Music

Heir

Event Date: 
11/06/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Pheonix

Heir are a five piece alt/pop band from Leeds. They have spent the last year stamping their unique take on modern pop music, combining powerful harmonies and hooks with grit and organic song craft.

Releasing two BBC backed singles, they have since supported Honne, The Dunwells and Karima Francis and been featured on national radio. They recently released their highly anticipated debut EP When The Lights Went Out at a sell out gig at 360 Club, Leeds.

£4 advance | £5 on the door

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

Jungle Cakes - Ed Solo & Deekline

Event Date: 
10/06/2016 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Having honed his skills as a junglist Ed Solo began ducking and diving through every style of broken beat going, making his mark as one of the UK’s finest exponents of breakbeat and drum and bass. Ed’s stamp on electronic music runs as deep as his subs. As one of the DnB scene’s most verstaile DJ/producers.

9pm - 2am

Tickets £14.50*

Over 18

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

Decollated / Dulluhan/ Warcrab

Event Date: 
25/06/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Clifford Room, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

in the Clifford Room

All tickets £5

A night of local metal bands, with newcomers and old favourites. Thrash, melodic, death, and progressive bands bringing an array of fantastic performances.

Barnfield Bar Presents… Drivechain

Event Date: 
07/06/2016 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Bar, Exeter

17th June

8pm in the Clifford Room

Tickets: £7 in advance and £8 on the door

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Pretty Little Enemy Downfall

Exeter’s Drivechain return to the Barnfield for another high energy show, with Minehead’s Pretty Little Enemy and Devon metallers Downfall opening the evening.

http://www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk/barnfield-bar-presents-drivechain/

Lemonfest

Event Date: 
04/06/2016 - 11:00am
Venue: 
Newton Abbot Racecourse

LEMONFEST is a one-day music festival taking place in the heart of Devon at Newton Abbot’s Racecourse every summer, with live music and DJ’s across six stages. Now moving into their seventh year, LEMONFEST has established itself as stages. Now moving into their seventh year, LEMONFEST has established itself as South Devon’s premier live music event.

This year’s festival will be held on the 4th June and promises to be their best year yet.

Acts include:

Alabama 3

Kiko Bun

Mad Dog Mcrea

The Hot 8 Brass Band

Beardyman

The...

Last Night of the Proms Charity Concert

Event Date: 
04/06/2016 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Downes House, Crediton EX17 3PL

Join the Salamanca and Waterloo Bands of The Rifles and local veterans to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the RASC/RCT Association. Local soprano Penny Daw and Centre Stage, Exmouth's award winning youth theatre group, will entertain us with songs from the musicals. Come and bring a picnic and enjoy the wonderful garden at Downes, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Henry Parker.

A cash bar will be provided by Exe Valley Brewery.

Free parking. Gates Open 6pm, concert starts at 7pm and ends at approximately 9.30pm.

Tickets:

Available from ABF The Sholders'...

Land of the Giants

Event Date: 
03/06/2016 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Land of the Giants are a funky upbeat, highly addictive six piece band from Plymouth in Devon, UK. Their music fuses many musical styles, from rock to reggae, ska to blues, with a sub heavy helping of dub in the mix.

They are renowned for their extraordinary energy on stage, and causing non-stop all out partying on dance floors and in fields around the UK, with this reputation they are becoming a firm festival favourite.

2013 saw them grace the stages of Glastonbury, Lemonfest, Maker, Looe Music Festival, Bris Fest, and Landed in Wales plus many more. They were billed on...

Charlie Dore in Concert

Event Date: 
17/06/2016 - 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Venue: 
Hope Hall, Hope Road, Wonford, Exeter EX2 5JN

Although best known as a respected songwriter for others, Charlie enjoys a multi-faceted career that includes acting, comedy-improvisation, writing for radio and composition for film and TV as well as performing live with her band. She became one of a handful of UK songwriters to have success across diverse genres with songs covered by George Harrison, Tina Turner, Lisa Stansfied, Ricky Ross, Sheena Easton (US No 4), Celine Dion, Black, UB40, Status Quo, Paul Carrack and a UK No 1, 'Ain't No Doubt' for Jimmy Nail. Five of Charlie's albums have been released since 2005 on her own label...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (3-5 June).

THEATRE

Avenue Q Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Avenue Q is an irresistibly charming musical which tells the story of the loveable characters on a downtown New York street trying to make sense of life’s burning issues. Hilarious, cheeky and uproariously entertaining, with a terrific batch of songs performed by a cast of hugely talented performers and puppets. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

Man Found! Friday and Saturday, 7.30pm, Hope Hall, Exeter In a follow up to the...

Tubular Bells for Solo Piano

Event Date: 
09/07/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
The Bridge Inn, Topsham

A unique opportunity to hear Mike Oldfield’s classic 1973 instrumental album ‘Tubular Bells’ live when stripped bare of its glockenspiels, organs and ‘two slightly distorted guitars’ then faithfully re-constructed as a solo piano piece.

From the haunting introductory motif of Part One right through to the concluding Sailor’s Hornpipe of Part Two, Dave Sanderson performs his own piano version of Oldfield’s groundbreaking prog-rock epic live; journeying from one melody, riff and texture to the next with only his two hands, one instrument and no pre-recorded loops or backing tracks...

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