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Cardiff University Students' Union
Cardiff
The students' union hosts regular live gigs by big-name bands, usually of an alternative bent, in its four venues. It also hosts regular comedy, club and…
Cardiff
The National Concert Hall of Wales, this is the home of the Welsh Proms in July and a full roster of classical music performances and comedy throughout…
Orkney Folklore & Storytelling Visitor Centre
Orkney
This offbeat centre in the Mainland countryside focuses on the Orkneys’ folkloric tradition. The best way to experience it is during one of its…
South Bank
Set in a series of dank railway arches under Waterloo station, Vaults puts on unexpected immersive supper clubs and theatre performances and is a hub for…
The Lizard
Standing for the Cornubian Arts & Science Trust, this community arts centre has become the hub of the local arts scene since opening in 2012. It hosts…
Birmingham
Aston Villa Football Club's 19th-century Villa Park is one of the country's largest stadiums. Behind-the-scenes tours show you the dressing rooms, tunnel…
Cardiff
This 33,300-seater is home to Cardiff City Football Club, a team that's back in the Championship League after a brief stint in the English Premier League…
The West End
The peripatetic Amused Moose can often be found pitched up at a Soho hotel, such as the Karma Sanctum. Shows are 'audience-friendly', so don't be afraid…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Dating from 1925, the two-screen Coliseum is a wonderful combination of high-tech comfort – digital screening and Italian chairs – and glamorous vintage…
Cardiff
Home to both the Cardiff Rugby Football Club, aka the Blue & Blacks, founded in 1876, and the Cardiff Blues (www.cardiffblues.com), the professional…
Cardiff
Inside the popular Porter's Bar this tiny one-room theatre houses less than 50 audience members per performance. Its groundbreaking, risk-taking shows…
Southeast Wales
Set in rolling parkland alongside the River Wye, north of the town centre, Chepstow Racecourse is one of Britain's most famous horse-racing venues. It's…
North London
You can find your way to the O2 Forum – once the famous Town & Country Club – by the ticket touts that line the way from Kentish Town Tube station. This…
North Pembrokeshire
Call into this very cool converted church hall during the day for the delicious pastries and crêpes, but keep a look out for the posters advertising an…
East London
The Rio is Dalston’s neighbourhood art-house, classic and new-release cinema, and a venue for non-mainstream festivals such as the East End Film Festival,…
The West End
Although the 'museum' is not worth crossing the town for, it is free to enter. Book tickets to see established British comedians working new material, or…
North Cornwall
A grungy cool hang-out with a regular line-up of live gigs, both from local bands and a few bigger names from upcountry and further afield. The rest of…
South Pembrokeshire
Narberth's artsy image is given full expression in this vibrant venue, which incorporates a gallery and a cafe. If it's music you love, any given month's…
East London
Hidden just off the chaos of Kingsland High St, Dalston Jazz Bar also operates as a neighbourhood cocktail bar and eatery. The jazz part of the equation…
South Bank
Innovative Rambert is the UK’s foremost contemporary dance troupe, performing at venues across London, the UK and abroad. Classes, demonstrations and…
National Exhibition Centre Genting Arena
Birmingham
At Birmingham's giant National Exhibition Centre (NEC) trade-fair complex, near Birmingham International Airport off the M42, the 15,700-capacity Genting…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
This attractive canalside theatre complex is the town's main venue for drama, dance, comedy and music. It's worth checking what's on, as it sometimes…
Glasgow
This former cinema in the Gorbals district is a bit forlorn now without much around it, but it's a key Glasgow venue for big-name touring acts, with a…
Glasgow
Plenty of fun and strong cocktails served in weird receptacles at this nightly cabaret and burlesque venue. Expect plenty of sauce here in the heart of…
Powys
You can catch a rehearsal from 8pm on Monday nights in the upper room of the Greyhound Hotel on Garth Rd, which is also one of the town's better pubs…
Birmingham
With a capacity of 15,800, this vast arena plays host to a huge variety of sports and acts – ranging from indoor rowing, athletics and ice skating to…
Southeast Wales
Chepstow's equivalent of the cast of Glee (albeit a considerably older, exclusively male, much more Welsh version) rehearses twice a week at a local…
Swansea (Abertawe)
Home to Swansea Little Theatre, an amateur dramatic group of which Dylan Thomas was once a member, this company stages a wide repertoire of plays,…
Cambridge
A popular student haunt, the 200-capacity Portland is the best spot in town to catch a gig and see the pick of up-and-coming bands. It has a wood-panelled…
South Bank
Putting on about 20 different shows a year, the Unicorn Theatre offers quality performances for children aged from six months to 18 years. Productions are…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
A popular and huge cafe with grills and cakes, lounge seating during the day and a mix of events across two stages in the evenings (DJs, live music, open…
South Bank
Oddly situated in a roundabout, the BFI IMAX has the largest cinema screen in the UK, at 20m high and 26m wide. It shows 2D and 3D blockbuster films as…
Glasgow
The headquarters of the complex that includes the Clyde Auditorium and Hydro is an exhibition space and sometime concert venue.
Cambridge
Theatre, dance, comedy, live bands and club nights at a contemporary performance venue near the railway station.
Edinburgh
Horse-racing enthusiasts should head 6 miles east of the city centre to Musselburgh Racecourse, Scotland’s oldest racecourse (founded 1816), where…
