Welsh: Cerddoriaeth Casnewydd Cymru | |
Nickname: The New Seattle | |
 Swedish musician Dennis Lyxzen, performing at Le Pub | |
| Location | Newport, 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.
| Part of a series on the |
| Culture of Wales |
|---|
 |
| People |
| Art |
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]
- ^ "BBC Wales - Music - History of Welsh rock and pop - Newport music in the 1970s". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "VisitBritain". VisitBritain.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Talking Shop: Diverse Music, Newport". Long Live Vinyl. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Newport record shop celebrates 25 years in the city". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "BBC Wales - Music - History of Welsh rock and pop - The new Seattle?". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "THE ROCK OF NEWPORT – Feature Documentary". Therockofnewport.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "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.