On this day, 26 Jan 1986, a musical collective known as Red Wedge played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall.
The group of musicians, formed in 1985 attempted to engage young people in politics and the policies of the Labour Party for the period leading up to the 1987 General Election hoping to oust Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative government.
Red Wedge organised a number of major tours. The first, in January and February 1986, featured Bragg, Weller's band The Style Council, The Communards, Junior Giscombe, Lorna Gee and Jerry Dammers, and picked up guest appearances from Madness, The The, Heaven 17, Bananarama, Prefab Sprout, Elvis Costello, Gary Kemp, Tom Robinson, Sade, The Beat, Lloyd Cole, The Blow Monkeys, Joolz and The Smiths.
