WALES GOES POP! 2026

Inc: Heavenly, Prolapse, Swansea Sound, British Birds, The Boojums, Even As We Speak, Lande Hekt, The Cords, Tulpa, YNYS, Rachel Love & her band, Stuart Moxham, The School, Bramwell, Simon Love & The Old Romantics + many more…

All-ages pop weekender this Easter. Celebrating all things indie pop plus a sprinkling of folk pop, experimental pop, shouty punk pop and more.

This year’s headliners will be Heavenly – a band who released four critically acclaimed albums between 1991-1996, becoming key figures in the independent music scenes of the UK and burgeoning Riot Grrrl scene in the US, through their associations with seminal labels Sarah and K Records. Highly influential, they’ve inspired generations of musicians with a perfect blend of punk energy and pop sensibility. Forming in 1989 from the ashes of Talulah Gosh, the band features Amelia Fletcher, Peter Momtchiloff, Robert Pursey, Cathy Rogers and Ian Button.

Heavenly reformed in 2023 after a 27 year hiatus. Amelia and Rob were approached by their angry daughters wanting to know why their parents’ songs were all over their TikTok timelines. Having established this was not an algorithmic blip and there was genuine interest in their old songs, the band decided to play a few shows and now both original Heavenly fans and a much younger audience clamour to see the group live. Newly rejuvenated, the band started writing songs again and single ‘Portland Town’ was released in July, with their fifth album due in February 2026.

Date

Apr 03 - 05 2026
Expired!

Time

6:30 pm - 11:30 am

Cost

£72.50

Location

The Gate Arts Centre

Organizer

The Gate Arts Centre