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New Local Music: March 7th 2026

This Saturday at Newport City Radio was the first Love Live Music Day, all through the day we played many new local tracks from local artists, below are some songs you may have heard: Home Is Where The Rat Is - TelgateTell Me A Story - TelgateShort Glitch Mixed - StabMisty Nos - TelgateThe Drifter - Inconia (Dave Beese & Lee Powell)Messages - Michael Munnik Give Me The Night - E […]

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Our Top Ten Tunes: Gwyn Reynolds

We believe that you can find out a lot about a person from the music they choose. So we're sharing some of our favourite tunes with you. Here are 10 tracks that our Gwyn loves. Anarchy in the UK - Sex pistols One way - The Levellers New Rose - The Damned Silly Games - Janet Kay White Riot - The Clash Do I Love You - Frank Wilson Babylons Burning - The Ruts Blitzkrieg Bop - […]

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Robyn Benge & Craig (Junk Jaw) on Pure Local Extra

Today, Kym was joined by Robyn and Craig for a chat It has been 2 years since the last catch up, in that time a lot has happened. Firstly, Craig has joined a band of 3 since last time. The band is called Junk Jaw, the origin of the name coming from the phrase "Junk draw" but they were drunk when talking about it and it came out as Junk […]

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Love Live Music Day 2026: A Celebration of our Local Music Scene

Newport City Radio will dedicate an entire day to the people who make our city sing. On Saturday 7th March 2026, it's our first ever Love Live Music Day — 8 hours of live interviews, guest appearances and conversations celebrating the strength of Newport’s local music scene. From emerging artists to established performers, producers, mentors and scene-shapers, this special broadcast backed up by video and behind the scenes will shine a […]

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Our Top Ten Tunes: Pamela

We believe that you can learn a lot about people from the music they choose. So we're sharing some of our favourite tunes with you. Here are 10 tracks that our Pamela love to listen to. Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful WorldLeonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (wear headphones)David Draiman (Disturbed) - The Sound of SilenceCoolio - Gangsters ParadiseThe Rasmus - In the Shadows Cranberries- Zombie Rag ‘n’ Bone Man […]

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Kneecap – Screening & discussion

CIRCLE, 6 Market Street, Newport, NP20 1FU Thursday 26th February 18:30 - 21:44 About Kneecap - Screening & discussion Inspired by the real life rise of Belfast rap trio Kneecap, this riotous film blends fiction, biography, and cultural satire. Rapping in Irish and refusing to play by industry rules, Kneecap emerge as an unlikely icons who challenge British authority, cultural erasure, and respectability politics. The film follows the group’s chaotic […]

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Rae Isla at The Phyllis Maud Performance Space

The Phyllis Maud Performance Space, Newport , NP20 2GW Thursday 26th February 19:00 - 22:30 About Rae Isla at The Phyllis Maud Performance Space Dirty Carrot Records and The Phyllis Maud are very proud to host US alt-country artist Rae Isla on her upcoming UK tour. Originally from Bainbridge Island, WA, Isla now resides in Los Angeles, by way of a vocal scholarship at Berklee College of Music, but her […]

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RONNIE SCOTT’S JAZZ CLUB Presents THE RONNIE SCOTT’S STORY

The Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport, NP20 1HG Thursday 26th February 19:30 About RONNIE SCOTT'S JAZZ CLUB Presents THE RONNIE SCOTT'S STORY Tickets - £28 Approximate running time 2 hours Direct from London’s world-famous jazz club and combining world-class live jazz, narration, rare archive photos, and video footage, The Ronnie Scott’s All Stars take to the stage to celebrate the ‘The Ronnie Scott’s Story’. Set amongst the dive bars and jazz jook […]

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Comedy

LEILA NAVABI – Relay

The Riverfront, Kingsway, Newport, NP20 1HG Thursday 26th February 20:00 About LEILA NAVABI - Relay Tickets - £16 A bold, joyful punk-musical one-person show about making a queer family on your own terms. Fresh from its acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe debut, Relay blends stand-up, electro-pop musical numbers and hand-drawn animation into a heartfelt, hilarious hour about what it takes to start a family when the odds (and the system) are stacked […]

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