WALES GOES POP! 2026
Fri 3rd - Sun 5th April at The Gate, Cardiff + Paradise Garden
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Friday 3rd April
PROLAPSE, BRITISH BIRDS, THE BOOJUMS
SIMON LOVE & THE OLD ROMANTICS
THE LOVELY BASEMENT, BRAMWELL
DJs after: MIS-SHAPES
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BONUS FRIDAY AFTERNOON SHOW - please note on the Friday we've got later access to The Gate so we're starting at Paradise Garden (300 metres away) at 2pm for the first 100 ticketholders to arrive, with EMMA POLLOCK + WOULD-BE-GOODS!
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Saturday 4th April:
HEAVENLY, EVEN AS WE SPEAK, LANDE HEKT, THE CORDS,
TULPA, LILITH AI, SASSYHIYA, RED SLEEPING BEAUTY,
THE YELLOW MELODIES (full band this time!), PINK OPAQUE
DJs after: DAYTRIP
+ Sarah Records Talk: In Conversation with Jane Duffus & guests
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Sunday 5th April:
SWANSEA SOUND, YNYS, RADHIKA, THE SCHOOL
RACHEL LOVE & her band, STUART MOXHAM
THE SLUGS, THE NANAZ + mini WGP DJ set
+ Indie Pop Quiz at Paradise Garden (free), booking open soon
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There'll also be a badge & zine-making workshop from Arthole (who will have a stall with us), plus a MASSIVE selection of artist & label merch!
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Thanks for your patience - next up we'll have an artwork sharing competition, loads of info about our artists and this year we're making a WGP programme zine!
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TICKETS
https://www.gigantic.com/wales-goes-pop-tickets/cardiff-the-gate/2026-04-03-18-00
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3-day + 1-day tickets now on sale from Gigantic
All-ages, limited free tickets for u12s
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PLAYLISTS bit.ly/WGP26Spotify + bit.ly/wgp2026YT
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The venue is all-ages and accessible. There's a mixture of standing room at the front and raised seated pews around the sides, so you can watch acts from your seat or dance down the front. The other stage is in the cafe during the main changeovers, on the ground floor which is also accessible via a lift. There'll be food on sale outside the venue (including vegan) and loads of options nearby, you can bring food in so you won't miss anything : )
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Thanks everyone who has bought a ticket so far, and those of you who have popped in at some point since we started back in 2013! 😳 See you all soon! x
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