Cardiff road closures for Stevie Wonder at Blackweir Live
Music legend Stevie Wonder is performing in Cardiff and there will be road closures
There will be road closures in place for Stevie Wonder at Blackweir Live
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In the final instalment of the Blackweir Live music series legend Stevie Wonder is coming to perform. The gig series, which has seen Noah Kahan, Alanis Morrissette and Slayer perform on Bute Park's Blackweir has been met with praise and criticism.
You can read why people love it here, and about the cons of the gigs series here. Many people have been left frustrated by the traffic caused by the gigs as there are many road closures in place. This is the same for Stevie Wonder, when he performs at Blackweir Live on Wednesday, June 9.
This one of only three outdoor dates for the global superstar in the UK in 2025. Stevie is one of the most celebrated and prominent figures in popular music.
To date he has amassed 49 Top 40 singles, 32 number one singles and worldwide sales of more than 100 million units.
Stevie has won 25 Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award.
Meanwhile, his iconic album, Songs In The Key of Life, is archived in the USA's National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, for its cultural, historic and aesthetic significance.
The star last performed in Wales over 50 years ago.
In 1965, he performed at the Capitol Theatre at Cardiff city centre when he was just 14 years old, alongside the likes of The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson and Georgie Fame, as part of the Tamla Motown Tour.
The performer returned to Wales in 1971, where he once again performed at the Capitol Theatre alongside Martha and the Vandellas.
In the 1980s he returned to Wales once more with a gig at The Vetch in Swansea in 1984. Oasis competition: Win tickets to see Oasis at Wembley .
Road closures for Stevie Wonder at Blackweir Live
City centre road closures will take place from 4pm to midnight for the concert.
Castle Street throughout its length, from its junction with Westgate Street
Duke Street and Kingsway
North Road from its junction with Colum Road throughout to Boulevard De Nantes; Boulevard De Nantes at its junction with Park Place (Access for buses and taxis/residents will be managed to Greyfriars Road)
Cowbridge Road East from Cathedral Road through to its junction with Westgate Street with access to Westgate Street being permitted.
From 7am, access to part of the Civic Centre will be controlled throughout the day.
Roads affected include: King Edward VII Avenue, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, College Road and Gorsedd Gardens Road.
The right-hand turn from Colum Road into Corbett Road will also be suspended for the road closure times to permit and manage access to residents and businesses off Corbett Road.
There are still tickets available for Stevie Wonder at Blackweir Live.
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