{"id":69553,"date":"2025-01-05T16:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T16:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=69553"},"modified":"2025-01-05T16:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T16:27:51","slug":"a-popular-country-music-night-in-cardiff-brings-fans-together-to-make-new-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2025\/01\/05\/a-popular-country-music-night-in-cardiff-brings-fans-together-to-make-new-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"A popular country music night in Cardiff brings fans together to make new friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cardiff has a new club night for country music as the genre continues to grow in popularity across the UK<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Women in cowboy hat at country music event.\" class=\"wp-image-69564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Women in cowboy hat at country music event.\" class=\"wp-image-69564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_social_helen.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helen Wild (pictured) is the organiser of Western Nights and a country music fan. With no background in events, she set out to organise a club night she felt was missing in south Wales Image: Matt Horwood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/westernightsuk\/?hl=en\">Western Nights<\/a>, a club night in Cardiff dedicated to country music, has helped attendees launch pre-event meetups for people who want to meet lovers of the musical style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hellen Wild, 38, founder of Western Nights, said she launched the event because South Wales had no space where country music fans can meet others who enjoy the genre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the growing interest in country music in the UK, Wild says those who like the genre don&#8217;t always have friends who enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwo people who met at the event were going to the Morgan Wallen concert in London alone because they had no one to go with. They became friends through Western Nights and went together this summer,\u201d Wild said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Wild, the community aspect is as important as the event. She didn\u2019t want to create just another themed club night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s about bringing people together that love this style of country music,\u201d she said, \u201cgiving them a space to enjoy it and meet others who also do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organiser posts the location and time of where people are before the event, an opportunity to meet new people and feel comfortable to attend alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Statista research, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/forecasts\/997919\/preferred-audio-content-by-genre-in-the-uk\">23% of all audio listeners<\/a> in the UK chose country music as their preferred genre in 2024, compared to just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/forecasts\/997920\/preferred-radio-content-by-genre-in-the-uk\">16% in the previous year<\/a>, showing the genre is gathering in popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Image of The Globe music and event venue in Roath.\" class=\"wp-image-69565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Image of The Globe music and event venue in Roath.\" class=\"wp-image-69565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/12\/WiktoriaJ_Social_TheGlobe-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Western Nights is currently held at The Globe, an intimate event venue in Roath. The organiser is looking to expand to more venues across south Wales Image: Wiktoria Jazwinska<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chloe Thomas, 31, a country music fan and event attendee, says she hasn\u2019t come across many other country music-themed nights in south Wales.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said: \u201cI enjoy Western Nights because of how many amazing people there are. It\u2019s amazing to wear your cowboy boots and know you\u2019re in a room full of \u2018your people\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, two music nights have been held at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globecardiff.co.uk\">The Globe<\/a> in the Roath area of Cardiff, an <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2023\/12\/14\/local-musician-calls-for-more-investment-into-small-music-venues\/\">independent<\/a> music venue. 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