Council leader defends Stevie Wonder and Alanis Morissette gigs in Cardiff park

Council leader defends Stevie Wonder and Alanis Morissette gigs in Cardiff park

Cllr Huw Thomas argued that allowing events like Blackweir Live at Bute Park will help it protect other services

Blackweir gigs helped council avoid 'difficult' budget decisions

Leader of Cardiff Council, Cllr Huw Thomas. Image credit: Cardiff Council Ted Peskett, local democracy reporter Allowing more live music events to take place at Bute Park helped Cardiff Council avoid difficult budget decisions, the leader of the city council has said. Blackweir Live, which will see a number of world famous artists like Stevie Wonder and Alanis Morissette play at Blackweir Fields, will be taking place over select days in June and…