Cardiff Big Weekend

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{{infobox music festival |

| music_festival_name = Cardiff's Big Weekend

| image = File:Cardiff Big Weekend, Cathays Park.jpg

| location = Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

| years_active = 1995–2011, 2017

| dates = August (exact date varies)

| genre = Rock, Indie, pop, electronic, dance, hip hop, folk, experimental, metal, world

| website = [http://www.pridecymru.co.uk/ pridecymru.co.uk]}}

The Cardiff Big Weekend took place annually from 1993 to 2011, and in 2017 as part of the Cardiff Festival organized by Cardiff Council.{{cite web | title=Big Gig aims to give unsigned band a break to The Big Weekend | website=Wales Online | date=11 July 2011 | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/big-gig-aims-give-unsigned-1820824 | access-date=27 December 2023}} The event was free, and lasted three days. As well as music over the weekend, there were fair rides on site, and firework displays.{{cite web | title=Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend | website=Capital South Wales | date=7 June 2011 | url=https://www.capitalfm.com/southwales/events/admiral-cardiff-big-weekend/ | access-date=27 December 2023}}

In 2004 the Admiral Group began to sponsor the event, and continued to do so until 2011.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|342081068}} |title=Beach fun |newspaper=South Wales Echo |date=1 May 2004 |page=13 }} This sponsorship led to the event later being titled the Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend.{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|341416253}} |first1=Karen |last1=Price |title=Stars line up for summer in city |newspaper=Western Mail |date=1 May 2004 |page=16 }}

Alongside the event a competition held by Cardiff Council's event team gave the opportunity for bands to perform at the Big Weekend. The Big Gig was launched in June 2011, and had a category for under 18s and over 18s. In 2011 there were over 60 entrants and the over 18 finalists competed at The Globe, Cardiff.{{cite web | title=Big Gig aims to give unsigned band a break to The Big Weekend | website=Wales Online | date=11 July 2011 | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/big-gig-aims-give-unsigned-1820824 | access-date=27 December 2023}}{{cite web | title=Ffred Jones gears himself up for his Big Weekend | website=Wales Online | date=4 August 2011 | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/ffred-jones-gears-himself-up-1814435 | access-date=27 December 2023}}

The Line Up

= 2017 =

Pride Cymru brought back the Big Weekend music festival and included their LGBT Pride Parade to reform it as 'Pride Cymru's Big Weekend'. Cardiff City Hall's Lawn, which was located at the end of the official Pride Parade route, was the venue.Kathryn Williams, [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/line-up-years-pride-cymru-13027616 This is the line up for this year's Pride Cymru Big Weekend event in Cardiff], Wales Online, 12 May 2017, Accessed 19 July 2017

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Friday 25 August ! Saturday 26 August ! Sunday 27 August
Fun Lovin Criminals \| Bright Light Bright Light \| Charlotte Church
Last Orders \| Tribute Bands (various) \| Zervas & Pepper
Lost & Found \| \| Blair Dunlop
AFISHAL & Judge Jules \| \| Jordan Gray
\| \| Leighton Jones

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Friday 25 August

! Saturday 26 August

! Sunday 27 August

Fun Lovin Criminals

| Bright Light Bright Light

| Charlotte Church

Last Orders

| Tribute Bands (various)

| Zervas & Pepper

Lost & Found

| Blair Dunlop

AFISHAL & Judge Jules

| Jordan Gray

| Leighton Jones

= 2012 =

The Cardiff Big Weekend, which is usually held the second weekend in August as part of Cardiff Festival, was "rested" for a year in 2012 due to the Olympic Football games taking place at the Millennium Stadium (in Cardiff) on 9 and 10 August.{{cite web |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/admiral-cardiff-big-weekend-cancelled-2045804|title=Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend cancelled because of Olympics|date=24 March 2012|access-date=26 July 2017|publisher= Wales Online}}

In 2013, the music festival was axed and replaced with a temporary 'Beach' area in Cardiff Bay's Roald Dahl Plass.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-22939286|title=Cardiff Bay to host Welsh capital's first summer beach|date=17 June 2013|access-date=26 July 2017|publisher= BBC News}}

= 2011 =

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Friday 5 August ! Saturday 6 August ! Sunday 7 August
Death Before Sunrise \| Zong Zing All Stars \| Ffred Jones
OK \| Dom Duff \| Edei
Attack! Attack! \| Jazz Jamaica with Special Guest Myrna Hague \| King Charles
Funeral For a Friend \| Hayley Scarlett \| Friends Electric
\| Horace Andy & Dub Asante \| Dodgy
\| Vintage Trouble \| Nerina Pallot
\| Gabrielle \| The Feeling

