Irfon
Technology & Vision
A technologist and entrepreneur with a background building AI products, Irfon brings the innovation layer — turning a heritage venue into a place where the future is rehearsed, not just remembered.
Chapel Wales · A Founding Invitation
We saved the building.
Now, let's open the doors.
A restored 19th-century Welsh chapel, reborn as a hub for live music, culture, and technology. We're inviting 500 founders to open the doors with us — and write their name into its next chapter.
The Manifesto
For over a century, this chapel was a place where a community gathered, sang, and listened. When its doors finally closed, it faced the fate of so many of Wales' great buildings — silence, then decay.
We refused to let that happen. We saved the stone, the timber, and the acoustics that make this room extraordinary. But a building saved is not the same as a building alive.
“We could have sought a single commercial investor. Instead, we're choosing 500 founders — because a place built by a community should belong to one.”
This is an invitation to be part of something rare: not a ticket, not a donation, but a stake in a living institution where music, ideas, and technology meet under sacred arches.
The Custodians
Two people. One belief — that this place still has something to say.
Ian
Music & Programming
A working musician whose career runs through the heart of British rock — including years with Kasabian — Ian curates the sound of the chapel, from intimate sessions to headline nights.
The Opening · Free Ticket
An intimate first night: Ian and Friends.
While the chapel is being lovingly restored, we're taking the music on the road. Join us for a free, stripped-back evening with Ian and Friends at a nearby venue — a taste of what's to come. Limited capacity. Claim your ticket and join the list to be first to know the date and location.
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Chapel BogFest
Free-entry music.
Gloriously muddy.
- Every August Bank Holiday
- Llanwrtyd Wells · UK's smallest town
- Free entry
We created Chapel BogFest to bring something truly special and unforgettable to Llanwrtyd Wells. Our mission is simple: to celebrate incredible live music while honouring the wonderfully eccentric spirit of the World Bog Snorkelling Championships.
Every August Bank Holiday weekend, we turn the UK's smallest town into a free-entry musical celebration. We program multiple stages across town — including our live stage right at the Bog site. Whether you are here to plunge into the bog or dance the night away, Chapel BogFest is built by music lovers, for music lovers.
On the bill
- Folk
- Indie Pop
- Ska
- Welsh Talent
Grab a drink, find a stage, and join the Chapel family.
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Line-up and stage announcements, straight to your inbox.
Multiple stages
Venues across town, plus our own live stage at the Bog site.
Free entry
No tickets, no wristbands. The whole town is the venue.
Bog Snorkelling
Programmed alongside the World Bog Snorkelling Championships.
Dispatches
A chapel, a town, some music, some opinions.
24 August 2026
Please Don’t Come to BogFest
BogFest is this weekend.
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7 August 2026
Meet Emily Breeze: From Supporting James to Headlining BogFest
When Emily Breeze takes to the BogFest stage on Saturday night, she’ll be bringing with her the experience of an artist who has quietly become one of the UK’s most respected indepe…
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6 August 2026
Before BogFest, a Rock Band Bought Part of the Valley
Every August, people travel to Llanwrtyd Wells for BogFest—a free community music festival celebrating creativity in one of Britain’s most remarkable landscapes.
Read moreThe Founders
Choose how you open the doors.
Every founder is part of the story of how this chapel came back to life. Pick the level that's right for you.
Friend of the Chapel
For those who want to help open the doors.
£100one-off
Inclusive of VAT
- Your name on the digital founders' wall
- Priority access to the public ticket launch
- Founders' newsletter & behind-the-scenes updates
- Invitation to the opening weekend
Most chosen
Chapel Founder
Join the 500. Write your name into the building.
£500one-off
Inclusive of VAT
- Your name engraved on the physical founders' wall
- Two guest passes to the opening night
- Year-round priority booking, no fees
- Annual founders' gathering with Irfon & Ian
Patron
For those who want to shape the programme itself.
£2,500one-off
Inclusive of VAT
- Everything in Chapel Founder
- Named patron of a season or commission
- Private use of the chapel for one event
- Reserved patron's box for every headline night
- A standing invitation to rehearsals & previews