Nine Below Zero
17 Oct 2025 - 12 Mar 2026
One of the UK’s finest Rhythm ’n’ Blues bands, Nine Below Zero formed in 1979 and named themselves after the famous Sonny Boy Williamson song.
Exeter Phoenix
Multi-use arts venue with film and gig auditorium, gallery spaces, recording studio and a cafe-bar.
What's On @ Exeter Phoenix
Swiftogeddon: The Taylor Swift Club Night
12 Sept 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
A night dedicated to worshipping at the altar of Taylor Swift: non-stop Swifty all night: deep cuts, extended mixes, fan favourites and all the hits.
Do you have a Blank Space in your diary? Then this night is Taylor-made for you! Join fellow fans in a celebration of the genius of the Swift - because she'll never go out of Style.
The Selecter
28 Nov 2025 - 28 Nov 2025
The Selecter is led by their iconic frontwoman Pauline Black and co-fronted by original member Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson. They are now re-united with original drummer Charley ‘Aitch’ Bainbridge who is back in the line-up.
Pauline is one of very few women in the 2-Tone scene - often referred to as "the Queen of Ska" she was awarded an OBE in the in the 2022 New Year Honours. 2-Tone was a crucial multi-racial, multi-cultural explosion borne out of Coventry and the Midlands that remade British pop from 1979 onwards.
Absolute Bowie
5 Sept 2025 - 25 Apr 2026
There will only ever be one David Bowie, he was unique in every way and an inspiration to millions. Absolute Bowie, Europe's Finest David Bowie Tribute continue to celebrate the life and music of the Starman with a spectacular show uniting Bowie fans across the UK.
Stone Foundation
23 Oct 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
Stone Foundation are a British soul band known for their energetic fusion of classic soul, jazz, and rhythm and blues, woven with socially conscious lyrics.
Alabama 3
10 Oct 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
Get ready for a celebration of Alabama 3’s 1997 debut album, Exile On Coldharbour Lane and their sophomore album, La Peste, alongside a selection of greatest hits.
It's the 25th anniversary of the hit song "Woke Up This Morning", which served as the iconic theme song for the acclaimed TV show The Sopranos, and the track which features on both records.
Oas-is
10 Oct 2025 - 26 Apr 2026
Oas-is The UK's best and most authentic Oasis tribute band!
The only tribute to tour with a full video show, using some of the same equipment and visuals/footage that Oasis used on their tours.
Oas-is have toured all over the UK and Europe, and performed live on prime time TV, playing some of the most famous venues and theatres in the country.
Oas-is have worked with the likes of Alan McGee and Oasis tour DJ Phil Smith; having shared a stage with both many times.
What's the story? Some might say Oas-is are definitely, not Maybe the best tribute out there!
The Bluetones
5 Sept 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
A very special acoustic show with Mark Morriss & Adam Devlin of Britpop legends The Bluetones.
The band, formed in 1993, had an impressive run of hit singles throughout the late 90's/early 00's, including ’Bluetonic’, ‘Slight Return’, ‘Marblehead Johnson’, ‘Solomon Bites The Worm’, ‘If’ and ‘Keep the Fires Burning’. They scored thirteen Top 40 singles and three Top 10 albums in the UK charts before splitting up in 2011.
Join frontman Mark Morriss alongside band mate Adam Devlin as they "Cut Some Rug" on stage together at this very intimate show.
Elvana
24 Oct 2025 - 28 Feb 2026
From the bowels of Disgraceland, Rock & Roll icons of the afterlife are raised from the dead! Rock & Roll meets Grunge as Elvis fronts Nirvana and gives the band the front man it’s been missing since ’94.
Elvana tear through Nirvana’s catalogue whilst splicing in grunged up sections of the king of rock & rolls finest moments, culminating in an audible orgasm of overdrive & old school Rockabilly. It smells like cheeseburgers and teen spirit, daddy-o! Elvana’s short lifetime has already seen them support NYC titans ‘Tragedy: A Heavy Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees’, Drive Thru-Metal’s finest - LA’s ‘Mac Sabbath,’ as well as tearing up venues throughout the UK.
Bad Manners
13 Sept 2025 - 4 Jun 2026
Fronted by Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle), the band was formed in 1976 while the members were at school together, and among their early incarnations were known as Stoop Solo and the Sheet Starchers.
None of the members had any formal musical training, not even the ability to play any instruments. They were popular during the late 1970s and early 1980s, a period when lots of similar ska bands filled the charts. Some of their hits include 'My Girl Lollipop', 'Lip Up Fatty', 'Special Brew' and 'Ne-Ne-Na-Na-Na-Na-Nu-Nu'. One of the main reasons for their notoriety was because of their outlandish, larger-than-life, huge-tongued & shaven-headed front man.
Buster´s exploits got them banned from the British TV chart show Top of the Pops (which included dressing as Henry VIII and singing to a blow-up doll for the song 'Lorraine', pouring a large can of baked beans over his head, and dressing in a can-can dancer´s dress to promote their single 'Can-Can').
Ten Years Too Late
30 Aug 2025 - 7 Nov 2025
It's time to dig out the skinny jeans and black eyeliner! Ten Years Too Late are finally bringing their '00s emo party to Exeter! The band play a full length live show jam-packed with all of your favourite 00's emo anthems, including the likes of My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, Yellowcard & many more!
New Purple Celebration
4 Sept 2025 - 30 Jan 2026
New Purple Celebration, the band formally known as Purple Rain: A Celebration of Prince, are back with a brand new name but the same “brilliantly funky,” musical extravaganza celebrating the music, life and legacy of Prince.
New Purple Celebration deliver a non-stop, hit packed show, spanning more than two hours. Described as “nothing short of a huge party,” expect to see, hear and feel the hits from one of the most loved artists of all time; 1999, Little Red Corvette, Purple Rain, Kiss, Diamonds And Pearls, U Got The Look, When Doves Cry, Cream, I Wanna Be Your Lover and many more…
A full nine-piece band, New Purple Celebration have been together for 13 years. Fronted by founder-member Jimi Love, and including a horn section, backing vocals and keys.
Matt Forde
6 Oct 2025 - 5 Jun 2026
Host of hit political podcast The Political Party Matt Forde (Spitting Image, Have I Got News For You, The British Scandal, The Last Leg, The Royal Variety Performance) explores the dark comedy horror that is British politics, ahead of the next election. Plus silly voices.
John Otway
12 Sept 2025 - 6 Aug 2026
John Otway and his hard hitting band attack his favourite set list with gusto, leaving plenty of room for anarchy, fun and acrobatics that are his trademark.
The Big Band are Richard Holgarth (lead guitar), Seymour (bass guitar), Murray Torkildsen (guitar, songwriter), Adam Batterbee (drums).
Limehouse Lizzy
18 Sept 2025 - 20 Mar 2026
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world renowned solo artist) Gary Moore.
From their Official PRS award, performing for Virgin Atlantic in Barbados, T.V. appearances (BBC 2’s ‘Arena’ amongst others), and to actually being recruited to record and tour by members of the original Thin Lizzy, Limehouse Lizzy enter their 25th year with their most explosive show and critically-acclaimed line-up yet.
The boys are back!
The Blockheads
26 Sept 2025 - 29 Mar 2026
Formed in 1977 to promote Ian Durys’ album ‘New Boots and Panties’ on the first Stiff Records tour of the U.K. Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, Charlie Charles, John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher became known as ‘The Blockheads’ (a reference to a song on Ian’s album). As ‘Ian Dury & The Blockheads’ they went back out on tour, this time without Chaz Jankel, and in 1978 released ‘What a Waste’ a single that reached number five in the U.K. charts. They were then joined by saxophonist Davey Payne and toured the U.S.A supporting Lou Reed across North America ending with their own dates in California (with backline roadie Pete Rush)
In late 1978 Chaz returned to the fold and composed ‘Hit me with your Rhythm Stick’ with Ian. The band recorded it in The Workhouse Studios, Old Kent Road, London and in 1979 had a number one hit record with it in the U.K. Ian Dury & The Blockheads went on to record the ‘Do it Yourself’ album and toured Europe and the U.K. recording ‘Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3’ in Rome. Released as a single in late 1979 it reached number three in the U.K. charts.
In 1980 Chaz, once again, left the band to pursue solo projects in California and Wilko Johnson joined Ian, Norman, Johnny, Charlie, Mickey and Davey to record and release a third album for Stiff Records called ‘Laughter’ and released ‘I Want to be Straight’ and ‘Supermans Big Sister’ as singles. They toured throughout 1981 in the U.K and Europe, sometimes augmented by Don Cherry on trumpet, ending the year with a tour of Australia.
In 1982 Ian Dury & The Blockheads disbanded and were not to play together again until 1987 when they went out to Japan in June to play three shows in four days, disbanding again until 1990 when the death of Charlie Charles in September of that year re-united them to play two Benefit gigs in aid of Charlies’ family. Chaz returned from America and Steven Monti picked up the drumsticks for the hottest ticket in town. The band, now augmented by Merlin Rhys-Jones on guitar and Will Parnell on percussion, recorded a live album ‘Warts & Audience’ in December 1990.
Chaz returned to California and the band toured Spain in January 1991. Once again the band stopped working until August 1994 when, with the return to England of Chaz, the band were invited to play the Madstock Festival in Finsbury Park in August which led to a series of hit and run gigs in Europe, Ireland, the U.K.and Japan throughout the rest of 1994 and 1995. In March 1996 Ian was diagnosed with cancer and, after recovering from an operation, was determined to write another album.
Connor Burns: Gallus
25 Sept 2025 - 28 Mar 2026
From one of the most exciting emerging new stars in the UK’s live stand-up scene,1994 is Edinburgh native’s Connor Burns third solo hour. A prolific joke writer, his Scottish-level cynicism and self-deprecation punctuates a disarmingly relaxed persona and an intelligent, razor-sharp wit.
Connor’s burgeoning reputation as “one to watch” was cemented at the 2023 Fringe when he sold out his entire run two months before the festival started.
Goldie Lookin' Chain
5 Sept 2025 - 20 Dec 2025
Coming straight out of Newport The GLC are officially Britain’s biggest rap group. Known for classics like “Guns don’t kill people rappers do”, The GLC started almost by accident around the turn of the century with Eggsy’s impromptu rap about his tracksuit over a serious piece of music Rhys was working on in the studio. Adam Hussain, Billy Webb, Mystkal, the Maggot, 2hats and Mike Balls convinced Rhys to record the rap.
Fuelled by Lambrini, fags, Chicken Tikka Massala and weed they all took to the mic and The GLC’s first album “Don’t Blame the Chain” was born. And so it began, the journey which has so far seen The GLC rise to the top of the charts, perform around the world and at every major festival in the Western Hemisphere and make millions of people laugh along the way. Now many years since that first rap about Eggsy’s tracksuit, the boys are still keeping it real in the rap game and hold the title of the most successful UK rap act ever. To date The GLC have released 18 albums… and amazingly none of them have died yet. You knows it!
GLC (Live) plus special guests
Ben Ottewell
30 Aug 2025 - 11 Dec 2025
As a singer and lead guitarist in rock band Gomez, Ben Ottewell is well known for his unmistakable voice and talent for blistering and inspired guitar solos.
Ottewell released his first solo album Shapes & Shadows (ATO) in 2011, featuring such beautiful acoustic tunes as 'Blackbird', 'Shapes and Shadows' and 'Take This Beach', which appeared on FX’s Sons of Anarchy. Since then, Ottewell has been pleasing audiences with a series of successful solo tours across the UK, US and Australia.
Newton Faulkner
23 Sept 2025 - 13 Nov 2025
Dreadlocked, laidback surfer dude troubadour doing tricksy stuff with acoustic guitars.
Ferocious Dog
3 Oct 2025 - 29 Dec 2025
Ferocious Dog takes the traditional instruments; fiddles, whistles, mandolins and mixes them up with a bit of, raw, buzz saw rock'n'roll attitude. With their unique, aggressive yet feel-good music they tear up venues across the country often bringing their faithful Hell Hounds along for the ride.
Gary Meikle: Neurospicy
3 Sept 2025 - 6 Dec 2025
On 23rd January 2024 I was diagnosed as being neurodivergent which was kind of a surprise to me, funny enough, not to anyone that knows me. Although surprising this pretty much answered my full life and why I am the way I am. So come join me in a show where I’ll give you a 1st hand insight from my delusional eyes to what goes on in my ever expanding mind with stories of how I’ve manage to survive through a life of total confusement to how and why I now prefer to be alone, mostly!
Harry Baker
17 Dec 2025 - 17 Dec 2025
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker's heart and humour has been watched by millions online and allowed him to perform all over the world, until suddenly he couldn't. From reviewing toilet seats online to writing falafel-based diss tracks for Chris Evans, he's back on stage where he belongs with his most heartfelt, playful, unashamedly Harry Baker-y show yet.
The Wedding Present
23 Sept 2025 - 18 Dec 2025
The Wedding Present, formed from the ashes of Lost Pandas, were founded in Leeds, England, in 1985. The only constant member throughout the group's history was singer/songwriter David Gedge. The initial line-up included guitarist Peter Solowka, bassist Keith Gregory, and drummer Shaun Charman.
UK Foo Fighters
5 Sept 2025 - 6 Jun 2026
This World-Famous tribute band UK Foo Fighters takes you on a journey spanning 25 years of music from the now legendary Foo Fighters and their charismatic leader, Dave Grohl.
UK Foo Fighters' brand new show for the theatre is inspired by the Foo’s studio album In Your Honor. It offers a unique opportunity for fans old and new to explore the melodic acoustic recordings from the Foo’s live album Skin And Bones (recorded at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles), culminating with a powerhouse rock set featuring tracks from all 9 studio albums including greatest hits such as; Everlong, Best of You, Times Like These and All My Life.
Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell
3 Oct 2025 - 8 Apr 2026
Hejira is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter and Mingus (regarded as her ‘jazz period’), Joni then toured briefly with a band formed from the crème de la crème of contemporaneous jazz musicians (Metheny, Mays, Brecker, Pastorius and Alias). The tour was recorded, producing the outstanding live album, ‘Shadows And Light’; it is from this album that the band Hejira is drawing the body of its repertoire.
Comprising highly experienced jazz musicians, this band is fronted by the brilliant Hattie Whitehead who not only has - in her own way - assimilated the poise, power and beauty of Joni’s vocals, but also plays guitar with Joni’s stylistic mannerisms. Expect an evening of the ‘great’ songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue, such as Amelia, Woodstock, A Case Of You, Song For Sharon, Edith And The Kingpin etc.!
King Creosote - Any Storm in a Teacup
11 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025
Following on from the success of 2024’s “Any Port in a Storm” tour, King Creosote’s 2025’s follow-up “Any Storm in a Teacup” promises a night of modular synth, I DES tracks and KC classics.
Sanctum Sanctorium - The Darkside of the 80's
30 Aug 2025 - 16 May 2026
Formed through a mutual love of 80’s goth and alternative rock music, Sanctum Santorium are a live 6-piece band that faithfully recreate classic hits by artists such as The Cult, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, Bauhaus and more.
Smoove & Turrell
2 Oct 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
Smoove & Turrell create a style they describe as 'Northern Funk'. The duo's contemporary sound fuses a variety of musical genres including funk, Northern soul, hip-hop and jazz.
A firm favourite of 6 Music's Craig Charles their live shows are legendary and they'll be playing material from the new album Crown Posada and their extensive back catalogue.
Nick Harper
10 Oct 2025 - 22 Oct 2025
Nick Harper is one the UK's best kept musical secrets. Those who have witnessed the spellbinding, one-man show will tell you this. A childhood growing up surrounded by the musical prowess of some of the 60's most revered songwriters & musicians, not to mention being son of Roy Harper, along with 20 years of crafting songs & touring the land has spawned a truly one-off, original guitarist & songwriter who stands alone as a UK great, to be cherished & revered.
