Enter Shikari

Live: Enter Shikari – Motorpoint – 23/02/16

For their first arena tour, genre-bending Enter Shikari bring together polish that belies this fact with the raw energy of a front-room show. They manage to make the 7,500 capacity Motorpoint Arena feel intimate. Impressive for a band who pride themselves on being independent, and by their own admission play music that isnÔÇÖt exactly middle of the road in a set that slips seamlessly between … Continue reading Live: Enter Shikari – Motorpoint – 23/02/16

Bring Me The Horizon

Live: Bring Me The Horizon – 27/11/15 – Motorpoint

ItÔÇÖs a few weeks before Def Leppard play the venue, and Cardiff Motorpoint Arena is hosting a very different generation of Sheffield metal band. Bring Me the Horizon, with more of an appetite for breakdowns, but a similar love of pop hooks to Def Leppard, have managed to start selling out arenas in rockÔÇÖs least likely success story this side of Biffy Clyro. A metal … Continue reading Live: Bring Me The Horizon – 27/11/15 – Motorpoint

Bloom Twins

Bloom Twins Preview

Rivan Shukla speaks to Bloom Twins ahead of their support slot with Duran Duran at the Motorpoint on Monday 20th November. Quench Music (QM). WeÔÇÖre looking forward to seeing you support Duran Duran at CardiffÔÇÖs Motorpoint Arena┬áon Monday. Will this be your first time in Cardiff? Do you have any expectations? Bloom Twins (BT): Yes, It will be our first time. We are so excited. … Continue reading Bloom Twins Preview

Preview: Stereophonics – Motorpoint Arena – 24-26 November

Their first gig in Cardiff since opening the Cardiff City stadium to a sell-out 30,000 crowd, Stereophonics return on Sunday 24 November to begin a 3-night residency at the Motorpoint Arena. These shows will round off the successful worldwide arena tour of their latest album ‘Graffiti on the Train’ before a curtain call in London. While their new album didnÔÇÖt trouble the charts too much, … Continue reading Preview: Stereophonics – Motorpoint Arena – 24-26 November