Fringe 2007 26th October - 9th November

Events Listings

On this page you can search by using the shortcut links immediately below to skip to a particular day, you can use the links below each symbol in the blue bar below to see all the events of that type (music, theatre etc.) happening throughout the Fringe, or you can view the listings for the whole festival in order by scrolling down this page.

Please note that listings may be subject to change.

Choose a date: Friday, October 26, 2007 | Saturday, October 27, 2007 | Sunday, October 28, 2007 | Monday, October 29, 2007 | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | Thursday, November 01, 2007 | Friday, November 02, 2007 | Saturday, November 03, 2007 | Sunday, November 04, 2007 | Monday, November 05, 2007 | Tuesday, November 06, 2007 | Wednesday, November 07, 2007 | Thursday, November 08, 2007 | Friday, November 09, 2007 |


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Friday, October 26, 2007

  • 21:00
    Leb Bib - One of ‘25 Live Acts you MUST see this Summer’ (above Bjork, The White Stripes and The Arctic Monkeys) - Observer Music Monthly "Led Bib sound like they could have coped supporting '61 Sun Ra, '66 Beefheart, and even '69 Led Zep" Paul Morley
    Venue: Swansea Institute of H.E. - Townhill Campus
    Price: £5

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Saturday, October 27, 2007

  • 14:00
    Rob Conybeare - "Inner portraits" A touring exhibition by Rob Conybear, sponsored by Paul Merton and Dylan Thomas Fringe Festival The Waterfront Museum installation consists of a series of figurative sculptural artworks drawing on peoples 'inner thoughts' 27 Oct - 5 Nov
    Venue: The Waterfront Musuem
    Price: Free

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Sunday, October 28, 2007

  • 21:00
    The VIPs - One half of the highly successful Swansea band The Storys. Andy Collins, Brian and Alan Thomas play all the songs you thought you didn't know but did, and do it exceptionally well.
    Venue: The Brunswick, Duke Street
    Price: Free

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Monday, October 29, 2007

  • 12:30
    Dai Godwin - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 21:30
    Everyone Else but Burt - Stalwarts of avant garde and highly original music in Wales, Marc Estevens crew cut a regally coquettish swathe and are a band everyone must see at least once in their lifetime,with the honourable exception of Burt, supporting the lovely Cymbient
    Venue: The Monkey Cafe
    Price: £3
  • 22:30
    Cymbient - Stuff Brian Wilson into a split screen camper van with some retro valve amps, a first edition stylophone, Beefheart's 'Clear Spot' on the stereo and head for the welsh surf breaks with cymbient.
    Venue: Monkey Bar - Castle Street
    Price: £3

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

  • 12:30
    Maria Owen - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

  • 12:30
    Tich - Ian Thomas - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 19:30
    Frank Austin - A tale of two cities, Swansea and Bath. An exhibition By Frank Austin. At the Brunswick Duke St Swansea Dylan Thomas Fringe festival 2007
    Venue: The Brunswick, Duke Street
    Price: Free
  • 19:30
    Jenny Eclair - JENNY ECLAIR'S 'because i forgot to get a pension' TOUR After the mad success of 'Grumpy Old Women', self appointed Grumpy team captain Jenny Eclair has ditched the other 'old bags' and decided to go solo. With support from Rob Deering For ages 16+
    Venue: The Grand Theatre Swansea
    Price: £15

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Thursday, November 01, 2007

  • 12:30
    Ian James - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 19:30
    Rhod Gilbert - Rhod Gilbert: "Who's Eaten Gilbert's Grape?" Tour The Welsh Misery returns! Following this year's Edinburgh Festival, Star of BBC Radio Wales, Rhod Gilbert will be taking to the road with his third solo show
    Venue: The Grand Theatre Swansea
    Price: £10/12