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Friday 5 August

! Saturday 6 August

! Sunday 7 August

Death Before Sunrise

| Zong Zing All Stars

| Ffred Jones

| Dom Duff

| Edei

Attack! Attack!

| Jazz Jamaica with Special Guest Myrna Hague

| King Charles

Funeral For a Friend

| Hayley Scarlett

| Friends Electric

| Horace Andy & Dub Asante

| Dodgy

| Vintage Trouble

| Nerina Pallot

| Gabrielle

| The Feeling

= 2010 =

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Friday 30 July ! Saturday 31 July ! Sunday 1 August
Samoans \| Maroon Town \| The Lay-Lows
Racehorses \| Wonderbrass \| Rumer
Los Campesinos! \| The Raghu Dixit Project \| Pete Lawrie
The Blackout \| The Congo Allstars \| Fenech Soler
\| Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos \| The Phenomenal Handclap Band
\| The Jolly Boys \| Athlete
\| Pee Wee Ellis and the Funky Assembly \| Feeder
\| Chaka Demus and Pliers \|

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Friday 30 July

! Saturday 31 July

! Sunday 1 August

Samoans

| Maroon Town

| The Lay-Lows

Racehorses

| Wonderbrass

| Rumer

Los Campesinos!

| The Raghu Dixit Project

| Pete Lawrie

The Blackout

| The Congo Allstars

| Fenech Soler

| Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos

| The Phenomenal Handclap Band

| The Jolly Boys

| Athlete

| Pee Wee Ellis and the Funky Assembly

| Feeder

| Chaka Demus and Pliers

= 2009 =

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Friday 31 July ! Saturday 1 August ! Sunday 2 August
Save Your Breath \| Soukous Koumbele \| Steve Appleton
The Joy Formidable \| Peatbog Faeries \| Absent Elk
Attack! Attack! \| Chancery Blame & The Gadgo Club \| The Leisure Society
Kids In Glass Houses \| Melopark \| Ebony Bones!
\| Orquesta Cache \| Camera Obscura
\| Edward II \| The Lightning Seeds
\| Imelda May \| The Zutons

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Friday 31 July

! Saturday 1 August

! Sunday 2 August

Save Your Breath

| Soukous Koumbele

| Steve Appleton

The Joy Formidable

| Peatbog Faeries

| Absent Elk

Attack! Attack!

| Chancery Blame & The Gadgo Club

| The Leisure Society

Kids In Glass Houses

| Melopark

| Ebony Bones!

| Orquesta Cache

| Camera Obscura

| Edward II

| The Lightning Seeds

| Imelda May

| The Zutons

= 2008 =

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Friday 1 August ! Saturday 2 August ! Sunday 3 August
Park Bench Social Club \| Pandemonium \| Frizbee
Juice - with caller Dave Parsons \| Natacha Atlas \| Yoav
The Men They Couldn't Hang \| Robert Maseko & The Congo Beat \| Beth Rowley
\| Ryland Teifi \| Go Audio
\| Grupo Lokito \| The Automatic
\| Prince Buster and the Delroy Williams Junction Band \| Glasvegas
\| \| Young Knives
\| \| Ash

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Friday 1 August

! Saturday 2 August

! Sunday 3 August

Park Bench Social Club

| Pandemonium

| Frizbee

Juice - with caller Dave Parsons

| Natacha Atlas

| Yoav

The Men They Couldn't Hang

| Robert Maseko & The Congo Beat

| Beth Rowley

| Ryland Teifi

| Go Audio

| Grupo Lokito

| The Automatic

| Prince Buster and the Delroy Williams Junction Band

| Glasvegas

| Young Knives

| Ash

= 2007 =

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Friday 3 August ! Saturday 4 August ! Sunday 5 August
PeeWee Ellis \| SW Storm \| Gethin Pearson
Bobby Kray \| Los Skarameros \| Colum Regan
Soul II Soul Soundsystem \| The Soothsayers \| Halflight
\| Sierra Maestro \| The Storys
\| Jimmy Cliff \| Ben Taylor
\| \| Richie Havens
\| \| Sandi Thom
\| \| Magic Numbers

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Friday 3 August

! Saturday 4 August

! Sunday 5 August

PeeWee Ellis

| SW Storm

| Gethin Pearson

Bobby Kray

| Los Skarameros

| Colum Regan

Soul II Soul Soundsystem

| The Soothsayers

| Halflight

| Sierra Maestro

| The Storys

| Jimmy Cliff

| Ben Taylor

| Richie Havens

| Sandi Thom

| Magic Numbers

= 2006 =

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Friday 4 August ! Saturday 5 August ! Sunday 6 August
The Selecter \| Daisy Blue \| Unkle Bob
Katrina (formerly of Katrina and the Waves) \| Viva Machine \| Mukka
The Alarm \| Alongcameman \| Foy Vance
\| Memory Lane Music Mix Winners \| Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young
\| The Poppies \| Terri Walker
\| Cord \| Stereo MCs
\| The Crimea \| Cerys Matthews
\| The Infadels \|
\| The Automatic \|
\| Kubb \|

