As the year draws to a close and we look forward to another one, Swansea Arena is set to host a spectacular lineup of events that promise to entertain and captivate audiences of all tastes. From the side-splitting comedy of Paul Smith and Jimmy Carr to the soul-stirring fusion of classical and metal music by The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight, each event at Swansea Arena offers a unique experience. With festive favorites like Love Actually and Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol presented live in concert, this season’s events blend nostalgia with innovation. Join us in exploring what makes these events a must-see!

Unforgettable Performances Await at Swansea Arena

Jimmy tells jokes, and jokes are like magnets. Jokes attract people, but they can also repel. Some people are repelled by Jimmy's dark brand of comedy. This show is not for them. But if it's the kind of thing you like, then this is the kind of thing you’ll like.

Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny

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The Muppets perform Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). Gonzo, as Dickens, narrates the story with the help of Rizzo the Rat. The film also features Miss Piggy as Emily Cratchit, Fozzie Bear as Fozziwig, and Robin the Frog as Tiny Tim.

Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Live to Film

Join us at Swansea Arena for our Dancing Through The Decades Christmas Party, and be welcomed into a glitzy world of festivities to see in the yuletide season.

Dancing Through The Decades

This Christmas, the star-studded Love Actually, perhaps one of the most quotable and adored Christmas films around, will be presented live in concert, with a full orchestra playing the score live-to-film.

Love Actually: Film with Live Orchestra

The show will once again feature the very best local South Wales talent, including multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and social media sensation Bronwen Lewis, who will be bringing her wonderfully warm style that sits between Country, Pop, Folk and Blues. Proudly bilingual, Bronwen received international acclaim during her time on BBC’s The Voice when she brought Tom Jones to tears.

Maggie's Christmas Extravaganza 2024

Previously, Rhod was dealing with some pretty pungent life citrus, and an idiot called John. Little did he know that things were about to turn even more sour. But Rhod's not bitter; he's bouncing back and feeling remarkably zesty. Hilariously dark, passionate and way too personal, this is classic Gilbert, squeezing every last drop out of life's latest curveballs... with a little help from an old adversary.

Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit

The London Concert Orchestra, conducted by Robert Emery, is joined by the CÔR choir to perform epic scores celebrating two of the greatest film music composers of all time.

The Music Of Zimmer Vs Williams

With over 10 million album sales to date and his successful BBC Radio 2 show, Jamie Cullum is globally celebrated, meeting loyal fans wherever he goes. His legendary live shows have seen him work alongside artists as diverse as Herbie Hancock, Pharrell Williams, Kendrick Lamar and Lang Lang, whilst the success of his major label breakthrough, Twentysomething and its follow up Catching Tales saw him nominated for a BRIT, Grammy and numerous other awards around the world. He recently won the Ivor Novello award for best song musically and lyrically for his song “The Age of Anxiety” from his critically acclaimed album Taller.

Jamie Cullum

After a thrilling sellout tour in 2022 Monty is heading back out on tour where he will share tales from his career in gardening, detail his favourite gardens – both ancient and modern, and reveal how he fell in love with the natural world. Discover how he created his beautiful garden at Longmeadow, the gardening practices he considers to be the most useful and important, and the magical impact of the changing of the seasons on each part of the garden.

Monty Don

Get ready to experience the jaw-aching, laugh out loud comedy that only Smith can deliver. This is Paul Smith's biggest and funniest tour show yet, and it promises to have you rolling around in laughter with every joke.

Paul Smith: Pablo

Since bursting onto TV in the late 90s Jane has enjoyed four top 10 albums, headlined countless tours and sold out the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The BAFTA winner has also presented numerous TV shows.

Jane McDonald

With over 30 years of history as the world’s biggest, best and greatest Pink Floyd tribute show, The Australian Pink Floyd Show will also once again bring state of the art lighting & video, pinpoint lasers, gargantuan inflatables and flawless live sound to deliver a memorable live experience that was the benchmark of Pink Floyd shows.

