Cardiff has welcomed one of its biggest live music summers to date and the city’s Castle is set to be at the heart of it.
With no less than 19 headline shows taking place in the grounds of the historic venue the first of the shows kicked off with with rock pioneers Snow Patrol followed by music icons Elbow.
The opening shows with support from Freya Ridings and The Florentina’s for Snow Patrol and The Coral and Billie Marten for Elbow, marks the start of an exciting season which will see more than 50 artists perform from now until the end of August.
Final tickets are on sale now from HERE
Doors to each show open at 5pm each day with last entry at 8.30pm.
General admission customers can access the site from the North Gate of Cardiff Castle at the Bute Park entrance, while VIP and Accessible access is via the South Gate at the city centre entrance.
For more information fans can head HERE
Among the headliners joining Snow Patrol and Elbow this summer will be Will Smith, Tom Jones, The Human League, James, Fontaines DC, Sting, The Script, Jess Glynne, UB40 featuring Ali Campbell and Pet Shop Boys.
A line-up celebrating homegrown Welsh talent is also planned for a special Rock the Castle day headlined by Funeral For A Friend with special guests including The Blackout and Punk Rock Factory.
TK Maxx presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle is presented by promoters DEPOT Live and Cuffe and Taylor.
Nick Saunders from Depot Live said….
“What a summer. We have an incredible line up planned for our shows at Cardiff Castle and we can’t wait to get it all started this week.
As ever we have worked with Cuffe and Taylor to present a wide variety of artists to offer as much choice for everyone and I am confident we have a bill fit to suit most music tastes.
It is always special to present big headline shows in the shadow of our magnificent castle so now all we need to do is get those doors open and enjoy a summer of amazing live talent.”
TK Maxx has joined Depot Live, and promoters Cuffe and Taylor as the presenting partner, underscoring its continued support of the arts and local communities.
This new presenting partnership is part of a three-year agreement with Cuffe & Taylor, covering shows across the country, including Scarborough Open Air Theatre, The Piece Hall, Lytham Festival, Derby Summer Sessions, Plymouth Summer Sessions, Bedford Summer Sessions, and Southampton Summer Sessions.
TK MAXX PRESENTS DEPOT LIVE AT CARDIFF CASTLE 2025
JUN 12 – SNOW PATROL + FREYA RIDINGS + THE FLORENTINAS
JUN 13 – ELBOW + THE CORAL + BILLIE MARTEN
JUN 20 – JAMIE JONES + CHRIS STUSSY
JUN 25 – MARIBOU STATE +JITWAM + ANISH KUMAR
JUN 26 – THE SCRIPT + TOM WALKER
JUN 28 – STING + THE LILACS + SOPHIE GREY
JUL 8 – THE HUMAN LEAGUE + THOMPSON TWINS’ TOM BAILEY + BLANCMANGE
JUL 10 – JAMES + SHED SEVEN + JAMIE WEBSTER
JUL 13 – RAG’N’BONE MAN + ELLES BAILEY
JUL 19 – ROCK THE CASTLE – FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, THE BLACKOUT, PUNK ROCK FACTORY + MORE
JUL 20 – UB40 FT. ALI CAMPBELL + BITTY MCLEAN + REGGAE ROAST FT. MR WILLIAMZ
JUL 26 – DEPOT IN THE CASTLE – JESS GLYNNE + MAXIMO PARK + SIGMA + KATE NASH + PROFESSOR GREEN + GLC + BLUE DOLPHIN WRANGLERS
JUL 30 – FONTAINES DC + KAE TEMPEST + HIGH VIS
JUL 31 – PET SHOP BOYS + DAVE PEARCE
AUG 1 – FAITHLESS + KOSHEEN + CHICANE
AUG 20 – TOM JONES + STONE FOUNDATION
AUG 21 – TOM JONES + STONE FOUNDATION
AUG 24 – BASEMENT JAXX + EZRA COLLECTIVE + EATS EVERYTHING
AUG 25 – WILL SMITH + NILE RODGERS & CHIC
