Wales Millennium Centre announces line-up for Llais 2022

The Cardiff venue’s flagship international arts festival is returning from 26-30 October 2022 with a new name and an eclectic line-up of international acts.

Llais 2022 will open with the Welsh Music Prize ceremony, the focal point of the country’s music industry calendar, celebrating the finest music made in Wales or by Welsh people around the world.

The five days of the full festival will offer audiences live music, digital experiences, free workshops and other events.

The line-up includes John Cale, who performed at the inaugural Festival of Voice in 2016, returning in his 80th birthday year to perform a special one-off performance with Sinfonia Cymru. 

Other acts include composer, singer and actor Keeley Forsyth who released her second album Limbs earlier this year, and Les Amazones d’Afrique, a creative force from across the African diaspora.

Also appearing will be legendary South African jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, Texan indie folk rockers Midlake, English rock band black midi and Wales’ own Cate Le Bon. Niger-based musician Bombino will perform his only 2022 UK date this year.

Further acts will be announced in September.

Wales Millennium Centre’s Artistic Director Graeme Farrow said, ‘We’ve put together a cracking line-up for this year’s Llais; from veterans to the hottest new talent, from Wales and the world over, from poets to Paraorchestra. And to top it all off, we’re incredibly proud to welcome the iconic Welsh Music Prize to the festival. It feels like a match made in music heaven.’

Llais tickets are now on sale at www.wmc.org.uk/llais.