From The Jam is the collaboration of legendary bassist Bruce Foxton (The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers), drummer Mark Brzezicki (Big Country), and vocalist/guitarist Russell Hastings. The Jam had amazing chart success, with 18 singles and 7 albums making the top…
Read more | June 19, 2013Toploader are an English alternative rock band from Eastbourne who formed in 1997, with over two million album sales to their name and a string of top 20 hits both home and abroad. Their debut album, Onka’s Big Moka, sold…
Read more | June 19, 2013John Smith is the guitar man from Devon who has quietly become one of the most exciting voices on the new British folk scene. Touring relentlessly as headliner and support act, he has opened shows for John Martyn, Iron and…
Read more | June 18, 2013Jabbrock Live dub reggae band with self-penned songs that blend melodic, soulful harmonies with elevating grooves and solid bass lines. Highest Grade Soundsystem Based in Devon, UK. Highest Grade Sound System, individually, has 20 years plus of love for reggae dancehall. Drawing…
Read more | June 18, 2013SKID ROW/ UGLY KID JOE Co-headline tour SKID ROW and UGLY KID JOE announce a 29 city, 12 country co-headline tour of Europe and the UK. Dates will kick off in England on Oct 22nd and run through Nov 26th…
Read more | June 15, 2013The Blackout have announced an October tour with support from Blitz Kids and Framing Hanley. The tour is called The Final Party and before you start reading too much into the title check out this from the band: “Good morning……
Read more | June 15, 2013What The Frock! Comedy Night After selling out more than 10 comedy nights in Bristol, What The Frock! is coming to Exeter! Headlined by the inimitable Jayde Adams (Time Out award nominee), the line-up also includes Alice Frick (‘exuberant and…
Read more | June 15, 2013BUCKCHERRY & HARDCORE SUPERSTAR CO-HEADLINE TOUR Following last month’s announcement of their co-headline tour of Europe, Buckcherry and Hardcore Superstar have announced ten additional shows across the UK and Ireland. Hailing from Los Angeles, Buckcherry burst onto the rock scene with…
Read more | June 15, 2013Fossil Collective, a two-piece from Leeds, consists of multi instrumentalists David Fendick and Jonny Hooker. Their first recordings saw them taking inspiration from classic albums by Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Simon and Garfunkel and suggested comparisons with more contemporary…
Read more | June 15, 2013KERNOW KING – “SPLANN!” Have you ever stopped and asked yourself, “What does it mean to be Cornish?” No? Me neither…but then one day whilst rescuing a dog from Porth Beach back in the late 90′s, I did ask myself…
Read more | June 13, 2013Big Country are back big time, with a new album, new members… and the classic sound. Big Country are a new wave/alternative rock band which formed in Dunfermline, Scotland in 1981. 30 years on, they are still as committed to…
Read more | June 13, 2013Show And Tell present SIMON MUNNERY: FYLM Multi award-winning comedian Simon Munnery once more stabs at the void between dead film and live theatre, in his latest fylm-tastic live show. A show full of daring and imaginative comedy and live…
Read more | June 12, 2013Meal Deal available with this performance: ENJOY THE SHOW PLUS A 2 COURSE MEAL FOR £24 (£19). To book call 01392 667080 (must be booked at least 2 days before event, subject to availability. Click here for full terms and…
Read more | June 11, 2013David Harbottle (Acoustic Guitar/Vocals) and Freya Jonas (Concertina/Vocals) are hardworking songsmiths that place an emphasis on musical independence, originality and breathe new life into Traditional English Folk songs. They have gigged extensively in the Northwest with their seven piece folk…
Read more | June 10, 2013Two UK premiere performances of large-scale baroque choral works will be performed in Exeter Cathedral on Friday August 30th 2013, by an impressive line-up of internationally renowned instrumentalists and vocalists. Appropriately, the concert is called ‘Grand Baroque.’ The bigger choral…
Read more | June 10, 20132-for-nothing Refugee Wednesday! A free showing of a popular film to celebrate refugee week with complementary popcorn – not to be missed! Limited spaces available but seats can be pre-booked by emailing info@rsgdevon.org.uk or phoning 01392 682185. VENUE: EXETER…
Read more | June 10, 2013MATT RICHARDSON: HOMETOWN HERO The new host of ITV2’s The Xtra Factor and winner of the Leicester Comedy Festival’s Best New Show award takes his much anticipated debut tour on the road to a hometown near you! ‘Poised to become…
Read more | June 10, 2013DANIEL SLOSS – STAND-UP The new, hilarious show from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man-half-Xbox, direct from his 6th consecutive sold out Edinburgh Fringe and hot on the heels of a massive year of live touring, television appearances and his…
Read more | June 7, 2013Instrumental in kick-starting the original punk rock scene, The Damned have never been afraid to push themselves musically and throughout their years together have cruised through whatever areas of progressive, psychedelic, goth and pop rock that take their fancy. Smash…
Read more | June 7, 2013Antara By JoJo Spinks An intercultural love poem – featuring the exhilarating and powerful Classical Indian dance of Ajeesh K Balakrishnan in collaboration with Exeter talent Kay Crook. Antara is sanscrit for ‘between’. The story reaches into the space between…
Read more | June 7, 2013This workshop is for ages 13 – 18 A unique chance to learn how to beatbox from the best. Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one’s…
Read more | June 7, 2013A Whole New Kettle of Quiz! 8.30pm in the Cafe Bar, hosted by Nancy On the last Wednesday of the month Get ready for a pub quiz with a difference – as well as the usual general knowledge rounds, every…
Read more | June 6, 2013A Whole New Kettle of Quiz! 8.30pm in the Cafe Bar, hosted by Nancy On the last Wednesday of the month Get ready for a pub quiz with a difference – as well as the usual general knowledge rounds, every…
