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Cardiff International Arena

UNDR THE COSH – LIVE PODCAST RECORDING

24 Oct 2021

So you know, this show has been rescheduled from Sunday 21 February 2021. If you’ve already got tickets, they’ll still be valid, so hang on to them; your ticket agent will be in touch to tell you more.

Since the first episode in early 2018, Undr The Cosh has fast become one of the UK’s most popular football podcasts, seeing over 50,000 audio downloads and 20,000 video views each week, and featuring in the UK Sports Top 10 Podcast Chart throughout 2019.

Each week the lads are joined by a different character from the world of football, from non-league players to seasoned internationals and Champions League winners. Uncovering the good, the bad and the downright ugly parts of their careers and football, in general, the lads’ no-nonsense, interviewing approach has struck a real chord with supporters, bringing with it a new no holds barred insight into the game heard nowhere else.

Undr the Cosh Live first took to the road in 2019 and has since sold out venues across 15 different cities, bringing the cult heroes of football to fans.

Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. May contain some swearing.

**This event will be taking place in one of our Conference spaces**

RICK ASTLEY GREATEST HITS TOUR

30 Oct 2021

So you know, this show has been rescheduled from Friday 17 April 2020, Sunday 18 October 2020 and Tuesday 4 May 2021. If you’ve already got tickets, they’ll still be valid, so hang on to them; your ticket agent will be in touch to tell you more.

THE WIZARD OF OZ

4 Dec 2021

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Starring The One Show and Our Farm in the Dales Matt Baker as Wizard and ITV The Chase’s Jenny ‘The Vixen’ Ryan as the good witch Glinda, this brand-new production of The Wizard of Oz will be visiting arenas across the UK including a date at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena on Saturday December 4.

This production of The Wizard of Oz earns itself the official title of The World’s Biggest Panto as it will be performed on the world’s biggest pantomime stage – the equivalent of four London Palladiums – plus two mobile stages that will travel around the arena as the Yellow Brick Road unfolds before a 6,000 capacity audience.

Presented by World’s Biggest Productions and following previous productions of Elf, Cinderella and Peter Pan, The Wizard of Oz is the brand-new spectacular Christmas show set to lift the arena panto right over the rainbow.

Starring as the Wizard, Matt Baker said: “This Christmas I’m swapping the green fields of Our Farm in the Dales for the Emerald City!

“I’ll be an acrobatic, laser wielding wizard and I might even bring the Children in Need Rickshaw along for the ride. It’s a show packed with spectacular entertainment and fun with a brilliant script and cast to boot. I can’t wait for my festive tour on the yellow brick road!”

Matt is joined by TV quiz brain Jenny Ryan, in the role of Glinda. Jenny, who is also known for her fabulous voice after wowing audiences on ITVs The X Factor: Celebrity, added: “The spectacular size of the show is breathtaking. There are giant video screens with animated computer graphic backgrounds and an ice-covered Emerald city skating scene that is magical.

“With a 10-metre tall roof there is plenty of flying with cirque stars as the crows, and the witch actually flies on a broomstick around the arena. What’s also fun is that I am known as one of telly’s top TV quizzers, yet I have to contend with a man with no brains at all.”

And the man with no brains, aka Scarecrow, is played by new comedy star Jordan Conway. Astonishingly, given the pandemic, Jordan has worked non-stop every week since May, headlining his own show at Butlins, Blackpool’s Viva cabaret bar and numerous theatre tours. Jordan is the only cast member to have appeared in all four World’s Biggest Panto arena shows.

Jordan said: “I can’t wait to get started, nothing beats the sound of thousands of family members all laughing together.”

The Wizard of Oz will also feature Kelly Balaki as Dorothy, Joe Speare as Lion and TV actor Charlie Quirke in the role of Tinman.

Charlie, who will bring an eccentric mechanical twist to the role, is best known for his role as Travis in the hugely popular TV sitcom Birds of a Feather.

He said: “I’m excited to be performing again in another spectacular World’s Biggest Panto production and touring to these great venues creating this wonderful character.”

World’s Biggest Panto is the brand name created by Jon Conway, CEO of World’s Biggest Productions Ltd, to describe the amazing concept shows they produce specially for UK arenas each Christmas season.

Jon was co-founder of QDOS Entertainment and has created more 500 pantomime theatre shows.

THE SOCIALLY DISTANT SPORTS BAR SIX NATIONS RUGBY SPECIAL

11 Feb 2022

The Socially Distant Sports Bar Live is going large and for one spectacular rugby-themed night only.The Distantpod team are bringing their sell-out, smash hit, live show to Motorpoint Arena Cardiff.

Be in the audience for the Socially Distant Sports Bar Live Six Nations Special, with Mike Bubbins, Elis James and Steff Garrero and some very special guests for a night of laughter, stories and (some) rugby!

Joining the boys on stage will be some bona fide Wales and Scotland Rugby legends, including former Scotland Captain, and all-round brilliant bloke, Kelly Brown, and the man Mike dreams about, Welsh Rugby royalty, the one and only Jonathan Davies!

Start your Six Nations weekend off in the best way possible. And you’ll always be able to say, ‘I was there’.

JOE BONAMASSA

22 Apr 2022

One of the world’s greatest guitar players, the BLUES ROCK TITAN Joe Bonamassa is back on tour!

RHOD GILBERT: THE BOOK OF JOHN

17 Jun 2022

After a seven-year break from stand-up (and an enforced hiatus for obvious reasons), ‘The Book of John’ sees Rhod Gilbert as funny as ever, but like never before.

It’s a little bit raw, very personal, and brutally honest; no more lies, no more nonsense. This is Rhod, but different, the same, but not. It’s a show about hitting rock bottom, and just when you think things can’t get any worse, you meet a bloke… a bloke called John.

BILLY IDOL & THE GOGO’S

19 Jun 2022

THE GOGO’S

The world’s favourite rebel Billy Idol is back for his first appearances in the UK since 2018 and heading out on The Roadside Tour 2022 with some new music, a stack of timeless classics and his long-time lead guitarist and collaborator, Steve Stevens.

The global lockdown of 2020 gave Billy time to reflect and write his first new music for seven years that would become his latest release, The Roadside EP, as impactful and poignant as ever.

Supporting Billy Idol are very special guests The Go-Go’s making their first UK appearance for 26 years

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