Autechre, The Streets, Avatar and Midge Ure are among the acts appearing at DEPOT in Cardiff this autumn, as the Curran Road venue hosts gigs, club nights, markets and food events through to December.
DEPOT says its 2,100-capacity venue sits between the city’s grassroots venues and its arenas, giving promoters access to a flexible mid-sized room capable of accommodating tours which might previously have bypassed Wales.
Electronic act Autechre perform on 22 October, with their entire headline set taking place in complete darkness.
The Streets return to Cardiff on Friday 6 November, following their sell-out summer show at Cardiff Castle.
PRESIDENT bring their sold-out Blood of Your Empire tour on 18 November, followed by Swedish metal band Avatar on 22 November, Little Angels on 23 November and South London band Fat Dog on 24 November.
Midge Ure performs his seated A Man Of Two Worlds show on 25 November, combining music from across his career with instrumental work rarely performed live.
On 9 December, indie-rock band The Hunna bring their final tour to Cardiff, marking ten years since debut album 100 before the band go their separate ways. December also includes Beefy’s Comedy Club with Guz Khan on 6 December and Max Cooper 3D/AV Live on 17 December.
DEPOT’s Shangri-La brand continues with ROSSI on 9 October, Girls Don’t Sync & Benwal on 10 October, Kolter & Jamback on 17 October, Duke Dumont on 23 October and Bullet Tooth on 30 October.
Worried About Henry x Bedlam brings Hybrid Minds to the venue on 16 October, Sasha & John Digweed headline an extended Shangri-La session on 14 November, and Paradisco presents Todd Terry and Mousse T. on 21 November.
The Cardiff Gluten-Free Festival on 8 November has already sold out. Bingo Lingo has Oktoberfest specials on 17 and 24 October and two Halloween sessions on 31 October.
Earlier dates in the programme included Charlotte Church’s End Times Pop Dungeon on 20 September, a sold-out show by I Prevail on 23 September and The Big Cardiff Vintage Flea Market on 4 October.
Nick Saunders, founder of DEPOT, said: “We can have a major touring band here one night, a club show the next, then completely turn the room around for a market or a daytime event.”
He added: “There has historically been a gap between the city’s grassroots venues and the big arena shows. With our 2,100 capacity, we can help fill some of that space and make Cardiff a more attractive proposition for promoters and touring artists, while still retaining everything that has always made DEPOT feel like DEPOT.”
DEPOT began as a temporary street-food pop-up in a disused warehouse in 2014. It has moved location twice and now occupies a 30,000 sq ft home on Curran Road.
