Tom Jones announces show at Cardiff Castle this summer
It has been 21 years since he last headlined in the Welsh capital, but Sir Tom Jones has confirmed a date at Cardiff Castle this summer, as part of his ‘Ages and Stages’ tour.
The star will perform live in the castle grounds on Friday 21st July 2023.
The announcement follows on from his appearance alongside the Stereophonics at two sell-out dates at the Principality Stadium last year.
Organisers DEPOT Live are encouraging people to register early for ticket updates at: https://tinyurl.com/tomjonesdiff
Sir Tom’s remarkable music career spans more than six decades in the business, and at the age of 82, he is without a doubt one of the most famous singers on the planet.
Acclaim
He has sold over 100 million records, with thirty-six Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom and nineteen in the United States, including It’s Not Unusual, Kiss, Delilah, What’s New Pussycat, I’ll Never Fall In Love Again and If I Only Knew.
The highest-selling album of Jones’ career, Reload, reached number one in the UK Albums Chart in 1999 and again in 2000, and spawned the huge anthems Mama Told Me Not to Come, Sex Bomb and Burning Down the House.
But he has received the best reviews of his career for his more recent albums, including Long Lost Suitcase, Spirit In The Room and Praise & Blame.
His 41st studio album Surrounded By Time was released in April 2021 to wide critical acclaim, cementing him as “an ongoing triumph of hope and experience.” – The Independent. The album made him the oldest male to claim a Number 1 spot on the UK Official Album Chart with an album of new material, overtaking Bob Dylan.
Nick Saunders, founder of DEPOT Live said: “We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing the Voice from Pontypridd back to the Welsh capital this summer; we know it’s something that people have waited a long time for. We can’t think of a more perfect setting for Sir Tom than the castle.”
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And the encore at the end will be …….
…. ‘DELILAH’!
Meh…
I’m sure Samson will bring down the house on the Philistines!
Who remembers the TV program where he and Van the Man got together, it was pure class. Van would make a great ‘special guest’…
Does he even know how to get to Cardiff. What did Cardiff do so wrong
Perhaps not our greatest export but unlike many ‘ welsh Celebes ‘ he has never forgotten his roots or indeed routes
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