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The Live Nation promoter is teaming up with Depot Live on new concert series Blackweir Live, which will kick off in the summer of 2025
By James Hanley on 29 Oct 2024
Promoters Cuffe and Taylor and Depot Live are partnering to launch a new 35,000-cap concert series in Cardiff, Wales.
Blackweir Live, which will take place at Blackweir Fields alongside the River Taff, promises to bring major international touring artists to the city and will debut with four headline shows next summer, with dates and ticket details to be announced soon.
The site will be the city’s largest greenfield venue, and the launch further solidifies the relationship between Cuffe and Taylor and Depot Live – the live arm of Cardiff events space The Depot – have a pre-existing relationship, working together to promote TK Maxx presents Cardiff Castle.
“Blackweir Live presents a very exciting opportunity to bring huge international artists to Cardiff,” says Cuffe and Taylor co-founder Peter Taylor. “We have a great relationship with Depot Live and the people of Cardiff and we look forward to enhancing that further in the years to come as we look to bring the very best in the world of music to perform in this beautiful city.
“The city has a rich musical heritage, and we are committed to contributing to that legacy by bringing world-class live music experiences right to the heart of it”
“At Cuffe and Taylor we pride ourselves on creating some of the best live music opportunities on greenfield sites across the UK and to add Blackweir Live to that roster is something we are very excited about.”
Over the past two years, Cuffe and Taylor and Depot have presented almost 30 headline shows at Cardiff Castle, welcoming 170,000 people this year alone for concerts by the likes of Manic Street Preachers, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Avril Lavigne, Smashing Pumpkins, Idles and Tom Grennan.
“We’re incredibly excited to launch this new outdoor venue in Cardiff,” adds Nick Saunders, founder of Depot Live. “The city has a rich musical heritage, and we are committed to contributing to that legacy by bringing world-class live music experiences right to the heart of it. Complementing our plans for more incredible acts at Cardiff Castle next year, the addition of our Blackweir Live events promises for a truly memorable summer of music in 2025.”
Live Nation’s Cuffe and Taylor programmes all live music events at the 5,500-cap The Piece Hall and 8,000-cap Scarborough Open Air Theatre, both in Yorkshire, UK. It also promotes Lytham Festival, Forest Live and Bedford Park Concerts, in addition to events at Cardiff Castle and Chepstow Racecourse, and linked with Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod last year.
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