Big John’s Indie Disco

Big John’s Indie Disco Big John's Indie Disco is a new event taking place upstairs in the Pen & Wig every 2 months.

Permanently closed.

We hope to recreate the atmosphere of Newports very best Indie venues and nights from the past with an eclectic mix of Indie classics & hits from past to present.

BJID Saturday 3 September 2020 PEN AND WIG 8PM TO MIDNIGHT SIMPLY A CLASSIC!!
01/09/2022

BJID Saturday 3 September 2020 PEN AND WIG 8PM TO MIDNIGHT
SIMPLY A CLASSIC!!

The Stone Roses' official music video for 'She Bangs the Drums'. Click to listen to The Stone Roses on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/StoneRSpotify?IQid=TSRSBTD...

BJID Saturday 3 September 2020 PEN AND WIG 8PM TO MIDNIGHT Lost Classic from 1993. Any other tracks out there outside th...
01/09/2022

BJID Saturday 3 September 2020 PEN AND WIG 8PM TO MIDNIGHT
Lost Classic from 1993. Any other tracks out there outside the indie mainstream?

Responsible for some of the sweetest and, unfortunately, most overlooked indie rock of the '90s, New York City's Madder Rose featured guitarist Billy Coté, d...

Less than a week to go. Hope to see you at Big John's Indie Disco on Saturday at the Pen and Wig, Stow Hill, Newport. 8 ...
28/08/2022

Less than a week to go. Hope to see you at Big John's Indie Disco on Saturday at the Pen and Wig, Stow Hill, Newport. 8 till 12. Send us your requests. All the best.

Gets my pulse racing. Practicing my pogoing ready for next week.
27/08/2022

Gets my pulse racing. Practicing my pogoing ready for next week.

Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/2TLt1l7 'Doolittle 25' is out now on 4AD, an expanded edition of the classic album that brings together all the album's ...

Big John's Indie Disco on 3 September 2022 at the Pen and WIG.Jim Bob from Carter played Le Pub on Saturday. Classic pre...
21/08/2022

Big John's Indie Disco on 3 September 2022 at the Pen and WIG.

Jim Bob from Carter played Le Pub on Saturday. Classic pre-Britpop indie. Great TOTP Performance.

From the Episode aired on the 23/04/92

Brilliant night at the Westgate Hotel on Saturday. Jon Langford/Rico Bell from the Mekons with the Men of Gwent. This wa...
21/08/2022

Brilliant night at the Westgate Hotel on Saturday. Jon Langford/Rico Bell from the Mekons with the Men of Gwent. This was the encore. Wonderful!!
Will it make the playlist at BJID on 3 September?

The second release made by legendary post-punks The Mekons back in the 78'Pretty AWSOME!!!

Indie Perfection. On the playlist for early-on in the night.Big John's Indie Disco 3 September 2022 - Pen and Wig - 8 PM...
14/08/2022

Indie Perfection. On the playlist for early-on in the night.
Big John's Indie Disco 3 September 2022 - Pen and Wig - 8 PM until 12 AM.

Music video by The House Of Love performing I Don't Know Why I Love You. © 1989 Mercury Records Limitedhttp://vevo.ly/flg1wK

12/08/2022

Big John's Indie Disco / Pen and Wig/ Saturday 3rd September 2022 / 8 PM Until Midnight / Looking forward to seeing you on the dance floor

BJID 3 September 2022 Pen and Wig - 8 PM until MidnightIs this the best track featuring Johnny Marr?
05/08/2022

BJID 3 September 2022 Pen and Wig - 8 PM until Midnight
Is this the best track featuring Johnny Marr?

Music video by The The performing The Beat(en) Generation. (C) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

BJID 3 September 20222 Pen and Wig - 8 PM until MidnightIs this the best track featuring Johnny Marr?
05/08/2022

BJID 3 September 20222 Pen and Wig - 8 PM until Midnight
Is this the best track featuring Johnny Marr?

The official video for 'Get The Message' by ElectronicOriginally released 1991, written and produced by Bernard Sumner and Johnny MarrCelebrating 30 years of...

02/08/2022

Big John's Indie Disco,3 September 2022, Pen and Wig, Stow Hill, Newport, 8pm till Midnight.
This guy just wants you to come as you are. No fuss.

