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<p>The <b>Cardiff Big Weekend</b> took place annually from 1993 to 2011, and in 2017 as part of the Cardiff Festival organized by <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Council" title="Cardiff Council">Cardiff Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The event was free, and lasted three days. As well as music over the weekend, there were fair rides on site, and firework displays.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004 the <a href="/wiki/Admiral_Group" title="Admiral Group">Admiral Group</a> began to sponsor the event, and continued to do so until 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This sponsorship led to the event later being titled the Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alongside the event a competition held by <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Council" title="Cardiff Council">Cardiff Council</a>'s event team gave the opportunity for bands to perform at the Big Weekend. The Big Gig was launched in June 2011, and had a category for under 18s and over 18s. In 2011 there were over 60 entrants and the over 18 finalists competed at The Globe, Cardiff.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Line_Up">The Line Up</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The Line Up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017">2017</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Pride_Cymru" title="Pride Cymru">Pride Cymru</a> brought back the Big Weekend music festival and included their LGBT Pride Parade to reform it as 'Pride Cymru's Big Weekend'. <a href="/wiki/City_Hall,_Cardiff" title="City Hall, Cardiff">Cardiff City Hall's</a> Lawn, which was located at the end of the official Pride Parade route, was the venue.<sup id="cite_ref-walesonline2017_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walesonline2017-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 25 August </th> <th>Saturday 26 August </th> <th>Sunday 27 August </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fun_Lovin_Criminals" class="mw-redirect" title="Fun Lovin Criminals">Fun Lovin Criminals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bright_Light_Bright_Light" title="Bright Light Bright Light">Bright Light Bright Light</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Church" title="Charlotte Church">Charlotte Church</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Last_Orders_(band)" title="Last Orders (band)">Last Orders</a> </td> <td>Tribute Bands (various) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zervas_%26_Pepper" class="mw-redirect" title="Zervas & Pepper">Zervas & Pepper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lost & Found </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blair_Dunlop" title="Blair Dunlop">Blair Dunlop</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=AFISHAL&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="AFISHAL (page does not exist)">AFISHAL</a> & <a href="/wiki/Judge_Jules" title="Judge Jules">Judge Jules</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Gray_(comedian)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jordan Gray (comedian)">Jordan Gray</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leighton_Jones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leighton Jones (page does not exist)">Leighton Jones</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012">2012</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2012"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cardiff Big Weekend, which is usually held the second weekend in August as part of Cardiff Festival, was "rested" for a year in 2012 due to the Olympic Football games taking place at the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a> (in Cardiff) on 9 and 10 August.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, the music festival was axed and replaced with a temporary '<a href="/wiki/Beach" title="Beach">Beach</a>' area in <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Bay" title="Cardiff Bay">Cardiff Bay</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Roald_Dahl_Plass" title="Roald Dahl Plass">Roald Dahl Plass</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011">2011</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 5 August </th> <th>Saturday 6 August </th> <th>Sunday 7 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Death Before Sunrise </td> <td>Zong Zing All Stars </td> <td>Ffred Jones </td></tr> <tr> <td>OK </td> <td>Dom Duff </td> <td>Edei </td></tr> <tr> <td>Attack! Attack! </td> <td>Jazz Jamaica with Special Guest Myrna Hague </td> <td>King Charles </td></tr> <tr> <td>Funeral For a Friend </td> <td>Hayley Scarlett </td> <td>Friends Electric </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Horace Andy & Dub Asante </td> <td>Dodgy </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Vintage Trouble </td> <td>Nerina Pallot </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gabrielle </td> <td>The Feeling </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010">2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 30 July </th> <th>Saturday 31 July </th> <th>Sunday 1 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Samoans </td> <td>Maroon Town </td> <td>The Lay-Lows </td></tr> <tr> <td>Racehorses </td> <td>Wonderbrass </td> <td>Rumer </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Campesinos!" title="Los Campesinos!">Los Campesinos!</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Raghu_Dixit_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="The Raghu Dixit Project">The Raghu Dixit Project</a> </td> <td>Pete Lawrie </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Blackout_(band)" title="The Blackout (band)">The Blackout</a> </td> <td>The Congo Allstars </td> <td>Fenech Soler </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alejandro_Toledo_and_the_Magic_Tombolinos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos (page does not exist)">Alejandro Toledo and the Magic Tombolinos</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phenomenal_Handclap_Band" title="Phenomenal Handclap Band">The Phenomenal Handclap Band</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Jolly_Boys" title="The Jolly Boys">The Jolly Boys</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Athlete_(band)" title="Athlete (band)">Athlete</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Pee Wee Ellis and the Funky Assembly </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Feeder_(band)" title="Feeder (band)">Feeder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chaka_Demus_and_Pliers" class="mw-redirect" title="Chaka Demus and Pliers">Chaka Demus and Pliers</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009">2009</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 31 July </th> <th>Saturday 1 August </th> <th>Sunday 2 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Save Your Breath </td> <td>Soukous Koumbele </td> <td>Steve Appleton </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Joy Formidable </td> <td>Peatbog Faeries </td> <td>Absent Elk </td></tr> <tr> <td>Attack! Attack! </td> <td>Chancery Blame & The Gadgo Club </td> <td>The Leisure Society </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kids In Glass Houses </td> <td>Melopark </td> <td>Ebony Bones! </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Orquesta Cache </td> <td>Camera Obscura </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Edward II </td> <td>The Lightning Seeds </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Imelda May </td> <td>The Zutons </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008">2008</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2008"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 1 August </th> <th>Saturday 2 August </th> <th>Sunday 3 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Park Bench Social Club </td> <td>Pandemonium </td> <td>Frizbee </td></tr> <tr> <td>Juice - with caller Dave Parsons </td> <td>Natacha Atlas </td> <td>Yoav </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Men They Couldn't Hang </td> <td>Robert Maseko & The Congo Beat </td> <td>Beth Rowley </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Ryland Teifi </td> <td>Go Audio </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Grupo Lokito </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Automatic" title="The Automatic">The Automatic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_Buster" title="Prince Buster">Prince Buster</a> and the Delroy Williams Junction Band </td> <td>Glasvegas </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Young Knives </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Ash </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007">2007</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 3 August </th> <th>Saturday 4 August </th> <th>Sunday 5 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>PeeWee Ellis </td> <td>SW Storm </td> <td>Gethin Pearson </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bobby Kray </td> <td>Los Skarameros </td> <td>Colum Regan </td></tr> <tr> <td>Soul II Soul Soundsystem </td> <td>The Soothsayers </td> <td>Halflight </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Sierra Maestro </td> <td>The Storys </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Jimmy Cliff </td> <td>Ben Taylor </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Richie Havens </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Sandi Thom </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Magic Numbers </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006">2006</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 4 August </th> <th>Saturday 5 August </th> <th>Sunday 6 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>The Selecter </td> <td>Daisy Blue </td> <td>Unkle Bob </td></tr> <tr> <td>Katrina (formerly of Katrina and the Waves) </td> <td>Viva Machine </td> <td>Mukka </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Alarm </td> <td>Alongcameman </td> <td>Foy Vance </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Memory Lane Music Mix Winners </td> <td>Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>The Poppies </td> <td>Terri Walker </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Cord </td> <td>Stereo MCs </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>The Crimea </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cerys_Matthews" title="Cerys Matthews">Cerys Matthews</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>The Infadels </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Automatic" title="The Automatic">The Automatic</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Kubb </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005">2005</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2005"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 12 August </th> <th>Saturday 13 August </th> <th>Sunday 14 August </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Beverley Knight </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Line up also included Chesney Hawkes, Hazel O’Connor, The Christians and Modern Romance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004">2004</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 30 July </th> <th>Saturday 31 July </th> <th>Sunday 1 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Bad Manners </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Dragon_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dragon FM">Red Dragon Roadshow</a> </td> <td>Cherry Falls </td></tr> <tr> <td>Chas 'n' Dave </td> <td>Dynamo Dresden </td> <td>D?booga </td></tr> <tr> <td>Howard Jones </td> <td>Speedway </td> <td>The Jews Brothers </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Zoot Woman </td> <td>Caramelo Son </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>The Delays </td> <td>Rhian Benson </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>The Fun Lovin' Criminals </td> <td>The Brand New Heavies </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003">2003</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2003"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 1 August </th> <th>Saturday 2 August </th> <th>Sunday 3 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Dragon_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dragon FM">Red Dragon Roadshow</a> </td> <td>The Elephant is Gerald </td></tr> <tr> <td>Limahl </td> <td>Ayra </td> <td>Shod </td></tr> <tr> <td>Go West </td> <td>LSK </td> <td>King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>The Bees </td> <td>La Bottine Souriante </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Athlete </td> <td>The Proclaimers </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>The Bluetones </td> <td>The Waterboys </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2002">2002</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2002"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 2 August </th> <th>Saturday 3 August </th> <th>Sunday 4 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Barker </td> <td> </td> <td>Ray Davies </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001">2001</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2001"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 3 August </th> <th>Saturday 4 August </th> <th>Sunday 5 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Tommy & the Chauffeur </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Dragon_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dragon FM">Red Dragon Roadshow</a> </td> <td>Nick Turner Allstars </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tetra_Splendour" class="mw-redirect" title="Tetra Splendour">Tetra Splendour</a> </td> <td>Maximum Roach </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Black_Umfolosi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Black Umfolosi (page does not exist)">Black