CORE CONNECTION Tŷ HAFAN CHILDERENS HOSPICE | NEWPORT
Event Name: Core Connection Tŷ Hafan Children's Hospice Charity Stream + VIP Rave
Genre: Uk Hardcore, Makina, Powerstomp
Venue: Fire & Ice
Location: 7 Cambrian Rd, Newport NP20 4AD
Date: 14/11/25
Time: 6pm-3am
The City of Newport in South Wales is no stranger to rave music, with events dating back to the late 1980’s. Deep within the cities historical walls Fire and Ice can be found, Newport’s state of the art hybrid night club formerly known as Vibez Superclub and Breeze. Although not connected to the original venue, the new owners in 2024 chose to use the name to pay homage to the once iconic venue only a few hundred yards away.
The venue consists of 4 themed rooms with a huge light up dancefloor in the main room and pillars made to look like ice, this venue really stands out in Newport! With seating area as well as various arcade machines downstairs this venue really has something for everyone. Especially with the main room being fully wheelchair accessible. Take a walk up the stairs to the rear of the venue and you’re welcomed by a cool arcade games room with bar. To the other side the venues other reasonably sized tiki themed room, consisting of a bar its own light and laser system and everything needed bar your desired decks. The prices of alcohol we have to admit have been the cheapest we’ve seen at a rave in a long time with cans of beer being less than £5.
Holding their first successful VIP Rave at Fire & Ice was Core Connection, a group of top blokes who come together for the love music and to a create a brand that would be recognised by the thousands!! The team consists of Mc Shutts the legendary Mc who once played on the biggest stages of the UK Hardcore scene. He recently returned to uk hardcore after a few years break, in such a short space of time Chris has made a huge impact!! @LeeTV known for his live streams on TikTok and the man who knows his way around the socials. @Jughead the man behind such an awesome new track “Light in the Darkness” with Rob IYF yet to be released, unfortunately at the time of writing this we are unsure of where or when it will be released. So, keep an eye out for that 1, it’s an absolute Anthem!
This Event wasn’t just another event, the team at core connection come together with all their individual expertise to raise money for the amazing charity Tŷ Hafan Children's Hospice. Live streamed on TikTok to their ever-growing community and being a closed event to their supporters, core connection managed to raise in excess of £1000. With donations coming from gifts on TikTok, event t-shirts, Kandi sales, customised mugs and their latest addition usb’s from the night.
Opening the show was their very own Sophonix b2b Dorn with the legend Mc Shutts. Sophie has come on leaps and bounds in the short time she has been mixing, so to see her mix out to a crowd was really good to see her nerves go away in that moment and own it!
Another firm favourite with the ravers was Son-D, she may have got her words wrong but her energy and desire to get up on the stage and rock the mic is infectious! You can catch her at soldiers of the rave down in Westbury on the 25th April 2026 at venom nightclub.
Although there was so many amazing sets on the night for us not seeing 3man and Shutts b2b before, it was a pairing that blew our minds! 2 top blokes that have so much history and energy between them, that even without a Gary these 2 lads will have you pouring with sweat by the end!
Make sure to keep and eye on the Core Connection socials for further details on their next event, for now here’s an exclusive:
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