Swansea Arena is to host its first live music show at the weekend - featuring English rock duo Royal Blood. The band will take to the stage of the brand new 3,500-seater venue tomorrow.
Up to 200 live performances a year are to take place in the gold-clad stadium, attracting millions more visitors to the city over the next decade. To celebrate its opening, world-renowned actors and musicians such as Michael Sheen and Cerys Matthews have taken part in the visual art project From Swansea, With Love.
Welcoming concert-goers will be the words of the Good Omens star, and former Catatonia lead singer, and others such as Nine Perfect Strangers actor Luke Evans, BBC radio presenter Huw Stephens, Kingsman actor Keith Allen and singer-songwriter Rachel K Collier. Phrases contributed by the stars will appear as illustrations and animations on posters and digital screens across the city, with the sayings of Sheen and Matthews being turned into hand-painted murals.
