Music of Cardiff

The music of Cardiff has been dominated mainly by rock music since the early 1990s with later trends developing towards more extreme styles of the genre such as heavy metal and metalcore music.

A number of rock music performers have begun their careers in Cardiff, from bands like Manic Street Preachers, Super Furry Animals, Stereophonics and Feeder to bands like Lostprophets, Kids in Glass Houses and Funeral for a Friend, as well as McLusky, The Loves, Los Campesinos!, The School (UK), We're No Heroes, ELI (UK) and Brave Captain who dominate Cardiff's music scene today. In 2006 The Independent described the Cardiff music scene as "more vibrant and alive than ever", with more promoters, venues and bands than ever before, often based on the styles of the scene's more famous products such as Stereophonics.

Cardiff is home to the world's oldest record shop, Spillers Records, which was established in 1894, and was situated in The Hayes area of the city centre, now to be found in the nearby Morgan Arcade.

A study by the Performing Rights Society revealed that Cardiff is the second most musical city in the UK based upon the number of bands having their origins in each UK city.