gareth Bale might offer…

Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk and Willem Dafoe Run time: 137mins The story: In 895AD, child Prince Amleth sees his father murdered by his uncle Fjölnir (Bang) and flees to save his own life, vowing vengeance. Years later, Amleth (Skarsgard) has a vision…

As the BBC 6 Music Festival crawled to a chilled close, a last day of chat and music was just what the hangover ordered — Venue: Tramshed, Cardiff WORDS, PICS & VIDEO: Cadi Thomas Entering the venue to the unapologetically Welsh warbling of Gruff Rhys set the scene perfectly for the Sunday leg of the 6 Music Festival - a celebration of Welsh excellence. With all the placid ambience of the last day at a…

Venue: The Great Hall, Cardiff Students Union Words: Eliot Raman Jones If you had to choose one artist who encapsulates BBC 6 Music’s reputation for seeking out new sounds, you just might choose Johnny Marr. Since the breakup of The Smiths in 1987, Marr has worked on new sounds with…

Venue: The Great Hall, Cardiff Words: Craig Strachan Bloc Party brought Cardiff back to a more innocent time — 2005 to be exact — with their incredible headline set as part of the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival. There was something for every generation of 21st century indie rock fans…

Venue: St David’s Hall, Cardiff Words: Eliot Raman Jones With every performance Little Simz gives her burgeoning reputation in British rap continues to grow. The 2022 Brit Award winner for Best New Artist delivered a transformative experience to her fans in Cardiff as part of the BBC 6 Music Festival…

Venue: Y Plas, 01/04/2022 Words & pics: Craig Strachan The BBC 6 Music festival’s Friday night party at Y Plas was all about the rhythm. It began as soon as Nigerian singer Obongjayar emerged dressed head to toe in suede, with a red double-breasted suit and sunglasses that didn’t leave…

We’ve all been inside too long — get out and do stuff — Word & pics: Gavn Allen The man in the photograph above is Dom. At least I think he said Dom - Idles were superloud and my ears were ringing. Dom stood in front of me at The Great Hall on Friday night and, every 10 mins or so he’d put…