The Australian Pink Floyd

To celebrate their momentous 50th anniversary, British music legends Squeeze have today announced a massive UK tour for 2024. With a half-century distinguished by some of the smartest and sweetest guitar-pop made during the rock & roll era, Squeeze will be performing an impressive list of hits and rare gems from their extensive back catalogue. They will be joined by special guest Badly Drawn Boy.

Squeeze 50th Anniversary Tour

Star of UKTV’s hugely popular new series Parental Guidance as well as Comedy Central’s upcoming Out of Order with Rosie Jones and Judi Love, TV’s beloved Katherine Ryan makes a hugely welcome return to the stage with her brand-new live show, Battleaxe, which will embark on a major UK and European tour in 2024.

Katherine Ryan: Battleaxe

Welcome to the biggest celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of all time: Whitney Houston. Experience her remarkable musical repertoire with an arena-scale production that honours her timeless songs, with sensational vocalists and a full live band.

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Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston

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2024 marks the film’s 10th anniversary, and the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 Miner’s Strike, which is the setting for this true story based in a Welsh mining village with strong LGBT connections.

Pride: 10th Anniversary Special - Film with Live Orchestra

Billy Duffy shares: “Following up from the great energy of Death Cult 8323 shows, I’m looking forward to bringing that sense of celebration of the band’s music, and the communion with our fans, to Cult 8424. CFFC. Let the ceremony commence!”

The Cult 8424 - 40th Anniversary

The iconic lyrics composed by Benny and Bjorn are sung in wonderful, captivating harmony from the opening refrain to the final sing-along chorus of this two-hour spectacular.

Waterloo A Tribute to ABBA

The tour marks the first time Ben has revisited an album retrospectively, and will perform it through in its entirety. Fans can also expect live performances of songs from around the album’s initial release, including b-sides and rarities.

Ben Howard

Backed by a full band, the Black Mona Lisa UK Tour 2024 takes the audience on a musical journey through Billy's life story — showcasing tracks from ‘Black Mona Lisa’, his latest pop album, while also celebrating his 90s R&B roots and award-winning turns on Broadway.

Billy Porter: Black Mona Lisa

Max Boyce has been entertaining audiences for more than 40 years. With his ability to paint pictures in word and song, Max has toured the most prolific concert halls in the world, including the Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera House and even hosted his own prime-time, television show. This stage and screen star has certainly become a legend in his own lifetime.

Max Boyce

Tubular Bells is world-renowned as one of the most celebrated examples of music in film for its soundtracking of horror classic The Exorcist. Its legacy was cemented with Oldfield’s performance of the album’s main theme at the iconic London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony, one of the rare performances of the project he has given.

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells Live in Concert

With the help of extraordinary archive material and footage, matched only by his unparalleled storytelling, Tim will bring to life the awe-inspiring endeavours of those pioneering explorers we call astronauts.

Tim Peake: Astronauts - The Quest To Explore Space

Joined by his band The Jacks and some very special guests, this is a night for Swansea to celebrate and party with one of its own.

Golden Jubilee Concert

As the seasoned comic’s sixth large-scale stand-up tour, the tour will cover politics, pop culture, political correctness, current events, cancel culture, and everyday life through the eyes of someone who's "dead inside," finding humour in everything.

Bianca Del Rio

Their chart-topping podcast, The Girls Bathroom, catapulted the duo to trailblazer status in the podcasting industry and has since taken them on two nationwide tours including sell-out shows at The Savoy Theatre and London Palladium.

The Girls Bathroom Planet Tour

David Essex has enjoyed a remarkable career that has combined concerts, records, theatre, composing, films and television with striking success. He has written, recorded and produced albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide. He’s also had twenty-three Top 30 singles in Britain alone. These include the Grammy nominated Rock On which not only topped the charts in Britain and the USA but sold over one million copies. Subsequent singles followed such as Lamplight, Hold Me Close and Gonna Make You A Star which made David a household name.

David Essex

Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush.

Bluey's Big Play

Please note, Tables fit a maximum of 7 people. There will be a fully stocked bar with arrival drinks packages available for Prosecco, wine and beer closer to the date. Food available onsite, not included in ticket price. This is a Grown Up Paint Along, guests must be 18+ to attend.

