The Icon Jazz Men at the Quebec Hotel, 1960s

Chris Hodgkins on trumpet

#iconjazzmen #chrishodgkins #quebechotel #cardiff #wales #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory

Iron Maiden at St David's Hall, 15th May 1983

Photos: Rob Toogood

Iron Maiden St David's Hall #cardiff #wales #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff musichistory

56 years ago today

Bee Gees + Grapefruit + The Foundations at the Capitol Theatre, 27th April 1968

#beegees #grapefruit #thefoundations #capitoltheatre #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory

Frankie Miller and Micky Moody at Cardiff University, 1977

#frankiemiller #mickymoody Cardiff University Libraries #cardiff #wales #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff musichistory

55 years ago today

B.B. King + Fleetwood Mac at Sophia Gardens Pavilion, 26th April 1969

Fleetwood Mac #bbking #sophiagardenspavilion #cardiff #wales #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff musichistory

Bob Dylan - Cardiff International Arena - 27th March 1995 ticket

Archive item: 261 / donation

Bob Dylan #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory Utilita Arena Cardiff

The Damned at the Top Rank, 24th Nov 1981

Photo: Sean O'Reilly

#thedamned #toprank #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory

The Icon Jazzmen at the Quebec Hotel, 1967

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Penetration at the Top Rank Suite, 25th April 1978

Pauline Murray #penetration #toprank #cardiff #wales #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff musichistory

Beyond the Bassline at the British Library

This exhibition is opening this weekend at the British Library and it looks like it's going to be pretty amazing

The exhibition will feature some aspects of Cardiff's music history.

Well worth checking out if you're in London

The Jam at the Top Rank, 22nd November 1977

Paul Weller #toprank #cardiff #wales #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff musichistory

49 years ago today

Slade at the Capitol Theatre, 21st April 1975

Photo: Ralph McPhlugg

#slade #capitoltheatre #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory

Radiohead at Cardiff University, 9th March 1995

Radiohead Cardiff University Libraries #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory

New Model Army at Bogeys, 31st May 1984

New Model Army #bogeys #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory

Motorhead at the Top Rank Suite, 21st March 1978

Official Motörhead #toprank #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory

Gene Pitney - St David's Hall - 12th October 1992 ticket

Archive item: 260 / donation

St David's Hall #genepitney #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory

Aswad at the Top Rank

Date unknown but early eighties, does anyone know when this would’ve been?

Photo: Alan Bound

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Manic Street Preachers at Cardiff University, 17th February 1992

Manic Street Preachers Cardiff University Libraries #caerdydd #cymru #cardiff #wales #cardiff musichistory