For over two decades, he has been dazzling audiences, reviewers & fellow artists alike with his heady mix of virtuosity, boyish charm, showmanship & sheer bravado. An imagination bursting with ideas has seen Nick release 11 solo albums to critical acclaim, earning a Number 1 spot in the charts with the seminal hit 'Blue Sky Thinking'.
Clearwater Creedence Revival
31 Aug 2025 - 25 Oct 2026
Selling out at venues all over the world, Clearwater Creedence Revival feature road-hardened players who, collectively have performed with – Stax legend Steve Cropper, Big Country, Denny Laine (Wings, Moody Blues), Eric Haydocks Hollies, Animals And Friends, Alan Silson (Smokie), Wayne Fontana’s Mindbenders and more.
Together, they are the best celebration of the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Fogerty you’re ever likely to see – and a band selling out all over the world, as audiences in Germany, Israel,Russia, Holland, Scandinavia, UK and more will attest! A tribute band like no other.
Sham 69
14 Sept 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
The MJR Group Presents: Sham 69 - The Original Line Up.
The Specials Ltd.
5 Sept 2025 - 21 Mar 2026
The Specials Ltd are the UK's most authentic and original tribute to 2-Tone Legends, The Specials.
When the original line up of The Specials split in 1981 they left behind a legacy which has been unrivaled by a single band since. The group were integral to promoting an anti-racial ethos, created a unique image and combined punk, ska and reggae music while lyrically commentating on the state of Britain in the late 70's and early 80's. They formed their own 2-Tone record label which launched the recording careers of Madness, The Beat and The Selecter.
The Specials Ltd recreate the passion and enthusiasm of The Specials, bringing back memories of those who were there first time around and showing younger fans what they missed. The Specials Ltd are a 9 piece band full of energy, excitement and accuracy, performing Specials favourites such as Gangsters, Too Much Too Young, Do The Dog, Message To You Rudy, Stereotype, Rat Race, Do Nothing, Monkey Man, and Ghost Town.
Dub Pistols
4 Oct 2025 - 20 Dec 2025
Dub Pistols are a London based dub music and big beat band, founded by ex-club promoter, Barry Ashworth, in 1996. The other members of the band were record producer and bassist Jason O'Bryan, Brooklyn producer and lyricist, T. K. Lawrence on vocals, Jap Slt guitarist John King, and turntablist DJ Stix / Steve Hunt. Guest songwriters and vocalists include Blade, James Dewes Sheffield (JMS), Rodney King and Terry Hall. In 2008 Dan Bowskill joined the band.
The Smyths
30 Aug 2025 - 11 Jul 2026
Join The Smyths as they celebrate the 40th anniversary of two iconic Smiths albums, The Smiths and Hatful of Hollow, that feature such classic tracks as “This Charming Man” “What Difference Does It Make?” “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now” and “How Soon Is Now”.
The Skids
26 Sept 2025 - 8 May 2026
The Skids formed in 1977 in their home town of Dunfermline, Scotland by Richard Jobson, Stuart Adamson, Bill Simpson & Tom Kellichan. After releasing an independent single the band were played by John Peel, supported The Clash in concert and then were signed to Virgin Records in 1978. Their first singles were ‘Sweet Surburbia’, ‘The Saints are Coming’ and ‘Into the Valley’ - the latter reaching the UK Top Ten in early 1979.
Their seminal debut album ‘Scared to Dance’; came out in 1979 and was quickly followed by two chart singles – ‘Masquerade’ and ‘Working for the Yankee Dollar’. Both singles were taken from the Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe) produced second album ‘Days in Europa’. The album also featured new member Rusty Egan of Rich Kids & Visage fame after the departure of Tom Kellichan. The band released two more albums ‘The Absolute Game’ (1980) and ‘Joy’ (1981) before splitting. Stuart Adamson went on to have worldwide success with his new band Big Country.
The Skids were at the heart of the punk scene in Scotland and took their music to London where they were signed by Virgin records. They made 4 albums and had numerous hit singles including Into the Valley, The Saints are Coming, Masquerade and Working for the Yankee Dollar.
DJ Yoda
18 Oct 2025 - 6 Dec 2025
Cut up hip hop, beats, 80s and movies from cut-and-paste mixmaster Yoda.
Luke Combs Experience
30 Aug 2025 - 10 Jul 2026
The Luke Combs Experience.
Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with amazing music and good vibes as we welcome the UKs best tribute band to country superstar Luke Combs. Get ready to sing along to all your favourite hits and experience the magic of live music.
Echobelly
2 Oct 2025 - 8 Nov 2025
Echobelly debuted in 1993 with their debut EP, Bellyache, on the independent Pandemonium label. The favourable response including gushing press reviews and sold out gigs ensured the securing of a recording contract with Epic via their subsidiary, Rhythm King. Their first single, was Insomniac and the album, Everyone's Got One, reached number 8 in the UK Album charts.
Fat Dog
1 Nov 2025 - 1 Nov 2025
Fat Dog’s particular brand of chaos seems a fine antidote to the remains of pent-up lockdown frustration.
The collective scream has found a mouth; the potential energy has been activated.
Joe’s singing, his words slurred and distorted in the time-honoured tradition of delta bluesmen, melds to Jazz’s wordless vocals, high and keening like some punk banshee princess, equal parts Grace Slick and Yoko Ono.
Joan As Police Woman
15 Nov 2025 - 15 Nov 2025
Acclaimed Brooklyn songwriter Joan As Police Woman announces rescheduled tour dates for 2022 with her trio featuring drummer Parker Kindred (Antony & The Johnsons, Jeff Buckley) and bassist Jacob Silver (Lee Fields).
Joan has spent lockdown making and releasing new music including her second album of covers and her first live album. Joan also appeared on the Afel Bocoum album "Lindé" (World Circuit) and wrote and recorded "Simplicity" with Damon Albarn for the recent Gorillaz "Song Machine" album. A new Joan As Police Woman studio album is expected Autumn 2021 via PIAS. Sessions for the new record began in Paris in November 2019 with Dave Okumu and Afrobeat legend Tony Allen, who we lost 5 months later. For the 2022 tour, Joan and her trio will perform music spanning her career, including songs off the new albums and reworked classics.
£25 + booking fee
Danny & the Champions of the World
28 Nov 2025 - 13 Mar 2027
Danny George Wilson has been touring the world and making critically acclaimed records for nearly 20 years now, the first Grand Drive release was on Loose Back in 1997. Since forming as ‘Danny & The Champions of the World’, the band have released four albums, the latest, ‘Stay True’, being their ‘finest set yet’ according to Mojo Magazine.
Danny & The Champions Of The World are and have always been a loose collection of great musicians, songwriters, stowaways and adventurers. Danny talks of Stay True as being inspired by the ‘great soul, country and rock n roll of Stax, Muscle Shoals, The Band, Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham, Dion DiMucci, Van Morrisson, Ronnie Lane meets Ronnie Spector’! It is an album steeped in good times, bad times, family, friends and powered by a great jukebox. It is without a doubt, the work of a champ.
Thea Gilmore
27 Nov 2025 - 8 Dec 2025
Prolific singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire whose style is strongly influenced by Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and Joni Mitchell.
An artist of enduring international acclaim (Bruce Springsteen regularly names her as a favourite) and a justly revered lyricist, Gilmore’s musical settings have taken many ingenious detours in recent years.
James B Partridge: The Big Christmas Assembly
2 Nov 2025 - 22 Dec 2025
Celebrate the Christmas season with JAMES B PARTRIDGE and his delightful THE BIG CHRISTMAS ASSEMBLY 2025 show, a night packed with festive spirit, singalong tunes, and the nostalgia of Christmases gone by. Known for his vibrant energy and exceptional vocal talent, James brings seasonal favourites and unexpected mashups that will have the whole audience singing along. With appearances on BBC The One Show, BBC Breakfast, Loose Women, and BBC Radio 2, James has charmed audiences across the UK and Europe, bringing people together through his love of music and performance.
A mix of classic Christmas tunes and reflections on growing up during this magical season, this show promises warmth, community, and a dash of Christmas magic. Don’t miss your chance to relive the joy of a Christmas assembly, with James leading the way for an unforgettable night of festive fun!