Read more | June 6, 2013Taking the Mic returns for another evening of have-a-go magic, hosted by performance poets Morwenna Griffiths and Tim King. Poetry is the mainstay of our show but we also welcome comedy, philosophy, theatrical acts and singer-songwriters. Every performer gets a…
Read more | June 6, 2013Regular free screenings of your favourite queer and cult films in the Exeter Phoenix Café Bar! To find out what film is being screened join the Kino Queerling facebook group VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX CAFÉ BAR
Read more | June 6, 2013Regular free screenings of your favourite queer and cult films in the Exeter Phoenix Café Bar! To find out what film is being screened join the Kino Queerling facebook group VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX CAFÉ BAR
Read more | June 6, 2013Regular free screenings of your favourite queer and cult films in the Exeter Phoenix Café Bar! To find out what film is being screened join the Kino Queerling facebook group VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX CAFÉ BAR
Read more | June 6, 2013Regular free screenings of your favourite queer and cult films in the Exeter Phoenix Café Bar! To find out what film is being screened join the Kino Queerling facebook group VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX CAFÉ BAR
Read more | June 6, 2013Regular free screenings of your favourite queer and cult films in the Exeter Phoenix Café Bar! To find out what film is being screened join the Kino Queerling facebook group VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX CAFÉ BAR
Read more | June 6, 2013Meal Deal available with this performance: ENJOY THE SHOW PLUS A 2 COURSE MEAL FOR £24. To book call 01392 667080 (must be booked at least 2 days before event, subject to availability). Karine Polwart Scots songwriter Karine Polwart combines…
Read more | June 6, 2013Exhibition Screening: Adam Curtis: All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace (Part I) Selected by Charlie Tweed to accompany his exhibition i am algorithm, a chance to see the first part of Adam Curtis’ influential three part documentary series…
Read more | June 6, 2013Performance and Artist Talk Charlie Tweed will perform a live iteration of his multimedia artwork The Meadow followed by a discussion about the exhibition and his wider practice.
Read more | June 6, 2013Amazing second hand and vintage clothes fair to raise money for Helping Uganda Do Business. Vintage shops too expensive? Don’t want to be rifling around in between two grannies in a charity shop?! This is the middle ground! We’ve got…
Read more | June 6, 2013Turin Brakes are a modern English folk duo, comprising Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, hailing from Balham, London. They had a UK top 5 hit with their song Painkiller (Summer Rain) and are joined on stage by their live band,…
Read more | June 5, 2013UK / USA, 2012, 99mins. Dir. Chan-wook Park After India’s (Mia Wasikowska’s) father dies in an auto accident, her Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode), who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally unstable mother Evelyn (Nicole…
Read more | June 5, 2013After the success of their 2012 The Wars of the Roses tour and festival, Elysium Theatre Company are excited to present two of Shakespeare’s most fun and fast-paced comedies for Exeter audiences. As You Like It When Rosalind and Orlando…
Read more | June 5, 2013After the success of their 2012 The Wars of the Roses tour and festival, Elysium Theatre Company are excited to present two of Shakespeare’s most fun and fast-paced comedies for Exeter audiences. Much Ado About Nothing While a villainous prince…
Read more | June 5, 2013LOW PROFILE’s Hannah Jones and Rachel Dobbs will discuss their current Phoenix Gallery exhibition, Against All Odds as well as their wider practice which spans live performance, video, installation and artists’ publication.
Read more | June 5, 2013‘The new poster-boy for British comedy magic.’
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One of contemporary music’s most versatile musicians. In a career that spans some 25 years, he has been headlined in a variety of recordings as a featured sideman for some of Jazz music’s most illustrious leaders before stepping out to…
Read more | June 3, 2013Black Uhuru were the leading second generation reggae vocal group, and were formed in Jamaica in 1974 by Euvin “Don Carlos” Spencer, Rudolph “Garth” Dennis, and Derrick “Duckie” Simpson. These three grew up in the famed “Waterhouse” district of Kingston,…
Read more | June 3, 2013‘From the first note, Spikedrivers demand to be looked at and listened to.’ BLUES IN BRITAIN Spikedrivers’ combination of gutsy slide guitar, rock-solid bass, infectious grooves and highly distinctive vocals, creates a sound that is uniquely their own. They take…
Read more | June 3, 2013When you fuse cultural and modern beats, you’ll get Salammusik. A band that gives music in Malaysia a breath of fresh air with not only addictive rhythms but also with lyrics that yearn to be heard. Salam received his first…
Read more | June 3, 2013A South African five piece multi-instrumental group often described as experimental acoustic folk whilst exploring blues, tango, pirate, Balkan and Irish themes. With a circus of sounds created by foreign and handmade instruments – their live performance is a complete…
Read more | June 3, 2013British Blues stalwart Dave Peabody has been a professional blues musician for over thirty years, performing as a singer, harmonica player, and guitarist in a variety of acoustic and electric blues styles. He has travelled all over the British Isles,…
Read more | June 3, 2013South West promoters SW1 Productions are pleased to announce that the superbly talented Gabrielle Aplin will return to region this Autumn for her biggest headline show to date on Monday 18th November, as part of a UK tour. 2013 has…
Read more | June 3, 2013Meal Deal available with this performance: ENJOY THE SHOW PLUS A 2 COURSE MEAL FOR £19 (£17). To book call 01392 667080 (must be booked at least 2 days before event, subject to availability). The Carrivick Sisters Identical twin sisters…
