Cardiff Music City Festival September/October at Cardiff

Aiming to attract over 20,000 people in its first year, the festival will bring together talent both international and local, including household names and emerging, startling talent. Its festival site stretches and sprawls through a labyrinth of spaces, busy streets and quieter corners, through Cardiff’s dynamic city centre to the glistening river mouth and freshwater lake of Cardiff Bay.

Electronic music pioneers Leftfield and Orbital have been announced as the headliner's for this year's festival. Cardiff is already an exciting, noisy and energetic hub for this activity, where groundbreaking homegrown talent - from Mace the Great and Juice Menace to Minas and Das Koolies, take to stages at iconic grassroot and major venues.

Especially-commissioned urban soundscapes, a tech and talent conference, industry sessions and a bustling fringe programme will add extra layers of rhythm and noise to the festival’s progressive, enthusiastic reach. Cardiff Music City festival nights will also bring together some big names in the industry with tomorrow’s exploding talents.

A full programme of local and international talent, including household names and emerging talent will be announced over the coming months.

Cardiff Music City Festival runs from September 27th – 20th October 2024.