Music

A Night of ELO with ELO Again

Event Date: 
02/04/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Corn Exchange, Market Street, Exeter

A NIGHT OF ELO performed by ELO AGAIN

ELO AGAIN really do give you a dramatic taste of what the classic ELO were like in the heyday.The whole experience is a professional re-enactment of an ELO concert with a great sound reproduction light show and visual effects.All the big hits are performed - LIVIN' THING, SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN, 10538OVERTURE, WILD WEST HERO, THE DIARY OF HORACE WIMP, TELEPHONE LINE,TURN TO STONE plus many, many more.

ELO AGAIN provide the full effect of ELO's orchestrations, full of depth and tone and they certainly know how to entertain, as the hits just...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to What's On in and around Exeter this weekend.

THEATRE

This Land Friday & Saturday, Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter How far down do you own the land you stand on? Bea and Joseph are re-kindling their love. But, with the arrival of a fracking company ready to dig, the village where they live is falling apart. Through the lives of a young couple, This Land tells a story of community, belonging and the ground beneath our feet. What does the place where you live mean to you? What happens when someone else comes along and stakes their claim? Tickets: £10 (£8...

Daria Kulesh in Concert. With special guest Steve Pledger

Event Date: 
07/05/2016 - 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Venue: 
Hope Hall, Hope Road, Wonford, Exeter EX2 5JN

Singer/songwriter, Daria Kulesh (aka Eternal Child), was born in Moscow, Russia. Her Russian roots are reflected in her music, intertwined with multicultural influences she has experienced on her turbulent and exciting journey through life. Her debut solo album Eternal Child was launched in 2015.

"A phenomenal debut album" (Pete Bradley, Fatea Magazine)

http://www.daria-kulesh.co.uk/

Joining Daria will be Somerset based singer/songwriter Steve Pledger.

"Someone to point out across a crowded room... (his songs are) so authentically expressed, in a voice...

Inside Outside Easter Craft Market

Event Date: 
27/03/2016 - 10:00am to 28/03/2016 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Quay

Lots and lots of lovely arts crafts and gifts - all hand made by local makers.

There will also be a free family Easter Egg hunt, spinning and weaving demonstrations, face paitning and Devon Fudge and live music by two of Exeter's best street musicians.

Come along and enjoy the serendipity of our lovely and historic quayside.

Watch the boats and swans go drifting by.

Enjoy a drink or a meal at the Prospect Inn, Samuel Jones, Riverside Cafe. On the Waterfront or Mangos

St Michael’s Primary Academy in tune with ESO

The ESO almost doubled in size recently as it welcomed members of St Michael’s orchestra to join its weekly rehearsal.

The children experienced being part of a full strength symphony orchestra as they teamed up to perform the first movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony as part of the school’s work on the BBC Ten Pieces project, to friends and family.

Music Co-ordinator and Reception Teacher at ethe school, in South lawn Terrace, Heavitree, Sarah Sowden said: "What a success, parents and children alike loved it. The children were buzzing when they left. It was a great...

Jonny & the Baptists: The End Is Nigh at Exeter Bike Shed Theatre

Event Date: 
10/05/2016 - 7:30pm to 14/05/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

The acclaimed musical comedians return to Exeter following sell-out shows in 2015 & 2014.

Last year, Jonny accidentally told his four-year-old niece climate change would end the world. To stop her crying, he and Paddy promised to fix it. They really tried very hard…

A new show about family, friendship and environmental disaster from the five-time award-nominated musical comedy stars of Radio 4’s The Now Show, following their acclaimed national tours with Stop UKIP and Rock The Vote.

★★★★ ‘Superbly crafted… very funny’ Metro ★★★★★ ‘Lyrically brilliant fun of...

Your guide to What's On this weekend

Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (11-13 March).

THEATRE

Richard Herring: Happy Now? Friday, Exeter Northcott Theatre After years of drifting aimlessly and alone, Richard Herring is now settled down with a wife and a tiny baby. Is he finally happy now? Or does responsibility for the lives of others come with its own terrors? Tickets £16. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk

Into the Woods Friday & Saturday, Clyst Vale Community College present Into the Woods When a baker and his wife learn they have been cursed with childlessness by...

Stan Hacking Concert Band

Event Date: 
20/03/2016 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
St Peter's School, Quarry Lane, Exeter

Stan Hacking and his band will be delighting us with another concert on Sunday 20th March, at St Peter’s School. The evening will start at 7.30pm .

Tickets are £8.00 per person and available from the FORCE Cancer Support Centre - call us on 01392 402875.

Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston Play Colebrooke Parish Hall

Event Date: 
08/04/2016 - 8:00pm to 10:30pm
Venue: 
Colebrooke Parish Hall nr Crediton EX17 5JH

Folk Duo Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston released their new album in February 2016 and are touring the UK to support the release in 2016

Miranda and Rex are dazzling as ever on their respective instruments - double bass and mandolin/bouzouki catch their live show in Colebrooke at the Parish Hall £11 8pm tel. 01363 84309

www.sykespreston.com

The Four Owls

Event Date: 
12/03/2016 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Celebrating all things diverse and progressive in music of black origin, Vibraphonic returns to Exeter this spring with a line up of jazz, hip hop, dubstep, soul, blues, drum n’ bass and urban music. Look out for events across the city through March.

After hibernating in their mysterious lair for over 3 years, the time has come for the owls to descend once again from their colony in the highest mountain peaks and unleash a wave of hip hop unlike anything you mere humans have heard before in the form of their new 2nd album Natural Order.

The formula is the same, but the...

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