Read more | June 3, 2013With the controls set for the heart of the mid 20th century, expect a juke joint rabble rousing set of vintage classics and crowd pleasing anthems that take in 50′s R&B, Rockabilly, 60s Soul, Ska and Garage rock that’s sure…
Read more | June 3, 2013Vibravoid + Magic Bus + The Azymuth Co-ordinator Psyche-rock sensation Vibravoid take a deep trip into the groovy sounds of the underground. Voted best European psychedelic band of 2012 by Time Magazine the trio from Düsseldorf blend influences from early…
Read more | June 3, 2013The Australian musician has a strong international reputation based on his energetic live shows and blistering festival performances. His blues are propelled by driving dancefloor rhythms, buoyed by hip hop beats and slammed by the dubstep crunch. ‘Ash Grunwald is…
Read more | June 3, 2013‘Intimate, jaunty and confident lo-key pop with great melody.’ THE GUARDIAN ‘Paper Aeroplanes are an oasis of gravity in a cultural desert of frivolity, of emotion in a cold hearted world. If you’re not in tears by the end of…
Read more | June 3, 2013Meal Deal available with this performance: ENJOY THE SHOW PLUS A 2 COURSE MEAL FOR £21 (£19). To book call 01392 667080 (must be booked at least 2 days before event, subject to availability). Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts BBC…
Read more | June 3, 2013Guest DJs and MCs hosted by this popular reggae sound system collective. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX AUDITORIUM
Read more | June 3, 2013Come along for a night of eclectic entertainment at this years’ theatre festival finale party. There will be live music from The Pookas and Luxury Liners (characters from Fellswoop Theatre’s Ablutions), table-tennis, DJ Deadly Marvin, plus more guest appearances from…
Read more | May 31, 2013Following a successful commission by First light with Exeter Phoenix Digital and Peter Snelling of My Pockets, Fuzzbox has been commisioned by BBC Comedy as a Feed My Funny pilot. Staring a cast of delinquent puppets with the voices of…
Read more | May 31, 2013Sunday Skyclub, Moor Reason & Maz Totterdell A fundraising event for Exeter’s community radio and sound alternative, Phonic FM. Sunday Skyclub The Sunday Skyclub are a 5 piece from Exeter, Devon. Combining their love of pop music and indie bands….
Read more | May 31, 2013Chapterhouse Theatre Company present Twelfth Night Ahoy there to Shakespeare’s comic tale of shipwrecks, sea storms and mistaken identity. Unforgettably larger than life characters, a whole host of playful pranks and the sound of enchanting music come together to create…
Read more | May 30, 2013Alex Horne: Lies The 30 year old multi-Bafta award-winning stand up and platinum-selling R&B artist Alex Horne is back with an hour of observations, impressions and lies. Best known for mindblowing Powerpoint or live music, this show has neither; just…
Read more | May 30, 2013Exeter Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert Programme: Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine Coates: The London Suite Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3, soloist Samantha Ward Brahms: Symphony No 3 Tickets £10 in advance (those accompanied and under 18 in full…
Read more | May 30, 2013Exeter’s most anticipated cinema event returns to Northernhay Gardens with more fabulous al fresco films. Come along and enjoy the magic of the movies on our 10m screen in the park. The Great Gatsby Australia/USA, 2013, 143 mins. Dir. Baz…
Read more | May 30, 2013Exeter’s most anticipated cinema event returns to Northernhay Gardens with more fabulous al fresco films. Come along and enjoy the magic of the movies on our 10m screen in the park. Life of Pi USA/Taiwan, 2012, 127 mins. Dir. Ang…
Read more | May 30, 2013Exeter’s most anticipated cinema event returns to Northernhay Gardens with more fabulous al fresco films. Come along and enjoy the magic of the movies on our 10m screen in the park. Skyfall UK/USA, 2012, 143 mins. Dir. Sam Mendes Daniel…
Read more | May 30, 2013Exeter’s most anticipated cinema event returns to Northernhay Gardens with more fabulous al fresco films. Come along and enjoy the magic of the movies on our 10m screen in the park. The Goonies USA, 1985, 114 mins. Dir. Richard Donner…
Read more | May 30, 2013Saudi Arabia, 2012, 97mins. Dir. Haifaa Al Mansour In the first full-length feature film shot entirely inside Saudi Arabia and first by a female director. 10-year-old Wadjada sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale but Wadjda’s mother won’t allow it,…
Read more | May 30, 2013Meal Deal available with this film: ENJOY THE FILM PLUS A FRENCH STYLE MEAL FOR JUST £12.50 (£11.50). To book call 01392 667080 (must be booked at least 2 days before event, subject to availability. For terms and conditions, click…
Read more | May 30, 2013Australia, 2012, 119 mins. Dir. Fred Schepisi In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park, two nurses, a housekeeper and a solicitor attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son (Geoffrey Rush) and daughter convene at her deathbed. But in dying,…
Read more | May 30, 2013Meal Deal available with this film: ENJOY THE FILM PLUS AN ITALIAN STYLE MEAL FOR JUST £12.50 (£11.50). To book call 01392 667080 (must be booked at least 2 days before event, subject to availability. For terms and conditions, click…
Read more | May 30, 2013Denmark, 2012, 103mins. Dir. Tobias Lindholm From the writer of The Hunt, this is gritty thriller about the phenomenon of modern piracy. A few days out of harbour in the Indian Ocean, a Danish freighter is ambushed by Somali pirates,…
Read more | May 30, 2013Leaders Of Men : Town Hall Tour Exeter Aftermath Jonathan Kelham Faux-documentation of the Leaders of Men HQ, a space exploring the subjectivity of utopian philosophy and the creation of alternative narratives concerned with notions of romanticised Englishness. Leaders of…
Read more | May 30, 2013Artworks created by Keith Davies as part of the Open Arts group, run at Exeter Phoenix by Magic Carpet Arts-for-Health charity, which exists to improve the health of society’s most vulnerable people through creative arts provision.
