Indie rock legends Snow Patrol launched a sensational summer of live music at TK Maxx presents Depot Live at Cardiff Castle last night (Thursday), setting the bar high for the weeks ahead.
The Northern Irish-Scottish band, fronted by Gary Lightbody alongside longtime bandmates Nathan Connolly and Johnny McDaid, delivered a set packed with fan favourites. Kicking off with Take Back The City, the energy soared with Chocolate and Called Out in the Dark, before Lightbody’s soaring vocals filled the castle grounds with the award-winning anthem Run.
Other highlights included Open Your Eyes, You’re All I Have, and of course, a crowd-pleasing rendition of Chasing Cars. The night closed with powerful performances of What If This Is All The Love You Ever Get? and Just Say Yes.
Support came from rising alt-indie stars The Florentinas and chart-topping singer-songwriter Freya Ridings.
Depot Live continues with a stacked line-up including Elbow, The Script, Sting, Tom Jones, Pet Shop Boys, and even Will Smith.
- JUN 13 ELBOW + THE CORAL + BILLIE MARTEN
- JUN 20 JAMIE JONES + CHRIS STUSSY
- JUN 25 MARIBOU STATE +JITWAM + ANISH KUMAR
- JUN 26 THE SCRIPT + TOM WALKER
- JUN 28 STING + THE LILACS + SOPHIE GREY
- JUL 8 THE HUMAN LEAGUE + THOMPSON TWINS’ TOM BAILEY + BLANCMANGE
- JUL 10 JAMES + SHED SEVEN + JAMIE WEBSTER
- JUL 13 RAG’N’BONE MAN + ELLES BAILEY
- JUL 19 ROCK THE CASTLE – FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, THE BLACKOUT, PUNK ROCK FACTORY + MORE
- JUL 20 UB40 FT. ALI CAMPBELL + BITTY MCLEAN + REGGAE ROAST FT. MR WILLIAMZ
- JUL 26 DEPOT IN THE CASTLE – JESS GLYNNE + MAXIMO PARK + SIGMA + KATE NASH + PROFESSOR GREEN + GLC + BLUE DOLPHIN WRANGLERS
- JUL 30 FONTAINES DC + KAE TEMPEST + HIGH VIS
- JUL 31 PET SHOP BOYS + DAVE PEARCE
- AUG 1 FAITHLESS + KOSHEEN + CHICANE
- AUG 20 TOM JONES + STONE FOUNDATION
- SUG 21 TOM JONES + STONE FOUNDATION
- AUG 24 BASEMENT JAXX + EZRA COLLECTIVE + EATS EVERYTHING
- AUG 25 WILL SMITH + NILE RODGERS & CHIC
