Clwb Ifor Bach

Clwb Ifor Bach
English: Ivor the Short Club
Clwb, The Welsh Club
Clwb Ifor Bach on Womanby Street, Cardiff
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Address11 Womanby Street, CF10 1BR
LocationCardiff, Wales
Coordinates51°28′50″N 3°10′53″W / 51.48056°N 3.1814°W / 51.48056; -3.1814
OwnerClwb Ifor Bach
TypeMusic venue and Nightclub
Genre(s)Pop, rock, reggae, folk, hip-hop, dubstep, drum and bass, house, electro, Welsh
Seating typePrimarily standing, some seating
Capacity380+[1]
Opened1983
Website
clwb.net

Clwb Ifor Bach (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈklʊb ˈivɔr ˈbaːχ], meaning Little Ivor's Club) is a Cardiff nightclub, music venue, Welsh-language club and community centre. It is known to the Cardiff Welsh-speaking community as Clwb (English: Club) and is often known by others on the Cardiff music scene as The Welsh Club.

Clwb Ifor Bach is used as a social centre by Welsh speaking people in Cardiff, as well as by many non-Welsh speakers. Until recent years, the club had a number of regular members only nights. This policy has been discontinued.[2] Clwb Ifor Bach is the focal point for many Welsh-medium organisations and events in the area: social, educational, sporting and otherwise. English and Welsh are spoken equally throughout the club, and most staff are required to be bilingual. No anti-Welsh sentiment is tolerated in the club.

  1. ^ "Clwb Ifor Bach - West + Wales nightclub". Resident Advisor.
  2. ^ Clwb Ifor Bach website Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine