Exhibition

The Newport Rock Collecting exhibition features contributions from The GLC, 60ft Dolls, Elastica, Idles, Dub War, Terris, Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers, Jon Langford and Joe Strummer; as well as collections from Cheap Sweaty Fun and Johnny Perkins; commissioned work by Stephanie Roberts and large prints by Carl Bevan.

The narrative of the exhibition has been written by Jon Gower.

Below is a selection of the exhibits on display at Newport Museum from 28th February to 10th June 2023.

Check back here for an update after 10th June.

Idles Ivor Novello Award (2018)

The Ivor Novello for Best Album awarded to Newport born Joe Talbot in 2018 for Joy as an Act of Resistance. Lent by Joe Talbot

Terris NME Award (2000)

The Philip Hall On Award For Brightest Hope was awarded to Newport band Terris at the NME Awards in 2000. At the time the band, Gavin Goodwin, Alun Bound, Neil Dugmore and Owen Matthews were co-headlining an NME tour with Coldplay who we also nominated alongside Sigur Ros, Doves and Slipknot. Lent by Terris

Dub War Siren

Dub War siren and poster. Lent by Benji Webbe

Joe Strummer's ukulele

The ukulele owned and played by Woody Mellor, as he was know then, while living in Newport in the early 1970s. Lent by Richard Frame

GLC Gold Chain

As worn in the GLC singed poster. Donated to Newport Museum by Rhys Hutchings/GLC

GLC Signed Poster

Signed GLC poster. Donated to Newport Museum by Rhys Hutchings/GLC

Elastica Gold Disc

Gold disc presented to Donna Mathews of Elsastica for 100.000 sales of 'Elastica' in 1995. Donated to Newport Museum by Dona Mathews

Skindred Black Jack

Skindred flag. Donated to Newport Museum by Benji Webbe

GLC Blue Sportswear top

Rhys Hutchings tracksuit top. Donated to Newport Museum by Rhys Hutchings/GLC

Newport Shield and Cherub

Original Newport Bridge Cherub. Donated to Newport Museum

GLC Condom

GLC condom - available in Safe or Safe as Fuck versions. Donated to Newport Museum by Rhys Hutchings/GLC

60ft Dolls Albums

GLC Album Cover

I Was a Teenage Gwent Boy LP Cover

Generation X Poster

Generation X reproduction poster of Stowaway gig. Several originals for other gigs at the Stowaway in the late 1970s can also bee seen in the exhibition.

Stowaway Sex Pistols Poster

Original Sex Pistols poster for 1977 gig at Stowaway. Donated to Newport Museum by Donald Robertson