Legendary Welsh band set to debut Welsh-language album live on stage

A legendary Welsh band have revealed that they will perform their groundbreaking, Welsh language album live in full for the very first time.

Following overwhelming demand for tickets for their sold out Supacabra 2026 Tour, Super Furry Animals’ headline date at TK Maxx presents Live at Llangollen Pavilion on Thursday July 2 will be a special, dedicated celebration of the critically acclaimed album.

Super Furry Animals’ appearance in the northern Wales town, and their first at the International Pavilion venue since 1998, will also include a second set filled with fan favourites and career-spanning hits.

Joining them on the bill is two of Wales’ most exciting live acts in the sharp‑witted punk five‑piece Panic Shack and the kaleidoscopic, genre‑defying Melin Melyn, whose theatrical shows and psychedelic storytelling have earned them critical acclaim and a rapidly growing fanbase.

Released on Monday May 15 2000, Mwng was the band’s fourth studio album, their first entirely in Welsh and first music to be independently released on their Placid Casual label. Stripped‑back, intimate and defiantly independent, it remains one of the most culturally significant records in modern Welsh music, becoming a bold statement of identity that resonated far beyond language and international borders.

A rare chance to experience a defining chapter of the Super Furry Animals catalogue in full, on-stage-definition, their Llangollen set will open with the short, fuzzy rush of track one, Drygioni.

Tripping through to wiry, punk-pop highlights including Ysbeidiau Heulog and closing with the woozy, brass-layered Gwreiddiau Dwfn/Mawrth Oer ar y Blaned Neifion, fans will join the band in completing a journey through one of the band’s most treasured albums.

Super Furry Animals Play Mwng at Llangollen Pavilion is one of only a few live dates confirmed to take place in Wales throughout 2026 and follows the immediate sell out of their two Supacabra shows at Llandudno Venue Cymru and huge ‘homecoming’ at Cardiff’s 7,500-capacity Utilita Arena in May. Full information and final remaining tickets can be found at www.llangollen.net

Formed in Cardiff in 1993, Huw Bunford, Cian Ciarán, Daf Ieuan, Guto Pryce and Gruff Rhys, built their reputation as Super Furry Animals on fearless experimentation, surreal visuals and a catalogue that refuses to sit still. From Fuzzy Logic to Dark Days/Light Years, their genre‑bending sound and mischievous spirit have earned them a devoted global following and legendary status in Welsh music history.

Artistic Director of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod Dave Danford said: “Super Furry Animals performing ‘Mwng’ in full is something fans have hoped to experience for years, and we’re thrilled it’s happening here in Llangollen.

It’s a landmark Welsh‑language album and hearing it brought to life in North Wales will be a truly special moment for both the audience and for Welsh music as a whole. Anyone lucky enough to have a ticket is in for something truly unforgettable.”

Following the reissue of the band’s seventh album, Love Kraft, in late 2025, the band has dug even deeper into their vault of rarities to plot the release of early years compilation, Precreation Percolation on Friday May 1 2026.

Concentrating on the period of the band’s formation to the point of signing to Alan McGee’s legendary Creation Records, the release restores Super Furry Animals’ first two EPs, each released on influential Welsh independent label, Ankst, to vinyl for the first time since their original 1995 release.

The opportunity to sign up to the band’s mailing list, being first to hear about any subsequent announcements, as well as links to find the band on social media can be found at www.superfurry.com