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About Vaults Cardiff
Vaults Cardiff is a live music venue in Cardiff Bay / Butetown, Cardiff with a standing capacity of approximately 500. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
Vaults Cardiff books House, Techno, Drum and bass, Progressive, Electronic acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Cardiff venue directory.
Vaults is one of Cardiff's most distinctive underground clubs, set in the basement of Portland House at 113-116 Bute Street (CF10 5EQ) — a former 1926 bank whose old vault rooms, 6ft-thick concrete walls, original vault doors and metal money cages now house the dancefloors. Widely rated among the best underground venues in the UK, it programmes house, techno, progressive and drum & bass, with monthly nights drawing top names on the electronic scene. The space runs a state-of-the-art Void sound system and a full custom intelligent lighting rig, while the banking hall above serves as a bar and chill-out space with high vaulted ceilings, marble staircases and sculptured pillars. Capacity sits around 500.
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113-116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay / Butetown, Cardiff, CF10 5EQ
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Vaults Cardiff has a standing capacity of approximately 500, classed as a large venue. See all Cardiff venues for size comparisons.
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