Exeter

Dick Valentine

Event Date: 
26/07/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

The charismatic lyrical maestro and frontman of Electric Six is setting out on a solo acoustic UK tour.

Dick Valentine is currently recording his fourth solo acoustic album which will be released ahead of this tour. The album will include acoustic covers of some of Electric Six’s best known songs.

Tickets £8 (£6)

Over 14s

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

Luke Friend & Special Guests

Event Date: 
17/07/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Luke Friend is returning to Exeter Phoenix for a special summer concert with Viewmygig.

Local artists will be supporting Luke in what is sure to be a fantastic evening of next generation artists showcasing their talent. Follow @viewmygig on twitter to keep up to date.

Tickets £13.50, over 12s.

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

The Mocking Birds

Event Date: 
09/07/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Steve Cradock of Ocean Colour Scene recently mentioned of The Mocking Birds, who currently split their time between London and their native roots of Exeter.

The band released their debut single Choose Life back in late 2015 in association with online retailer Atom Retro and are about to announce details of a double A side single for release in July 2016.

The band recently sold out their hometown show at The Bike Shed in Exeter and began a monthly London residency at The Silver Bullet in April. Recent support for the lads has come from the likes of 6 Music & BBC...

Surf Cinema & BBQ

Event Date: 
02/07/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Cold Water special featuring Freezing (30 mins), Headache (50 mins) and Surf Shorts.

The water is getting warm, summer suits are on and boots are off. The summer surf season may be here but we’re smashing back into icy waters with our ever-popular Surf Cinema Cold Water Special. See some the best and latest releases from Iceland, Scotland and Sweden on the big screen.

Live music and BBQ from 4pm, serving local bbq-ed meat, veggie and vegan options plus delicious side dishes.

£6

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

King Porter Stomp

Event Date: 
02/07/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

If you’ve ever seen King Porter Stomp busking on street corners, in packed festival tents or in major venues round the UK, you’ll know that these boys came to party. King Porter Stomp bring together their own unique union of ska-funk-dub and afrobeat and top it all off with cleverly crafted conscious rhymes. With massive horn lines, heavy bass and intricate guitar work, they have pulled on heart strings and won over the dancing feet of crowds across the UK and into Europe.

Tickets £10 (£8) standing

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

Wax the Van Terrace Party

Event Date: 
01/07/2016 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Wax The Van resident DJ Spider eases you into the weekend with a fine selection of soul and disco tunes.

6pm-11pm, free, over 18s

Wildwood, NJ

Event Date: 
01/07/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Shot in 1994 on Super-8 film Wildwood takes you down the New Jersey shoreline with an all-women crew to the last great American blue-collar seaside carnival town. Glipse beyond the gum-cracking, big hair, and press-on nails and into the souls of women raised on boardwalk rides, lights and come-ons.

This fascinating collage gives a voice to the women of New Jersey, who are often overlooked in film. Grandmothers, go-go girls young, vibrant and opinionated women, speak about their lives, female friendship, love, dreams, sex and summer in New Jersey.

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A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer

Event Date: 
28/09/2016 - 7:30pm to 02/10/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer is an all-singing, all-dancing examination of life with a cancer diagnosis. This brand new musical takes you on a whistle-stop tour through five unconventional stories about cancer, confronting the highs and lows of the scariest word we know.

Bryony Kimmings creates fearless theatre to provoke social change. Her latest collaboration with Complicite will look behind the poster campaigns and pink ribbons at the reality of cancer: the waiting rooms and chemo suites, the changed bodies, the family pressures and financial worries.

Expect...

Monstersaurus!

Event Date: 
25/09/2016 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Northcott Theatre, Exeter

One day Monty found a book

‘Inventions Very Rare’ Create yourself a monster friend BUT ONLY IF YOU DARE!

This brand new show from the creators of Aliens Love Underpants is monster-ously good! Follow the young inventor Monty as he creates a whole world of whacky inventions and incredible monsters, but he has a problem – now he has made them all, what is he going to do with them?!

This energetic show full of thrills, spills, magic and mayhem will delight the whole family –with original music and plenty of audience participation!

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10cc in Concert

Event Date: 
24/09/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Great Hall, University of Exeter

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of their seminal album Sheet Music – which included Top 10 hit The Wall Street Shuffle – 10cc visit Exeter’s Great Hall as part of a 26-date theatre tour.

Led by 10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman, the band will perform two sets at each concert, the first half of the evening comprising Sheet Music in its entirety, with a pause for the symbolic turning of the vinyl album.

Released in 1974, Sheet Music reached No 9 in the UK album charts and entered the Top 100 in the US. It remains a masterclass in the composition of popular music and typifies...

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