Music

Launch of new Exeter live music night gives cause to Assemble

From September, popular cultural hub and subterranean venue, The Bike Shed Theatre bar will host a new monthly live music night featuring some of the most exciting hotly tipped upcoming music acts from across the UK. The new night is curated by Devon-based independent live music promoter Assemble.

Assemble is headed up by promoter Danielle Rose, previously Live Art Producer at Dartington Hall, and currently one of only 12 producers across the UK selected by the PRS Foundation for their New Music Plus UK programme. With events already taking place in Totnes and Plymouth, Assemble...

Oxjam Exeter August Warm-up Gig!

Event Date: 
15/08/2013 - 8:00pm to 11:45pm
Venue: 
The Cavern, 83-84 Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3RP

Following on from July's acoustic gig at the Revelry, Oxjam Exeter's August warm-up gig will take place at the city's longest running live music venue, the Cavern.

Doors open at 8pm and the night will feature live music from local indie and rock acts.

Keep your eyes peeled on our blog for announcements about artists and bands playing at the gig:

oxjamexeter.blogspot.co.uk

Bank Holiday Railway Gala at Pecorama, Beer

Event Date: 
24/08/2013 - 10:00am to 26/08/2013 - 5:30pm
Venue: 
Pecorama, Beer

A packed weekend on the Beer Heights Light Railway with much more besides...

  • Guest Locomotives on the Beer Heights Light Railway
  • Intensive Train service Shuttle service on the Beer Mine Branch Line
  • Entertainment from band 'Black Velvet' from 2.30pm (Sat only)
  • Barrel Organ music at Much Natter Station with 'David & Mavis' 1pm - 4pm (Sat & Sun only)
  • Live Steam Demonstrations with guest locos on the SM32 outdoor layout
  • Entertainment from 'Spangles The Clown' (Sunday) & 'Ben The Juggler' (Monday)
  • ...

Expect the Unexpected in Exeter this September

Expect the unexpected this September as The Unexpected Festival comes to Exeter.

The Unexpected Festival will take place from 15-22 September and will include activities such as art making, music acts and other contemporary performances. It really all is in the name, the festival will not take place in one conventional location, but instead, across several locations in Exeter.

This September you really will never know when you could come across the unexpected.

Cllr Rosie Denham, Exeter City Council, said: '’The major aim behind Unexpected 2013 is to enhance Exeter...

Branscombe Festival

Event Date: 
26/07/2013 - 7:00pm to 28/07/2013 - 12:00pm
Venue: 
Branscombe, East Devon

Over three days the Branscombe Festival will present performances from some of the leading international classical musicians, including stars of the Metropolitan Opera and the Royal Opera House lyric soprano Ailyn Pérez and tenor Stephen Costello, the young cellist Philip Higham, the Carducci Quartet and celebrated jazz ensemble The Leo Green Experience, culminating with a free concert from the Trelights Brass Quintet on Branscombe beach.

The festival is curated by renowned pianist Iain Burnside and hosted by BBC Radio 3 broadcaster and journalist Petroc Trelawny.

Programme...

One Direction launch make up range in Superdrug stores

Since competing on The X Factor in 2010, One Direction have taken the UK, and US, charts by storm. Now they are set to try and break a different industry, the cosmetic and beauty industry.

One Direction is set to collaborate with Superdrug stores and create some brand new products for the beauty shops' MUA range. The MUA range, which has lip glosses inspired by another X Factor star Alexandra Burke, will include nail polishes and cheek tints.

All of the One Direction inspired products will have five different variations. There will be five nail polishes in the collection,...

Big Noise Chorus - Summer Concert

The Big Noise Chorus invites the people of Exeter to watch them perform this Friday at The Great Hall in Exeter University to raise money for the WESC Foundation and Exeter Leukaemia Fund. The Big Noise Chorus is a choir like none other, as they believe it’s not your singing ability that makes you a perfect candidate for their choir, but a passion for music.

Colin Rea, the Musical Director of the choir, said: ‘’ What's most appealing for me (when talking about a candidate) is passion for music and a desire to sing.’’

The Big Noise Chorus has choir groups across Devon, in...

Exeter’s phoenix is brought back to life

The mechanical phoenix who sits at the entrance of the Exeter Phoenix has been reanimated after several years of inactivity.

Now, at certain points of the day, you can witness this metal sculpture stand up, take a look around and flex its majestic wings.

Go along and see it for yourself - it will awaken daily at 10am (when the building opens), noon, 1pm, 2pm, 5pm, 6pm, 7.30pm and 10pm.

Maurice Dickson and Catherine Ashcroft

Event Date: 
01/08/2013 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Otterton Mill

Maurice and Catherine return to the Mill as Irish duo Mochara. Always one of our most popular acts, Maurice sings and plays guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and bodhran, while Catherine plays the Uilleann pipes and whistles with breathtaking speed and virtuosity. Performing a mix of original and traditional Irish songs and tunes, the duo promise audiences a night of spellbinding music. To visit Maurice's website, click here .

Tickets: £13.75 (price covers the music only)

To book, please call 01395 568521 or visit our Mill Shop in the Mill building.

Charity hosts Exeter's Our Big Gig 2013

Authored by CEDA Exeter
Posted: Fri, 07/05/2013 - 2:17pm

Our Big Gig 2013 will see the whole country come together, celebrate and enjoy music together during a weekend of musical merriment. For all those suffering Glastonbury withdrawal symptoms or who have missed out on live music this summer, help is just around the corner!

Community, Equality, Disability Action (CEDA) are hosting Exeter’s contribution to the national music event ‘Our Big Gig’. Taking place thanks to funding secured from the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and Arts Council England, the eclectic variety of free music and participation events taking...

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