Popular pubs include the Fine Leg and Firkin, the Smoking Dog, Vincent’s and The Hungary Bear. Clubs include Neptunes on the seafront club, the Zone, Icon and Bubbaclub. One of the most popular nights in town is Monday at the Ritzy nightclub. In the summer the union stages the largest outdoor student ball in Europe on the nearby airfield.

More than 5,000 people attended this black-tie event earlier this year.In the week clubbing students go in to town, but at weekends they tend to go to events in the students’ union on campus. The International Arena is a good venue for concerts, as is St David’s Hall. In summer Cardiff stages a festival with a free music weekend with top bands, fairgrounds and stalls.Spread your wings at Swansea’s ballUniversity of Wales, Swansea, is also a happening place. The Super Furry Animals and Catatonia have performed and it s the place to go in Cardiff for star spotting Howard Marks has been seen. It promotes local bands and a lot of students who have formed bands have staged gigs there.

Popular student pubs include Clancys, the Rat and Carrot, The Woodville Arms, Sam’s Bar and Macintosh. One of the most popular clubs in town is Zeus.Club Ifor Bach, the Welsh club that promotes Welsh speaking, is open to all-comers during the week but to Welsh speakers only on Saturdays. Recent visitors have included Cast, Catatonia, the Chemical Brothers, and the Super Furry Animals.Cardiff is capital for a night outIn Cardiff, student nightlife is also split between the city and the university student union. The university’s Great Hall is one of the biggest venues in the south-west.