Up and coming Gigs
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Past Gigs
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| Monday 31st August 2009 11:30:00 | Performance Cafe, Cheltenham Racecourse | Greenbelt Festival | Nikko Fir plays Greenbelt 2009. |
| Thursday 16th July 2009 20:00:00 | Greek Taverna, Holyhead Road, Bangor | Nikko Fir, Camel Club, Masters of France | Nikko Fir return to Wales to meet up with some-time collaborator Meilyr Wyn and his new band - Camel Club. Also featuring the Masters of France. Expect new stuff from Nikko, plus revisits to old classics with Meilyr. |
| Tuesday 20th January 2009 17:00:00 | Glasgow Concert Hall - Exhibition Hall | Celtic Connections | A last minute slot for Nikko Fir on the Danny Kyle stage. Celtic Connections is a fantastic festival of music based all around Glasgow over three solid weeks! Names this year include Show of Hands, Eddi Reader, Karine Polwart, Duke Special, Nikko Fir, the John Langan Band, and much much more...
The Danny Kyle is free entry and there'll be bands on from 5-7 every evening - come down and holler! |
| Friday 10th October 2008 16:00:00 | Iona Abbey Church, Isle of Iona, Scotland | Scottish Launch Gig for "Walking Free" | Come down and join the fun as Tim and some special guests from Camas launch the new album in Scotland. |
| Monday 25th August 2008 15:15:00 | Greenbelt Festival, Cheltenham | Performance Cafe | Named after a tree, Nikko Fir gives you "music that is sharp and pungent and cleansing, with a slight air of loneliness and high places". You'll be pining for more.
Touting "acoustic-folk-rock", Nikko Fir's Tim Sparks describes himself as "a rock musician disguised as a folk guitarist", with influences ranging from Queen and Tree63 to Del Amitri and Duke Special. In a word: evergreen |
| Sunday 13th January 2008 18:00:00 | Hill City Church, Trevethin, | Soul Sessions | An evening of food live music with Dai Hankey and the Trevethin Hill City Crew, food for your stomach, music to your ears, and hope for your heart. |
| Sunday 11th November 2007 20:30:00 | Edwards, St. Mary's Street, Cardiff | Solace - Soapbox and Nikko Fir | Solace - church in a nightclub This is what Solace say about the evening: "Newbridge based band Soapbox return to perform at Solace. After blowing everyone away with the energy of their first performance a few months ago, we just had to have them back! This time they're supported by the huge acoustic talent of Nikko Fir" Free Entry |
| Friday 14th September 2007 19:30:00 | Refectory, Iona Abbey, Isle of Iona | Joint Live Gig - Simon De Voil and Nikko Fir | Two solo acoustic artists - one ancient refectory roofed by Norwegian Wood. Candlelight, harmonies and the sound of music - miss it, miss out... |
| Tuesday 6th February 2007 07:00:00 | The Woodville, Woodville Road, Cardiff | BREATHE live music event | A host of up and coming music stars from Cardiff Christian Union play live music. Also featuring The Wash House Story, Marc Thomas, Dave Rhys Medlicott, and Jon Roberts. |
| Monday 22nd January 2007 20:00:00 | RBC Centre | Youth Chill Night | Tim and Kraig Keller - jam, inspire and chill with the RBC youth. |
| Sunday 3rd September 2006 20:00:00 | Gwaelod Y Garth Inn, CF15 8HR | Live Music Night | Tim Sparks solo gig (aka Nikko Fir) featuring members of Laughter of the Crowd. Bring a friend and some requests... |
| Saturday 26th August 2006 20:00:00 | Cheltenham Racecourse | Greenbelt Festival | Tim, Sarah and guest mandolin virtuoso Paul Tiernan entertain the crowds at Greenbelt. |
| Sunday 20th August 2006 09:00:00 | Gwaelod-y-Garth Inn, Gwaelod-y-Garth, Main Road, Cardiff, CF4 8HH | Open Mic night | Tim stopped by the (first ever) open mic night at the fantastic pub under Garth Mawr - completely by accident. All in all, a great night - invited back on the 3rd September... see you there! |
| Saturday 18th March 2006 22:00:00 | Radio Wales 103.9 FM | Live Session, with Frank Hennessy | Tim, Meilyr and Sarah perform a session on Radio Wales, Celtic Heartbeat. Tune in! 103.9FM or online. |
| Friday 17th March 2006 20:00:00 | CF10, Cardiff Uni Students Union | Life Aid, Charity Gig for Medecins Sans Frontieres | Tim, Meilyr and Sarah open the show for the Life Aid gig in aid of the most worthy Medecins Sans Frontieres. |
| Sunday 5th February 2006 21:00:00 | The Toucan, Upper Clifton St. | Toucan Open Mic | Tim, Meilyr and Sarah check out the new Toucan! www.toucanclub.co.uk |
| Thursday 3rd November 2005 20:00:00 | Journey's Cafe Bar, Upper Clifton St. | PRISONERS OF THE SUN | Walking Wounded support the classic Cardiff-based band Prisoners of the Sun. |
| Thursday 27th October 2005 21:00:00 | The Gate Arts Centre, Keppoch Street, Cardiff | Open Mic. | Tim, Meilyr and Sarah try out some new material for the punters at the Gate. |
| Wednesday 28th September 2005 21:00:00 | Shot in the Dark, City Road, Cardiff | Acoustic Open Mic. | Tim, Meilyr and Sarah squeeze into the open mic at SITD and wow the crowds. |
| Saturday 10th September 2005 21:00:00 | The Bull, Buckley Square, Llangefni, Ynys Mon | The only acoustic set in the Bull | Tim, Meilyr and Javier perform for the Gogs in the Bull, unplugged. Brave and fun. Never has 'We Will Rock You' been heard like this... |
| Friday 9th September 2005 20:00:00 | Mona Pavilion, Mona Showground, Gwalchmai, Ynys Mon (Anglesey), North Wales | Llangefni Beer Festival feat. | Tim, Meilyr and Javier return to Meilyr's home turf to support the Moniars. |
| Saturday 27th August 2005 00:00:00 | Greenbelt Festival, Cheltenham Racecourse | Bandstand | Tim busks his way through the festival while moonlighting as a techie. |
| Friday 26th August 2005 19:30:00 | Coffee Lounge, Whitchurch, Cardiff | Revive Cafe, Spill the beans, Stir the senses, Smell the coffee | Revive is a bunch of 20/30s who share a passion for the creative arts, entertainment, fresh music, poetry, drama and a quality cup of coffee!! |
| Thursday 25th August 2005 20:30:00 | Journey's Cafe Bar, Upper Clifton St. | "no one told me why" CD LAUNCH GIG | Featuring: Coldra DJ C++ And, a chance to buy the new album! |
| Tuesday 28th June 2005 20:00:00 | Millenium Centre, Cardiff Bay | Pre-show Music | Entertaining the concert-goers before the show. |
| Saturday 11th June 2005 16:00:00 | The Allendale Centre, Wimborne Minster, Dorset | Wimborne Folk Festival | Tim, Meilyr and Lydia return to Tim's hometown, to the world-renowned international Wimborne Folk Festival. |
| Tuesday 7th June 2005 20:00:00 | Journey's Cafe Bar, Upper Clifton St. | Joint gig with Manna | Aled Myrddin and the Manna boys join us before whipping off around Wales on tour... |