Utilita Arena Cardiff

amazing apart from the fact some people don’t have crowd etiquette. Crowd surfers didn’t go in different directions leaving the same group of people to carry them making us all really weak and we started dropping them because we physically couldn’t hold them up anymore. Bands were absolutely insane so apart from the crowd lacking manners it was fucking great

Great concert, especially BMTH. Bad Omens was very good too. I personally didn't think this was as good as when I saw them last year, but that was a headliner whereas this was a support. It just felt a bit "stale" and not as fresh and authentic. Of course they are still incredible live, I've just seen them be better. (Oh, and people need to learn how to chill and not push others out of the way trying to get closer. And please don't record every single song! It's really unpleasant for others behind you to have their view blocked by your arm and phone the whole night.....(rant over). But seriously, just be respectful and considerate of others(ok, now rant over).)

Everything Kelly Jones touches turns to gold. Couple that with a talented American duo and it's bound to work. Great gig fair play and await any new stuff they do together. So until the next time, thank you FFS

One of the very best concerts I’ve ever been to in my life! The setlist, performances, stage lighting, props, the crowd, the merch - it was all perfect! I’m hoping Fall Out Boy do another show in Cardiff in the future - I love Fall Out Boy and would love to experience that again!

been a life long dream to see nashville live and bowen*young were the cherry on top, they were absolutely incredible live it was beautiful. thank you so much for going on tour, one of the best nights of my life. please come back to the UK asap❤️

Pulp has long carried a reputation for being one of the best live bands, and there have been a few sporadic reunion performances over the years since they downed instruments back in 2001. Their announcement last year of another reunion sent me scurrying to secure tickets, even though prices were considerably higher than I would normally pay for a gig. It was worth every penny. Frontman Jarvis Cocker led his band through a two hour set that mixed their classic pop anthems with some of their more quirky, lesser known songs. After a teasing opening session of visuals on the big screens, the curtains parted as Pulp broke into the first song ‘I Spy’, immediately followed by ‘Disco 2000’ to get the packed arena bouncing. With an occasional pause while Jarvis chatted to the audience, telling a little story to set up the next song or teasing the locals with his attempts to speak Welsh, the band ripped through a two hour set of 19 songs. It kept its showstopper ‘Common People’ to number 16 on the list, at the end of the first encore (“Is there a song that we’ve missed?” asked Jarvis). As some people drifted away after that, thinking the show over, Pulp returned to run through a further trio of less well-known numbers, confident that it had its audience heated up enough to stay with them. The sound needed to be big and deep to fill the arena, and there was a hard working string section backing the seven piece band. The balance was just about right, if there was a faint reverb on the vocals. The light show and back screen visuals complemented each song without distracting too much from the performers, and the big screens to the sides of the stage enabled those of us at the back to see the band in detail. I have been attending live music gigs for all of 55 years now and this show was one of the most outstanding that I’ve seen in that time. Pulp don’t disappoint, and their reputation is deserved, even after more that 20 years since their last album release. A final word, on the support act. Baxter Dury strutted the stage, swore and shouted a lot, and spent most of the time strutting and posing whilst removing jacket and shirt and occasionally putting them back on. From time to time he spat out some words over the monotonous, if rather hypnotic, backing that his three piece band laid down, all drums, bass and synths. The female keyboard player could actually sing and one or two songs could have been quite interesting without Baxter’s tirades, although each number was indistinguishable from the next. Baxter ain’t no Ian Dury. Slightly embarrassing, if rather comical.

Absolutely incredible show. Although I wouldn’t count myself as a huge fan I saw him with a friend at Cardiff Castle last year and was so blown away that I dragged my (slightly reluctant) husband along to see him this year. To his surprise he absolutely loved it. Mr Bublé is such a showman - not only does he have a wonderful voice, but he is warm and funny, and really involves the audience. His orchestra is superb, as are his backing singers,. He is one of those artists that you really have to see live to appreciate. I would go back and see him again and again. Superb.

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Just recently discovered this band - how could I have missed them!? Anyway, great gig and can’t wait to see them again - pretty much bought their back catalogue on the strength of it.

Absolutely amazing gig, finally got to see them, after a 35 year wait! Their set was awesome and blistering and so loud, my ears are still ringing.. had a great view from the balcony,at the side and it's probably my 2nd fave gig of all time,after the smashing pumpkins. It's a shame they never played - the sad punk,debaser or tame. But overall,it was just fantastic. 🎸🤘💙.

Neck deep put on a great show with lots of energy and sounded great too. They made sure to make everyone feel included, which I loved. I already can't wait to see them again in the future!

Fantastic night with Gojira they certainly know how to put on a show was right at the front by the barrier I even caught a guitar pick that they threw out into the crowd which made my night

Absolutely brilliant! Well organised and the atmosphere was amazing. Of course Dom was fantastic as usual and looked after his fans exceptionally well, having gender neutral toilets and stopping the show a couple of times in order to pick some fans up who had fallen in the front row.

What a phenomenal performance. An amazing band and outstanding vocals. 27 songs and a run time of 2hrs 45 mins. Cardiff have waited 26 years for The Cure to return and boy it was worth the wait!

Great concert. You can tell that these two girls really enjoy what they do. They're both so incredibly talented. Their acoustic cover of Songbird in honour of Christine Mcvie was amazing - you could hear a pin drop in the arena while they were singing it. Would have given 5 stars but I wasn't too impressed with the support act.

What a Band , so much energy and Brett's vocals were amazing! All in a great venue with easy access, excellent sound and several bars with little queuing. I'm back there in Jan 2023 to see Black Stone Cherry - can't wait !!!

Lost half a star for not playing my favourite DG song (Ain’t no love) but otherwise note-perfect performance from Dai 😉 Seemed to be in great form and happy to be playing Cardiff, which, as he said, being a Solva Boy, was the closest thing to a hometown gig he had 🙂 A great night!

It was a great night out in Cardiff,doors opened at 6pm the merchandise was out ready and the crowds were flocking in. Europe kicked off the night and it was brilliant to see them live. Foreigner was had a hard act to follow but they weren't bad and finally the bittersweet moment came to have the sensational David Coverdale and Whitesnake in on stage to play the last ever gig of the UK leg of the farewell tour it was an emotional time for all on stage as well as the audience but he had the welshsnake choir sending him off the only way we know Loudly and each and every voice probably paying for it afterwards

Great performance as usual and would see again in a different venue...even though this is my nearest likely venue. Unfortunately the venue is soulless, acoustically flawed (JB did a good job though) as are many similar buildings.

The Raven age were really good as we’d never even heard of them before last night. Shinedown we’re absolutely amazing and really should have headlined the gig. Their show was simply fantastic. I’ve listened to alterbridges album so was really looking forward to hearing them live.....what a disappointment and in my opinion were totally outclassed by the previous performances. The visual show was interesting but didn’t really make up for the distorted sound. In the end we actually left early.