Young & Animated Saturday Club
6 Sept 2025 - 8 Nov 2025
Popular Saturday morning animation club for young people looking to learn stop motion and digital animation.
This popular Saturday morning group for 8-13 year olds provides fun and detailed exploration of both digital and stop motion animation. Get messy making your own plasticine character and bring them to life using stop animation techniques. Then you will have the chance to add your very own sound effects!
This course is run by highly-trained animators and filmmakers. Our tutors recognise the importance of attending to individual needs, meaning the group is suitable for those experienced in animation and those curious to make a start. Over the five-week period there will be opportunity for plenty of development and experimentation, as well as time for each participant to complete a personal project.
How do I join?
Interested in joining Young & Animated? Our Young & Animated courses run for 5 weeks on Saturdays during term-time.
The Devout: Depeche Mode Tribute
6 Sept 2025 - 4 Jul 2026
The Devout is a new Depeche Mode Tribute Act born from the infamous Speak and Spell - Europe’s leading DM Tribute that played Glastonbury and festivals across the continent - updated and driven forward by the same core member and productions.
‘The Devout’ play DM’s greatest hits with startling accuracy and production. Now they bring the sellout ‘Violator 30th Anniversary’ show, recreating the triple platinum LP, followed by a best hits set.
The Devout will be performing hit after hit from ‘Personal Jesus’ and ‘Enjoy the Silence’ to ‘Stripped’ and ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’...
There’s no doubt that this is a group of musicians whose experience, drive, passion and love for Depeche Mode shines through as they relish in recreating a live experience worthy of the boys from Basildon.
The aim of The Devout is simple. To put on a show that transports the senses of the audience back to the sacred glory days of Depeche Mode.
The Showhawk Duo
21 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025
Young British guitarists Mikhail Asanovic and Jake Wright, together known as The Showhawk Duo, have dazzled audiences worldwide with their spectacular approach to playing the guitar. Their playing style has broken down barriers between acoustic and electronic music. They have re-thought traditional musical structure creating their own all-encompassing genre. Whether Playing old-school trance classics or modern funky house, their live show knows no boundaries and will leave you amazed.
Mik is a classically trained guitarist having studied at Manchester's RNCM. Jake is an electric junkie and grew up playing in rock and metal bands. Mik's classical foundation shines through in the music with Jake's raw percussive approach always keeping the crowd moving. Together they create a truly unique and impressive sound, and have turned many "acoustic" nights into a thumping rave.
Together, they started out as buskers and have since gone on to play all over the globe. They have performed at most of the UK's large festivals including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Kendal Calling, Bournemouth 7's, and Electric Picnic. They have had sell-out shows at Edinburgh Fringe, and had numerous radio broadcasts for BBC. International performances include shows in the seychelles, club tours in Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands and a residency at Pacha in Ibiza. this dazzling duo are sure to rock your socks off.
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
22 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025
This popular, multi award-winning husband and wife duo exude timeless class with their exquisite brand of traditional and contemporary music.
Duos come and duos go… and some nurture and fine tune their art and watch it grow into something totally original and captivating. For over a quarter of a century Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman’s partnership has proved personal, permanent and pivotal.
From early days in folk supergroup ' Equation ' through to their most recent work, acclaimed as ‘Their best yet’, with a nod or two along the way to their extra-curricular musical adventures, the evening promises a whistle-stop tour through their artistic journey to date.
Jamie Lawson
16 Oct 2025 - 8 Nov 2025
The English singer-songwriter performs his pop originals.
Those Damn Crows
17 Oct 2025 - 6 Nov 2025
Welsh quintet who keep the spirit of the '70s and '80s alive with their pounding, ultra-melodic hard rock.
Toby Lee
22 Oct 2025 - 15 Nov 2025
Toby Lee - Winner of the Young Blue Artist of the Year 2023!
Toby Lee is an English guitarist from Oxfordshire and has appeared on the television shows Little Big Shots and Ellen Show, as well as starring in the musical School of Rock. At eight years old he taught himself how to play and became a global sensation after playing guitar at BB King's blues club in 2015 when he was just ten years old.
John Shuttleworth's Raise the Oof!
27 Sept 2025 - 22 Nov 2025
Due to huge demand, John Shuttleworth returns to the Playhouse this November with Raise the Oof!
Radio 4 favourite, comedy legend, and ‘the 42nd best reason to love Britain’ (The Telegraph) John Shuttleworth, is back with more hilarious stories and songs performed on his trusty Yamaha organ (with built-in auto accompaniment!)
In Raise The Oof John celebrates 40 years in showbiz. Yes, it was 1985 when he met TV’s Clarinet Man – next door neighbour Ken Worthington who came last on New Faces in 73 (Tony Hatch crucified him!)
Steampunk Yule Ball
13 Dec 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
A Winter Festival of Fantastical Delight
Dust off your goggles, fire up the flux capacitor, and prepare for a night of chronological chaos, festive enchantment, and mechanical mischief! The Steampunk Yule Ball is back — and this year, we’re inviting you to step through the folds of time itself at the Time Travellers’ Ball.
Will you arrive as a Victorian villain, a futuristic dandy, a post-apocalyptic explorer, or a glitter-drenched chronomancer? Wherever (or whenever) you’re from, all are welcome for an unforgettable night of music, performance, and Yuletide mayhem at Exeter’s biggest alternative winter celebration.
Featuring:
The legendary Professor Elemental — chap hop comedy, absurdity & rhyme
The mysterious & magical Fey Pink
Live music, DJ sets, immersive performance
Couture, crafts, creatures, curiosities
…and much more to be announced
PROFESSOR ELEMENTAL
Internationally beloved chap-hop emcee, adventurer, and whimsical wordsmith, the good Professor brings high-energy freestyle, musical tales, and plenty of tea-fuelled absurdity.
FEY PINK
Anarchic cabaret, spellbinding vocals and poetic punk heart — Fey Pink conjures wild energy and soulful song in one unforgettable performance.
THE GASLIGHT TROUBADOURS
Step into a haunted parlour of twisted electro-swing, vintage samples, and mysterious beats. The Gaslight Troubadours are dark cabaret sorcerers of sound.
PROFESSOR PURBLIND
The shadowy mastermind behind The Gaslight Troubadours, Professor Purblind is a musical conjurer and vintage beat sorcerer. Expect theatrical flair, sonic illusions, and an immersive dose of steampunked sound design – from the man pulling the levers behind the curtain.
VICTOR VECTOR
Time-traveling turntablist and vinyl alchemist, Victor Vector bends time with every scratch and spin. Expect a high-energy journey through funky breaks, retro-futurist rhythms, and steampunk-infused soundscapes — all cut live on the decks with masterful precision.
THE MIRORIM
The Mirorim is a singer/songwriter weaving sonic spells under the influence of Midnight, Magic, Mystery, Melancholy, and The Muse. With haunting vocals, ethereal lyrics, and ritualistic stage presence, The Mirorim transports listeners to liminal realms where time unravels and emotion reigns.
MYSTERY GUEST (FOR NOW – WINK WINK)
We can’t say too much just yet… but one artist will be revealed later in the year who’s known for packing out venues with lyrical fire and wild wordplay. Stay tuned for the reveal – this one’s worth the wait.
DEVIL’S DOORBELL
Floating in from the waterways on their traditional narrowboats, Devil’s Doorbell are vintage skiffle cabaret troubadours with a cheeky twist. Blending infectious 1920s–30s jazz and blues with homemade instruments, ukuleles, washtub bass, and wild costumery, this high-energy duo deliver toe-tapping tunes and theatrical flair. Expect sass, swing, and a whole lot of fun.
KIARA LEIGH
Award-winning burlesque enchantress, Kiara Leigh mixes grace, power, and vintage glamour into breathtaking performance art pieces.
DJ LOUIE LOUIE
Retro-futurist grooves, balkan beats, and electro-swing bangers. Louie Louie is a time-hopping party machine.
DJ FARAMIX
Expect juicy bass, interdimensional rhythms and irresistible global sounds to take you to the dancefloor and beyond.
