ANNA CALVI TO PLAY BUSK ON THE USK 2012
Anna Calvi, Cate Le Bon and more have been confirmed for a one-day Busk on the Usk event – the Welsh Contemporary Music contribution to the London 2012 Festival.
It takes place in several locations – the Riverfront Theatre, the University of Cardiff Newport City Campus and in spaces along the Usk and will offer a program of events that includes gigs, discussions and lectures organized by the Green Man Festival -Wales’ leading contemporary music and arts event – with help from the people of Newport as well as contributions from a collective of many of Wales’ most important cultural organizations including Swn Festival, the Do Lectures, the Laugharne Weekend, the Bevan Foundation, the Centre for Regeneration Excellence Wales, Riverfront Theatre, University of Wales Newport and Arts Council Wales.
Over the day, there will be live performances by bands and speakers alongside street theatre along the riverfront Newport’s long-established Big Splash Festival and a wide-range of stalls serving locally sourced street food.
In the Riverfront’s Main Theatre, Green Man Festival presents four must-see shows:
Scritti Politti (20.00-21.00)
Anna Calvi (18.30-19.30)
Cate le Bon (15.30-16.15)
Jon Langford (14.30-15.00)
In the Riverfront’s Studio Theatre, Swn will present a bill made up of fast-rising local talent:
Fist of the First Man (13.30-14.00)
Zervas & Pepper (14.45-15.15)
Kutosis (16.00-16.30)
Samoans (17.15-18.00)
Dirty Goods (18.45-19.30)
The Boy Royals (20.15-21.00)
Best of all – every Busk on the Usk event is FREE. Book tickets at www.newport.gov.uk/theRiverfront/index.cfm/showBookTickets/
