This years contestants include Terry the Tree Frog, Randy the Panda, Mary-Rose the beautiful flamingo and a brand-new, first time competitor – Wendy the Walrus!
Wendy has had her bath, exfoliated her skin and polished her tusks but what happens when the other animals boo her off stage?
Join Wendy on her magical journey to the bottom of ocean where she makes some unlikely new friends who help her to re-think what real beauty is.
Performed alongside live original music and song, this spectacular puppet show has...
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the release of his seminal album ‘Last Train to Lhasa’ Banco de Gaia has put together a live band and special audio-visual show. The live band features Toby Marks on guitar, keyboards and programming, James Eller from The The and The Teardrop Explodes on bass, plus veteran session drummer Ted Duggan and they will be playing selections from ‘Last Train to Lhasa’ and Banco’s acclaimed back catalogue. Profits from the night will go to Phonic FM.
Nottingham’s Evil Scarecrow claim to be the finest heavy metal band ever to write a song about a robot… probably. Former winners of the Bloodstock Unsigned Competition, the current line-up features a devilish cavalcade of unruly characters; Dr Rabid Hell, Brother Dimitri Pain, Kraven Morrdeth, Princess Luxury and Ringmaster Monty Blitzfist. This is metal with tongue in cheek.
Jackie Oates is a name synonymous with the reinvigoration of English folk music, beguiling audiences with a delicate balance of tradition and reinvention.
Her mellifluous voice and imaginatively plaintive fiddle style has won her several BBC Folk Awards during a 10-year recording career that began as a member of the nascent Unthanks and has continued with five acclaimed solo albums. Collaborations with Alasdair Roberts, Belinda O’Hooley and her brother Jim Moray on material that’s ranged from traditional ballads to eerie lullabies and rich contemporary songs, Jackie has earned fans...
Composer Laura Rossi performs her original score to the BFI silent 1915 film Jane Shore live with her ensemble Orchestra Celeste. Jane Shore was the first British epic and one that rivalled the best productions coming out of Hollywood at the time, being described as the British answer to Birth of a Nation.
A cast of thousands is used to great effect by Will Barker (founder of the first Ealing Studios) in his ambitious version of the much-told story of Jane Shore, a goldsmith’s wife who became mistress to Edward IV and then fell foul of Richard III. With gorgeous location work, this...
Highest Grade and Eyes Open Promotions present Ba Ba Boom, Exeter’s finest regular reggae dance sessions featuring Highest Grade Sound System playing the latest cuts in dancehall, conscious vibes and classic roots reggae.
Affectionately known as ‘Superlungs’, Terry Reid is undoubtedly one of the greatest rock and soul voices this country has ever produced. Famous for turning down the frontman position for both Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, Terry’s career has taken him on world tours with the likes of The Rolling Stones and Cream.
A rare chance to see the seminal folk rock band in an intimate setting. Touring to a passionate fan-base since their inception in 1967, these legends of folk are due to release a new album this year, Myths and Heroes.
Thurston Moore moved to NYC at 18 in 1976 to play punk and started Sonic Youth in 1980. Best known as the band’s founder, singer, songwriter and guitarist, he also infiltrated the music scene through his writing, editing the music and literary fanzines KILLER, Sonic Death, and Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal. His own writings have been published through various imprints.
Through his career Thurston has worked collaboratively with Yoko Ono, Merce Cunningham, Cecil Taylor, Rhys Chatham, Lydia Lunch, John Zorn, Takehisa Kosugi and Glenn Branca. He has composed music for films by Olivier...
The Strypes are 4-piece rhythm and blues band hailing from Cavan, Ireland, formed in 2011 by Ross Farrelly (lead vocals/harmonica), Josh McClorey (lead guitar/vocals), Pete O’Hanlon (bass guitar/harmonica) and Evan Walsh (drums).
The group has spent the past 18 months launching their explosive R&B assault on the clubs and festivals of Ireland, the UK and Europe, viciously hammering out a no-nonsense blues repertoire drawing from the songbooks of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter, Slim Harpo and more with the passion and venom of British blues groups such as...