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Friday, November 02, 2007

  • 12:30
    The Double ‘O’ Zeros - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 20:00
    Framework - A Swansea based artists collective. Framework - a multidisciplinary event interactivity unrequited metamorphosis process lazy garlic soon
    Venue: Elysium Gallery
    Price: Free
  • 21:00
    Mr & Mrs Clark - "Mr and Mrs Clark are like Terry and June on crack. A surreal and disturbing pair that stand out so far from the couch culture they portray, they should carry a wide load sign." Theatre...comedy...performance art?? you decide and you should
    Venue: The Elysium Gallery
    Price: Free

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Saturday, November 03, 2007

  • 12:30
    Anthony Bunkham - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free

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Sunday, November 04, 2007

  • 12:30
    Andy Morse - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 22:00
    Black Pages - Andy Morse with a new line up featuring Jon Berry & Chris Capel, high quality songs delivered with verve and passion "Great, Emotive Songs" Adam Walton, BBC Radio 2007
    Venue: Monkey Bar - Castle Street
    Price: £3
  • 23:00
    The Caves - The Caves return at last, after having disappeared of the radar back in 2005 after landing a record deal with Mainspring, a couple of charting singles and a lot of media acclaim.
    Venue: Monkey Bar - Castle Street
    Price: £3

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Monday, November 05, 2007

  • 12:30
    Tich - Ian Thomas - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free

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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

  • 12:30
    Blind River Scare - Blind River Scare produce Americana-tinged, original bitter sweet songs, played within a fiddle-laced, laid back pop/rock template. This gig is even more acoustic with just vocals/acoustic guitar/fiddle.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 21:00
    Cal Newman - Cardiff blues-man Cal Newman is a guitarist and singer performing country-blues, ragtime and slide in a varied set of well honed blues.
    Venue: The Brunswick, Duke Street
    Price: Free

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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

  • 12:30
    Andrew Lee Bowen - Having studied Composition at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and performed stand up at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival,lead singer and songwriter with Neath based band Zalinski brings a stripped down set to the Waterfront
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 21:00
    David Sanders - A passionate, adventurous, and lyrically captivating musician, David's songs enchant his audiences with journeys through loud, ardent songs to understated, dreamy melodies.
    Venue: The Brunswick, Duke Street
    Price: Free

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Thursday, November 08, 2007

  • 12:30
    Sera Rabbett - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 19:30
    Brant Bjork and the Bros - Brant Bjork ...desert boogieman decided to find a band to back his trip. The Bros is what they’re called ...The Bros are what they are. Dylan Roche on bass, Cortez on guitar, and Alfredo Hernandez formerly of Kyuss and QOTSA, on drums.Plus support
    Venue: Sin City Dillwyn St
    Price: £10
  • 21:00
    Lowri Evans - To finish off three consecutive days of high quality acoustic music we have Lowri Evans. "Lowri Evans' distinctive and confident vocals are the first thing that strike you, using her range at times as almost an extra instrument"-The Crack North East
    Venue: The Brunswick, Duke Street
    Price: Free

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Friday, November 09, 2007

  • 12:30
    Terry Clarke - Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Swansea-based singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Waterfront Museum between 12.30 and 2pm. These events will include readings from some of Wales’ finest poets.
    Venue: The National Waterfront Museum
    Price: Free
  • 19:30
    Antelope - Signed to the prestigious DC label Dischord Records, Antelope plays meditative, stripped-down punk music that uses the melody vs. repetition equation to produce tightly crafted gems. A must see US band on their first European tour.
    Venue: Sin City Dillwyn St
    Price: £4
  • 20:00
    The Comicopolis - Comedians and variety acts from Wales and beyond. With four acts plus M.C. This is a Grand Night out! Special promotions on selected drinks.
    Venue: The Arts Wing, Swansea Grand Theatre
    Price: £7
  • 20:30
    Ox - Canadian maestros have been maintaining a grass roots approach - Ox has done it the hard way - thousands of miles in cramped mini-vans... countless nights spent bedding down on floors, couches.. pool tables..bad food, stale beer - blown tires, road kill.
    Venue: The Chattery
    Price: £8

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Fringe 2007 26th October - 9th November