Iris Prize LGBTQ Festival collabs with legendary Welsh Venue for ‘Love Wins’ gig

The Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival is collaborating with the legendary Welsh venue, Clwb Ifor Bach, in October for a night of queer musical talent. 

On Thursday 13 October, three LGBTQ artists will take to the stage at Clwb on Womanby Street in Cardiff – Freddie Lewis, Dead Method, and Kitty – for ‘Love Wins’. 

Francis Brown, Volunteer and Music Co-ordinator for the Iris Prize Film Festival says: “Music has always been an integral part of the Iris Prize Festival experience and after last year’s triumphant performance by HYYTS we have lined up a stunning array of LGBTQ+ acts for this special night at Cardiff’s iconic venue Clwb Ifor Bach.”

Berwyn Rowlands, Iris Prize Film Festival Director adds, “We are thrilled to be holding this event at such as iconic Cardiff venue as Clwb. Not only are we welcoming people back to the cinema to watch the best of the best short films and features, we are welcoming people back to our nightly parties.  Make Iris Thursday your live music night.”

Meanwhile, Clwb’s William Dickins says he is “massively excited” to host the trio of artists.

Freddie Lewis

Freddie is a songwriter, poet transgender pop musician based in Bristol. His work is defined by thoughtful and playful lyricism, catchy hook melodies, and nuanced accounts of emotion. Taking influence from pop, folk, and jazz, Freddie takes his love of poetry and enshrines it within his signatory brand of bedroom pop.

After first releasing music in summer 2021, Freddie has been played on BBC Radio 1, Radio 6 Music and featured as the cover artist on the Spotify editorial playlist, ‘Transcend’, for four months.

He continues to grow as an artist, combining pop songs with poetry B-sides and in 2022 has already performed at The Great Escape Festival, Glastonbury, 2000 Trees and Bristol Pride.

Dead Method

Dead Method is a pop star for the new age, whose music plunges deep into the depths of alternative electro pop with a dark edge as he explores life itself. From love and loss to politics, gender, and more, with sobering honesty and poetic flair.

Dead Method has been making his mark on the live music scene including a main stage appearance at this year’s Pride Cymru. Dead Method’s latest album ‘Future Femme’ was produced by Edward Russell and has received glowing reviews.

“A proud champion for LGBTQ+ culture, his songs ripple with a certain industrial glamour and a touch of violence.” (God Is In the TV)

Kitty

Parisian-Welsh artist Kitty has established herself as a true pop force to be reckoned with. Influenced by the likes of Lady Gaga, Kim Petras, Charli XCX, and Dorian Electra – Kitty is riding the new wave of hyper pop with an explosion of sound and visuals.

Now settled in Cardiff, she’s not holding back in her endeavours to enliven the local pop scene and push boundaries with her music. Already with international and radio plaudits, her prolific back catalogue of pop shows there’s so much more to come.

Entry is free for Iris Prize Film Festival pass holders as well as those who purchase a day ticket for Thursday 13 October. 

You can book tickets for the Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival here. Tickets for Love Wins only are available here.