DRESS CODE
Come as your past self, future self, alternate reality self, or a completely fabulous figment of imagination. Steampunk couture, chrono-glamour, sci-fi rebels, clockwork queens and Victorian vampires all welcome. Prizes for best-dressed time travellers!
Curved Air. 55th Anniversary Uk Tour
23 Nov 2025 - 23 Nov 2025
One of the all-time great Progrock bands make their first ever visit to the venue celebrating an incredible 55 years since their formation and bringing their unique mix of progressive rock, folk, fusion, jazz and dynamic live performances to legions of fans old and young alike.
‘Curved Air……Legendary British classic prog/rock art group….. beautiful demonic violin, tremendous musicianship and the exotic presence of lead singer Sonja Kristina’. This was how the music press recently described Curved Air after their staggering show at the Isle of Wight Festival.
The band reformed, inspired by iconic vocalist Sonja Kristina and oriental drummer Florian Pilkington-Miska. Original guitarist Kirby Gregory rejoined the ranks leading a skilled and talented line up from Sonia’s Acid Folk band bringing their unique music to an existing and new fanbase for the 21st Century.
Their concert and festival appearances continue to thrill with an experimental blend of classical themes, electronic sounds and beautiful timeless songs, performed with unrivalled fire and passion.
One of the most dramatically accomplished of all the bands to come out of the late 60s Progrock explosion, these elements elevated them from the underground Roundhouse scene to top the album charts. They burst onto the scene, signed to Warner Brothers who released their debut album ‘Air Conditioning’ notable for being the first commercially available picture disc in the UK. Reaching No 8 in the album charts and charting singles hits ‘It Happened Today’ and live favourite ‘Vivaldi’ soon to be followed by major chart hit ‘Back Street Luv’ which led
to a major US tour opening for B.B. King and Johnny Winter.
The band has always included celebrated soloists within its ranks including legendary drummer and producer Stewart Copeland who went on to join The Police (the band that is!)
Over the years they have appeared alongside some of the biggest names in rock including Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Yes, Free and Status Quo amongst a host of others.
Always known as a dazzling live act playing brilliant timeless music by five virtuoso musicians feeding their electric energy to the undisputed queen of Progrock out front.
That old phrase “They don’t make them like this anymore” has never sounded so relevant.
Catch them while you can!
‘Sonja Kristina prowls the front of the stage expertly playing off the energy of all the performers with her. There is no denying they remain formidable live’ PROG MAGAZINE
‘Thrilling exponents of rock/classical crossover’ LOUDER
‘All of the players impress, stunning instrumentalists who immerse the audience in a set of swirling solos, with the undisputed queen of British Progrock Sonia Kristina and what a joy it is to see her and Curved Air back in action again perfectly recreating the band’s uniqueness authentically’ CLASSIC ROCK
‘Progrock and Jazz/Fusion teetering on the edge of arty hard rock’ REAL GONE
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King King
1 Oct 2025 - 8 Jan 2026
Throughout the music industry King King is a name synonymous with, not only great music and outstanding musicianship, but with, and perhaps even more importantly, having a damn good time every time.
King King’s music is the kind of music that makes people happy. And let’s face it, especially in these all too dark and difficult times, who doesn’t want to be happy?
Not convinced? It’s simple. Come along to a show and find out for yourself.
Huey Morgan's NYC Block Party
6 Feb 2026 - 8 Apr 2026
Hugh "Huey" Morgan is the frontman of the New York rock / hiphop band Fun Lovin' Criminals. Huey is also an author, podcaster, a radio presenter on both BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music and a much in demand club and festival DJ.
His extensive record collection has seen him DJ around the world spinning the very best in Hip-Hop, Funk, Disco and stone cold classics.
The Beat ft Ranking JNR
29 Nov 2025 - 10 Oct 2026
One of the key bands of the UK ska revival of the late '70s and early '80s,The Beat achieved a near-perfect balance of pop melodies and taut rhythms that made them stars in Britain and won them a substantial cult following in the United States.
The Beat were based in Birmingham, England and released their debut single, "Tears of a Clown" b/w "Ranking Full Stop," through the Specials' 2-Tone label in 1979. The single went Top Ten in the U.K., and they soon struck a deal with Arista to distribute their own Go Feet label. 1980's I Just Can't Stop It (released by Sire in the United States) went gold in England on the strength of the single "Mirror in the Bathroom," and the band's ferocious performances and clever blend of personal and political lyrics made them stars at home.
Ranking Jnr, son of the late Ranking Roger, is carrying on his father's legacy.
The Beat feat Ranking Jnr tour dates listed on Ents24.com since Aug 2022.
The Undertones
14 Nov 2025 - 6 Dec 2025
The Undertones emerged from Derry in 1976, the result of five friends learning how to play basic rock and roll. Practicing in their bedrooms eventually led to the band recording ‘Teenage Kicks’ in 1978 on Terri Hooley's Good Vibrations label in Belfast. The legendary DJ John Peel received a copy and liked it so much he played it twice in a row on his radio show.
Utah Saints
18 Oct 2025 - 22 Nov 2025
English electronic music duo consisting of members Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt. The band had three top-ten and another five top-40 singles on the UK Singles Chart in the 1990s, as well as number-one dance tracks in the UK and US. This is an 18+ event .
David Ford
9 Oct 2025 - 6 Nov 2025
These days, David Ford feels much more at home operating on the fringes of the music business, not trying to be famous, not trying to get rich. It might be an unconventional way to conduct a musical career, but this is not a conventional guy, as evidenced by his most recent album, Animal Spirits, a surprisingly accessible, even soulful collection of songs about economics.
As an artist Ford still defies classification or comparison. Singer-songwriter doesn’t begin to cover it. He writes and performs with fluency across multiple genres, plays every instrument on the stage and even invents new ones to create truly unique recordings and performances. Every live show is different. Ford’s trademark one-man loop machine circus grows more complex and audacious every year, but then he is just as likely to show up with a six-piece band, a string quartet, jazz drummer or a choir and his most recent UK tour proved he can be equally compelling sat in an armchair, playing acoustic guitar and telling stories. The result is a live spectacle described by The Guardian as “unmissable”.
As well as playing sold-out headline shows on both sides of the Atlantic, he has toured with and supported artists such as Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Ray LaMontagne, Aimee Mann, Sara Bareilles, Gomez, Aqualung, Richard Ashcroft, Suzanne Vega, Augustana, Ingrid Michaelson and Jakob Dylan.
Marc Burrows: The Magic of Terry Pratchett
19 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2025
Join author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his Locus Award-winning biography and officially endorsed by the author’s estate. Explore Pratchett's life, influences, impact, wit and wisdom, from his days as a school librarian to his time as a trainee journalist to his untimely death from Alzheimers in 2015. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Discworld and discover the joy, anger, and delicious cock‘n’ bull stories of one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Warning: includes bad puns and unnecessary footnotes.
Age restriction: 7+
The Bon Jovi Experience
5 Sept 2025 - 1 May 2026
Ranked number 14 in Q Magazine’s top 50 bands of all time and inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame, Bon Jovi is a household name the world over. With front man and namesake Jon Bon Jovi at the helm since they formed back in 1983, the New Jersey band have sold over 120 million albums worldwide, performing more than 2,600 concerts in over 50 countries for 34 million fans and counting.
In tribute to this incredible musical talent, The Bon Jovi Experience was born and since 1994 have become the only band to have performed live on stage with Jon Bon Jovi himself. Lead singer Tony Pearce’s striking resemblance to the original front man creates an unrivalled tribute not to be missed.
“The best Bon Jovi tribute band I’ve ever watched” Jon Bon Jovi
Endorsed by Jon Bon Jovi himself, the official tribute band to Bon Jovi perform all over the world to sell-out crowds. As the world’s leading tribute, The Bon Jovi Experience are often copied but never equalled, performing all the hits you know and love including, “Livin’ On a Prayer”, “Always”, “It’s My Life”, “You Give Love a Bad Name”.
This is a tribute band.