Read more | May 30, 2013Paintings that seek to highlight the unexpected beauty to be found in British urban scenery such as Brutalist architecture, graffiti and litter. WEBSITE: SIMONHOPKINSONART.CO.UK
Read more | May 30, 2013An exhibition of work from students of Exeter College’s Centre for the Creative Industries selected from their end-of-year exhibitions.
Read more | May 30, 2013I Am Algorithm continues Charlie Tweed’s exploration of the human desire to control and systematise the natural world, and how new technologies have instilled a complex form of social control over populations in both the physical and virtual sphere. Tweed…
Read more | May 30, 2013Drunk folk singer, barefoot troubadour and cult legend Beans on Toast is about to embark on his biggest tour to date. Spanning from Aberdeen to Brighton and hitting as many places as possible on the way. This will follow on…
Read more | May 30, 2013Hold It Down presents Chas & Dave With support from The Ouse Valley Singles Club An all ages show. In the tradition of The Kinks and the Small Faces and around the same time as Ian Dury and Squeeze, Chas…
Read more | May 29, 2013Oxjam Exeter 2013 is part of a national music festival made up of hundreds of events around the UK in October. All Oxjam events are organised by people who know and love their local music scene. All in aid of…
Read more | May 29, 2013Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo with support from Chris T-T Bafta and Ivor Novello award winning singer-songwriter Emily Barker and her band The Red Clay Halo are set to release their much-anticipated fourth studio album, Dear River on…
Read more | May 29, 2013Tuff Breaks Breakin’ (Breakdance) Battles Volume 5 Come witness some of the UKs greatest dance talent battle it out to become champion of Tuff Breaks Volume 5. Featuring Kids battles and Adults battles – come to watch or come to…
Read more | May 28, 2013This Exeter quintet’s sound lies somewhere inbetween Elvis Costello and The Attractions and Black Flag, with some Rocket From The Crypt thrown in for good measure! ‘Absolutely cracking tunes… The Computers deliver a wholly satisfying sound that won’t go stale…
Read more | May 28, 2013Frontman with Manchester indie gods The Charlatans, Tim also performs solo gigs playing a mix of old favourites and new tunes. A busy man, he is also an in-demand DJ playing a heady mix of northern soul, funk and indie…
Read more | May 28, 2013Matthew & Me Matthew & Me are based in Totnes, Devon and met whilst studying music at Dartington College of Arts. Their blend of atmospheric and haunting arrangements with big, unabashed choruses have been described as ‘like an ethereal Prefab…
Read more | May 28, 2013Forced Entertainment presents Tomorrow’s Parties International innovators Forced Entertainment’s latest performance imagines a multitude of hypothetical futures. Two performers wreathed in coloured lights, like a strange fairground attraction, speculate about what tomorrow might bring. Exploring utopian and dystopian visions, science…
Read more | May 24, 2013Trembling Bells & Mike Heron: ‘The Circle Is Unbroken’ Acclaimed folk-rock group Trembling Bells team up with Mike Heron (Incredible String Band) for their first fully collaborative concert tour The Circle Is Unbroken. The show debuted to glowing reviews at…
Read more | May 24, 2013Dr Phil Hammond – Games to play with your doctor Medicine is jolly serious, life and death, pain and suffering, pills and needles. But wouldn’t a trip to the doctor or a rush up to A+E be much more fun…
Read more | May 24, 2013WINNER: BEST DUO ~ BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS 2013. NOMINATED: BEST DUO AND BEST SONG ~ SPIRAL EARTH AWARDS 2013 Both have been BBC Young Tradition Award winners and members of 90s folk super group Equation, since then their…
Read more | May 24, 2013Over the course of many album releases over the years Bibb has been nominated for multiple Blues Music Awards in several categories. In addition to the Grammy-nominated Shakin’ a Tailfeather children’s album (with Taj Mahal and Linda Tillery and the…
Read more | May 24, 2013A rare chance to see the co-songwriter and guitarist of The Smiths who was recently awarded NME’s Godlike Genius award. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX WEBSITE: JOHNNY-MARR.COM
Read more | May 23, 2013HOW LOVE WORKS – NEUROSCIENCE, MEDITATION AND THE COMPASSIONATE HUMAN HEART Five talks with slides about how love works – a neuroscientific contribution Recent advancements in Neuroscience are now bringing a mirror to the nature of our human heart. Building…
Read more | May 22, 2013Dreadnought South West Association presents Oxygen – A new play by Natalie McGrath A tour of a new play from Lands End to London // Remembering when 15 women became 1000s… 100 years ago imagine that fifteen women gather //…
Read more | May 22, 2013Expect a night of Al Fresco house and techno under the stars… prepare yourself as this is going to get deep! VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX BAR AND TERRACE WEBSITE: WEARZERO.CO.UK
Read more | May 17, 2013DJ sessions on the terrace hosted by DJ Dizzit, playing house and techno with a minimal edge. Plus guests. £3 On the door, 9pm tp 2am (Over 18′s only) VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE: DARKKNIGHTSDIGITALAUDIO.COM
Read more | May 17, 2013DJ sessions on the terrace hosted by DJ Dizzit, playing house and techno with a minimal edge. Plus guests. £3 On the door, 9pm tp 2am (Over 18′s only) VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE: DARKKNIGHTSDIGITALAUDIO.COM
Read more | May 17, 2013DJ sessions on the terrace hosted by DJ Dizzit, playing house and techno with a minimal edge. Plus guests. £3 On the door, 9pm tp 2am (Over 18′s only) VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE: DARKKNIGHTSDIGITALAUDIO.COM
Read more | May 17, 2013DJ sessions on the terrace hosted by DJ Dizzit, playing house and techno with a minimal edge. Plus guests. £3 On the door, 9pm tp 2am (Over 18′s only) VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE: DARKKNIGHTSDIGITALAUDIO.COM
Read more | May 17, 2013Funk, hip-hop and disco DJs. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX BAR & TERRACE
Read more | May 17, 2013Deep and funky house. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX BAR & TERRACE
Read more | May 17, 2013Deep and funky house. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX BAR & TERRACE
Read more | May 17, 2013DJ Jay Sanders showcases his style of slow paced deep house and stripped back techno. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR
