Music

ABBA Tribute Show with ABBA Revival

Event Date: 
03/04/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Tiverton Golf Club, Devon

THE UK'S official number one ABBA tribute band are heading to Tiverton Golf Club, Devon, in April.

ABBA Revival won the accolade at the recent National Tribute Awards, hosted by The Agents' Association.

Their show at the golf club on Friday 4 April sold out within two weeks in January.

The quick sell-out prompted the club to book a second date with the same band on Thursday 3 April (7pm), which is open to everyone.

The shows, which are being sponsored by Angel Guest House in Tiverton, will coincide with the 40th anniversary of the release of ABBA...

New Bardic Chair of Exeter

Exeter’s new bard elected The City of Exeter Announces the Investiture of the new Bardic Chair

Adam Isaac joins Sleep Easy campaign

Sleep Easy, a sponsored sleep out event organised by local homelessness charity Exeter YMCA, last year attracted over 180 participants and raised over £30,000.

Adam worked with Exeter YMCA in the lead up to Sleep Easy 2013, even writing a song entitled Sleep Easy with the Exeter YMCA residents.

The song aimed to articulate the issues and prejudices experienced by the young residents who had gone through homelessness and it was debuted at the event itself.

Adam explains: “I was shocked to hear that one in every 100 young people in the UK experience homelessness and...

Martin Harley

Event Date: 
02/03/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
The Exeter Daily Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter

With support by Albert Jones

Martin Harley is a phenomenally talented guitarist, singer and songwriter and fronts the highly praised UK-based acoustic trio, The Martin Harley Band.

A life long devotee of acoustic guitar music, especially the ageless blues/roots sounds, Martin has travelled the globe absorbing a plethora of diverse influences and honing his craft into the classic songwriting style he possesses today.

With five critically celebrated albums released in the UK and Europe, features for Guitarist Magazine, the BBC, countless European festival features and...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

If you're wondering what's on in Exeter this weekend then you've come to the right place. Whatever the weather, don't make any plans at all until you've checked out what's on offer:

THEATRE

Strawberries in January Friday & Saturday, 7.30pm, The New Theatre, Exeter Do you ever wish love could be more like the movies? Strawberries in January is a biting heartwarming comedy about four romantically challenged singletons you stumble through contemporary Montréal in search of in search for love. Tickets: £12 on Friday (with champagne), £10 on Saturday. Box office: 01392...

LUSH @ Charlies Live Lounge

Event Date: 
14/03/2014 - 8:30pm to 15/03/2014 - 12:00am
Venue: 
Charlie's Live Lounge, Cowick Street, Exeter

The local function band LUSH will be playing a night of well known Funk, Rock and Pop hits.

Come down and have some fun!

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80s Party Night

Event Date: 
22/03/2014 - 7:00pm to 23/03/2014 - 1:00am
Venue: 
Thistle Rougemont Hotel, Exeter

Join us for the ultimate retro party night! Saturday 22ns March 2014 7pm until 1am Retro cocktail on arrival Hot buffet Dance the night away to your fav 80s tunes! Cost : £19.80 per person

The Waterboys to headline Chagstock Festival

Chagstock Festival have announced that million-selling alt-rock legends, The Waterboys, will headline their main stage on Saturday night.

Formed 30 years ago by Mike Scott, The Waterboys became famous for their powerful live performances and majestic albums such as A Pagan Place and This Is The Sea, which included their biggest hit The Whole Of The Moon.

After the recruitment of Irish fiddle maestro Steve Wickham, the band created their million-selling Fisherman's Blues album, on which Scott's original and unusual songwriting was merged with older musics - country, trad,...

Top acts announced for Dartmoor Folk Festival

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Tue, 02/04/2014 - 11:13am

Top local and national artists will headline at the 37th Dartmoor Folk Festival, which will be held at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on 8, 9 and 10 August.

Artists announced, to date, include: New Rope String Band (Friday), Lady Maisery, Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar (winners of the BBC Young Folk Awards 2013), Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, The Old Fashioned, Bill Whaley and Dave Fletcher, Chalktown and Pete White's Suitcase Circus.

Other artists attending include Trevor Organ's Cracking Crockery, The Dartmoor Pixie Band, Tony Beard, Entertainingly Different, Dave Wills,...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Don't make any plans for this weekend until you've checked out our guide to the best of What's On in and around Exeter:

THEATRE

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pantomime Friday & Saturday, Broadclyst Victory Hall Hi Ho ... Hi Ho ... It's off to the panto we go! Join Broadclyst Theatre Group for an exciting show with slapstick fun, singing, dancing and plenty of laughter. Whilst Snow White and her friends do battle with Evilena the wicked Queen, poor Muddles gets into lots of trouble. Tickets £8 adults, £5 children from Broadclyst Post Office or via the Box office on...

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