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Music of Newport

The Newport music scene, in and around Wales' third city, has been well documented and acclaimed for cultivating bands, singers, and famous music venues. Newport has been traditionally a rock city since the 1970s, but it has evolved over the years to include forms of punk, 1990s alt-rock, and more recently metal and hip-hop.

Location

The city has long attracted a number of musicians to perform or begin their careers in South Wales. Those associated with the city include Joe Strummer of The Clash,[1] Feeder, The Darling Buds, as well as Skindred, and Goldie Lookin Chain.[2]


In 2001 FHM described TJ's as "one of the Top 50 best nights out in the world, ever."[3] Newport is home to the UK's largest retailer of new LPs,[4] Diverse Vinyl, which was established in 1988.[5]


Newport became an alternative rock hotspot in the 1990s, when it was labelled as 'the new Seattle'[6] and credited for bands such as 60 Ft. Dolls, Dub War, Novocaine and Flyscreen.


Manchester-based film maker Nathan Jennings announced in 2017[7] that a documentary was in the works about the city's musical past and present, titled The Rock of Newport.[8]

Oasis

Iron Maiden

The Stone Roses

The Smiths

Paul Weller

Muse

Primal Scream

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David Bowie

Alice Cooper

Run DMC

Elvis Costello

Kasabian

Marilyn Manson

Elton John

Genesis

Kids in Glass Houses

Butthole Surfers

Sonic Youth

Green Day

Hüsker Dü

The Offspring

Lostprophets

Half Man Half Biscuit

Descendents

NOFX

Misfits

Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Lagwagon

The Bouncing Souls

The Ataris

Skunk Anansie

Boy Azooga

Newport, Wales

TJ's

Le Pub

El Sieco's

Riverfront Arts Centre

Diverse Vinyl

Toilet circuit

Music of Cardiff

Culture and recreation in Cardiff

List of cultural venues in Cardiff

Culture of Wales

Music of Wales

What's on in Newport

Le Pub