Exeter

Acoustica Festival 2014

Event Date: 
12/09/2014 - 9:00am to 14/09/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Various venues, Exeter

This year’s festival of alt-folk, folktronica and Americana – music of acoustic origin – takes place at six venues and across eleven stages.

Tickets are available for individual nights or for Friday & Saturday combined.

Thursday 11 September

Warm up event at The Globe, Newtown, from 8pm.

Friday 12 September

Bands from 6pm and into the early hours at Exeter Phoenix and from 10.30pm at Bikeshed Theatre and the Old Firehouse – including Josienne Clark & Ben Walker, Winter Mountain, Death & Treason, Rhyme & Reason (a dark musical cabaret...

Exeter Contemporary Open 2014

Event Date: 
12/09/2014 - 10:00am to 01/11/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual, open submission exhibition that presents work from some of the most exciting emerging and established artists from across the UK and beyond.

The selection panel for this year’s exhibition included Independent Curator and Art Consultant, Ceri Hand, Turner Prize nominated artist David Shrigley and Phoenix Gallery Curator, Matt Burrows.

£1000 Overall Award £500 Additional Award £200 Audience Choice Award

ROBERT CERVERA

Born in Barcelona, Robert Cervera lives and works in London. He studied Sculpture at the Royal College of...

Ruth Piper

Event Date: 
09/09/2014 - 10:00am to 11/10/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

A collection of new paintings, collages and drawings. Working intuitively and quickly with few if any revisions, Piper lets the materials take the lead stopping when something new and interesting appears that resonates with something hidden inside.

The exhibition runs until 11 October.

www.ruthpiper.co.uk

http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/events/ruth-piper/

Chantel McGregor

Event Date: 
09/09/2014 - 7:00pm
Venue: 
The Exeter Daily Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter

Chantel McGregor plus support

Imagine the tone of Robin Trower, the inspiration of Hendrix, the influence of Stevie Ray Vaughan, the energy of Bonamassa, the intensity of Walter Trout and the haunting vocal of Stevie Nicks all rolled into one…

Described as a prodigy, at 14 Chantel was told by major labels ‘great voice, but girls don’t play guitar like that!’ Wisely ignoring that advice, she enrolled at the world-renowned Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history, to achieve a 100% pass mark, with 18 distinctions. Chantel left with a First...

Open Mic UK 2014 Auditions

Event Date: 
27/09/2014 - 10:00am
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

National singing competition Open Mic UK have just released their 2014 audition dates, and are calling all singers, singer-songwriters, vocal groups, rappers and solo artists to get involved!

Over 9,000 people entered last year, and with a seventeen-date audition tour set in place for 2014 including Exeter singing auditions, Open Mic UK is set to be even bigger this year! Open Mic UK is visiting Exeter Corn Exchange for the Exeter singing auditions on Saturday 27th September.

Click here to enter Open Mic UK Exeter singing auditions.

Hawkwind

Event Date: 
26/09/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

With the legendary Lord of space rock Dave Brock at the helm, ex Gong synthesiser player Tim Blake on keyboards and theramin, Mr Dibs on bass, long serving drummer Richard Chadwick and Niall Hone on guitar, Hawkwind bring their unmissable, spectacular show, featuring dancers, stilt walkers, psychedelic lighting and projections to Exeter.

Tickets: £22.50, £25 on the door

Box office: 01392 665938

www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

Modern Jive Big Night Out

Event Date: 
19/09/2014 - 8:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

The Big Nights out are 'freestyle' dances held at The Corn Exchange generally once a month.

A freestyle is just dancing, no lessons just 4 hours of great music from the thirties and forties to present day.

Come and join jivers from all over the county looking to dance and enjoy themselves.

Admission £6.50 in advance or £7.50 after 8.30pm.

Further Big Night Out events take place at Exeter Corn Exchange on 31 October, 14 November and 31 December

http://www.exeter.gov.uk/cornexchange

Peter Grant

Event Date: 
27/09/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Peter Grant - Wherever the music is

Peter Grant is a world class vocalist and song writer with three best-selling albums to his credit. His concerts, in which he effortlessly combines exemplary interpretations of jazz and pop standards with his own original compositions, are full of soul, energy and passion – every song old or new is sung from his heart … and it shows!

Peter is accompanied in this concert by the excellent Danny McCormack on piano.

Tickets £20

01392 271808

www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk

I Am Mark

Event Date: 
20/09/2014 - 7:30pm to 21/09/2014 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

Commanding demons and controlling storms, a lone man walks out of the desert and, gathering a nation around him, he walks towards certain death in an occupied land. Ridding the tale of two thousand years of religious baggage, Applecart presents Mark’s Gospel combining drama, storytelling, music and film to tell a story of revolution and courage.

Applecart’s creative team is headed up by Peter Moreton and Phil Summers. Peter has extensive experience as performer and Musical Director in the West End, working with companies such as Chichester Festival Theatre, Cheek by Jowl, RSC,...

The New Jersey Boys – Oh What a Night!

Event Date: 
19/09/2014 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Barnfield Theatre, Exeter

The New Jersey Boys – a musical tribute to the West End stage show.

If you are a fan of the West End show The Jersey Boys then don’t miss the chance to see where it all began with the New Jersey Boys who will take you back to that magical time when four boys from the wrong side of the track in New Jersey, USA invented their own unique sound and became one of the most successful bands of all time.

Featuring all the hits including Walk like a Man, Sherry, Big Girls don’t Cry and many more. Clint Eastwood’s recently released film The Jersey Boys has heightened the public’s...

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