Corn Exchange

Corn Exchange 500 capacity live music and events space in the heart of Newport 🌽

www.cornexchangenewport.com Hey, it even already has a mirror ball!

Opening in March 2024, Corn Exchange on Newport’s High Street will be a 500-capacity live music and performance venue, giving bands and performers a large capacity venue in the city – and providing South East Wales with a mid-size venue. As a gathering space for people of the city since it was first opened in 1878. In more recent times this cornerstone of Newport’s history has served the city as a

nightclub and an office space. From early 2024 it will once again be a hub for gatherings in the city, bringing a heritage venue back to purpose in Newport’s city centre, while at the same time adding another story to the city’s rich cultural history. The venue will attract bands, comedians and other artists who have outgrown Le Pub but aren’t ready to sell the capacity of venues such as the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff or the O2 in Bristol. It will bring bands and performers back into the city centre, attracting audiences from the greater Gwent and Bristol area – audiences and visitors we would have otherwise lost to Bristol or further afield. Excellently positioned in the city centre, surrounded by well-established places to eat and drink, as well as accommodation and excellent transport links in and out of the city, its previous life as a nightclub lends this space perfectly to a new life as a live music venue - a place for the community, and a place for our city, and a new place for visitors and tourists to experience in Newport. The space would also be made commercially available for use for celebrations, corporate events, conferences, and other such large-scale gatherings, offering a new and unique space in the city centre for events of this nature. Over two floors, it also offers space for other amenities and projects, which would feed into a core ethos of promoting and nurturing local culture and talent; keeping Newport’s music scene threaded through the next generations and raising aspirations for young people from all communities right across the city. It is incumbent on us as a cultural community to continue to nurture music in the city in the name of our cultural heritage, as well as to support future generations of musicians and artists.

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣THE SKIDS & THEATRE OF HATE🎟️ ON SALE, FRIDAY AT 10AM! Two era defining artists SKIDS & THEATRE OF HATE...
03/06/2026

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣

THE SKIDS & THEATRE OF HATE

🎟️ ON SALE, FRIDAY AT 10AM!

Two era defining artists SKIDS & THEATRE OF HATE come together this autumn for an explosive UK co-headline tour.

The Skids formed in 1977 in their hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland by Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson, Bill Simpson & Tom Kellichan. After releasing an independent single the band were played by John Peel, supported The Clash in concert and then were signed to Virgin Records in 1978. Their first singles were “Sweet Surburbia”, “The Saints are Coming” and “Into the Valley”

The current Skids line up sees the lineup stripped back to a 4 piece with Richard Jobson, Peter Byrchmore (Membranes), Hernandez (Drums) & Connor Whyte (Guitar).

Kirk Brandon formed THEATRE OF HATE from the ashes of heralded punk band The Pack.

Theatre Of Hate’s debut double-A-side single, “Legion”/”Original Sin”, topped the independent chart in 1980, and “Westworld”, their debut album, produced by Mick Jones from The Clash and released in 1982, held the number one position for 21 weeks. The single taken from the album, “Do You Believe In The West- world?” has become an anthem and is still widely played in clubs and on international radio, as well as featuring on numerous compilation albums.

Theatre Of Hate imploded in 1982, with Kirk taking Stan forward to form Spear Of Destiny, but the band has resurfaced over the years to play some very special shows across the UK, Europe and the USA.

The band now have a settled line up of Kirk Brandon, Stan Stammers, Chris Bell & Clive Osborne who astound their loyal fanbase with high-octane live shows featuring new songs and classics from their back catalogue.

☀️ JUNE! LET’S GO! ☀️4th - UK Subs, Menace and Rust7th - Wild Tribe Pagan and Spiritual Fair12th - John Robb 13th - Chri...
01/06/2026

☀️ JUNE! LET’S GO! ☀️

4th - UK Subs, Menace and Rust
7th - Wild Tribe Pagan and Spiritual Fair
12th - John Robb
13th - Chris Stapleton Experience
20th - Wildhearts
27th - Gene

What a month!

🎟️ All tickets available by hitting the link ⤵️

cornexchangenewport.com

28/05/2026

Here are the final band and venue listings for Pirates in the Port (well we think this is final - its version 10.2 so far....). Choose which are your preferred venues, get comfy with a drink and stay all day.Or look up your favourite bands, get out and about and follow them round the festival area u...

Here’s the programme for our part in Pirates in the Port this weekend! See you all there!
27/05/2026

Here’s the programme for our part in Pirates in the Port this weekend! See you all there!

A real feast awaits you at the Corn Exchange next weekend!

After you’ve bought your festival Tshirt and programme, got the kids their free pirate colouring set, and settled down with a cool drink, you can enjoy music from Wales - ByB, Beaufort Scale, Press Gangers, Lyceum Club; from the South West - Wrecked Again, Markdon Wonky Donkeys, Odds n Sods; South England - Lower Deckers, GRVIII, Salty Sea Dogs, Short Drag Roger; from London - New River Shanty; from Bristol area - Steepholmers and 85ers. And….you get the final BIG SING.

What more could you ask for?

17 other venues do I hear you say?

Stand by over the next 10 days to hear more!

📣 NEW SHOW! 📣We are so excited to announce that Gene will be here, live at the Corn Exchange on June 27th as part of Eve...
26/05/2026

📣 NEW SHOW! 📣

We are so excited to announce that Gene will be here, live at the Corn Exchange on June 27th as part of Everywhere At Once powered by The National Lottery this June!

Taking place from 26-28 June, it’s the UK’s biggest music festival on your doorstep with 1000+ gigs, 400+ venues, 1 weekend.

Join us for a different kind of festival. Closer to the music. Where local matters. Where everyone belongs.

🎟️ Artist presale starts Thursday
🎟️ Tickets will be available on our site from Friday

23/05/2026

A couple of tasty gig announcements coming next week… just lettin’ ya know, like 🤘

Next weekend! 🏴‍☠️
22/05/2026

Next weekend! 🏴‍☠️

A real feast awaits you at the Corn Exchange next weekend!

After you’ve bought your festival Tshirt and programme, got the kids their free pirate colouring set, and settled down with a cool drink, you can enjoy music from Wales - ByB, Beaufort Scale, Press Gangers, Lyceum Club; from the South West - Wrecked Again, Markdon Wonky Donkeys, Odds n Sods; South England - Lower Deckers, GRVIII, Salty Sea Dogs, Short Drag Roger; from London - New River Shanty; from Bristol area - Steepholmers and 85ers. And….you get the final BIG SING.

What more could you ask for?

17 other venues do I hear you say?

Stand by over the next 10 days to hear more!

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