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About Neuadd Ogwen
Neuadd Ogwen is a grassroots music venue in Bethesda, Bangor with a standing capacity of approximately 350. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
Neuadd Ogwen books Folk, Indie, Rock, World, Welsh-language acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Bangor venue directory.
Neuadd Ogwen is a concert hall and community arts centre in Bethesda, near Bangor, in Gwynedd, North Wales. Its Main Theatre seats 168 or holds up to 350 standing, built around an 8-metre stage with a full house sound system and lighting rig — a proper, well-equipped room rather than a bring-your-own-PA space. Programming is genuinely varied: live music (recent and upcoming names include The Zawose Queens, Inspiral Carpets and Freebo), cinema, theatre, comedy, workshops, classes and a monthly local-produce market, plus intimate gigs in the smaller bar (40 standing) and a 50-capacity events room. The venue has full disabled access throughout and is a key cultural hub for the Dyffryn Ogwen community, with a strong line in Welsh-language and folk acts alongside touring indie and world music.
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High St, Bethesda, Bangor, LL57 3AN
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Neuadd Ogwen books Folk, Indie, Rock, World, Welsh-language. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Neuadd Ogwen has a standing capacity of approximately 350 (168 seated), classed as a medium venue. See all Bangor venues for size comparisons.
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High St, Bethesda, Bangor, LL57 3AN. See the map below for directions. Browse more Bangor venues nearby.
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