Umfolosi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lostprophets" title="Lostprophets">Lostprophets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Kloot" title="I Am Kloot">I am Kloot</a> </td> <td>Jazz Jamaica All Stars </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gorky%27s_Zygotic_Mynci" title="Gorky's Zygotic Mynci">Gorky's Zygotic Mynci</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kosheen" title="Kosheen">Kosheen</a> </td> <td>TBC ??? </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/EMF_(band)" title="EMF (band)">EMF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deacon_Blue" title="Deacon Blue">Deacon Blue</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000">2000</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2000"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 4 August </th> <th>Saturday 5 August </th> <th>Sunday 6 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Kennedy Soundtrack </td> <td>Nucleus Roots </td> <td>Motimba </td></tr> <tr> <td>Baby Elephant </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rae_%26_Christian" title="Rae & Christian">Rae & Christian</a> </td> <td>Kakatsitsi </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bench </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chumbawamba" title="Chumbawamba">Chumbawamba</a> </td> <td>Arrow </td></tr> <tr> <td>Manchild </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Dub_Foundation" title="Asian Dub Foundation">Asian Dub Foundation</a> </td> <td>Victor Hugo & La Banda Picante </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ptang Yang Kipper Bang </td> <td>Kris Jenkins </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aswad_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Aswad (band)">Aswad</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1999">1999</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 1999"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 6 August </th> <th>Saturday 7 August </th> <th>Sunday 8 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Rocket Gold Star </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Dragon_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dragon FM"> Red Dragon FM Party in the Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Four_Brothers_(band)" title="Four Brothers (band)">Four Brothers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cartoon </td> <td>Indian Ropeman </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vocal_Sampling" title="Vocal Sampling">Vocal Sampling</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Quattro </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Herbaliser" title="The Herbaliser">The Herbaliser</a> </td> <td>Groupa Folia </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Leaves" title="Big Leaves">Big Leaves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Afro_Celt_Sound_System" title="Afro Celt Sound System">Afro Celt Sound System</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Star_Liner" title="Black Star Liner">Black Star Liner</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>King Pleasure </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nik_Kershaw" title="Nik Kershaw">Nik Kershaw</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998">1998</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday 7 August </th> <th>Saturday 8 August </th> <th>Sunday 9 August </th></tr> <tr> <td>Armstrong </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Dragon_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dragon FM">Red Dragon Roadshow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loop_Guru" title="Loop Guru">Loop Guru</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Diesel Bug </td> <td>Fisherman Walk </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mutton_Birds" class="mw-redirect" title="Mutton Birds">Mutton Birds</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Manchild </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melys" title="Melys">Melys</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osibisa" title="Osibisa">Osibisa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ether </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carrie_(band)" title="Carrie (band)">Carrie</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leo_Sayer" title="Leo Sayer">Leo Sayer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Audioweb" title="Audioweb">Audioweb</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carleen_Anderson" title="Carleen Anderson">Carleen Anderson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Gene </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1997">1997</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 1997"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Friday August 8 </th> <th>Saturday August 9 </th> <th>Sunday August 10 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trippa" class="mw-redirect" title="Trippa">Trippa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Red_Dragon_FM" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dragon FM">Red Dragon Roadshow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christine_Collister" title="Christine Collister">Christine Collister</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Planet Loaded </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Stamp" title="Rachel Stamp">Rachel Stamp</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hadley" title="Tony Hadley">Tony Hadley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Revolva </td> <td>Don </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Brown_(singer)" title="Sam Brown (singer)">Sam Brown</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080901213658/http%3A//www.onecandle.co.uk/">[1]</a><br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Blinders </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ether" title="Ether">Ether</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Afro_Celt_Sound_System" title="Afro Celt Sound System">Afro Celt Sound System</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stereophonics" title="Stereophonics">Stereophonics</a><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.stereophonics.com">[2]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Death_in_Vegas" title="Death in Vegas">Death in 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<tr> <td>60ft Dolls </td> <td>Time Flies House Party </td> <td>Hugh Cornwall </td> <td>Corduroy </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Super Furry Animals </td> <td> </td> <td>The Dharmas </td> <td>FNAAZ </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Galaxy 101 Showcase feat Danii Minogue + The Spice Girls etc </td> <td>Waste Ayinde Marshall </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>The Underdogs </td> <td>Backbone </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Fat Barry's Soul Band </td> <td>H-Kippers </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cardiff_Big_Weekend&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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