On this day, 30 May 2012, folk rock band Mumford & Sons played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on their Sigh No More tour.
Formed in London in 2007, the band consists of Marcus Mumford (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums), Ted Dwane (vocals, double bass, bass guitar), and Ben Lovett (vocals, keyboards, synths, piano).
Mumford & Sons have released five studio albums: Sigh No More (2009), Babel (2012), Wilder Mind (2015), Delta (2018), and Rushmere (2025). Their debut Sigh No More peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard 200 in the US, with Babel, Wilder Mind and Delta all debuting at number one in the US, the former becoming the fastest-selling rock album of the decade and leading to a headline performance at Glastonbury Festival in 2013.
The band has won music awards throughout their career, with Sigh No More earning the band the Brit Award for Best British Album in 2011, a Mercury Prize nomination and six overall Grammy Award nominations. The live performance at the 2011 Grammy ceremony with Bob Dylan and The Avett Brothers led to a surge in popularity for the band in the US. The band received eight total Grammy nominations for Babel and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The band also won the Brit Award for Best British Group in 2013 and an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement in 2014.
Setlist
Lovers' Eyes
Roll Away Your Stone
Winter Winds
White Blank Page
Timshel
(off-mic at the front of the stage)
Below My Feet
Little Lion Man
Lover of the Light
Thistle & Weeds
Whispers in the Dark
Broken Crown
Ghosts That We Knew
Awake My Soul
Dust Bowl Dance
Encore:
Where Are You Now
The Cave
