An eclectic and exciting programme of live music, comedy and family entertainment awaits audiences returning to Y Muni in Pontypridd when it reopens this autumn following its multi-million pound redevelopment.
The autumn/winter season will kick-off on Saturday 14th September with Ponty Live, an evening celebration of local professional and amateur performers, as Awen Cultural Trust and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council welcome the community back to this much-loved venue. On 28th September, Y Muni will welcome Dan Donnelly and Jon Sevink from folk/rock band the Levellers for an intimate gig.
Live music fans can also look forward to performances from Pontypridd-born drummer of AC/DC and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band fame Chris Slade, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Band and Dodgy frontman Nigel Clark. Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain, Aled Jones, Welsh of The West End, Shaun Ryder and Goldie Lookin Chain are all booked for 2025.
Stand-up comedy connoisseurs are guaranteed a giggle as we welcome multi-award-winning comedian Carl Hutchinson, hot on the heels of the BBC New Comedy Awards – Wales & the West televised heat.
For our younger audiences, we have Theatr Iolo’s family-friendly hip hop drama ‘The Welsh Dragon’, festive film classic The Snowman with a stirring accompaniment from a live orchestra and Animal Guyz, a heart-warming live show packed full of music, comedy and amazing animal effects.
Other events will include regular Free Music Fridays in the new bar area, local band nights, lunchtime dementia-friendly concerts with Live Music Now, open mic nights, songwriter sessions, monthly comedy club, regular cinema programme and quarterly music industry workshops and gigs in partnership with SONIG Youth Music.
