On This Day 15/05/2014 Pulled Apart By Horses

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On this day, 15. At 2014, alternative rock band Pulled Apart By Horses played The Globe, Cardiff.

They formed in early 2008, the band were signed by Transgressive Records in 2009, and released their debut self-titled album Pulled Apart by Horses on 21 June 2010. In August 2011, they went into Monnow Valley Studio in Wales to record with record producer Gil Norton, and their second album Tough Love was released to critical acclaim on 20 January 2012.

After Tough Love, the band sold out their first European tour, and went on to support Biffy Clyro and Foals. In 2010 they supported Muse at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground.

In September 2014 the band's third album Blood became their first top 40, entering the UK Albums Chart at number 38. In 2016, Pulled Apart by Horses recorded a take over for Annie Mac and the BBC's Radio 1 in the United Kingdom.

Setlist

PWR

Meat Balloon

V.E.N.O.M.

Hot Squash

I Punched a Lion in the Throat

Degeneration Game

E=MC Hammer

Wildfire, Smoke & Doom

Grim Deal

Some Mothers

Bag of Snakes

High Five, Swan Dive, Nose Dive

I Wanna Be Your Dog

(The Stooges cover)

Den Horn

On. This Day 31/01/2002 Stereolab

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On this day, 31 January 2002, Anglo-French avant-pop band Stereolab played Cardiff’s Clwb Ifor Bach.

Formed in London in 1990 and led by the songwriting team of Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, the group's sound features influences from krautrock and 1960s pop music, often incorporating a repetitive motorik beat with the use of vintage electronic keyboards and female vocals sung in English and French.

Their lyrics have political and philosophical themes influenced by the Surrealist and Situationist movements. On stage, they play in a more feedback-driven and guitar-oriented style. The band also draw from funk, jazz and Brazilian music, and were one of the first bands to be dubbed "post-rock".

Stereolab were formed by Gane (guitar and keyboards) and Sadier (vocals, keyboards and guitar) after the break-up of McCarthy. The two were romantically involved for fourteen years and are the group's only consistent members. Other longtime members included 1992 addition Mary Hansen (backing vocals, keyboards and guitar), who died in 2002, and 1993 addition Andy Ramsay (drums). The High Llamas' leader Sean O'Hagan (guitar and keyboards) was a member from 1993 to 1994 and continued appearing on later records for occasional guest appearances.

Throughout their career, Stereolab has achieved moderate commercial success. The band were released from their recording contract with Elektra Records, and their self-owned label Duophonic signed a distribution deal with Too Pure and later Warp Records. After a ten-year hiatus, the band reunited for live performances in 2019.

On This Day 29/01/2003 Counting Crows

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On this day, 29 January 2003, American rockers Counting Crows played Cardiff International Arena on their Handy Candy tour. Support was provided by Gemma Hayes.

On July 9, 2002, the band released its fourth studio album, Hard Candy. The album included a cover of Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi". Vanessa Carlton contributed backing vocals to the single edit of the track, which appeared on the soundtrack for Two Weeks Notice and was re-released on future Hard Candy albums.

The original version, without vocals by Carlton, appeared on the first album release as a hidden track. Hard Candy received better reviews than the previous efforts, with "radio friendly" songs, like "American Girls" (which featured Sheryl Crow on backing vocals), and contains a more upbeat feel and tempo. The band toured with the Dutch band, Bløf.

A song, "Holiday in Spain", came together as a result of the camaraderie between the two groups: it is sung partly as a dual language duet, and partly as a musical "round", with both lead singers singing in differing languages at the end of the song.

Midway through the Hard Candy tour, drummer Ben Mize (born February 2, 1971, Durham, North Carolina) amicably left the band to spend more time with his family and pursue his own musical interests. After Mize completed the American leg of the tour, he was replaced by Jim Bogios, formerly a drummer with Ben Folds and Sheryl Crow. Jim attributes leaving Sheryl Crow for Counting Crows to becoming a band member and having more creative input.

Following the Hard Candy tour, longtime bassist Matt Malley left the band after growing weary of touring, and to attend to his duties as a new father. He was replaced by Millard Powers.

Counting Crows released the greatest hits album Films About Ghosts in November 2003.[38]

Setlist

Have You Seen Me Lately?

(acoustic)

If I Could Give All My Love -or- Richard Manuel Is Dead

(acoustic)

Mr. Jones

(acoustic)

Perfect Blue Buildings

Four White Stallions

(electric)

Speedway

(electric)

Omaha

(electric)

Mercy

(Tender Mercies cover)

Rain King

(with Sweet Thing)

Goodnight L.A.

A Long December

Big Yellow Taxi

(Joni Mitchell cover) (acoustic)

Good Time

Angels of the Silences

(acoustic)

A Long December

(electric)

Miami

(electric)

Round Here

(electric)

Encore:

Hanginaround

(with Gemma Hayes) (electric)

Sullivan Street

Encore 2:

Blues Run the Game

(Jackson C. Frank cover) (acoustic)

Holiday in Spain

(electric)

On This Day 02/12/2002 Badly Drawn Boy

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On this day, 2 December 2002, Badly Drawn Boy played Cardiff University. He had recently released his second album About A Boy.

Damon Michael Gough (born 2 October 1969), known by the stage name Badly Drawn Boy, is an English indie chose his stage name from a character in the show Sam and his Magic Ball, which he saw on TV at a party in Trafford, Greater Manchester, in 1995. Before he thought of using this name he made some business cards, each one unique, with a printed picture of a drawing by his nephew and a small collage by Gough.

A chance meeting with Andy Votel at the Generation X bar in Manchester, where Gough's friends Scott Abraham and Damon Hayhurst were contributing to an exhibition by the Space Monkey Clothing Company and Votel was DJing, led to the foundation of Twisted Nerve Records.

