Exeter

Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention has been among Britain's best-loved bands for over 45 years.

With a vast musical repertoire to draw on, this concert by Fairport Convention will feature a mixture of long-established favourites and new material performed with virtuosity and passion.

Fairport Convention features Simon Nicol on guitar and lead vocals, Dave Pegg on bass and backing vocals, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki and lead vocals, Ric Sanders on violin and Gerry Conway on drums and percussion.

Whether you are a...

Voted Britain's Favourite Male Medium by the prestigious Soul & Spirit Magazine.

With countless hours of spirit contact, Derek's friendly and sincere delivery, down to earth charm and obvious dedication to his work has endeared him to tens of thousands of people, many of whom regularly attend these amazing live events.

Tickets £18

Box office: 01392 665938

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Exeter Devon, singing competition TeenStar is the UK's first and only singing competition exclusively for teenagers and pre-teens! The Exeter singing competition is brought to you by Future Music - the company behind the discovery of artists such as Warner Music's Birdy, Columbia Record's Lucy Spraggan, Union J's Jaymi Hensley and Jahmene Douglas both of which are now signed to Sony Music and Luke Friend who's currently in The X Factor!

The singing competition TeenStar consists of a UK-wide search for the finest young talent the UK has to offer, with a spectacular National Grand...

Exeter’s poetry platform presented by Gemma Green and Alasdair Paterson.

Each month we host a new headlining poet. There will also be open mic performances.

To book a slot call 07855 809394.

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Last Wednesday Series:

A series of artists’ talks in association with Exeter College’s Centre for Creative Industries. Limited places available to the public.

Marcus Davies is a photographer who is as happy in portrait or landscape as he is in the abstract. Colour and form are primal considerations. He also happily acknowledges and researches the skill and techniques of the old world be it with games postcards or photographs.

Photographer Marcus Davies will speak about the famous John Hinde technicolour postcards and his possibly futile attempt to collect them all....

Stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbent rocker, Elvis McGonagall is the sole resident of The Graceland Caravan Park somewhere in the middle of nowhere where he scribbles verse whilst drinking malt whisky and listening to Johnny Cas

Tickets: £10 (£8)

Elvis is the 2006 World Slam Champion, the compere of the notorious Blue Suede Sporran Club and a regular guest of BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live.

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For anyone who’s ever craved the last word – Theatre Alibi’s very human comedy about arguing…

Hammer & Tongs digs deep into the human compulsion to argue the toss. Two men and a woman quibble, tiptoe into tiffs, debate high-mindedly, negotiate shoals of red herrings, take offence and descend into glorious, undignified, disgraceful, bad behaviour. From farcical fisticuffs at a wedding disco to squabbling for control of the TV remote, Theatre Alibi presents a very human comedy – physical, funny, absurd, musical, moving, and absolutely bloody-minded …

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The 30 year old multi-Bafta award-winning stand up and platinum-selling R&B artist Alex Horne is back with an hour of observations, impressions and lies.

Best known for mindblowing Powerpoint or live music, this show has neither; just Alex, a panda, some jokes and some lies. Although one of those may also be a lie. Or a joke. Either way, it’ll be funny. Honest.

£12 seated

Over 16s

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