Corinne Bailey Rae To Head To Cardiff’s Blackweir With Stevie Wonder
Double GRAMMY Award winner Corinne Bailey Rae is to join music legend Stevie Wonder when he headlines Cardiff’s brand-new music series Blackweir this summer.
A double MOBO Award winner and three-times BRIT Award nominee, Bailey Rae will support the 25-time GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer when he brings his Love, Light & Song show to the banks of the River Taff on Wednesday July 9.
Final tickets are on sale now from blackweirlive.com
Bailey Rae shot to stardom with her self-titled Number One debut album in 2006, featuring the global hits Put Your Records On and Like A Star.
Over the course of her career, she has released four critically acclaimed studio albums – Corinne Bailey Rae, The Sea, The Heart Speaks in Whispers and Black Rainbows – and has been nominated for multiple awards.
Bailey Rae has performed to sold out crowds around the world and continues to be one of the UK’s most respected and revered musical exports.
Stevie Wonder is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music. To date he has amassed 49 Top 40 singles, 32 Number One singles and worldwide sales of more than 100 million units. Stevie has won 25 GRAMMY Awards, the prestigious GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award, while his iconic album, Songs In The Key of Life, is archived in the USA’s National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, for its cultural, historic and aesthetic significance.
The launch of Blackweir as a new live music hotspot for Cardiff is a partnership between DEPOT Live (the live-events arm of Cardiff music venue, DEPOT) and UK promoters Cuffe and Taylor.
The line up will also see Noah Kahan kick off the new series of outdoor live music events on Friday June 27, Alanis Morissette brings her 2025 World Tour on Wednesday July 2 and Slayer headline on Thursday July 3.
Nick Saunders, founder of DEPOT Live said: "Corinne Bailey Rae is the perfect addition to what is going to be a truly memorable night in Cardiff.
“We can’t wait to welcome many thousands of people to Blackweir this summer and look forward to what is set to be four incredible nights of live music from some of the world’s most iconic artists.”