Mad Dog Mcrea
12 Nov 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with their infectious songs. In constant demand and having played just about every festival and two-bit, jibe-arsed dive in Christendom, Mad Dog Mcrea are, in every sense of the word, a live, band.
Guns 2 Roses + Nirvanah
11 Sept 2025 - 11 Sept 2025
GUNS 2 ROSES + Nirvanah
Thurs Sept 11th / auditorium / standing /doors 7.30pm / £18 + BF / promoter – the band (Nile Shephard) All Ages
Tom Robinson
2 Oct 2025 - 10 Jun 2026
Thomas Giles Robinson is a British singer, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist, best known for the hits "Glad to Be Gay", "2-4-6-8 Motorway", and "Don't Take No for an Answer", with his Tom Robinson Band. He later peaked at No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart with his solo single "War Baby".
Eat Static
26 Sept 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
Eat Static is celebrating an incredible thirty years since Merv Pepplar first levitated his flying saucer from the cosmic confines of the Ozric Tentacles hangar and started spreading the finest banging alien techno across the universe. The muscular beats, strangely twisted melodies, swirling space-noises and unearthly effects are all generated completely live by this master of madness who has been consistently taking us on a fast and furious trip to strange new worlds since 1989.
Banco de Gaia is the on-stage incarnation of live electronic music pioneer Toby Marks, celebrating thirty years of producing top quality music acclaimed in both the dance and ambient arenas. This special live performance will be packed with classic tracks which have thrilled audiences across the world over the last three decades, such as the immortal ‘Last Train to Lhasa’ and the timeless classic ‘Heliopolis’, delivered seamlessly with all the right songs in the right order…
DJ Ambiessence completes the line-up for this special event with sets to match brimming with dance-friendly electronica which blends trance sensibilities and techno beats, blissed out washes and sci-fi samples.
All profits to Exeter’s sound alternative community radio station, Phonic FM
An Evening With Martin Barre & Friends
20 Nov 2025 - 20 Nov 2025
An Intimate Evening of Music and Anecdotes with Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre and Friends
Line-Up:
Martin Barre
Alex Hart
Alan Thomson
Dan Crisp
Martin Barre Band
8 Nov 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
Martin Barre has been the guitarist of Jethro Tull for 43 years, his sound and playing having been a major factor in their success. Album sales have exceeded 60 million units and they continue to be played worldwide, representing an important part of classic rock history.
Martin's guitar playing has earned him a high level of respect and recognition; he was voted 25th best solo ever in the USA and 20th best solo ever in the UK for his playing on 'Aqualung'. His playing on the album 'Crest of a Knave' earned him a Grammy award in 1988.
As well as numerous Jethro Tull albums, Martin has worked with many other artists including Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Jo Bonamassa and Chris Thompson and has shared a stage with such legends as Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
As Jethro Tull are taking a long break from touring, Martin has put together a band to play the "classic" music from the Tull catalogue. His band is a total commitment to give the Tull fans and a broader audience the chance to hear tracks not performed for many years. The band includes top musicians from a similar background.
The Magic of Terry Pratchett
19 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2025
Join author and comedian Marc Burrows on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett, based on his Locus Award-winning biography and officially endorsed by the author's estate. Explore Pratchett's life, influences, impact, wit and wisdom, from his days as a school librarian to his time as a trainee journalist to his untimely death from Alzheimers in 2015. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Discworld and discover the joy, anger, and delicious cock'n' bull stories of one of the greatest storytellers of all time. Warning: includes bad puns and unnecessary footnotes.
Josie Long: Now Is the Time of Monsters
6 Sept 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
A new show about extinct gigantic, charismatic, megafauna from 3-time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated Comedian, and very good comedian Josie Long. In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it can feel like apocalypse is everywhere but did you know 11,000 years ago there were some really big armadillos? I’m talking about as big as a car. Really big. And they were vegetarian so don’t even worry about them. Also my daughter has a hamster and I’m not saying distract yourself from everything, but I’m saying he’s also part of everything.
Josie is back with a new show about discovery, wonder, extinction and how to walk through a landscape of monstrous disaster. There is also a good tip about silt, guaranteed.
AC/DC UK
6 Sept 2025 - 13 Mar 2026
Fronted by the most authentic Angus Young, and 80’s era Brian Johnson in the business; AC/DC UK deliver up to a 2 hour powerhouse show, featuring all the AC/DC hits; with a few fan favourites thrown in to boot! The experienced backline drive out the set with the same tenacity, volume, and passion as the real deal! All the AC/DC gimmicks are brought out to whip the crowd into a frenzy! From Angus’ famed striptease, Brian’s iconic flat cap, a giant inflatable Rosie, and fully firing cannons to salute those who are ready to rock!
June 2018 saw the British tribute band, AC/DC UK embark on one of their biggest shows in the band's history. Closing the Friday night of Graspop, the band played just after legendary headliner's Iron Maiden to a packed out Metal Dome. Other acts to play the hallowed turf in Dessel, Belgium included Guns N' Roses, Ozzy Osbourne, Volbeat, The Darkness, Avenged Sevenfold, Judas Priest, Marilyn Manson and a raft of other rock superstars. The past several years have seen the band play several other notable shows and festival's alongside the likes of Alice Cooper, The Darkness, Steve Vai, Santana, Magnum, Within Temptation, Saxon, and more.
Nerina Pallot
18 Sept 2025 - 4 Dec 2025
Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot is a British singer, songwriter and producer, who has released seven albums and over a dozen EPs. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an Ivor Novello Award for "Sophia" in the category of 'Best Song' in the same year.
London Calling: A Tribute to The Clash
12 Sept 2025 - 20 Mar 2026
London Calling - A tribute to the only band that mattered. Consisting of 4 guys from Bristol, London Calling put on a performance with energy and enthusiasm recreating the sound and intensity of The Clash. All the guys genuinely love the band and put their all into each show. London Calling over some 10 years have gigged all across the UK, Europe and the USA.
Niall McNamee
16 Oct 2025 - 6 Dec 2025
Niall McNamee is an Irish singer-songwriter and actor known for his own passionate, thoughtful and full-blooded songs. He has starred opposite Pierce Brosnan, fought with Jackie Chan and now is starring as the leading role in numerous feature films.
Niall moved to London at 17 years old working on building sites whilst growing a devoted fan base playing gigs in pubs and music venues across London.
He began his acting career on London’s West End as Romeo in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ before moving into film and tv and even having a major fight scene with Jackie Chan in ‘The Foreigner’.
Flow
30 Aug 2025 - 15 May 2026
Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.
Throwing Muses
2 Sept 2025 - 9 Sept 2025
Kristin Hersh brings the Throwing Muses live show to Europe in Spring 2025.
Their first tour since 2011, the Muses will embark on a 2025 European tour as a three-piece, fronted by Hersh.
Hersh remains one of the most unique and singular talents of her generation, a celebrated and gifted writer as well as a relentlessly touring musician.
Throwing Muses finds Hersh going back to where it all began, with nearly 40 years of Muses history behind them. This year marks a new chapter in the project.
A very rare opportunity to witness one of the great cult American rock bands, we look forward to presenting the Muses on their intimate European adventure.
Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys
2 Sept 2025 - 8 Sept 2025
Jake Vaadeland is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Saskatchewan, Canada. His traditional sound and unique style blends bluegrass and 50s rockabilly, with Jake also specializing on guitar and banjo in addition to his impressive vocals. Jake strives to write and play with a focus on storytelling, and messages that he hopes his audience can relate to, all packaged in foot stomping, high energy performances with The Sturgeon River Boys.
In 2023, he performed at JunoFest, CCMA Week, travelled to Nashville to showcase at AmericanaFest, and opened for artists like Dean Brody and Charley Crockett. He recently earned a Western Canadian Music Award nomination for ‘Roots Artist of the Year’ and won a Saskatchewan Country Music Award for ‘Alternative Country Album of the Year’.
A Minecraft Movie
30 Aug 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
A mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve.
Turin Brakes
18 Oct 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
Turin Brakes return to Canterbury with an acoustic set packed with great musicianship and the distinctive heart-warming melodies that they are famous for.
