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Hayseed Dixie

Event Date: 
15/08/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Is there really such a thing as a hillbilly band covering rock classics? You betcha. They are called Hayseed Dixie and they play Rockgrass.

Barley Scotch is on lead vocals, fiddle and guitar. The Reverend Don-Wayne Reno is on banjo, Deacon Dale Reno is on mandolin and guitar and Jake ‘Bakesnake’ Byers is on acoustic bass. Hayseed Dixie are an awesome live band, who have, to date, released 9 albums. The latest, Killer Grass was released in 2010. A live DVD entitled No Sleep ’til Liverpool is also available.

Songs by artists such as Kiss, Outkast, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith...

Big Screen in the Park

Event Date: 
09/08/2016 - 9:00pm to 14/08/2016 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Northernhay Gardens, Exeter

Big Screen in the Park returns to Exeter this summer with not five, but six nights of cinematic magic under the stars.

A different film will be showing on each of the six nights in Northernhay Gardens, from 9-11 August.

With Mexican street food, local ale and ciders and delicious coffees from the BikeCaffe, grab your friends and celebrate the biggest Exeter Big Screen in The Park ever.

Gates open at 7.30pm with films starting at 9pm daily.

Tickets are £5 in advance or £6 on the gate. It costs an additional £1 to bring your own chair chair.

Film line-...

PatternPusher Presents

Event Date: 
13/08/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Exeter’s finest art-rock band curate an evening for music fans with eclectic tastes. Featuring guest bands hand-picked by PatternPusher including headliners Moriaty.

£4

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/whats-on

Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate

Event Date: 
11/08/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter phoenix

Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate offer a fusion of world, afrobeat, hip-hop, folk and reggae, which has charted in the World Music iTunes top ten. It defies description but demands attention. They have been nominated for multiple music awards including Best Act and Best Cross Cultural Collaboration.

Tickets £8 (£7)

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/whats-on

Broken Brass Ensemble

Event Date: 
06/08/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Broken Brass Ensemble injects the traditional New Orleans brass with a fusion of hiphop, funk, soul, dance, jazz (and much more) and turn it into a blazing mixture of energy.

They’re taking brass to a new level, creating a 2.0 version of the vibrant New Orleans brass sound and this eclectic and energetic sound has been running up a storm over Europe.

Live they deliver hard-hitting brass sounds and their interactive and riotous live shows have seen them conquer crowds all over Europe.

They have sold out shows in UK venues in London, Manchester, Exeter, Norwich only...

According to Arthur

Event Date: 
04/08/2016 - 12:00pm to 05/08/2016 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Meet Arthur – an odd old man who lives all alone in his attic. He spends all of his time with his friend the moon. But now, Arthur needs your help! The clouds have covered the sky and the moon is nowhere to be seen, and without it Arthur’s life suddenly feels empty.

PaddleBoat Theatre invite you to an interactive book reading of the story – come and share in Arthur’s story and together we can help him find the moon again.

Part of UnPacked Family Theatre Festival.

Noon, children £3, adults go free

Ages: 4+

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/whats-on...

Margo and Mr Whatsit

Event Date: 
02/08/2016 - 3:00pm to 06/08/2016 - 3:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Did you ever have an imaginary friend? A little piece of mischief only you could see?

Someone that made you feel safe through new schools, new families, new homes?

Sophia’s imaginary friend is called Mr. Whatsit, and he’s always there with a new joke to tell and a new game to play – that is, until the day she unimagines him. Now there’s a new imaginary friend in town – the tea-drinking, lipstick-wearing, ever-confident Margo.

Can Mr. Whatsit’s childish playfulness keep him from being unimagined forever? And as Sophia’s imagination goes to war, will she manage to...

Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band

Event Date: 
30/07/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Rajasthan – the land of royalty – a glittering jewel set in the golden sands of the barren Thar Desert,with a wealth of rich culture, tradition and heritage.

The Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band is a living embodiment of this landscape, a spectacular celebration of its vibrant and colourful lifestyle, their music and dance a heady, exciting and hypnotic reflection of this enchanting region.

With a diverse repertoire spanning Rajasthani folk songs, Bollywood hits, spiritual qawwali and Bhangra beats these ten vividly costumed artists cover the full spectrum of the evocative and...

West Country Brick Show 2016

Event Date: 
30/07/2016 - 10:30am
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

A one day LEGO show, the West Country Brick Show is organised by members of West Country Bricks (an Adult Fan of Lego group based in the South West of England).

Fans from across the country will be attending to display their amazing Lego creations.

10.30am-4pm

£2.50 adults, £1 children - pay on the door.

My Baby

Event Date: 
28/07/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

An unrelenting voodoo trance experience, combining a heady mix of folk and blues roots of the deep south with out-and-out funk and dance.

Since forming in 2012, Dutch band My Baby’s live act has developed a name for itself as an unrelenting voodoo trance experience combining folk and blues roots of the deep South and out-and-out funk and dance, gaining notoriety worldwide, performing in Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia and the USA, playing prestigious festivals and showcases, and supporting internationally renowned artists such as Seasick Steve and Larry Graham.

Their...

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