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Venue · Cardiff, Wales
Riverside Arts Centre
Multi-purpose arts venue on Cardiff Bay. Beautiful 250-seat auditorium with exceptional acoustics. Folk, classical, jazz, and spoken word.
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Rated 4.7★ from 9 reviews
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16 Oct – 22 Oct
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About
Multi-purpose arts venue on Cardiff Bay. Beautiful 250-seat auditorium with exceptional acoustics. Folk, classical, jazz, and spoken word.
Genres
04 genres
Jazz FolkAcoustic
Classical
Details
Budget £300–£2000 per act
- Address
- 3 Harbour Drive, Cardiff, CF10 4PA
- Capacity
- 250 seated
- Venue type
- Theatre
- Typical slot
- 6:00pm – 11:00pm
- PA system
- Provided
- Lighting
- Provided
- Sound engineer
- Not provided
Location
Getting here & access
- Nearest transport
- Cardiff Bay station · 6 min walk
- Parking
- Mermaid Quay multi-storey and Pierhead Street car parks, both 5 min. Cardiff Bay station 6 min walk; the Baycar bus and water taxi stop nearby.
- Load-in
- Get-in via the Cardiff Bay stage door and scenery dock — level access, wide doors for cases. In-house engineer, PA and theatre lighting; technical rider due 7 days ahead. Grand piano available (book tuning in advance). Get-in from 14:00.
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Music curfew
- 11:00pm
Media
Regular nights & house rules
- Thu Folk at the Riverside Folk / Acoustic 7:30pm
- Fri Jazz Nights Jazz / Contemporary 8pm
- Sat Mainstage Live Folk / World / Classical 7:30pm
- Sun Spoken Word & Song Spoken Word / Acoustic 3pm
- Typical slot
- 6:00pm – 11:00pm
- 01Seated 250-cap auditorium with exceptional acoustics — minimal amplification preferred
- 02In-house engineer, PA, and theatre lighting included; technical rider due 7 days ahead
- 03Get-in and soundcheck from 2pm; programmes printed to advertised set times
- 04Grand piano available (advance booking required for tuning)
- 05Dressing rooms backstage with rider for headline performers
- 06Load-in via the Cardiff Bay stage door and scenery dock
- 07Recording or filming by prior arrangement only — the house retains room AV rights
Sound restrictions
No restrictions. Professional environment.
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