Read more | May 17, 2013DJ Jay Sanders showcases his style of slow paced deep house and stripped back techno. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR
Read more | May 17, 2013House, breaks and trance. Delivering the the ultimate dance experience. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR
Read more | May 17, 2013Build your photography skills and gain a nationally recognised qualification in a month. artsaward.co.uk We are really excited to be able to offer the opportunity to achieve your Bronze Arts Award through the month of August. This course is made…
Read more | May 17, 2013Highest Grade and Eyes Open Promotions present Ba Ba Boom, Exeter’s finest regular reggae dance sessions featuring Highest Grade Sound System playing the latest cuts in dancehall, conscious vibes and classic roots reggae. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE:…
Read more | May 17, 2013Highest Grade and Eyes Open Promotions present Ba Ba Boom, Exeter’s finest regular reggae dance sessions featuring Highest Grade Sound System playing the latest cuts in dancehall, conscious vibes and classic roots reggae. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE:…
Read more | May 17, 2013Soul and disco DJs on the terrace until late. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE AND BAR
Read more | May 17, 2013Soul and disco DJs on the terrace until late. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE AND BAR
Read more | May 17, 2013One-day workshop. Use Devon clay and work from a life model to create your own Rodin with tutor Sarah John. All attendees of this class get 20% hot drinks and Café Bar meals on the workshop day. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX
Read more | May 16, 2013Perfect for beginners and those returning to drawing, this course covers a variety of technical and expressive approaches to life drawing while offering an insight into their uses in art history and contemporary art. Materials are provided. All attendees of…
Read more | May 16, 20138 week course, on Wednesday mornings. £90 in advance for full course, or come to individual sessions for £12 each. Introductory course learning the basic techniques in jewellery making. Week 1 – Learn about crimp beads, tigertail, monofilament and jump…
Read more | May 16, 2013UK rock act The Cult are 30 years old this year and still going strong, having released Choice of Weapon in 2012. For their pearl anniversary, the band are celebrating the album that broke them big: 1987′s Electric that found…
Read more | May 16, 20138 week course, on Monday evenings. £90 in advance for full course, or come to individual sessions for £12 each. Introductory course learning the basic techniques in jewellery making. Week 1 – Learn about crimp beads, tigertail, monofilament and jump…
Read more | May 16, 2013One-day workshop. Use Devon clay and work from a life model to create your own Rodin with tutor Sarah John. All attendees of this class get 20% hot drinks and Café Bar meals on the workshop day. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX
Read more | May 16, 2013Come along and get creative, we are going to create an animation extrangaza, suitable for the absolute beginner to the advanced. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX
Read more | May 16, 2013A special one-off experimental drawing class for 13 – 18 yrs Experiment with drawing and mark-making techniques using a variety of materials to unlock your creative potential. This fun and surprising workshop is suitable for all levels of ability and…
Read more | May 16, 2013Explore different approaches to writing your own song. You do not need to read music but you must play an instrument or sing at basic level. Age 13 – 18 yrs. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX
Read more | May 16, 2013Come along and learn some new skills and experiment with your camera. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX
Read more | May 16, 2013Activities for all the family on the last Sunday of the month, with a different theme each month. Come along for the whole day or just drop in when you like. 12 – 12.30pm – Storytelling 1.30 – 4pm –…
Read more | May 16, 2013Activities for all the family on the last Sunday of the month, with a different theme each month. Come along for the whole day or just drop in when you like. 12 – 12.30pm – Storytelling 1.30 – 4pm –…
Read more | May 16, 2013Activities for all the family on the last Sunday of the month, with a different theme each month. Come along for the whole day or just drop in when you like. 12 – 12.30pm – Storytelling 1.30 – 4pm –…
Read more | May 16, 2013Workshops : Book a place on one of our pirate workshops before or after seeing the show, and take part in a variety of fun and creative activities, including making your own cannonball bathbomb with the experts from Lush. Performances and…
Read more | May 16, 20136 week session starting Tues 4 June. £50 for full course, or drop in to individual classes for £10 each time. For those who have already experienced the Young and Animated Saturday Club and want time to extend their skills….
Read more | May 16, 2013Teaching more advanced Photoshop, Flash and After Effects techniques to help build your animation skills. 8 week course starting Wed 5 June. For ages 15 – 16 years. £70 for full course, 0r come to individual sessions for £10 each…
Read more | May 16, 20136 week course starting Thu 4 Jul Develop your digital camera skills, meet others and share your enjoyment for photography. Led by professional photographer Vanessa Miles, this informal and friendly Photo Group welcomes digital camera owners of any age and will guide…
Read more | May 16, 2013One-day beginners digital photography workshop with Vanessa Miles Vanessa Miles is a professional photographer and picture editor and will be running this one day course introducing the digital SLR. Participants ideally should have their own camera and will be learning about…
Read more | May 16, 2013Produce, direct and shoot a film in one week. This week long course is geared towards those who wish to develop skills in film making and moving image. Subjects will include; Camera skills, lighting formats and workflows, sound recording, single…
Read more | May 16, 2013Justin Currie is a Scottish singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the band Del Amitri and, along with Iain Harvie, is one of only two members of the group to be present throughout its entire existence….
