Johnny Marr, most famously known as the lead guitarist in The Smiths performed a sold-out warm up show at Exeter’s Phoenix yesterday evening, in preparation for his Glastonbury performance today.
Just before Marr was due to perform, news had spread that he had paid Mansons in Fore Street a visit for some last minute repairs to ensure he was ready to unleash a stellar performance to the Exeter crowd in the Phoenix’s auditorium.
Marr arrived on stage, with guitar in hand, dressed in a mod-style navy suit with a bright...
The Albion Christmas Band featuring Fairport Convention originals Ashley Hutchings (bass/vocals), Simon Nicol (guitar/vocals), the lovely Kellie While (guitar/vocals) and Simon Care (melodeon/vocals and egg-dance!) with an evening of Christmas cheer, songs, tunes, readings and merriment ...
Tickets £17.50 before November 15, £19.50 thereafter or £25 on the door.
Cards accepted.Booking fee applies.
Box Office 07891 663044 or 01395 443419 Unreserved seats
Guitarist with Jethro Tull for 44 years Martin's distinctive sound has been a major factor in their success with album sales in excess of 60 million units worldwide. Acclaimed for his playing on 'Aqualung', his solo work on the album 'Crest of a Knave' earned him a Grammy award in 1988. A two and a half hour programme of rock and blues virtuosity peppered with classics from the extensive Tull back catalogue.
Tickets £18.50 advance. £19.50 from Oct 10th (+bkg fee). £25 on door.
Co-founder/frontman of 60s Cardiff-based pop band Amen Corner, notching a string of top twenty hits including 'Gin House Blues', 'Bend Me, Shape Me', 'High in the Sky', and their huge number one '(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice', Andy has toured and recorded with Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani, Pete Townsend, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, David Crosby (of CSN), BeeGees, Elton John…
The lovely Kiki Dee with multi-instrumentalist Carmelo Luggeri plus a bunch of guitars, keyboards and other weird and (sometimes wonderful) instruments and an evening of great songs and music from the more familiar hits (we can’t promise Elton will come, but who knows…?) to more recent compositions. Just don’t go breakin’ your heart!!
Tickets £17.50 before 1 September, £18.50 thereafter or £25 on the door.
Box Office 07891 663044 or 01395 443419 (subject to 10% booking fee)
An evening packed with big hits from a great 60s Merseybeat band still rockin' all over the world!! Currently touring Australia... Remember 'Sweets for My Sweet', 'Needles and Pins', 'Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya', 'When You Walked in the Room', 'Sugar and Spice'?
Tickets £20 until 15th August, thereafter £22.50 or £25 on the door.
Box Office 07891 663044 or 01395 443419 (plus 10% booking/admin fee) Doors 6.30pm for bar and/or food, music from 8pm.
A team of brave employees from the Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel will be taking to the skies for charity next month. Five employees will skydive at Dunkeswell airport on 13th July to raise funds for Hospiscare, the hotel’s nominated charity of the year.
The hotel’s team have more sporty challenges in the pipeline to raise funds for the charity with two members of staff in training for the Great West Run in October and the hotel’s Senior Fitness Instructor training for 'Ride London' in August, a 100 mile cycle ride.
Tamsyn Parsons, Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel Sales...
Join us for a night of food and music from Madagascar, followed by an auction. All held in the beautiful Reed Hall.
5 years ago Blue Ventures set up a women's health project in South West Madagascar. Blue Ventures are now planning on replicating the project further North in the Country. All proceeds from the evening are going towards funding this vitally important work! it has been organised by Dr Vik Mohan, a local GP, who also helped establish the project along with a group of local medical students.
Evening starts at 7pm with food at 7:30pm followed by the auction...
Returning bigger and better for 2013 this year's Balloon Festival features a packed programme of events.
There will be over 35 musical acts, a comedy stage (on Friday night), Taste of the West food pavilion, Westcountry ales and cider, craft ctalls, vintage aircraft displays, mountain bike stunt teams, archery, falconry, fire and light shows, a planetarium, workshops and of course, Mass Ascents featuring a whole host of colourful Hot Air Balloons including Special Shapes and lots more.
Tickets are now on sale at local Tourist Information Centres, shops and Petroc College....