Having racked up seven top-40 singles, six top-40 albums and over a million record sales worldwide, they are a formidable live act that continue to excel both in the studio and on the stage.
Hear hits spanning their 24-year career, with tracks from 2001’s Mercury Prize-Nominated debut The Optimist LP through to their 10th and most recent release, Spacehopper.
Dubioza Kolektiv
4 Oct 2025 - 15 Oct 2025
Once upon a time (2003) in a faraway land called Bosnia and Herzegovina, a group of friends decided to form a band. But this was no ordinary band, and they did not form under ordinary circumstances. True, along with local Balkan flavours, musical influences came from all over the world: ska, punk, reggae, electronic, hip-hop. Yet, there was no music industry, few concerts, no space for cultural or political expression among the new crop of plugged in youth. In fact, the entire region was reeling from deep moral and economic stagnation.
If you're looking for macho, money-and-ego driven posturing, you won't find it here; no MTV rude boy gangstas, no strippers or bling, no corporate endorsements from the international fashion industry. Rather, they take on traditional musical forms with their unique perspective, shaped by a war that changed their lives forever, and delivered with a level of positivity that hits you like a blast of fresh air.
Sound of The Sirens
24 Oct 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
Exeter-based duo Abbe Martin and Hannah Wood dovetail beautifully on their debut album, For All Our Sins, a beguiling acoustic pop collection replete with lyrical sensibility on tracks like the first single, Smokescreen (“Living beyond the darkness others create for us, and growing into something positive”), The Circus (“When everyone wants something from you, who can you trust?”) and Mr Wilson (“The chemistry of a new relationship, unsure of where it is going, but knowing that you want more from it”).
Already championed by Chris Evans – who declared himself “blown away” when he heard Sound of the Sirens for the first time – they’re certain to broaden a burgeoning fan base on the back of For All Our Sins. It’s a fan base built up not just over several sublime EP self-releases – but also through their live shows, which combine a natural facility for connecting with their audiences and unforgettable performances predicated on energy, warmth, humour and, above all, real conviction.
Esther Manito: Slagbomb
14 Sept 2025 - 27 Feb 2026
Esther’s new show ‘Slagbomb’ takes a nosedive into the awkward sandwich years of life. The phase when youthful freedom gives way to the reality of adult responsibilities. It’s a time when one finds oneself juggling everything from prostate checks to hosing faeces off the garden decking, whilst clad in questionable footwear like crocs. Growing up, Esther imagined she would fulfil all the expectations of a lady, poised and dignified, but looking around she realises that just hasn't happened.
Esther's life seems to be a magnet for embarrassing moments and endless cockups. No matter how hard she tries to project sophistication, she often ends up highlighting her unrefined side. Now she wants to embrace her lack of dignity - whether it’s her less-than-graceful posture, cringeworthy encounters with shady drug dealers, or the painful realities of waxing gone wrong.
At its core, Esther’s show is an exploration of the challenges and hilarities of navigating the sandwich years, and an invitation to the audience to feel good about the madness in their own lives. After all, she has a Lebanese father dealing with war, a mother dealing with cancer, two kids (who seem to have permanently lost their PE kit), a husband who just wanted some birthday nooky, and a sudden loss of hearing. It’s all part of the messy, chaotic, and often hilarious journey of a right Slagbomb.
Bess Atwell
18 Sept 2025 - 18 Sept 2025
If it’s here, you need to be there. Presented by Parallel Lines.
This is an 18+ event.
Helen Bauer: Bless Her
9 Sept 2025 - 24 Nov 2025
A brand new show from award-winning comedian, star of Live at the Apollo, and co-host of award-winning podcast Trusty Hogs - Helen is back and is struggling. She has spent the last year being forced to hang out with someone she doesn’t like and who honestly does not like her. It’s tense, it’s uncomfortable, they won’t leave.
Tom Hickox
29 Sept 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
Tom Hickox is a singer, songwriter and composer specialising in the art of storytelling through music. He's renowned for his celebrated storytelling and rich baritone, Hickox promises a cinematic sweep of a show, brimming with drama and poignancy.
Ozric Tentacles
21 Nov 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, Ozric Tentacles formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 going on to become psychedelic staples at Glastonbury and other festivals. The creative vision of multi-instrumentalist Ed Wynne, the Ozrics’ uniquely trippy soundscapes connect fans of progressive rock, psychedelia and dance music
culture.
Harry Baker – Harry Christmas
17 Dec 2025 - 17 Dec 2025
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker loves Christmas. And he loves Exeter Phoenix so much he’s coming back for his third show here this year. Last year he did a boldly titled Christmas show in London called Harry Christmas and it went so well he’s packed up his poetry reindeer and is ready to sleigh all over the country (AKA Exeter and maybe Bath as well as hopefully London again.) Expect some brand new poems, some festive faves, and some extra special guests. All he wants for Christmas is you (to come along so that they let him do this again).
About Harry...
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is a poet and a maths graduate. He writes about important stuff like hope, dinosaurs and German falafel-spoons. His latest collection ‘Wonderful’ came out in May 2024 alongside a 40-date sellout UK and Ireland tour of the same name. His combination of playfulness and vulnerability has reached millions online, and he recently headlined the Poet’s Revival at the Royal Albert Hall. He soon hopes to headline the festival of your heart when you come along to this gig after reading this lovely impressive bio.
“Harry Baker’s intricate, quick-fire rhymes have always been on the impressive side of mind-blowing” The Scotsman
“Spectacularly Witty” ★★★★★ Whatsonstage
“Blistering wordplay” ★★★★★ Threeweeks
“Not one syllable out of place” ★★★★★ The Wee Review
“The Spell Over The Audience Is Tangible” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby
“Simply put... The greatest performer on earth” ★★★★★ BBC Radio 1
The John Martyn Project
21 Sept 2025 - 7 Feb 2026
One
evening
at
the
Jaz
z
Cafe,
Camden
in
2018,
six
artists
came
together
in
celebration
of
John
Martyn's
music.
It
was
an
evening
of
deep
connection,
not
just
to
John's
music,
but
also
with
a
unique
community
of
John
Martyn
fans.
That
night
saw
the
sparks
of
what
was
to
become
'
The
John
Martyn
Project'
-
an
ongoing
homage
to
a
truly
pioneering
and
unique
musical
soul.
E
ach
bring
ing
their
own
story
and
relationship
to
John's
music,
they
continue
to
keep
the
spirit
of
his
music
alive
whilst
collecting
stories
and
insights
from
the
crowds
they
play
to.
With
thanks
to
John
and
those
that
find
connection
in
his
music.
British Lion
28 Nov 2025 - 19 Dec 2025
British Lion are an English hard rock band formed by Steve Harris, best known as the bassist for Iron Maiden.
This Flight Tonight - The Songs Of Joni Mitchell
31 Aug 2025 - 11 May 2026
Joni Mitchell is one of the most influential artists of the modern age, rising to stardom in the late 1960's, Her music and songwriting is the jewel in the crown of the Woodstock generation. Bursting onto the scene with a sound entirely her own, Joni earned the respect of her musical peers and the love of her audiences Worldwide. Joni would go on to mine the depths of her emotive landscape and push the boundaries of songcraft and artistry for over five decades. Mitchell's albums and songs are widely recognised as masterpieces, standards that would become the soundtrack to the lives of countless fans throughout the world and continue to draw and inspire new generations of fans.
Zervas & Pepper are Welsh Singer/Songwriters Paul Zervas and Kathryn Pepper, who have been creating and performing original music for over a decade professionally. The duo and their recording/touring band enjoy cult success on the UK and European Folk/Americana scene and have released five critically-acclaimed studio albums and undertaken countless live headline and support tours, receiving strong national and international network radio support throughout their career and their original music garnering praise and accolades from the likes of CSN&Y legend David Crosby, BBC DJ's Mark Radcliffe, Bob Harris, Lauren Laverne and Don Letts.
'This Flight Tonight' is a celebration of Joni Mitchell's music that the duo have had in the making for many years, and now 2023 will see them finally take this show on the road for the first time. The carefully-crafted set list will feature songs from Joni's million-selling albums such as Clouds, Ladies of the Canyon, For The Roses, Court and Spark, featuring many cuts from her 1972 landmark release 'Blue'.
