The Cardiff Big Weekend has taken place annually since 1995 as part of the Cardiff Festival organised by Cardiff Council. Billed as the UK’s biggest free outdoor music festival, it offers three days of quality live music and entertainment. Alongside the live music stage runs the UK’s largest travelling funfair around Cardiff's Civic Centre. Each night comes to a close with a firework finale. There is always an eclectic line of up and coming artists, world music and established artists, and traditionally the Friday night has always had a strong presence of Welsh bands.
The Line Up
1995
| Friday August 11 |
Saturday August 12 |
Sunday August 13 |
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Chumbawamba |
Carter USM |
1996
| Friday August 9
Dog
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Saturday August 10 |
Sunday August 11 |
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Catatonia |
Dog |
Railroad Bill |
1997
1998
1999
2000
| Friday 4 August |
Saturday 5 August |
Sunday 6 August |
| Kennedy Soundtrack |
Nucleus Roots |
Motimba |
| Baby Elephant |
Rae & Christian |
Kakatsitsi |
| Bench |
Chumbawumba |
Arrow |
| Manchild |
Asian Dub Foundation |
Victor Hugo & La Banda Picante |
| Ptang Yang Kipper Bang |
Kris Jenkins |
Aswad |
2001
2002
| Friday 2 August |
Saturday 3 August |
Sunday 4 August |
| Barker |
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Ray Davies |
2003
| Friday 1 August |
Saturday 2 August |
Sunday 3 August |
| Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band |
Red Dragon Roadshow |
The Elephant is Gerald |
| Limahl |
Ayra |
Shod |
| Go West |
LSK |
King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys |
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The Bees |
La Bottine Souriante |
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Athlete |
The Proclaimers |
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The Bluetones |
The Waterboys |
2004
| Friday 30 July |
Saturday 31 July |
Sunday 1 August |
| Bad Manners |
Red Dragon Roadshow |
Cherry Falls |
| Chas 'n' Dave |
Dynamo Dresden |
D?booga |
| Howard Jones |
Speedway |
The Jews Brothers |
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Zoot Woman |
Caramelo Son |
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The Delays |
Rhian Benson |
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The Fun Lovin' Criminals |
The Brand New Heavies |
2005
| Friday 12 August |
Saturday 13 August |
Sunday 14 August |
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Beverley Knight |
Line up also included Chesney Hawkes, Hazel O’Connor, The Christians and Modern Romance.
2006
| Friday 4 August |
Saturday 5 August |
Sunday 6 August |
| The Selecter |
Daisy Blue |
Unkle Bob |
| Katrina (formerly of Katrina and the Waves) |
Viva Machine |
Mukka |
| The Alarm |
Alongcameman |
Foy Vance |
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Memory Lane Music Mix Winners |
Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young |
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The Poppies |
Terri Walker |
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Cord |
Stereo MCs |
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The Crimea |
Cerys Matthews |
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The Infadels |
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The Automatic |
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Kubb |
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2007
| Friday 3 August |
Saturday 4 August |
Sunday 5 August |
| PeeWee Ellis |
SW Storm |
Gethin Pearson |
| Bobby Kray |
Los Skarameros |
Colum Regan |
| Soul II Soul Soundsystem |
The Soothsayers |
Halflight |
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Sierra Maestro |
The Storys |
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Jimmy Cliff |
Ben Taylor |
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Richie Havens |
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Sandi Thom |
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Magic Numbers |
2008
| Friday 1 August |
Saturday 2 August |
Sunday 3 August |
| Park Bench Social Club |
Pandemonium |
Frizbee |
| Juice - with caller Dave Parsons |
Natacha Atlas |
Yoav |
| The Men They Couldn't Hang |
Robert Maseko & The Congo Beat |
Beth Rowley |
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Ryland Teifi |
Go Audio |
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Grupo Lokito |
The Automatic |
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Prince Buster and the Delroy Williams Junction Band |
Glasvegas |
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Young Knives |
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Ash |
2009
| Friday 31 July |
Saturday 1 August |
Sunday 2 August |
| Save Your Breath |
Soukous Koumbele |
Steve Appleton |
| The Joy Formidable |
Peatbog Faeries |
Absent Elk |
| Attack! Attack! |
Chancery Blame & The Gadgo Club |
The Leisure Society |
| Kids In Glass Houses |
Melopark |
Ebony Bones! |
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Orquesta Cache |
Camera Obscura |
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Edward II |
The Lightning Seeds |
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Imelda May |
The Zutons |
2010
2011
| Friday 5 August |
Saturday 6 August |
Sunday 7 August |
| Death Before Sunrise |
Zong Zing All Stars |
Ffred Jones |
| OK |
Dom Duff |
Edei |
| Attack! Attack! |
Jazz Jamaica with Special Guest Myrna Hague |
King Charles |
| Funeral For a Friend |
Hayley Scarlett |
Friends Electric |
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Horace Andy & Dub Asante |
Dodgy |
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Vintage Trouble |
Nerina Pallot |
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Gabrielle |
The Feeling |
2012
The Cardiff Big Weekend, which is usually held the second weekend in August as part of Cardiff Festival, was "rested" in 2012 because Olympic football took place at the Millennium Stadium (in Cardiff) on August 9 and 10.
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