Read more | May 15, 2013Pete Canter & Friends plus Jam Session £5 (£3 for jammers) inc. free raffle ticket VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX VOODOO LOUNGE BRIDGEJAZZCLUB.COM
Read more | May 14, 2013Pete Canter & Friends plus Jam Session £5 (£3 for jammers) inc. free raffle ticket Line-up for July 3rd: Pete Canter – saxophone Jesse Molins – guitar Jim Rintoul – double bass Gary Evans – drums VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX VOODOO…
Read more | May 14, 2013A Phonic FM fundraiser Sunfish & Sembalance live plus FSOE DJs in the Voodoo Lounge Sunfish Along the way Sunfish have played great club sets supporting great artists like System 7, Transglobal Underground, Ozric Tentacles, Eat Static, Orbital, Jah Wobble…
Read more | May 10, 2013Exeter’s poetry platform presented by Gemma Green and Alasdair Paterson. The headlining poets for the coming months are as follows. There will also be open mic performances. July 25: Rebecca Gethin and Lucy Lepchani To book a slot call 07855…
Read more | May 9, 2013Exeter’s poetry platform presented by Gemma Green and Alasdair Paterson. The headlining poets for the coming months are as follows. There will also be open mic performances. June 27: Tim King & Ian Chamberlain To book a slot call 07855…
Read more | May 9, 2013Live Nation presents Paul Foot: Words Paul Foot’s recent shows and tours have garnered a string of 5 star reviews and successive Barry Nominations at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Described by Chortle as “Inspired, surreal and incomprehensibly funny”, he is…
Read more | May 9, 2013Taking the Mic returns for another evening of have-a-go magic, hosted by performance poets Morwenna Griffiths and Tim King. Poetry is the mainstay of our show but we also welcome comedy, philosophy, theatrical acts and singer-songwriters. Every performer gets a…
Read more | May 9, 2013Highest Grade and Eyes Open Promotions present Ba Ba Boom, Exeter’s finest regular reggae dance sessions featuring Highest Grade Sound System playing the latest cuts in dancehall, conscious vibes and classic roots reggae. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE:…
Read more | May 9, 2013DJ sessions on the terrace hosted by DJ Dizzit, playing house and techno with a minimal edge. Plus guests. £3 On the door, 9pm tp 2am (Over 18′s only) VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE: DARKKNIGHTSDIGITALAUDIO.COM
Read more | May 9, 2013DJ sessions on the terrace hosted by DJ Dizzit, playing house and techno with a minimal edge. Plus guests. £3 On the door, 9pm tp 2am (Over 18′s only) VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE: DARKKNIGHTSDIGITALAUDIO.COM
Read more | May 9, 2013DJ sessions on the terrace hosted by DJ Dizzit, playing house and techno with a minimal edge. Plus guests. £3 On the door, 9pm tp 2am (Over 18′s only) VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE: DARKKNIGHTSDIGITALAUDIO.COM
Read more | May 9, 2013Exeter Phoenix and the University of Exeter presents Café Scientifique. Monthly talks and discussions on topical scientific issues. What…and/or..who is science education for? Dr Alun Morgan, Graduate School of Education University of Exeter VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX CAFÉ BAR EXETER.AC.UK/CAFESCIENTIFIQUE
Read more | May 9, 2013Summer Clothes Swap Soiree for SAFE Exeter It’s that time of year when we like to spring clean our wardrobes, and what a better way to do it than a clothing swap with some other local Exeter Ladies! So dig…
Read more | May 9, 2013Smack My Glitch: Round 2 A terrace party of glitch hop, ghetto funk, ragga, drum & bass, dancehall and more. Line up Sidistic B2B T.Y ( 4 Deck Mash Up) Shire Roots & Blazenstein Subindex Dephicit Phrixus Iller Instinct Connerz…
Read more | May 9, 2013IC Music presents Persian Rabbit with support from The Big V & Joe Volk Persian Rabbit The guys from Persian Rabbit like to call themselves a ‘modern, dark, hippy quintet’, a designation which is indeed quite accurate. Diving into the…
Read more | May 8, 2013‘Ones to watch… poised for success with their razor-sharp art-pop’ – THE GUARDIAN
Read more | May 8, 2013One-day workshop. Use Devon clay and work from a life model to create your own Rodin with tutor Sarah John. All attendees of this class get 20% hot drinks and Café Bar meals on the workshop day. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX
Read more | May 7, 2013After captivating audiences last year with their family show The Emperor’s Perfume, Quirk Theatre are back…. Quirk Theatre and Exeter Phoenix present Treasure Island Based on the book by Robert Louis Stevenson It is 1953 and wartime sugar rationing has…
Read more | May 7, 2013Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe is a folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Manchester. In May she releases a new album, Dancing, where she lifts off the lid of her piano, finds new emotion and harmonies in her beautiful singing voice and lets…
Read more | May 3, 2013This workshop is for ages 8 – 12. A unique chance to learn how to beatbox from the best. Beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, rhythm, and musical sounds using one’s…
Read more | May 3, 2013Join this exciting and fun, one-day workshop to experiment with drawing and mark-making techniques using a variety of materials to unlock your creative potential. The individual tuition offered is suitable for all levels of ability. Basic materials are provided. Class…
Read more | May 3, 2013Study facial anatomy and expressions through painting and drawing from a model. All attendees of this class get 20% hot drinks and Café Bar meals on the workshop day. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX
Read more | May 3, 2013It’s not long now till the biggest show in Devon! There is practically non-stop entertainment in six rings, each with its own timed programme. Headlining the programme in the Mole Valley Farmers’ Main Arena are the spectacular JCB Dancing Diggers….
