Staylittle Presents • Matthew Frederick at Elysium, Swansea • Obsolete Tour

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Join Climbing Trees frontman Matthew Frederick on his first visit to Elysium as his Obsolete Tour reaches Swansea on Friday November 28th 2025.
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With numerous television, radio and festival appearances under his belt, alongside live shows in the UK, Europe and USA as a solo musician, frontman of Cymrucana pioneers Climbing Trees and one half of indie-folk duo Hazel & Grey, Rhondda Valley musician Matthew Frederick has racked up five albums, two EPs and seventeen singles to date in a career that has also seen him perform with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, record at London’s legendary Maida Vale Studios, gain BBC Introducing, Radio 1 and 6 Music airplay and a Welsh Music Prize nomination, before releasing his critically-acclaimed debut solo studio album ‘Fragments’ via Staylittle Music.

This Autumn sees Frederick return with 'Obsolete', his first solo release in five years, accompanied by a series of shows across Wales. Head to www.matthewfrederick.co.uk for more details.

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“So good… So beautiful… So pretty”
Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1

“Matthew Frederick should now be recognised as one of Wales’ finest songwriters and performers”
New Sound Wales

“As I sit back listening to Fragments, I am transported to another world”
Fresh On The Net

“It’s like the first rays of spring sunshine that’s endured a lot over the winter months”
Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales

“Some incredible material in his armoury at the moment … it’s a quality, quality record”
Charlie Ashcroft, Amazing Radio

“A sheer delight ... if music pushes buttons, then this certainly pushes mine. Quite superb!”
FATEA Magazine

“A cross between Dylan’s 1960’s storytelling and Springsteen’s 1970’s rabble rousers”
Buzz Magazine

“Fragments is one of the finest albums to come out of Wales in the last five years”
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