The Adelphi, 18 Wind Street, Swansea. Tel. 01792 641430
Live music Thursdays and Sundays

Bar,Co, 8/9 Wind Street, Swansea. Tel. 07793 318017
Acoustic sessions (open mic and resident acts) on Sundays

Bar 5/Baron’s Nightspot, College Street, Swansea. Tel. 01792 650123
Occasional gigs as advertised

Bay View Bar, 400 Oystermouth Road, Swansea. Tel. 01792 652610
Website: http://www.bayviewbar.co.uk
Live music Sundays

The Brunswick, 3 Duke Street, Swansea. Tel. 01792 465676
Website: http://thebrunswick.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk
"The home of Swansea acoustica" on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays

Butcher’s Arms, Alltwen, Pontardawe. Tel. 01792 863100
Live music every Sunday

The Chattery, 59 Uplands Crescent. Tel. 01792 473276
Email: thechattery@hotmail.com
Website: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/thechattery
Live music three or four times a month, usually on Saturdays

Coffee Cesso @ The Waterfront, Unit 4, National Waterfront Museum, Swansea Marina.
Website: http://www.coffeecesso.com
Music whilst you eat and drink, plus occasional evening events

Crowley’s Rock Bar, 7 Cradock Street, Swansea.
Goth/punk/metal venue - once or twice a month

The Cricketers, 83 King Edward Road, Swansea. Tel. 01792 455220
Acoustic/semi-acoustic gigs once / twice a month

Dylan Thomas Centre ("Ty Llen"), Somerset Place, Swansea. Tel. 01792 463980
Email: dylanthomas.lit@swansea.gov.uk
"Last Thursday" (mixed media music and poetry) plus occasional other events as advertised

Escape, Northampton Lane, Swansea. Tel. 01792 652854
Website: http://www.alternativeswansea.com
Face/Off - live bands on Fridays plus other gigs as advertised

Glamorgan Arms, Bryntirion Road, Pontlliw. Tel. 01792 882409
Mainly cabaret-style gigs

Grand Theatre, Singleton Street, Swansea. Tel. 01792 475715 Website: http://www.swanseagrand.co.uk

The Inferno, 47 Uplands Crescent, Swansea. Tel. 01792 468932
Website: http://infernolivemusic.co.uk
Local and touring bands

Ludwigs, 17 Pontardawe Road, Clydach. Tel. 01792 842524
Occasional gigs as advertised

The Mex, Neath Road, Swansea.
Live music weekly, usually Fridays or Saturdays

Monkey Café, 13-14 Castle Street, Swansea. Tel. 01792 480822
Website: http://www.monkeycafe.co.uk
A mixture of live bands and Club nights - live music events only listed here, see website/posters for other events

Mozarts, 76b Walter Road, Swansea. Tel. 01792 655351
Acoustic Open Mic nights every Wednesday

Mumbles Conservative Club, 672 Mumbles Road, Southend. Tel. 01792 366026
Hosts Swansea Jazz Society every Thursday

The New York, 6 Princess Way, Swansea. Tel. 01792 475587
Hosts Slim's Blues Jam every Monday night, plus other gigs as advertised
http://www.slimsblues.com

No Sign Bar, 56 Wind Street, Swansea. Tel. 01792 465300 Fax: 01792 463350
Live music, Thursdays and Sundays

The Office, Castle Square, Swansea. Tel. 01792 645063
Open Mic Wednesdays, gigs Thursdays to Saturdays

Pink Geranium, 31 Herbert Street, Pontardawe. Tel. 01792 862255
Live bands, Friday / Saturday nights

Pontardawe Arts Centre, Herbert Street, Pontardawe. Tel. 01792 863722
Website: http://www.npt.gov.uk/theatres
Touring bands

Pontardawe Inn, Pontardawe. Tel. 01792 830791
Hosts Pontardawe Acoustic Music Club and bands Fridays/Saturdays

Queen's Hotel, Gloucester Place, Swansea. Tel. 01792 521531
Live music once/twice a month, usually Saturdays

Rock & Fountain, 147-149 Newton Road, Newton. Tel. 01792 369142
Live music once/twice a month, usually Fridays

Sand Bar, 136a St. Helen's Road, Swansea. Tel. 01792 464060
Full gig details not available at time of compilation

The Salisbury Club, Walter Road, Swansea. Tel. 01792 540669
Hosts the Tawe Delta Blues Club every Tuesday (http://www.swanseablues.co.uk)

The Singleton Hotel, 1-2 Dillwyn St., Swansea. Tel. 01792 472122
Live music Thursdays to Saturdays

The Strand Bar, 8 The Strand, Swansea. Tel. 01792 463638
Two bands every Sunday, at 18.00 and 21.00

Swansea Jazzland, St James' Club, St. James Crescent, Swansea. Tel. 01792 466535
Every Wednesday, 20.30-23.00 (http://www.swanseajazzland.co.uk)

Taliesin Arts Centre, University Campus, Swansea. Tel. 01792 602060 Website: http://www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk

Tenby Hotel, Walter Road, Swansea. Tel. 01792 464665
Live music every Saturday night

Uplands Tavern, 42 Uplands Crescent, Swansea. Tel. 01792 458242
Email: king.howard@ntlworld.com
Website: http://www.uplandstavern.co.uk
Live music most evenings, a mixture of local and touring acts

Village Tavern, 94 High Street, Clydach. Tel. 01792 843244
Occasional gigs as advertised

The Wig, 134-136 St. Helen's Road, Swansea. Tel. 01792 466519
Cabaret-style music Thursdays

Yates’s Wine Lodge, 1-4 Caer Street, Swansea. Tel. 01792 472440
Live bands every Sunday night

Other stockists, promoters and sites of interest:

Derricks Music, 221 Oxford Street, Swansea. Tel. 01792 654226 (Mail Order & Tickets) Website: http://www.derricksmusic.co.uk
Independent record retailer and Concert Ticket outlet, especially for South Wales gigs by major-label artists

More Music: http://www.moremusic.co.uk
Second-hand record retailer (mail-order only)

Musiquarium, Unit 61, Swansea Market. Tel. 01792 465256
Website: http://www.themusiquarium.co.uk
Independent record retailer

Rowlands Music, 31 St. Helens Road, Swansea. Tel. 01792 522020/600269
Website: http://www.rowlandsmusic.co.uk
Instruments, PA

Speed Music, Lion Way, Swansea Enterprise Park. Tel. 01792 772299
Website: http://www.speedmusic.co.uk
Instruments, PA, etc.

Splinter's Studio, 207 Oxford Street, Swansea. Tel: 07811 371 267
Email: splintersstudio@aol.com
Rehearsal and tuition space

The Volts Show: http://www.thevoltsshow.com
Internet radio show on Radio Freeway/Celtica Radio, feat. unsigned music twice a week

Welsh Gig Forum: http://www.welshgigs.com
Comprehensive forum and resource site for bands gigging in Wales

All details subject to change. Information is correct to the best of my knowledge at the time of compilation, and is given in good faith, but no responsibility can be accepted for errors in published material or changes made after publication. The GigList is completely independent and has no official connection with any of the bands or venues listed. Comments in brackets are intended to be informative or tongue-in-cheek, should not be taken too seriously by bands and are my personal opinion, unless they're in quotes, in which case they're from other sources. Please check with venues for the latest information (contact details on the "Venues" page, or for "one-off" gigs within the listings), particularly if intending to travel any distance. For inclusion in future editions email nigelw@notheolgwili.fsnet.co.uk, phone or text 07866 781026, or press bits of paper into my hand at gigs and I'll try not to lose them. Press date for November edition - Thursday 26th October.

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