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Friday 4 August

! Saturday 5 August

! Sunday 6 August

The Selecter

| Daisy Blue

| Unkle Bob

Katrina (formerly of Katrina and the Waves)

| Viva Machine

| Mukka

The Alarm

| Alongcameman

| Foy Vance

| Memory Lane Music Mix Winners

| Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young

| The Poppies

| Terri Walker

| Cord

| Stereo MCs

| The Crimea

| Cerys Matthews

| The Infadels

| The Automatic

| Kubb

= 2005 =

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Friday 12 August ! Saturday 13 August ! Sunday 14 August
\| \| Beverley Knight

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Friday 12 August

! Saturday 13 August

! Sunday 14 August

| Beverley Knight

Line up also included Chesney Hawkes, Hazel O’Connor, The Christians and Modern Romance.

= 2004 =

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Friday 30 July ! Saturday 31 July ! Sunday 1 August
Bad Manners \| Red Dragon Roadshow \| Cherry Falls
Chas 'n' Dave \| Dynamo Dresden \| D?booga
Howard Jones \| Speedway \| The Jews Brothers
\| Zoot Woman \| Caramelo Son
\| The Delays \| Rhian Benson
\| The Fun Lovin' Criminals \| The Brand New Heavies

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Friday 30 July

! Saturday 31 July

! Sunday 1 August

Bad Manners

| Red Dragon Roadshow

| Cherry Falls

Chas 'n' Dave

| Dynamo Dresden

| D?booga

Howard Jones

| Speedway

| The Jews Brothers

| Zoot Woman

| Caramelo Son

| The Delays

| Rhian Benson

| The Fun Lovin' Criminals

| The Brand New Heavies

= 2003 =

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Friday 1 August ! Saturday 2 August ! Sunday 3 August
Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band \| Red Dragon Roadshow \| The Elephant is Gerald
Limahl \| Ayra \| Shod
Go West \| LSK \| King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys
\| The Bees \| La Bottine Souriante
\| Athlete \| The Proclaimers
\| The Bluetones \| The Waterboys

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Friday 1 August

! Saturday 2 August

! Sunday 3 August

Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band

| Red Dragon Roadshow

| The Elephant is Gerald

Limahl

| Ayra

| Shod

Go West

| LSK

| King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys

| The Bees

| La Bottine Souriante

| Athlete

| The Proclaimers

| The Bluetones

| The Waterboys

= 2002 =

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Friday 2 August ! Saturday 3 August ! Sunday 4 August
Barker \| \| Ray Davies

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Friday 2 August

! Saturday 3 August

! Sunday 4 August

Barker

| Ray Davies

= 2001 =

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Friday 3 August ! Saturday 4 August ! Sunday 5 August
Tommy & the Chauffeur \| Red Dragon Roadshow \| Nick Turner Allstars
Tetra Splendour \| Maximum Roach \| Black Umfolosi
Lostprophets \| I am Kloot \| Jazz Jamaica All Stars
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci \| Kosheen \| TBC ???
\| EMF \| Deacon Blue

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Friday 3 August

! Saturday 4 August

! Sunday 5 August

Tommy & the Chauffeur

| Red Dragon Roadshow

| Nick Turner Allstars

| Maximum Roach

| Jazz Jamaica All Stars

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

| Kosheen

| TBC ???

| EMF

| Deacon Blue

= 2000 =

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Friday 4 August ! Saturday 5 August ! Sunday 6 August
Kennedy Soundtrack \| Nucleus Roots \| Motimba
Baby Elephant \| Rae & Christian \| Kakatsitsi
Bench \| Chumbawamba \| Arrow
Manchild \| Asian Dub Foundation \| Victor Hugo & La Banda Picante
Ptang Yang Kipper Bang \| Kris Jenkins \| Aswad

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Friday 4 August

! Saturday 5 August

! Sunday 6 August

Kennedy Soundtrack

| Nucleus Roots

| Motimba

Baby Elephant

| Rae & Christian

| Kakatsitsi

Bench

| Chumbawamba

| Arrow

Manchild

| Asian Dub Foundation

| Victor Hugo & La Banda Picante

Ptang Yang Kipper Bang

| Kris Jenkins

| Aswad

= 1999 =

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Friday 6 August ! Saturday 7 August ! Sunday 8 August
Rocket Gold Star \| Red Dragon FM Party in the Park \| Four Brothers
Cartoon \| Indian Ropeman \| Vocal Sampling
Quattro \| The Herbaliser \| Groupa Folia
Big Leaves \| Afro Celt Sound System \| Black Star Liner
\| \| King Pleasure
\| \| Nik Kershaw

