Thousands of people are expected to attend Exeter’s newest festival this weekend with the launch of Lost Weekend in the city.
And there’s still time to buy last minute tickets for the event.
The three day festival from Friday, October 6 until Sunday, October 9, will take place at venues right across the city and will serve as a showcase for music, tech, art and ideas Headliners for the Lost In Music part of the festival will be Public Service Broadcasting.
Other artists performing include Dutch Uncles, Zion Train, Denzel Himself, Eliza & The Bear, Billy Bibby...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (6-8 October):
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A Night of Dirty Dancing Friday, 7.30pm, Exmouth Pavilion Relive the passion, the romance and joy of the cult Classic and celebrate the music of one of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time. A Night of Dirty Dancing: The Ultimate Tribute Show will have you dancing dirty in the aisles! Tickets £19.50 flat, £21.50 raised from the Box Office on 01395 222 477 or online www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion
Wait Until Dark Friday & Saturday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter Set amidst...
Get your dancing shoes on - the UK’s biggest club brand is coming to Exeter when Sandy Park hosts its first Ministry of Sound night on Friday, 3rd November.
Ministry of Sound are bringing two of their DJs, Matt May and Andy Purnell, and their state-of-the-art sound and light systems for a ‘Club Classics’ night with the biggest dancefloor fillers – from 70s disco to 90s dance through to today’s chart hits.
The event is set to be one of the biggest Sandy Park has ever held, where the venue’s Exeter Suite will be transformed into a nightclub for the night with a separate VIP...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (23-25 September)
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Made in Dagenham Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Essex 1968. Like millions of other working women, each morning Rita O’Grady is just trying to get her husband out of bed, get the kids off to school and get to work at the factory on time. But life is about to change forever when it’s announced that the girls in the stitching room of Ford’s Dagenham car plant will have their pay grade dropped to ‘unskilled’. Quickly drawing on a strength she never knew she had, Rita...
Lost Weekend is delighted to announce the headliner for the Lost In Music part of the festival will be the amazing Public Service Broadcasting.
The band will bring their spellbinding show to Exeter’s amazing gothic Cathedral on Saturday, October 7.
Other bands taking part in the festival include Dutch Uncles, Denzel Himself, Big Zuu, Mise En Scene, Muncie Girls, Eliza and the Bear and Zion Train, and much more.
Public Service Broadcasting is the corduroy-clad brainchild of London-based J. Willgoose, Esq who, along with drumming companion Wrigglesworth and multi-...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (15-17 September)
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Some Enchanted Evening Friday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter A wonderful evening of entertainment featuring your favourite songs from the best loved Broadway and West-End musicals, including South Pacific, Sound Of Music, Fame, Les Miserables, Chicago, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, Hairspray and many more! Leave the theatre with a smile on your face and a song in your heart! www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Sidmouth Play Festival Friday & Saturday, 8pm, Manor Pavilion Theatre,...
Your essential guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (8-10 September)
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Phantom of the Opera Friday & Saturday, Barnfield Theatre, Exeter Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical is given a sumptuous new production by Exeter’s Stage by Stage. 7.30pm nightly plus 2.30pm Saturday matinee. www.barnfieldtheatre.org.uk
Sidmouth Play Festival Friday & Saturday, 8pm, Manor Pavilion Theatre, Sidmouth Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse. Tickets: Adults £17/£16, under 16s £8. Box office: 01395 514 413 . www.manorpavilion.com
Exeter Philharmonic Choir, which has just celebrated its 170th season, is delighted to announce that Howard Ionascu will become its new Director of Music in September, marking a new era in the choir’s long history.
Howard Ionascu has been with the Royal Academy of Music for the last four years, where he is Director of the Junior Academy. He will be making regular trips from London to work with Exeter Philharmonic Choir and brings extensive experience of conducting concerts with full orchestras and large choirs.
Howard says, “Exeter Philharmonic Choir has a rich history and...
Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles was the first major work commissioned by the award-winning professional vocal ensemble, Tenebrae, in 2005 and having received high acclaim (“an evocative odyssey” – The Times) returns this year for an extensive UK tour alongside choral favourites such as Stanford's 'The Blue Bird' and works by EElgar and Tavener.
To accompany its revival, Tenebrae has commissioned a unique new choral work by Owain Park, Footsteps, which allows Tenebrae to perform alongside Antiphon and marks Tenebrae’s fifteenth-anniversary season.
Following a phenomenal set at Download Festival and the release of their top 40 album 'The Optimist' Anathema will play Exeter next month on 29th Sept at the Phoenix.
The band will be joined by be accompanied by French blackgaze pioneers Alcest.
The full UK tour is as follows with tickets on sale now.
