What's on in Cardiff, Aberdeenshire

Essence of Ireland

Now with their biggest and most talented cast of Dancers, Singers, and Musicians, Essence of Ireland combines breathtaking dance routines with the very best of Irish music, a touch of Irish craic, all cleverly woven into a heart-warming tale. Anyone Irish or otherwise, cannot fail to be mesmerised by this truly amazing show.…

Gary Numan

Gary Numan was a pioneer in the early electronic scene, confounding the contemporary music press with his androgynous stage presence and signature technique of feeding synthesizer hooks through guitar effect pedals. His most famous single, "Cars", spent one week at number one in the UK, while "Down in the Park", while not a commercial success, remains a fan favourite and spawned more covers than any of his other efforts. Though Numan was quickly eclipsed by more ambitious acts such as Adam Ant and Depeche Mode, he remained an important influence for plenty of modern musicians. Numan took hi…

An Irish rock band formed in 1962 getting their name from the book "Death of a chieftain" by Irish author John Montague. Apart from their own music they influenced many bands and performed with them both in UK and America. Van Morrisons Have I told you lately with the Chieftains was a big hit.They were also critically acclaimed for their version of "Women of Ireland" which contributed to Leonard Rosennman's osacr winning score to Stanley Kubricks "Barry Lyndon" They were much appreciated by the Rock fraternity and even influenced Jerry Garcia and Grisman in some of their renditions of Irish s…

Westlife

Irish pop band 'Westlife' have been one of the most successful boy bands of our time. First signed by Simon Cowell in the late 90s, now managed by Louis Walsh, the band are the only group in British or Irish history to have seven singles go straight to number 1. They began as a quintet but since the departure of Brian McFadden in 2004 have been a successful quartet. Their latest release was 'Gravity' in 2010.…

Russell Watson is a much loved English tenor, termed by many the 'people's tenor'. He began his career singing in working men's clubs then had a breakthrough in 1999 when he was asked to sing the English National Anthem at Wembley for the Rugby Challenge Cup final. His debut album was 'The Voice' in 2001 and he went on to release four more before being diagnosed with Brain Cancer. Since having life saving surgery in 2007 he has released 3 further albums, the latest is 'La Voce' in 2010.…

Black Stone Cherry

The swaggering rock band, “Black Stone Cherry” has become infamous for packing each of their songs with the kind of energy that brings AC/DC to mind. They will be riding this train of head-banging momentum all the way to the U.K. this March. The seven-year-old band now has tacked up four full-length albums to their name, and has been enjoying the fruits of their labor by building a loyal fan base and enjoying loads of quality radio air-time. Their southern hard-rock style was born in 2001, straight out of Kentucky - a birth location their band shares with Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey. Like Jim…

'Marina and the Diamonds' refers to a female singer/songwriter (not with band as most presume). She is 25 years old, Welsh but of Greek descent and has been on the music scene since 2007. Her sound and style is that of indie-pop and she first rose to fame having reached number 2 in the BBC 'Sound of 2010' poll, coming second to Ellie Goulding. She did however; win the 'Best UK and Irish Act' award at the BT Digital Music Awards in 2010. Her first album was 'The Family Jewels' (2010).…

Mike and the Mechanics

Following a six-year hiatus & a massive reunion with Genesis, Mike Rutherford has joined forces with one of the UK's most successful R&B acts Andrew Roachford & Canadian born singer & actor Tim Howar for a new generation of Mike & The Mechanics. Mike & The Mechanics formed in 1984, as a side project that would go onto sell over 10 million albums. The band scored hit with the tracks 'Silent Running', 'All I Need Is A Miracle', 'The Living Years' & 'Over My Shoulder'. Over the years Mike & The Mechanics has defined the chameleon nature of the group as the band return for 2011. Both co-wr…

Blink 182

After being in indefinite hiatus for quite some time, this American rock band is so back! Yes! Blink 182's Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker, and Mark Hoppus have decided to play music again together. Since their last appearance onstage in December 2004, the band have reformed. With their exceptional musical style and original songs-- with occasional lyrical toilet humor, Blink 182 fans are undoubtedly excited to hear and watch them play music together again on the stage. Playing new songs from their album entitled ‘Neighborhoods,’ which was released in September last year, Blink 182 is going to m…

Michael McIntyre

British stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre burst onto our screens with his first DVD, Live and Laughing in 2008. As the fastest-selling comedian at the Edinburgh Festival, Michael won the award for Best Live Stand-Up in 2009's British Comedy Awards, and his first tour included a record-breaking six nights at Wembley Arena, performing to half a million people on his first tour of Britain.…