Words: Chloe Jackson-Nott
Witch Fever Photography: Chloe Jackson-Nott // Big Special Photography: Matt Shepphard

Cardiff has been greeted by some fantastic artists already this year but we were able to catch Witch Fever and Big Special as April kicked in last week! Witch Fever were supporting Cassyette at The Globe and Big Special were joined by Grandmas House and Slate on their Clwb Ifor Bach tour stop.

If you haven’t heard of Witch Fever, where have you been? This band is a new era of music made up of four musicians from Manchester; Amy, Alex, Alisha and Annabelle. Screaming confrontational lyrics into crowds of moshers before Amy jumps into the action, Witch Fever are one band that should be on your Spotify playlist.

A personal favourite I’ve managed to catch live a couple of times is Blessed Be Thy. It’s the perfect ‘scream at the top of your lungs’ song. Unfortunately, Amy may have sung too heavily and has recently caught a batch of tonsillitis. They’ll hopefully continue their tour with Cassyette once it’s cleared up – you can find future dates here: Witch Fever on Tour with Cassyette Tour Dates

Making up punk duo Big Special, Joe Hicklin and Callum Moloney, the two started their DIY NOW tour in Cardiff. If we needed one word to best describe these two it’s ‘energetic.’

They’ve been described as wanting us to dance through the darkness and that’s exactly what it felt like they were achieving upstairs in Clwb Ifor Bach. Back last year, Big Special were on stage at 2000 Trees and it’s great to see that they’re only continuing to thrive. With influences from different genres, you’re likely to find a song just for you from this duo.

There’s more chances to catch Big Special as they’re just over the bridge in Bristol next month. They’re also on the line-up for Reading & Leeds this year. You can find all the information you need here: Big Special Tour Dates