Music

The Wind in the Willows comes to the Cygnet Theatre!

Event Date: 
08/09/2022 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Cygent Theatre, Exeter

A summer afternoon in Wild Wood, while the animals sat, ate picnics and played with their friends, a mischievous ‘poop poop’ echoed in the trees....

Join Mole, Ratty and Badger in a floor stomping, live music, hilarious re-telling of this woodland adventure as they save Toad and his shiny new motorcar from deep trouble.

Award-winning theatre company, Calf2Cow, brings you the outdoor theatrical experience of the summer in a retelling of Kenneth Grahame’s classic story: The Wind In The Willows.

Here are some audience reviews of the show so far...

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Exeter Street Arts Festival Plans to Unite Communities

Community arts enterprise the Music in Devon Initiative CIC (MIDI) are extremely proud to present the Exeter Street Festival “After Party” at the Phoenix Arts Centre on Saturday August 27th.

The After Party is the grand finale of the hugely popular Exeter Street Arts Festival, which features a whole day of live music and arts activities in multiple locations across Exeter City Centre. Now in its 6th year, this festival was designed as a platform to bring communities together through the arts.

A truly unmissable event, the After Party is run by MIDI to showcase the rising...

Westlife The Wild Dreams Tour comes to Exeter cinemas

Authored by Liv Butler
Posted: Mon, 08/01/2022 - 6:31am

Pop icons Westlife have announced a huge cinema spectacular for Summer 2022, with their massive sold-out concert at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London being broadcast live via satellite into cinemas across the UK on Saturday 6th August.

The UK’s biggest-selling album group of the 21st century, Westlife will perform at the legendary stadium for the very first time in front of a sold out audience.

Promising to be an unforgettable night for fans, the band will perform their hits from their highly anticipated Wild Dreams tour, including Uptown Girl , Flying Without Wings...

Volunteer at Exeter festivals and enjoy the events for FREE

Are you a fan of 80s music or is your thing singer-songwriters? Child Bereavement UK needs you! The charity is looking for music fans to give 4 hours of their time to volunteer at a range of festivals this year, selling wristbands and raffle tickets to raise funds to support its work. In return volunteers get to enjoy the rest of the event free of charge!

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. The charity supports children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not...

VE Day Celebration

Much Ado About Nothing

Event Date: 
04/06/2022 - 3:30pm to 5:30pm
Venue: 
Poltimore House and Grounds

‘I do love nothing in the world so well as you. Is not that strange?’ Sun & Moon Theatre are touring the South West this summer with a joyous, emotional and vibrant production of Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. It's 1945, the war has ended, and Messina’s young men have returned ready for peace, celebration and … romance? Hero and Claudio are in love and engaged to be married, while Beatrice and Benedick are in a perpetual ‘merry war’, engaged in battles of wits and wills. But not everyone has come back unscathed, not all scars are visible, and the...

Ibiza Orchestra Experience comes to Exeter

After the incredible excitement around the event coming to a number of cities around the UK, Ibiza Orchestra Experience will bring its unique entertainment to Exeter Castle on Friday 16th September 2022!

Friday 16th September will see the fantastic Ibiza Orchestra Experience feature a full live 26-piece orchestra and a soundtrack that will transport listeners through three decades of iconic White Isle classics. The orchestra night will also feature other warm up and closing acts to be announced SOON!

Tom Cullen, Marketing Manager for Ibiza Orchestra Experience said: “We’...

World-renowned choir set to return to Buckfast Abbey for April concert

On Saturday 23rd April, Buckfast Abbey, in South Devon, will host the world-renowned choir of Westminster Cathedral for a concert of choral and organ music for Eastertide. The highly anticipated performance, titled Surrexit Christus!, follows the success of the choir’s participation in the 2018 Festival of Sacred Music at Buckfast Abbey, which was a complete sell-out event.

Acclaimed as one of the world’s great choirs, and the only Catholic Cathedral choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers, Westminster Cathedral Choir will perform a programme of ancient Gregorian chants...

Exeter composer releases cd and downloads of 4 original pieces

Authored by sbelshaw
Posted: Mon, 04/04/2022 - 6:01pm

"Simon Belshaw's Music Machine compositions (conceptually fascinating AND sonically beautiful)."

Simon Belshaw has released a four track cd and digital downloads of some Music Machine recordings. The four pieces are Music Machine 26, Music Machine 28, Music Machine 29 and Music Machine 34. They are performed by local musicians Julie Hill (violin and viola) and Hilary Boxer (‘cello) and were recorded in the autumn of last year. The pieces use a combination of traditional music scores, web based scores and technology. Similarly the recording process used both traditional studio...

Eric Steckel Band

Event Date: 
24/04/2022 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phenix

Such is the worldwide demand for Eric’s phenomenal guitar driven blues (29 countries and counting) this will be his first UK tour in 8 years!

Renowned for his signature brand of Bluesmetal, his incendiary performances have won him an ever increasing army of fans and critical acclaim. Recognised as the fastest growing blues/rock star on the planet, he brings a frenetic energy to the stage and has appeared alongside such luminaries as BB King, Gregg Allman, John Mayall, Johnny Winter, Ray Charles, Steve Vai & Walter Trout.

Such was his prodigious talent, at the age of...

A Perfect Day Festival

Event Date: 
03/07/2022 - 10:30pm
Venue: 
Powderham Castle, Kenton

After almost 2 years of staying in, Summertime 2022 looks set to be the season we can return to our friends, to festivals and dancing in the beautiful British Countryside. Established promoters Killimanjaro launch their first of a series of scenic location events, for all ages, that will sit comfortably in the festival season for a blissful day out in the glorious grounds of Powderham Castle in Exeter on 3rd July.

Multi Platinum, Multi Brit & Grammy award winner David Gray, returns to the stage, celebrating 20 years since the release of his formative album ‘White Ladder’ one...

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