The BIG Summer Paint Along

Grab the whole family and join Claire for a BIG Summer Paint Along at South Wales' newest multi-purpose entertainment venue -Swansea Arena. Designed for the whole family to enjoy, no painting experience necessary. This is a BIG Summer Paint Along with an underwater theme, and a chance to paint a BRAND NEW painting with Claire, which has never been done before.

The BIG Summer Family Paint Along

Beloved Christmas romcom The Holiday (2006) is to be presented live in concert this festive season, on a 15 date UK-wide tour, which will see the film’s score played live-to-film with a complete concert orchestra. The announcement comes after a sell-out tour in 2023.

The Holiday: Film with Live Orchestra

In ethereal candlelit settings, this band of 14 classical musicians unleash effortlessly enchanting melodies alongside powerful walls of distortion. Witness the unexpected union of Classical music and Metal.

The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight

Pop punk legends, the Grammy nominated Bowling For Soup are heading out on a UK tour in February 2025, celebrating 20 years of one of their most successful albums, A Hangover You Don’t Deserve.

Bowling For Soup

Paddy McGuinness is a much-loved presence on British TV, from his legendary acting roles in Phoenix Nights, Max and Paddy and The Keith and Paddy Picture Show to presenting primetime TV shows such as Take Me Out and BBC's Top Gear, as well as having sold out hundreds of venues across the country on his stand-up tours.

Paddy McGuinness: Nearly There

This spectacular 90-minute show features more than 20 fan favourites drawn from Queen’s biggest hits including We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Another One Bites the Dust, Crazy Little Thing Called Love and the phenomenal anthem Bohemian Rhapsody.

Queen Extravaganza

Following four sell-out tours James Martin Live will see the popular TV chef and best-selling author visiting 20 amazing venues across England, Scotland and Wales, combining the perfect ingredients of mouth-watering dishes with his warm Yorkshire wit.

James Martin Live

A spectacular theatrical experience for all. A journey around the constellations, stars, planets and more. With entertaining tours, stories, and the endless possibilities of our future with the night sky and beyond.

The Night Sky Show

That unmistakable voice - big enough to fill a stadium and yet intimate enough to make you feel as though she’s singing just for you - has taken her on quite a journey with career highlights including two #1 albums, six Top 10 singles, two BRIT Awards and a Grammy nomination.

Alison Moyet

Starting in March 2025 and playing through the whole of the UK, this tour will see them play their hits including ‘Over My Shoulder’, ‘The Living Years’ and ‘All I Need Is A Miracle’ as well as drift into some of Genesis’s much loved classic tracks.

Mike and the Mechanics

There are singers all round the globe that unleash a worthy listen, an enjoyable song and a memorable sound. There are very few singers in the universe who embed that utterly unique tone you instantly, undoubtedly recognise. That captivating, spine tingling, soulful, big voice that warrants a superstar status.

Anastacia

One of the most successful and adored acts in musical history is recreated in a multi-media concert event. You'll hear hits like Staying Alive, You Should Be Dancing, How Deep Is Your Love, and Jive Talkin'.

The Australian Bee Gees Show Feel The Fever - Again

Over two hours of classic rock anthems from artists including Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Pink Floyd, ELO, Deep Purple, Free, AC/DC, The Eagles and Jimi Hendrix to name but a few.

The Ultimate Classic Rock Show

To celebrate this incredible 30th year milestone, Riverdance 30 - The New Generation will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to audiences around the world.

Riverdance 30: The New Generation

Featuring founding member Graeme Clark, accompanied as ever by long-standing guitarist Graeme Duffin, and fronted by Kevin Simm, the band will perform two sets of dates in 2025 with the first run beginning in January / February followed by another in October.

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Dec 19, 2024

The Holiday: Film with Live Orchestra

Feb 6, 2025

The Rock Orchestra By Candlelight

Nov 13, 2024 - Feb 8, 2025

Paul Smith: Pablo

Feb 12, 2025

Bowling For Soup

Feb 14, 2025

Paddy McGuinness: Nearly There

Dec 14, 2024

Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny

Dec 10, 2024

Disney's The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert Live to Film

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