Riot of enjoyment is predicted for Llanfest finale gig
ULTI-PLATINUM English indie pop legends Kaiser Chiefs have announced their headline appearance at Llanfest, the finale party of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, on Sunday, July 8.
The show will be the band’s first Welsh gig in almost two years and one of the first opportunities in 2018 for fans in the region to see the band live. The five-piece band from Leeds, who shot to stardom in 2005 with their sophomore album Employment and are best known for songs including Oh My God, I Predict a Riot and Ruby, will be joined on the bill by pop rock band, The Hoosiers and nineties icons, Toploader.
Llanfest is a recent addition to the International Eisteddfod, which is already renowned for its choral music, opera galas and classical concerts, as well as world music, jazz, rhythm and blues and folk music performances. One of the world’s most inspiring and multicultural festivals, which this year runs from Tuesday July 3 – Sunday July 8, it welcomes more than 4,000 performers and competitors and up to 50,000 visitors across the week.
Llanfest was launched in 2011 to introduce the event to new audiences and attract festival goers from across the country. The announcement of the Kaiser Chiefs 2018 appearance follows the huge success of legendary Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, who raised the roof of the pavilion at the festival finale last year. Tickets went on sale to Festival Pass holders and Friends of the Eisteddfod on March 7, with general release tickets going on sale two weeks later on Thursday, March 22.
The concert will see the pavilion’s rear seating once again being removed to increase capacity to more than 5,200, making it one of the festival’s biggest ever gigs.
The Hoosiers will take to the pavilion stage more than a decade after the multi-plati- num success of their debut album, The Trick to Life.
Toploader, best known for their 2000 cover of Dancing In the Moonlight, will perform some of their best-loved hits and songs from their 2017 comeback album Seeing Stars.
Chairman of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Dr Rhys Davies, said: “The International Eisteddfod was created to heal the wounds of war and bring communities from across the globe together through music and dance, in the spirit of international friendship and peace.”
Kaiser Chiefs, The Hoosiers and Toploader will appear at Llanfest 2018 at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on Sunday, July 8. There will be live performances from a range of artists from 2pm on the outside stages and support acts will run from 7pm in the pavilion, before Kaiser Chiefs take to the stage. For more information and to buy tickets go to www.llangollen.net or call the Box Office on 01978 862001.
To become a Friend of the Eisteddfod and access priority booking, ring 01978 862001 or visit www.internationaleisteddfod.co.uk/getinvolved/become-a-friend Pic: DANNY NORTH