Read more | May 2, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Bonjour Tonton is a loud and interactive bilingual show for kids ages 2 to 7. The star of the show is Tonton the French speaking Tortoise and Heidi, his best friend…
Read more | April 30, 2013Cancer Bats After supporting Enter Shikari on their 2012 tour, Canada’s favourite good-time metallers Cancer Bats have announced that they will be returning to the UK for a mammoth headline tour in March 2013, which will see them playing here,…
Read more | April 30, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Post-Burrito present Notes to Help People Last night’s production was a success, but now costume and props have gone missing and the star is nowhere to be seen. Understudies, stagehands and…
Read more | April 29, 2013The Magic Numbers: Acoustic Tour 2013 One of the UK’s best-loved bands, The Magic Numbers, are heading out on the road this autumn. On their first ever acoustic tour they will cover new ground by visiting a series of smaller…
Read more | April 29, 2013AZYMUTH: The original Light As A Feather Album line-up trio Alex Malheiros (Bass) Ivan Conti (Drums) Fernando Moraes (Keyboards) + Guest Musician: Thiago Silva (Percussion) Azymuth return in 2013 for a full world tour playing their…
Read more | April 26, 2013Sally Morgan Enterprises Ltd proudly presents Psychic Sally: On The Road Star of Sky LIVING’s Psychic Sally On The Road, Britain’s favorite TV psychic, Sally Morgan returns with her outstanding 2014 nationwide tour. Often referred to as ‘Psychic to the…
Read more | April 25, 2013Famous the world over for inventing Techno Ceilidh, Acid Croft and Hypnofolkadelia, Shooglenifty’s original and exciting sound has launched the band on an international career. A wild uptempo mix of trad talent and super funky phonics melding heritage and hedonism…
Read more | April 25, 2013Jem Southam is one of the UK’s most respected photographers, renowned for his series of British landscape photographs beginning in the 1970s and continuing until the present. Characteristically he returns to the same place again and again to patiently and…
Read more | April 25, 2013Film Showing and Talk: Youth & Civil Society Movements in Burma Join us for evening about Burma, with a film showing of The Lady, followed by a talk about Burma and Kaw Dai, a Youth Led Project. Also a chance…
Read more | April 22, 2013‘House never tasted so good’ Ripe is bringing you a very special line-up for their unique, debut house music night in Exeter! Be prepared for a splendid mix of grooves from the raging Bristol house scene incorporating disco and deep…
Read more | April 22, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Stillpoint Theatre presents The Art Of Catastrophe The Art Of Catastrophe is a solo performance about a woman’s discovery that everything she thought was important, suddenly no longer is. A poignant,…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Kilter presents The Last Post The Last Post is a brand new first class performance, devised and delivered by Kilter Theatre. Set to an original “harmony-drenched, melancholy-tinged” live score and performed…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Jack Dean presents Rain Nestled in the bosom of Albion, there is a boy followed perpetually by his own tiny personal cloud. As he fights with growing up and travels from…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Exeter Alternative Theatre present Grand Guignol – Summer of Terror EAT brings you three short plays that explore the darker side of the human condition. Two are by a true forgotten…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> The Improsarios present The Trilogy Three short plays will be created on the night in one hour from audience suggestions. Whether it’s a gritty thriller, a love story or a comedy,…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots Join us for, Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots, an evening of rich story-telling, music and verse bringing a new multi-cultural perspective to Exeter’s…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Scratchworks theatre presents Fox Inspired by the classic story Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, this humorous and heart-warming tale for all the family follows Mr Monty Fox and his farcical…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Scratchworks present The Summit Follow the athlete through the blood, sweat and tears that come with the drive to win, the pressure to succeed, the fear of failure and the suffering…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Theo Fraser presents Pretentious We strive eternally to find the meaning of our existence, to answer the unanswerable questions. We endeavour to carve our niche into the world, and leave our…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> Magic Maverick presents Shipwrecked (An Entirely Necessary Adventure) The story follows our brave heroine through the murky shallows, terrifying depths (which sometimes turn out to be not so scary), sparkling reefs…
Read more | April 17, 2013CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT >> ClutterJunk Theatre present If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another Rosie has lived in the same house all her life, with her Dad, by the train tracks in rural Devon. As…
Read more | April 17, 2013Find out why Laurence – star of BBC1′s documentary We Won’t Drop The Baby – hates being called ‘inspirational’. From mountain climbing to Doctor Who, via the Swedish chef from The Muppets, this inimitable comedian sorts out once and for…
Read more | April 17, 2013This is The Big, Final, Major Performance of 2nd year BTEC Extended Diploma Music students from Exeter College. Their aim is to get you dancing to and enjoying a wealth of grooves and sounds, some familiar and some new and…
Read more | April 17, 2013Brite Theatre present an original play based loosely on Shakespeare’s King Lear ‘Prescribe not us our duties. We must do something, and i’ the heat. Love, and be silent. Pluck out his eyes.’ ‘Wilt break my heart? Tigers, not daughters,…
Read more | April 15, 2013Zero Terrace Party (2.3) After an amazing opening to our series of terrace parties this year, we are back again for the second installment of our al fresco events for 2013. This time we welcome a a truly talented DJ…
Read more | April 15, 2013A Night of Experimental Improvised Music Get Rich Quick are Tim Sayer (trumpet, flugelhorn, electronics), Marcus Vergette (double bass), Jesse Molins (guitar) and Pete Canter (saxophones, drums). The group also uses percussion, cymbals and other instruments or objects at hand…
Read more | April 11, 2013Jackie Oates – Multiple BBC Folk Award Winner A forty-five minute workshop for 0-4 year olds by award-winning folk artist Jackie Oates, introducing children and their parents to lullabies and sleep songs for use at home. Please note, places are…
Read more | April 10, 2013Baresafe Presents Soom T & Solo Banton Soom T Soom T is the Glaswegian dynamo with an exceptional vocal talent. She beholds a quirky yet highly distictive voice with strong political and spiritual viewpoint permeating her intelligent poetic writings. She’s…
Read more | April 8, 2013Exeter Geo-Engineering & Chemtrails Awareness Conference Open to the public. In the past year many of us have become increasingly aware of the changes in our skies. Grid like patterns laid by jets, which linger and develop into cloud cover,…
Read more | April 8, 2013Featuring Professor Elemental, The Mysterious Freakshow, Miss Von Trapp’s Dark Cabaret, The Wattingers (Slaughterhouse Steampunk blues) and DJ Maizybelle Swing (Electroswing set) Come along for an evening celebrating steampunk, with live music all night in the auditorium, and DJ sets…
Read more | April 8, 2013Hold It Down present SCRATCH PERVERTS + Jungle Jam and Hold It Down residents across 3 areas Over 18′s. Doors 9pm-2am The Scratch Perverts – a name that has become synonymous with HipHop and battle DJing ever since their formation…
Read more | April 3, 2013Exeter Local Records presents: Timeless Pre-Phonicon Party With music from Catherine and The Owl (gothic folk experimentalia) and The Skull Kids (original baroque grunge). Plus, 80′s, 90′s, 00′s shindig indie pop DJs. £4 recommended donation on the door. VENUE: EXETER…
Read more | April 2, 2013Touring as a stand-up gives Eclair enormous pleasure. It also gives her dreadful varicose veins, but most importantly it gives her partner (St Geof) a bit of a break.
