Travelling through the desolate and magical landscape of Iceland, this documentary sees Sigur Rós a series of free, unannounced concerts at far flung locations. Journey with them to ghost towns, outsider art shrines and highland wilderness, before joining them for the largest gig in Icelandic history at their homecoming Reykjavik show.
It was in 1983 that Howard Jones first burst upon the contemporary music scene with his very English songwriting, pioneering synthesizers and thought provoking lyrics. His single New Song was recently used in Breaking Bad and peaked at number 3 in the UK singles charts.
His first two albums, Humans Lib and Dream into Action, brought Howard a host of hits including Things Can Only Get Better, What is Love?, Pearl In The Shell, Like to Get To know You Well, Hide And Seek (performed at Live Aid), Look Mama and No One Is To Blame, which reached No.1 in the US. Howard has sold over 8...
Poetry By Heart is the poetry recitation competition for students in schools and colleges in England. Launched by Sir Andrew Motion in 2012, it is an educational initiative of the Poetry Archive in partnership with The Full English. It has gone from strength to strength and is now in its fourth year.
Students aged 14-18 across England will recite a pre-1914 poem and a First World War or post-1914 poem to become our regional winner, and compete in the national finals in Cambridge in March 2016. Come and support your local students!
A magical, and fabulous event to remember and celebrate the diversity of the man himself.
Bands, performance, DJ’s, films, videos
This is a free event. Donate what you can – all proceeds will go to Cancer Research.
Acts include:
DJ Louie Louie DJ Sketch DJ Perfect Catherine and the Owl Jackie Juno performs Osmosis – poetry performance based on her dream diaries Electro/Rock/Alternative duo Kiss Like Ether Multi-instrumentalist Steve Strong
The star of BBC’s Three Men In A Boat and They Think It’s All Over looks back on his life and career. Join Rory as he remembers some bits and makes up the rest. Contains adult themes and traces of peanut oil.
Fiddle playing singer-songwriter Nancy Kerr is one of the most celebrated folk musicians of her generation, scooping six BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including 2015 Folk Singer of the Year.
Exeter Comedy Club is now recognised by comedians as one of the best in the country and probably the very best in the South West.
Regular sell-out shows feature the top stand-up performers on the national circuit in cabaret, everyone gets a seat at a table and tables are reserved for parties of 4 or more.
Tonight's line-up (subject to possible amendment) includes Alfie Brown and Peter White.
Price & Booking
£11 if purchased before 5pm Thursday 7 January (£13 afterwards)
The star of 'Mock The Week', 'Michael McIntyre's Roadshow' and 'Live At The Apollo', embarks on a brand new stand up tour with a fantastic and hilarious new show! Price & Booking £20 (includes £1 booking fee)
Strange Weapons - an evening with Garth Hewitt - Garth Hewitt, troubadour, gospel singer and protest singer in concert at Crediton Parish Church, raising money for www.amostrust.org
Drawing on his extensive catalogue of songs old and new, Garth sings songs of struggles and hope, regrets and homecomings. Touring for 40 years Garth has visited areas of poverty, conflict, deprivation, and disaster, prioritizing friendships with local people and bringing them encouragement, but always returning to Europe and the US with personal stories bringing to life media headlines, keeping...
A new volunteer recruitment drive has been launched by city charity, Citizens Advice Exeter.
The organisation is looking for volunteers who can spare between eight and ten hours a week and offers a comprehensive training programme.
It is holding an informal open session on Wednesday, March 9 at its office in Dix’s Field, Exeter. Potential volunteers will be able to find out more about the charity’s work, chat with some current volunteers, find out about the training programme and meet the supervisors.
Steve Barriball, chief executive, said: ‘We are looking for...
