Northern Irish trio Two Door Cinema Club have shared fond memories of playing in Cardiff
10:00, 24 Oct 2025Updated 22:09, 25 Oct 2025
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Cardiff castle is am impressive setting for a gig(Image: 2024 Mike Lewis Photography – Getty)
A seventh big gig has been anounced at Cardiff Castle for the summer of 2026. Joining David Gray, The Wombats, Billy Ocean and more, indie band Two Door Cinema Club will mark the 15th anniversary of their debut album Tourist History with an outdoor Welsh show.
The Northern Irish trio – Alex Trimble, Sam Halliday and Kevin Baird – will play Cardiff Castle on Sunday August 2. They will play Tourist History in full, alongside hits from across their career and will be joined on the night by Indie dance band Friendly Fires, while groundbreaking new band 3LIJAH will open the show.
Presale tickets are available at 10am Thursday via depotlive.co.uk and all tickets go on general sale at 10am, Friday, October 31 via depotlive.co.uk and ticketmaster.co.uk
Speaking about the gig, Alex, Sam and Kevin said: “We’re so excited to be coming back to Cardiff and to be playing at the iconic Cardiff Castle.
“We have fond memories of introducing our first album songs to a tiny crowd at the Cardiff Barfly and we’re so happy our relationship with Cardiff has taken us on a beautiful journey through iconic Welsh venues. This one is going to be special.”
Two Door Cinema Club have fond memories of Cardiff
Hailing from Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club first gained widespread attention with their debut album Tourist History, which included standout singles ‘What You Know’, ‘Something Good Can Work’ and ‘Undercover Martyn’, mixing guitar-driven, post-punk hooks with dancey, electronic polish. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What’s On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here
The band, comprising of singer/guitarist/programmer Alex Trimble, guitarist/singer Sam Halliday and bassist/singer Kevin Baird, released the album in 2010, hit Number One on the Irish chart and landed a spot on the BBC’s coveted Sound of 2010 Poll.
It went on to be a globally lauded, seminal debut record taking them from the garage where they wrote the album in Bangor to the main stages of festivals around the world – and Tourist History clearly still resonates with ‘What You Know’ recently reaching 1 billion streams globally on Spotify.
Two Door Cinema Club join Billy Ocean, Pete Tong’s Ibiza Classics, Ethel Cain, David Gray and the Blackbird Festival, featuring Alter Bridge, Skindred, Florence Black, Cardinal Black and more among the first headline announcements for TK Maxx presents DEPOT Live at Cardiff Castle 2026 which is presented by promoters DEPOT Live and Cuffe and Taylor.
DEPOT Live founder Nick Saunders said: “Two Door Cinema Club are true indie icons – and we are delighted to add them to the line-up for TK Maxx presents DEPOT Live at Cardiff Castle 2026 for an epic album anniversary party night. Don’t miss out on tickets for what is sure to be a fantastic highlight of the summer!”
TK MAXX PRESENTS DEPOT LIVE AT CARDIFF CASTLE 2026
- JUN 11 Pete Tong Ibiza Classics
- JUN 19 Ethel Cain
- JUN 27 Blackbird Festival – Alter Bridge + Skindred, + Florence Black + Cardinal Black & more
- JUL 9 Billy Ocean + Marti Pellow
- JUL 11 David Gray + The Divine Comedy
- AUG 2 Two Door Cinema Club + Friendly Fires + 3LIJAH