Music

Charity music festival returns to Exeter

Exeter’s Oxjam Takeover campaign now in its ninth year, is part of a fervent network of music lovers across the UK, all helping to combat global inequality and poverty within local perimeters.

Over 50 cities host multi-venue events during October, which are all organised by volunteers who know and love their music scene.

Oxjam 2015 has announced that on Saturday 17 October Exeter Castle will be hosting their main-stage event – running it in conjunction with the largely anticipated Exeter Castle Festival of Rugby.

The castle has donated its courtyard, successfully...

Double Trouble: Robbie v Olly

Event Date: 
29/08/2015 - 2:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion Gardens

Watch this tribute to the cheeky boys of pop battle it out in our fantastic afternoon of FREE entertainment in the Pavilion Gardens on Sat 29th August from 2pm.

In the event of wet weather the show will take place in the main auditorium.

Into the Shadows

Event Date: 
20/08/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Pavilion

Into the Shadows recreate the unique sounds of The Shadows.

The Shadows had 5 number one hits and 16 top ten hits, and were in the UK Charts for 310 weeks. No other Instrumental Group has ever achieved such success.

Among their hits were FBI, Man of Mystery, Wonderful Land, Guitar Tango, Frightened City, Dance On, with their first number one hit ‘Apache’ still recognized as one of the most iconic records of all time.

Into the Shadows play all their hits, and more. Also performing many of the early Cliff Richard hits from the days when The Shadows were his backing...

Diamond Dogz & Exmouth Town Band

Event Date: 
02/08/2015 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Exmouth Paivilion gardens

Free entertainment in our gardens featuring Exmouth Town Concert Band from 1pm - 3pm and then Diamond Dogz from 4pm - 6pm. Come along and enjoy an afternoon of Sunshine and Entertainment.

In the event of wet weather the show will continue in the main auditorium. Please be aware that in the event of wet weather only food and drink purchased at Exmouth Pavilion may be consumed on the premises. All seating is based on a first come first served basis and customers own seating is strictly prohibited in the main auditorium.

https://www.ledleisure.co.uk/exmouth-pavilion

Dartmoor Folk Festival

Event Date: 
07/08/2015 - 9:00am to 09/08/2015 - 11:00pm
Venue: 
South Zeal

The Dartmoor Folk Festival is one of the top family-friendly folk events in the South West.

It provides the perfect opportunity to catch bright new folk acts, high-calibre national and local artists and established performers, all in the foothills of Dartmoor.

Festival events and activities are suitable for all ages, and there is a hugely-successful dedicated children's festival run alongside the main event.

The 38th annual festival will take place at South Zeal, near Okehampton, on August 7, 8 and 9.

Artists appearing will include Jez Lowe and The Bad...

Beautiful Days

Event Date: 
21/08/2015 - 12:00pm to 23/08/2015 - 10:00pm
Venue: 
Escot Park, Ottery St Mary

Beautiful Days is the Levellers' family music festival which takes place at Escot Park in Devon with six stages, site art, a huge children’s area, comedy, theatre, family camping, licensed real ale bars from Otter Brewery & a great choice of food and craft stalls.

For full details of the location and terms and conditions of the festival visit www.beautifuldays.org www.facebook.com/beautifuldaysfestival

One Lion

Event Date: 
29/08/2015 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Reggae and hip hop DJs.

9pm-2am

Over 18 only

Wax the Van Terrace Party

Event Date: 
28/08/2015 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Wax The Van residents and guests ease you into the weekend with a fine selection of Disco/Balearic/House/Funk vinyl.

Free entry all night.

Youngblood Brass Band

Event Date: 
25/08/2015 - 8:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Youngblood Brass Band flouts convention in an ecstatic, raucous, incendiary fashion, taking the form of a New Orleans brass band and morphing it into a punked-out hip-hop behemoth of groove and purpose.

The ten-member ensemble, born in Madison, Wisconsin, now hails from all over the US (Madison, Brooklyn, Nashville, Minneapolis, Chicago) and has been unleashing their crash course in genre-bending on stages worldwide since 2000. What other band can claim the honour of having their music spun by DJs like Questlove (of The Roots), working with hip-hop luminaries like Talib Kweli,...

Ba Ba Boom

Event Date: 
15/08/2015 - 9:00pm
Venue: 
Exeter Phoenix

Highest 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.

9pm-2am

Free until 10pm, £3 after.

Over 18s

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