Catfish and the Bottlemen are a four piece band from Llandudno in Wales. They play attacking, melodic, anthemic, guitar fuelled garage rock songs fizzing with lust, hope, anger and a furious desire to exist. In just a few frenzied years of existence, Catfish and the Bottlemen, (singer and guitarist Van McCann, lead guitarist Johnny Bond, bassist Benji Blakeway and drummer Bob Hall) have headlined hundreds and hundreds of gigs to increasingly wild and dedicated audiences, been championed by BBC Radio One, MTV and XFM, churned out a series of classic singles and have released an utterly thrilling debut album that positively burns with emotion and ambition. “I don’t think rock and roll has ever gone away,” says Van. “I just don’t think there’s been a band to believe in. Nobody’s really gone for it and put their whole lives on the line. We got kicked out of school for it, lost girlfriends for it, went on the dole for it, been broke and starving and done everything for it. If you’ve got to go for it, you’ve got to go for it.” Van McCann talks a good fight. He is proud of being a test tube baby, the IVF child of “free-minded Liverpuddlian parents” who spent his early years travelling around Australia. It was here the young McCann saw a strange busker. “My first memory of music is being sat outside a café watching a guy play a washing line with bottles on it. He was called Catfish the Bottleman. So I thought it was apt to name the band after him. I really wish I hadn’t. Try telling a drunk guy that name for the fifteenth time.”

Oas-is The UK's best and most authentic Oasis tribute band! The only tribute to tour with a full video show, using some of the same equipment and visuals/footage that Oasis used on their tours. Oas-is have toured all over the UK and Europe, and performed live on prime time TV, playing some of the most famous venues and theatres in the country. Oas-is have worked with the likes of Alan McGee and Oasis tour DJ Phil Smith; having shared a stage with both many times. What's the story? Some might say Oas-is are definitely, not Maybe the best tribute out there!

In 2025, the iconic British rock band Oasis will reunite for the first time in over a decade. This momentous event will see Liam and Noel Gallagher setting aside their long-standing differences to deliver a pair of concerts that will reignite the magic of one of the greatest bands in rock history.

Welsh four-piece rock band The Stereophonics achieved chart success for the first time in 1996 with Local Boy in the Photograph. Since then they have become one of the most successful alternative rock bands from the UK, with albums Word Gets Around, Performance and Cocktails, Just Enough Education to Perform and You Gotta Go there to Come Back all achieving notable success. Stereophonics' latest album is 2019's Kind.

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BANES are hosting a'Big day Out' as we enjoy the highly anticipated West country grudge match in the heart of the Welsh Captial, 'Cardiff'. As the Premiership Rugby season is coming to a conclusion these two heavy weights will be fighting it out to secure a spot in the plays off's! Date: 10th May 2025 Kick off: 15:05 Location: Principality Stadium, Westgate St, Cardiff CF10 1NS Cost: Society member: 22 Friend/Family 22 Non society member: 28 Friend/Family 28 Age: 16+ CLOSING DATE:14TH MARCH 2025 For more information please contact [email protected] Please note:this event is open to society members only with an option to bring a plus one!

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