Indie-pop quartet The Dunwells have been announced as special guests for Bryan Adams’ show in Exeter this summer. The band, which has a strong following across the UK, will perform ahead of Bryan Adams at Powderham Castle on Thursday 13th July 2017. The Dunwells are a quartet from Leeds whose music is intimate yet epic, and fuses acoustic instrumentation and electronics with down to earth song writing and big choruses. The band comprises four lifelong friends, two of whom are brothers: Joe Dunwell, singer/guitarist Dave Dunwell, bassist Rob Clayton, and drummer Adam Taylor and its hits...
Lockdown, the South-West’s biggest dance music festival, will return to the magnificent Powderham Castle, near Exeter on the weekend of 1-3 September 2017.
Acts already confirmed: DIZZEE RASCAL CHASE & STATUS (DJ) (SEE WEBSITE FOR THIRD HEADLINER) WILEY GIGGS WILKINSON (DJ) SIGMA DJ GORGON CITY (DJ) BASEMENT JAXX (DJ) AJ TRACEY BECKY HILL SASASAS TQD JAX JONES SAM WHITMORE J.MASSISION SAM DEVINE KURUPT FM METRIX MY NU LENG CONGO NATTY
Plus many more live acts and DJs to be announced.
LOCKDOWN will be spread across four stages over the three days and will feature...
Exeter Punks Picnic is a three day music event taking place in August. Organised by Old Hat Promotions, this is the first year such an event has been held in Exeter.
The event will span three days, (18th-20th August) and two venues - the Barnfield Theatre and the newly reopened from fire damage Cavern Club.
Friday the 18th will feature four acts at the Barnfield Theatre, 7pm-11pm. These are A Waste of Damnation, Skinners, Bastard and Plymouth punk favourites The Bus Station Loonies. This event is £5 entry and advance bookings can be made through the box office on 01392...
Budleigh Salterton Male Voice Choir (BSMVC) will support Devon Air Ambulance (DAA) in celebration of their 25th year of service with a gala concert at Exeter Cathedral this summer.
The concert, at 7:30pm on Saturday 5th August, will feature BSMVC, directed by Michael Graham, performing a mixture of popular and traditional songs from their wide repertoire, set to entertain a broad audience.
The concert will feature special guests Tim Mirfin, Bass, and Iryna Ilnytska, Mezzo Soprano, both of whom have appeared in concerts and operas around the world, and David Davies,...
One of the great singer/song-writers of the Scottish Folk Movement with a powerful voice and passionate character. Ian has been influenced by the likes of McGuiness Flint, Gallagher & Lyle, and Stan Rogers among others. He was one of the artists involved in Linn Records “The Complete Songs of Robert Burns”, and his songwriting has included Child On The Green, Too Far From She, Gone For The Day and the recent haunting and compassionate Sweet Fallen Angel and Brown Eyed Baby. On stage he brings a huge presence and he has perennial return bookings at festivals such as...
UB40 star Robin Campbell is ready to get the party started as the iconic reggae band head to Devon to perform live at Newton Abbot Racecourse’s Sounds of the Summer concert.
For the renowned guitarist it’s a welcome return to South Devon, where UB40 will head a sensational line-up that includes pop band All Saints, Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) and eighties rock/pop band China Crisis on Sunday 16 July.
Robin is expecting a thumping atmosphere at the racecourse, as loyal fans of the Brummie superstars turn out alongside first-timers to party to UB40’s unique sound.
Join us for a workshop that will explore, discuss and experiment with making music using Raspberry Pis, Arduinos and assorted electronics. We will investigate existing text scores and work towards creating our own piece that will have its premiere performance at the end of the session. Please note that musical or coding skills and experience are not necessary - just come along and experiment. There will be a break for lunch so bring some sandwiches! For more information see 2timesdo.co.uk/music-hack or get in touch hello@2timesdo.co.uk
Exeter’s up-and-coming youth theatre company The Young Pretenders (TYP) has created a brand new youth arts festival for young creatives from all across Devon.
This new event, TYPify, is the first of its kind. It involves over 100 young people working across all artistic disciplines, and is being held over three nights inside the historic walls of Poltimore House, from the 7th – 9th July.
TYPify offers a public platform to 7 youth theatre companies, 5 young artists, 5 young poets, and 6 young musicians and groups. These young artists hail from all over Devon and the South...
Your guide to What’s On in and around Exeter this weekend (16-18 June):
THEATRE
The Railway Children Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Northcott Theatre, Exeter E. Nesbit’s classic novel The Railway Children is brought thrillingly to life in a stunning new stage production. When their father mysteriously disappears with two strangers one evening, the lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis are turned upside down. Forced to leave the comforts of their privileged London life in exchange for a simple existence in the depths of the Yorkshire countryside, this fractured family soon...
We’re delighted to announce that on Sunday 16 July 2017, we will be bringing you our new concert for this year – Sounds of the Summer – headlined by UK reggae royalty, UB40, plus some very special guests to be announced soon.
Enjoy a jam-packed evening filled with hit-after-hit of live music here in the glorious South Devon countryside.
See Duncan Campbell, Robin Campbell, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Earl Falconer and James Brown perform some of their greatest hits live on the night. Find out all you need to know about the band at their website - http://ub40.global/...