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Friday 6 August

! Saturday 7 August

! Sunday 8 August

Rocket Gold Star

| Red Dragon FM Party in the Park

| Four Brothers

Cartoon

| Indian Ropeman

| Vocal Sampling

Quattro

| The Herbaliser

| Groupa Folia

Big Leaves

| Afro Celt Sound System

| Black Star Liner

| King Pleasure

| Nik Kershaw

= 1998 =

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Friday 7 August ! Saturday 8 August ! Sunday 9 August
Armstrong \| Red Dragon Roadshow \| Loop Guru
Diesel Bug \| Fisherman Walk \| Mutton Birds
Manchild \| Melys \| Osibisa
Ether \| Carrie \| Leo Sayer
\| Audioweb \| Carleen Anderson
\| Gene \|

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Friday 7 August

! Saturday 8 August

! Sunday 9 August

Armstrong

| Red Dragon Roadshow

| Loop Guru

Diesel Bug

| Fisherman Walk

| Mutton Birds

Manchild

| Melys

| Osibisa

Ether

| Carrie

| Leo Sayer

| Audioweb

| Carleen Anderson

| Gene

= 1997 =

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Friday August 8 ! Saturday August 9 ! Sunday August 10
Trippa \| Red Dragon Roadshow \| Christine Collister
Planet Loaded \| Rachel Stamp \| Tony Hadley
Revolva \| Don \| Sam Brown[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080901213658/http%3A//www.onecandle.co.uk/]
The Blinders \| Ether \| Afro Celt Sound System
Stereophonics[http://www.stereophonics.com] \| Death in Vegas \| [http://www.urbanspecies.com Urban Species]
\| Dreadzone[http://www.dreadzone.com] \| Omar[http://www.omarmusic.net]

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Friday August 8

! Saturday August 9

! Sunday August 10

Trippa

| Red Dragon Roadshow

| Christine Collister

Planet Loaded

| Rachel Stamp

| Tony Hadley

Revolva

| Don

| Sam Brown[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080901213658/http%3A//www.onecandle.co.uk/]

The Blinders

| Ether

| Afro Celt Sound System

Stereophonics[http://www.stereophonics.com]

| Death in Vegas

| [http://www.urbanspecies.com Urban Species]

| Dreadzone[http://www.dreadzone.com]

| Omar[http://www.omarmusic.net]

= 1996 =

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Friday August 9 ! Saturday August 10 ! Sunday August 11
Leighton Jones \|James Taylor Quartet \|Railroad Bill
Flow Motion \|Super Furry Animals
Pocket Devils \| Spice Girls
Dog \|Pato Banton
\|4 Man Do
\|Upside Down

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Friday August 9

! Saturday August 10

! Sunday August 11

Leighton Jones

|James Taylor Quartet

|Railroad Bill

Flow Motion

|Super Furry Animals

Pocket Devils

| Spice Girls

Dog

|Pato Banton

|4 Man Do

|Upside Down

= 1995 =

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Thursday August 10 !Friday August 11 ! Saturday August 12 ! Sunday August 13 ! !
Dub War \|A Night At The Opera \|Chumbawamba \| Carter USM \| \|
60 ft Dolls \|Time Flies House Party \|Hugh Cornwall \|Corduroy \| \|
Super Furry Animals \| \|The Dharmas \|FNAAZ \| \|
\| \|Galaxy 101 Showcase feat Danii Minogue + The Spice Girls etc \|Waste Ayinde Marshall \| \|
\| \|The Underdogs \|Backbone \| \|
\| \|Fat Barry's Soul Band \|H-Kippers \| \|
\| \| \| \| \|

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Thursday August 10

!Friday August 11

! Saturday August 12

! Sunday August 13

Dub War

|A Night At The Opera

|Chumbawamba

| Carter USM

60 ft Dolls

|Time Flies House Party

|Hugh Cornwall

|Corduroy

Super Furry Animals

|The Dharmas

|FNAAZ

|Galaxy 101 Showcase feat Danii Minogue + The Spice Girls etc

|Waste Ayinde Marshall

|The Underdogs

|Backbone

|Fat Barry's Soul Band

|H-Kippers

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090713210518/http://www.cardiff-festival.com/bigw_e.htm Cardiff Big Weekend]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090710003124/http://www.cardiff-festival.com/ Cardiff Festival]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090629065402/http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/22062009/389/11-free-festivals.html 11 free festivals]
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/cardiff-big-weekend/ Cardiff Big Weekend details from BBC Wales]
[http://www.pridecymru.co.uk/ Pride Cymru]

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