In 2002, Q magazine named Badly Drawn Boy in their list of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die", although this was as part of a sub-list of "5 Bands That Could Go Either Way" on account of Gough's tendency to talk and tell stories for extended periods in concert rather than play songs.

On This Day 02/10/2013 Funeral For A Friend

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On this day, 2 October 2013, Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral For A Friend played Cardiff University.

The band from Bridgend, formed in 2001 and currently consists of Matthew Davies-Kreye (lead vocals), Kris Coombs-Roberts (guitar, backing vocals), Gavin Burrough (guitar, backing vocals), Darran Smith (guitar), Richard Boucher (bass), and Ryan Richards (drums, vocals).

Funeral for a Friend's popularity rose in the United Kingdom with the release of their debut album, Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation (2003). Achieving both a gold certification and three top-twenty singles in their home country, Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation is often acclaimed as one of the landmark emo records of the 2000s.

Earlier in 2013 the band released their sixth studio album Conduit. . It was released on 28 January 2013 in the UK and 5 February 2013 in the United States. This is the band's first release with former Rise to Remain drummer Pat Lundy, who replaced long-term drummer and vocalist Ryan Richards during the album's production.

Throughout the recording of the album the band released several teaser videos that showed the recording of individual instruments

On this day, 26/08/2007 Paul Van Dyk

On this day, 26 August 2007, German DJ, record producer and musician Paul Van Dyk played Coopers Field, Cardiff. Also featured were Sasha, Roger Sanchez, Pete Tong, Plump DJs, Marco V, Grooverider, Sander Van Doorn.

One of the first true renowned DJs, van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2003 release Reflections.

He was named the World's number one DJ in both 2005 and 2006, something few DJs have ever achieved. He was the first ever DJ to be named number one by Mixmag in 2005. By 2008, he had sold over 3 million albums worldwide.

Van Dyk released his fifth studio album, In Between, worldwide on 14 August 2007. The album, which he created over a three-year period, debuted at number No. 115 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Billboard's Top Electronic Albums and No. 1 on the Top Heatseekers.

The album was released accompanied by a special edition limited to two thousand copies which included a mixed version of the full album, along with an eight-track bonus CD and an eight-page photo anthology.[

The album was produced primarily by Paul van Dyk himself, and features a wide range of collaborators including David Byrne of Talking Heads, Jessica Sutta of the Pussycat Dolls, Ashley Tomberlin from Luminary, Alex M.O.R.P.H, Lo Fi Sugar, Rea Garvey of Reamonn, Ryan Merchant and Wayne Jackson. It also features a vocal sample from Ben Lost from Probspot's "Blows My Mind" on the song "Another Sunday". In June 2007, van Dyk embarked on the worldwide "In Between Tour" to promote the album.

On This Day 18/06/2005 Motley Crue

On this day, 18 June 2005, American Heavy Metal band Motley Crue played Cardiff’s Cardiff international Arena on their Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005...Better Live Than Dead Tour. Support was provided by Killing Joke.

The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and guitarist/lead vocalist Greg Leon.After some time, Leon was replaced by guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil respectively. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

A promoter in England, Mags Revell, began clamoring for a Mötley Crüe reunion, ostensibly presenting himself as the voice of anxious fans waiting for more from the band. After meeting with management several times, in September 2004, Sixx announced that he and Neil had returned to the studio and had begun recording new material.

In December 2004, the four original members announced a reunion tour, staging an announcement event in which they arrived at the Hollywood Palladium in a hearse. The tour began on February 14, 2005, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The resulting compilation album, Red, White & Crüe, was released in February 2005. It features the band members' favorite original songs plus three new tracks, "If I Die Tomorrow", "Sick Love Song" (co-written by Sixx and James Michael), and a cover of the Rolling Stones' classic "Street Fighting Man".

Setlist

Shout at the Devil

Too Fast for Love

Ten Seconds to Love

Red Hot

On With the Show

Too Young to Fall in Love

Looks That Kill

Play Video

Louder Than Hell

Live Wire

Girls, Girls, Girls

Wild Side

Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)

Primal Scream

Bass Solo

Home Sweet Home

Dr. Feelgood

Drum Solo

Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)

Sick Love Song

Kickstart My Heart

Encore:

Anarchy in the U.K.

(Sex Pistols cover)

On This Day 25/04/2006 Sonic Boom Six

On this day, 25 April 2006, Manchester band Sonic Boom Six played Cardiff University.

Their eclectic sound combines different elements of several genres and has been described by Kerrang! as "taking ska, grime, dubstep, punk and metal apart then rebuilding them as a hyperactive hybrid".

In 2006, the band recorded their second session for BBC Radio 1's The Lock Up, which was broadcast on 27 June. They were joined by Pete and Tucker from Jesse James and Itch from The King Blues. Their debut full-length album, The Ruff Guide to Genre-Terrorism, was released on 10 July 2006 on London label Deck Cheese Records, also home at the time to Phinius Gage, Sick On The Bus and Jesse James.

In August 2006 the band played the Reading and Leeds Festivals as a last minute replacement for Paramore. They were joined again by Itch of The King Blues for a performance of "All In" (singing the parts of the song written by Coolie Ranx) and Nick 'The Blade' Horne of Howards Alias, partner of vocalist Laila, who played trombone on the songs "Bigger Than Punk Rock" and "Until the Sunlight Comes".

Sonic Boom Six previously performed acoustically under the name Babyboom, and recorded a self-titled EP in February 2006. Whilst the band (with their current line-up) do occasionally play acoustically, it is usually billed as "Sonic Boom Six Acoustic", as opposed to "Babyboom".