Entertainment & Reviews

Did that just really happen. Did we just perform with Jon Bon Jovi?

In 1994 a group of friends from Crewe, Nantwich and Dudley formed a small tribute band and called themselves By Jovi.

Starting in small pubs and working through various challenges such as band members changing and a name change to Bon Jovi Experience, they have inevitably all grown as musicians and people alike. They are still the best of friends yet had no idea all those years ago that they would become the number one Bon Jovi tribute band in the world, endorsed by Jon Bon Jovi himself: The Bon Jovi...

Chagstock Festival organisers have announced two exceptional acts to headline in 2018.

Saturday main stage headliner Imelda May began her professional career in 2003, releasing No Turning Back. In 2007 she signed with Ambassador Records and recorded her second album. Love Tattoo, which reached No. 1 in Ireland and received wide critical acclaim. It caught the attention of Jools Holland, who she later supported on tour, leading to a critically acclaimed performance on his BBC2 show Later...

Her first two singles, "Johnny Got a Boom Boom" and "Big Bad Handsome Man", were...

Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (19-21 January):

THEATRE

A Clockwork Orange Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre An iconic story, set in an abandoned warehouse. Alex and his Droogs wreak havoc and mayhem resulting in Alex’s imprisonment. After spending two years in prison, Alex undergoes corrective treatment to cure his violent tendencies. How does he fit back into society and how does society respond to him? When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. This bold and dynamic production seeks to explore concepts of power and control...

This is the year that Mo Kenney plugs in, quite literally. Known for her smooth vocals and fearless lyrics, the Canadian singer releases the fast-paced single ON THE ROOF, as well as announcing February UK live dates, including a show at The Phoenix in Exeter on Saturday 10th February.

Mo has released two records with long-time producer and Canadian rock mentor Joel Plaskett since 2012. With her third album, Mo comes fully and completely into her own as an artist; she swaps her trademark acoustic guitar for a Fender Mustang, tracing her own strange, devastating, and ultimately...