Alongside this event, Creative Wales has teamed up with local venues and musicians to create the 6 Music Festival Fringe, which will run from 28 March until 3 April.
The Festival Fringe will feature performances from artists and bands at venues across the city, and will showcase the breadth of talent and diversity of artists that exists in Cardiff while shining a light on the vital role of grassroots music venues across the city.
In addition, Creative Wales has partnered with Cardiff Council, Creative Cardiff and the University of South Wales to create a series of daytime events.
Read on for the full Festival Fringe line up and to book tickets. More shows to be announced in the forthcoming weeks, so keep checking back for full details!
Monday 28 March
The Moon, Cardiff
Forté Project Presents……. Chroma, Aderyn, Mojo JNR, Skylrk
147 Lounge Bar, Cardiff
Junior Bill, Kiddus, Gruffydd John, Blond Shake
7pm - £5 advance, £6 on the door
Tuesday 29 March
Immersed! Festival, Tramshed, Cardiff – in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust
Cardiff Soundsystem Stage: Afro Cluster, Mace The Great, Benji Wild, Lemfreck, Faith, Minas, Monique B, Honest Poet, AAA BadBoy (DJ Set).
USW Presents Stage: Yasmine & The Euphoria, Rhi 'N' B, Slummz , Basic State, Terrapins, Superficial Heights, Adrastea and many more
Fuel, Cardiff
Metal 2 The Masses Warm Up: Democratus, S.W.H, Vanity Kills, Metal Maidens
7:30pm - Free Entry
Wednesday 30 March
Immersed TV, Cardiff
Immersed TV hijacks your screens with an interactive live streaming event reliving the highlights from the Tramshed, interviews and discussions with our partners and exclusive previews for CULTVR Lab.
Porter's, Cardiff
Juice Menace, Harry Jowett, Noah Bouchard (free event)
The Moon, Cardiff
Maditronique, Blue Amber, Ci Gofod
Fuel, Cardiff
Aaronson, Daybrkr, The Unknown
7:30pm – Free Entry
BBC 6 Music Festival Fringe at Fuel #2 - event page on Facebook
Steam, Cardiff
Student Mega Jazz Jam with Royal Welsh Academy & Cardiff Uni Jazz Society
7pm – Free Entry
Thursday 31 March
Capturing The Sounds: An Introduction To Music Journalism
Creative Cardiff and the School of Journalism and Media and Culture invite you to join us for an evening exploring the role of a music journalist at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture, 6pm
Speakers: Matt Everitt, Tumi Williams, Bethan Miller and David Owens
Immersed! Festival, CULTVR, Cardiff
Black Elvis, Telgate, Nigel, Daytona Black, Mr Belway, Clwb Fuzz, Motel Thieves, Sound Progression plus Breichiau Hir, SYBS, Silent Forum, Shlug from Libertino Records.
In aid of Teenage Cancer Trust
Immersed! Festival website / CULTVR website
The Moon, Cardiff
The Shutdown Show Presents… Eadyth & Izzy Rabey, Snow & Sertee, Conrad Stone, Chew, Kinnigan, Iamcas. Hosted by Prendy & DJ Dontheprod
7pm - £5
Fuel, Cardiff
I Am Drug, Zed Motel, Rhys Bowler, Twisted Skye
7:30pm
BBC 6 Music Festival Fringe at Fuel #3
Steam, Cardiff
Latin Night with Los Gusanos y Los Falsos. Cumbia, Champeta, Salsa and Cha Cha Cha
8pm – Free Entry
Friday 1 April
The Moon, Cardiff
Foodbank Fundraiser (£5 donation on door, every penny to Cardiff Food Bank) – The Oppressed, Pizzatramp, NVS, Pasta Hull
Carpe Noctem, Cardiff
Bitch, please! Carpe Noctem Official Launch Party – Butch Queen, Kofi Tarris, Ellie Stokes, Esther, ZenZero, Welsh Ballroom Community
Tiny Rebel, Cardiff
Red Telephone, Eye, Foxxglove, Tom Emlyn Band
AmserJazzTime, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
Free entry.
Fuel, Cardiff
Metal 2 The Masses: Risperidrone, Eulogy, Torchbearer, TBA
Metal 2 The Masses Facebook page
Steam, Cardiff
The Official BBC6 Fringe Jam Night. Hosted by The SteamFunk Collective, featuring musicians from: Afro Cluster, Dirty Alex, Ramnastax, Arc Ocean, Lotus Tribe and Super Chango
8pm – 2am Free Entry
Saturday 2 April
Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Kitty, Ailsa Tully, Private World, Rona Mac, Show Dogs, AhGeeBee, Mellt, plus more TBA (free event)
Carpe Noctem, Cardiff
Red Waxx Records Presents – Aloka, RED, Monoke, The Milkshake Boys
Fuel, Cardiff
Metal 2 The Masses: Scrape, Harbour Way, Kill By Mouth, Painted As Monsters
Metal 2 The Masses Facebook page
Steam, Cardiff
Waldos Gift & Support
8pm – Free Entry
Sunday 3 April
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
Sinfonia Cymru presents Curate: ‘Songs for the Earth’ a classical/folk fusion
Admission: £14/12/8/3 – 4pm
Sinfonia Cymru CURATE: Songs for the Earth (chapter.org)
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff
The Wyrd Wonder presents
These Foolish Things….
Cara Ludlow, Jim Dahl Presents, Eugene Capper, Zeuk, Dafydd Wyn Roberts
Tiny Rebel, Cardiff
Le Pub Presents… Parcs, Murder Club, Lowmen (free event)
Fuel, Cardiff
Feverjaw, Puzzle Tree, Pylon Poets
7:30pm
BBC 6 Music Festival Fringe at Fuel
Steam, Cardiff
Festival Comedown Day - Bluegrass n’ Burgers with Taf Rapids
5pm – Free Entry