Read more | March 27, 2013English Piano Trio with the brilliant BBC actor Timothy West Timothy Ravenscroft – piano Jane Faulkner – violin Justin Pearson – cello THE DANUBE – A MUSICAL JOURNEY Script by Justin Pearson, narrated by Timothy West Includes music by Mozart,…
Read more | March 21, 2013Violin Concerto No 4 in A minor RV 357 La Stravaganza – Vivaldi Trumpet Concerto No 1 in F Major, Opus 123 – Ponchielli Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 – J S Bach Concerto Grosso, Opus…
Read more | March 21, 2013A musical entertainment by Exeter School directed by Peter Tamblyn assisted by Joanna Korzinek Exeter School Music Department visit St Peter’s biennially and their summer concert of chamber music is typically made from the programme the pupils have been working…
Read more | March 21, 2013A Recital by Richard Uttley Sonata in C, Hob XVI:50 London – Haydn Solitary Traveller from Lyric Pieces Opus 45 No 2 – Grieg Holiday Diary for piano – Britten Wedding Day at Troldhaugen from Lyric Pieces Opus 65 No…
Read more | March 21, 2013Craig’s unique ability to find humour in the mundane, coupled with his own natural eccentricity makes for truly inventive storytelling. An internationally acclaimed act, Craig’s whimsical travel anecdotes never fail to surprise. ‘Bringing a tale to life like a young…
Read more | March 19, 2013Hot Pebbles! on Phonic FM presents… Jay Tamkin with band, The Swamp Gods & Alex Kumar Acoustic set in the Exeter Phoenix Cafe Bar: 8pm Main event in the auditorium starts: 8.30pm Jay Tamkin is one of the finest blues…
Read more | March 19, 2013Felix Dennis presents Did I Mention the Free Wine? The Cut-Throat Tour – A Smile from Ear to Ear! Join Felix Dennis, one of Britain’s best-loved poets, for an evening of fine French wine, poetry and laughter to celebrate the…
Read more | March 19, 2013A night of live music from Molly the Odd, Human Wave Attck and Sweet Teef. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX VOODOO LOUNGE WEBSITE: YOUTUBE.COM/MOLLYTHEODD
Read more | March 19, 2013Mention Glenn Tilbrook and most people may immediately think of Squeeze. After all, with his writing partner Chris Difford, Tilbrook was responsible for Top Ten hits all around the world such as Tempted, Hourglass, Cool For Cats and Up The…
Read more | March 15, 2013We are back once again to host the first in a string of Terrace Parties this coming summer. For our first installment we have the ever impressive Dan Wild from the legendary Just Jack events in Bristol. Over the years…
Read more | March 15, 2013Sadly this event has been cancelled due to illness. Foreign Beggars have released this statement: Due to illness in the group the Foreign Beggars have had to cancel the show in Exeter on the 3rd May. We will look at…
Read more | March 15, 2013We have pulled out all the stops in order to create a Drum & Bass Event as close to some of the legendary parties to shape the scene as we know it. Back then it was the likes Universe, Fantazia,…
Read more | March 15, 2013Justin Quinnell – Pinhole Photographer An hours workshops at either 1pm, 2.15pm or 3.30pm for up to 30 students at a cost of £7.50 per student. Within this workshop you will learn how to make a 6 month exposure pinhole…
Read more | March 15, 2013Curious about animation? How it works and the different styles? Try our 6 week lunchtime sequence, experiment with different kinds of stop motion and finish up with a DVD of all your films. For £40 you can sign on to…
Read more | March 13, 2013The Unique Boutique indoor market is back this summer! Stallholders include makers of glass beads and decorative accessories, upcycled furniture, home spun wools, ceramic platers and dishes, and all sorts of cards and drawings, textiles and fashion. There will be…
Read more | March 13, 2013Song and Dance: a tale of two Grandmothers tells the story of Penny and Diana, childhood friends in Ireland, separated by circumstance and over 50 years. Against all odds they meet up again at Chillmouth, by the sea, amidst the…
Read more | March 12, 2013Highest Grade and Eyes Open Promotions present Ba Ba Boom, Exeter’s finest regular reggae dance sessions featuring Highest Grade Sound System playing the latest cuts in dancehall, conscious vibes and classic roots reggae. VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX TERRACE & BAR WEBSITE:…
Read more | March 12, 2013Entries are invited for this important annual exhibition bringing together some of the best new art from emerging and established artists from around the UK and beyond.
Read more | March 8, 2013Due to recording commitments, Chas & Dave will not be able to make the Exeter leg of their tour on Friday 7th June. However all tickets will be valid for the Somerset show the following day at Junction 24 in…
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