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Look out Cardiff, the Manics are coming!

Legendary Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers are performing at Cardiff Castle on Friday night - the first time they’ve played the iconic heritage site.

And while guitarist Richey Edwards may no longer be with us, the striking portrait of him adorned with Marilyn Monroe 'tattoos' remains one of the band's most haunting images.

They are among many taken through the years - including some from the early days we think they'd rather we forgot.

There are definitely some hairstyles and outfits the band would now think twice about wearing now!

After Richey's disappearance in 1995, the remaining Manics - James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire and Sean Moore - had a continuing run of success and remain one of Wales' and the UK's most successful bands.

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The band will be in Cardiff fresh from singing their hit anthem, A Design for Life, on their debut live television performance in the US as guests of The Late Late Show, hosted by James Corden.

They will be performing at venues in Los Angeles and San Francisco ahead of their historic Cardiff gig.

The Manics sing A Design for Life

To mark the occasion we’ve dipped into our archives to reveal some iconic images of the band in the early years and beyond. Prepare yourself for a musical journey and see for yourself just how far they’ve come, in both look and sound.