Music of Newport

Music of Newport, Wales
Welsh: Cerddoriaeth Casnewydd Cymru
Nickname: The New Seattle
Swedish musician Dennis Lyxzen, performing at Le Pub
LocationNewport, Wales
Genre(s)Including Alternative, Grunge, Metal, rock, Hip hop

The Newport music scene, in and around Wales' third city, has been well documented and acclaimed for cultivating bands, singers, and famous music venues. Newport has been traditionally a rock city since the 1970s, but it has evolved over the years to include forms of punk, 1990s alt-rock, and more recently metal and hip-hop.

The city has long attracted a number of musicians to perform or begin their careers in South Wales. Those associated with the city include Joe Strummer of The Clash,[1] Feeder, The Darling Buds, as well as Skindred, and Goldie Lookin Chain.[2]

In 2001 FHM described TJ's as "one of the Top 50 best nights out in the world, ever."[3] Newport is home to the UK's largest retailers of new LPs,[4] Diverse Vinyl, which was established in 1988.[5]

Newport became an alternative rock hotspot in the 1990s, when it was labelled as 'the new Seattle'[6] and credited for bands such as 60 Ft. Dolls, Dub War, Novocaine and Flyscreen.

Manchester-based film maker Nathan Jennings announced in 2017[7] that a documentary was in the works about the city's musical past and present, entitled The Rock of Newport.[8]

  1. ^ "BBC Wales - Music - History of Welsh rock and pop - Newport music in the 1970s". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "VisitBritain". VisitBritain.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. ^ Austin, Craig (20 August 2013). "Oh, Newport, My Lionheart: 30 Years of Music and Nightlife in the City of Cider and Steel". Wales Arts Review. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Talking Shop: Diverse Music, Newport". Long Live Vinyl. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Newport record shop celebrates 25 years in the city". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  6. ^ "BBC Wales - Music - History of Welsh rock and pop - The new Seattle?". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  7. ^ "THE ROCK OF NEWPORT – Feature Documentary". Therockofnewport.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Nirvana, The Smiths, The Clash, The Stone Roses - film project to chart music's heavy-hitters part in Newport's history". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 13 June 2019.