This song is quite a daft one. But brilliantly so. Its 11 years old! I only discovered it recently. I need to get a bit ...
28/07/2022

This song is quite a daft one. But brilliantly so. Its 11 years old! I only discovered it recently. I need to get a bit more up to date.
BJID on 3 September at the Pen and Wig is feeling pretty close.

Official video for The Lovely Eggs single Don't Look at Me (I Don't Like It) with guest appearance from John Shuttleworth as the man with the sausage roll th...

Great song.
22/07/2022

Great song.

For better quality check out: www.t-23.deGraduation Work for my Graphic Design Diploma

Big John's Indie Disco - 3 September - Pen and WigAs we are supporting Pride in the Port I thought I would try a rainbow...
22/07/2022

Big John's Indie Disco - 3 September - Pen and Wig
As we are supporting Pride in the Port I thought I would try a rainbow themed temporary poster. (The yellows stretched my singles collection!)
Enjoy Pride at Belle Vue Park and come over to BJID for a dance.
https://www.prideintheport.wales/

Brilliant lyrics. Brings back memories of daft dancing, warm cider and discos with a smoke machine. Ladies and gentlemen...
17/07/2022

Brilliant lyrics. Brings back memories of daft dancing, warm cider and discos with a smoke machine. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Sheriff Fatman

Music video by Carter USM performing Sheriff Fatman.http://vevo.ly/FwLtNC

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INDIE NIGHT ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2022PEN AND WIG 8 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHTTEMP POSTER - PHOTO TAKEN ON TOWN B...
17/07/2022

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INDIE NIGHT ON 3 SEPTEMBER 2022
PEN AND WIG 8 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT
TEMP POSTER - PHOTO TAKEN ON TOWN BRIDGE THIS WEEK

Sad news about Paul Ryder. Happy Mondays one of the best indie dance acts of all time.
15/07/2022

Sad news about Paul Ryder. Happy Mondays one of the best indie dance acts of all time.

Happy Mondays - Loose Fit (Official Music Video)

Today's theme tune!!! The next Big John's Indie Disco is on Saturday 3 September 2022 upstairs at the Pen and Wig.
10/07/2022

Today's theme tune!!!

The next Big John's Indie Disco is on Saturday 3 September 2022 upstairs at the Pen and Wig.

Order The Cure’s expanded edition of ‘Mixed Up’ here: https://lnk.to/MixedUp Explore more music from The Cure: https://lnk.to/TheCureHits Follow The Cure: Sp...

trying to stay cool in this heat!!!! is this a premonition of the world cup final later in year - hope so
22/06/2022

trying to stay cool in this heat!!!! is this a premonition of the world cup final later in year - hope so

Music video by Super Furry Animals performing Play It Cool. (C) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

One the most fun Britpop tracks - saw them at Le Pub recently - always fantastic.
19/06/2022

One the most fun Britpop tracks - saw them at Le Pub recently - always fantastic.

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Still my 'go-to' Ezra Furman track - love their work
19/06/2022

Still my 'go-to' Ezra Furman track - love their work

Music Video for "Take Off Your Sunglasses"Director: Antoine WagnerDirector of Photography: Francisco SorianoProduced by 35eastantoinewagner.com 35eastproduct...

"At school, he used to dream about being Bruce Lee" - didn't we all ? - I did get my yellow belt three mon in judo at Ha...
16/06/2022

"At school, he used to dream about being Bruce Lee" - didn't we all ? - I did get my yellow belt three mon in judo at Hartridge - I think that was more or less as good as Bruce

Official video for Reverend & The Makers' track "Heavyweight Champion of the World", taken from their 2007 album 'The State of Things', released on Wall Of S...

One of my favourite newer bands.
16/06/2022

One of my favourite newer bands.

Wet Leg - "Angelica" from the album 'Wet Leg' out now on DominoSubscribe to Wet Leg on YouTube: http://smarturl.it/WetLegYT Stream "Angelica" here: https://w...

couple of days late ....but happy birthday to Kim and Kelley.... class as ever
12/06/2022

couple of days late ....but happy birthday to Kim and Kelley.... class as ever

Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTubeFrom 1993, the third single taken from 'Last Splash', directed by Spike Jonze, Kim Gordon and Richard Kern.Buy...

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