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Tom Jones announces show at Cardiff Castle this summer

By David Owens
Tom Jone is coming home to Wales (Credit: Publicity image)

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.

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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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8 comments

Gareth Plas

And the encore at the end will be …….

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Gareth Westacott

.... 'DELILAH'!

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Iago Prydderch

I'm sure Samson will bring down the house on the Philistines!

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Mab Meirion

Who remembers the TV program where he and Van the Man got together, it was pure class. Van would make a great 'special guest'...

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Karl

Does he even know how to get to Cardiff. What did Cardiff do so wrong

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Richard

Perhaps not our greatest export but unlike many ‘ welsh Celebes ‘ he has never forgotten his roots or indeed routes

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Philip Davies

It strikes me that these days even the Welsh National Opera would have trouble putting on 'The Threepenny Opera', in which Mack the Knife, the main character, sings:   Oh, the shark has pretty teeth, dear And he shows them pearly white Just a jackknife has Macheath, dear And he keeps it out of sight   When the shark bites with his teeth, dear Scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, though, wears Macheath, dear So there's not a trace of red   On the sidewalk Sunday morning Lies a body oozing life Someone's sneaking 'round the corner Is the someone Mack the Knife?   This Jack-the-Ripper-type theme was used by Bertolt Brecht in writing the libretto, and it was set to music by the maestro Kurt Weil, both major artistic figures. The ballad has been covered by a number of popular singers, such as Bobby Darin. Tom Jones is only following in a well-established genre with his rendering of 'Delilah'. Murder ballads are a subgenre of the traditional ballad form, dealing with a crime or a gruesome death. Their lyrics form a narrative describing the events of a murder, often including the lead-up and/or aftermath. The term refers to the content, and may be applied to traditional ballads, which are part of oral culture. Murder ballads make up a notable portion of traditional ballads.   I only mention these facts for the benefit of our ignorant self-appointed censors, who are sadly deficient in their education.   I hope Tom Jones will ignore these pipsqueaks and milquetoasts to belt out 'Delilah' with appropriate passion!

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