Minty’s Gig Guide, which has a cult following locally, was first published in 2017 by Daniel Minty to help keep local music fans up-to-date with what gigs were happening and crucially, where. Minty has been a champion of the local music scene in Cardiff for years, and founded the guide to help others discover the many sides to the city’s musical landscape.
Building on the original concept, the updated Gig Guide will provide physical theme-park style map of music venues in Cardiff and a digital interactive guide, whilst the festival and Fringe Festival are taking place. Designed & built by local tech-for-good company Big Lemon, the digital guide will lead visitors around venues in the city, giving directions along the way and providing key information about these venues and the artists performing at them.
Following a tough few years under Covid-19 restrictions, it’s hoped the festival and fringe events will shine a light on Cardiff’s emerging music scene, and foster a new legacy that builds on its national reputation as a city of music.
For Minty, the guide is just a part of what will be an exciting week for the Capital.
Minty said: We founded the Gig Guide to help bridge the gap between local venues and music fans, but it became so much more. This map, drawn by our amazing illustrator Jack Skivens, will serve as a waypoint for the community and help people connect to the music, making the Fringe Festival and the everyday event circuit beyond it, as accessible as possible.
The new map and interactive guide will be launched on 21 March at an event at Tiny Rebel, Cardiff, where the Minty’s Gig Guide team will be joined by local businesses, press and notable people from the Welsh music industry. The event will be followed by a free entry gig at Porter’s Cardiff.
The gig guide will be available at mintysgigguide.cymru and the physical maps will be at various kiosks and venues around the city.
You can keep up to date with the journey on the gig guide and find out what's happening on your doorstep @MintysGigGuide on all social media.
The guide is being funded by Creative Wales, FOR Cardiff and the Caerphilly coworking and enterprise hub, Welsh ICE, where Minty’s Gig Guide CIC is based.