We are musical purist's Kathryn Pepper explains If we're going to present Joni's music for a live show then we are going to aim to recreate the performances almost exactly as they were intended, as songwriters and performers ourselves we know that every single note, inflection, momentary pause was placed there by the artist with intent.. We hold Joni Mitchell's music in the utmost regard and so we aim to capture its inner spirit and channel its majesty into each live performance
Stevie Martin: Clout
2 Oct 2025 - 6 Dec 2025
Stevie Martin has built a significant following and acclaim for her prolific online output which includes a series of regular viral sketches with Lola-Rose Maxwell which have amassed over 20 million views (3 million of which on Tiktok) two hit podcasts (Nobody Panic with Tessa Coates and Might Delete Later with Gina Martin) which collectively receive over 100,000 downloads a month, and a regular long-form improvised comedy book club on Twitch. A writer published everywhere from Vice to the Guardian, Stevie’s first book, Nobody Panic, was published by Hodder Studios and adapts her hit podcast.
David Attenborough: Ocean
1 Sept 2025 - 28 Jan 2026
This compelling documentary takes viewers on a breath-taking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. In the film the legendary broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing.
Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas and exposes the never-before-seen realities and challenges facing our ocean, from destructive fishing techniques to mass coral reef bleaching. Ultimately the story is one of optimism, with Attenborough showcasing inspirational stories from around the world to deliver his greatest message: the ocean can recover to a glory beyond anything anyone has ever seen.
BC Camplight
30 Oct 2025 - 16 Nov 2025
BC Camplight is an England-based American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His 2005 album Hide, Run Away was released by One Little Indian and featured Cynthia G. Mason on vocals. Camplight's follow-up, Blink of a Nihilist, was released in 2007, and his third album came out in January 2015 on Bella Union.
The Little Unsaid
2 Oct 2025 - 10 Oct 2025
John Elliott, known by his stage and recording name The Little Unsaid, is an English songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist
Tom Rosenthal
1 Feb 2026 - 13 May 2026
Arctic Monkeys' album, 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not', hit the shelves in January 2006. Tracks like 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' and 'When the Sun Goes Down' became anthems, showcasing Alex Turner's sharp lyrics and observational storytelling.
Tom Rosenthal's show, 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am', tours the UK and Ireland. Jokes like 'Wimbledon', 'Daniel Radcliffe' and 'Some Weather We're Having' have the potential to become classics, showcasing Rosenthal's sharp nose and observational squawking.
Star of 'Friday Night Dinner' (C4) and 'Plebs' (ITV), this is Tom’s much awaited return to stand-up following his critically-acclaimed 2019 show, 'Manhood'.
Gwenno
29 Oct 2025 - 15 Nov 2025
Gwenno Saunders is a music producer, DJ, radio presenter, musician and singer from Cardiff. She is a native Welsh and Cornish speaker and it is this, along with co-producing and co-hosting Welsh language show Cam O'r Tywyllwch (A Step Away From The Darkness) with Peski for Radio Cardiff and more recently, Resonance FM, that has led her to create music that translates her Internationalist influences into layered, home-fi keyboard sounds wrapped in echoed vocals and musique concrète-inspired beats.
Lack of Afro
29 Oct 2025 - 24 Nov 2025
Lack of Afro is the stage name of R&B and soul multi-instrumentalist and producer Adam Gibbons. Signing to Freestyle Records in 2006, his debut single "Wait A Minute" announced the arrival of a vibrant rising star. Gibbons has proceeded to release eight studio albums, including his debut title Press On and latest offering Square One.
Gong
8 Nov 2025 - 15 Nov 2025
Gong are a progressive rock band that incorporates elements of jazz and space rock into their musical style. The group was formed in Paris in 1967 by Australian musician Daevid Allen and English vocalist Gilli Smyth. This is a 16+ event.
Billy Nomates
23 Sept 2025 - 9 Oct 2025
Tor Maries who performs as Billy Nomates is a British post-punk musician from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
Professor Slug’s House Of Bugs
14 Sept 2025 - 14 Sept 2025
Professor Slug’s House of Bugs is a show all about ... bugs. Professor Slug is an eccentric expert on invertebrates who helps bugs out with their buggy problems - and you can too!
The House of Bugs is fully booked with all sorts of bugs seeking help from Professor Slug and his fellow bug experts (that’s you, the audience!) But can all these buggy problems be solved before the Queen Bee arrives, or will a swarm of honey-hungry wasps wreak havoc!
From the co-creator of the award winning One Duck Down, this interactive show is packed full of colourful puppets, catchy songs, and educational info about the wonderful world of bugs.
The puppets are designed by Georgia Hill (CBeebies) with music written by Catriona Gisby (Elle & the Pocket Belles).
Professor Slug’s House of Bugs is proud to be supported by charity partner Buglife and the Royal Parks Nature Roadshow.
"Silly and little bit raucous, this was a total crowd pleaser" ★★★★ Children's Theatre Reviews
John Smith
21 Oct 2025 - 18 Dec 2025
Raised by the Devon seaside and making his bones in the bars and clubs of Liverpool, John has released five albums with over 40 million Spotify streams. He has played to audiences all over the world in living rooms, festival tents and sold-out concert halls. He is a genuine inquisitive truth-seeker, devoted song interpreter, and enchanting writer. As a session musician, he has played guitar with artists as diverse as Joan Baez, David Gray, Joe Henry, Lianne La Havas, and Tom Jones.
Stick in the Wheel
25 Sept 2025 - 16 Nov 2025
Stick in the Wheel are a multi-award winning young five-piece folk band from London.
N’faly Kouyate
17 Nov 2025 - 17 Nov 2025
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N’Faly Kouyaté on Tour
The Avant-Garde Griot Unveils
“RÉ-GENERATION”
Having graced stages across the world with the renowned Afro Celt Sound
System — where Celtic voices and instrumentation met the vibrant heartbeat of
African rhythms — N’Faly Kouyaté, the avant-garde griot, now embarks upon a
profoundly personal journey.
A masterful multi-instrumentalist, an inspired vocalist, and a living bridge
between ancestral heritage and future sounds, he returns with his full album
“REGENERATION” — the culmination of years of rich experiences and artistic
collaborations from every corner of the globe. As Peter Gabriel so rightly
observed, N’Faly is poised to leave an indelible mark upon his era.
Together with his ensemble of gifted musicians, N’Faly Kouyaté invites you to a
unique musical odyssey: songs that stir the soul, inspire re
fl
ection, elicit smiles,
and set bodies moving. A fresh breath of musical innovation, a voice both heartfelt
and commanding, an energy rare and vital — his music is like no other, and can
only be truly embraced through the magic of live performance.
RÉ-GÉNÉRATION has begun.
Ye Vagabonds
1 Oct 2025 - 11 Jun 2026
Brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn grew up playing music together around their hometown of Carlow, a small town in the southeast of Ireland. After moving to Dublin in 2012, they quickly became a staple of the live music and session scene in Ireland, playing their own original songs as well as folk songs from Ireland, Scotland, England and America.
Glenn Moore: Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore?
26 Sept 2025 - 18 Feb 2026
Edinburgh Comedy Award "Best Show" nominee Glenn Moore is one of the best joke writers of his generation and is back on tour.
N'faly Kouyaté
17 Nov 2025 - 23 Nov 2025
Best known as a core member of Afro Celt Sound System, the world-renowned Griot master musician and multi-instrumentalist's latest solo project is a mixture of polyphony and electronic music in symbiosis with traditional instruments, called Afrotronix.
Join them for an unforgettable night filled with vibrant rhythms, soul-stirring harmonies, and a celebration of cultural diversity. Feel the energy and be transported by N'Faly's virtuoso performances on the stage, where his infectious passion for music will ignite your spirit.
Kathryn Williams
6 Oct 2025 - 23 Feb 2026
Journeying from leftfield contemporary pop to soft acoustics, Kathryn Williams' brand new album Night Drives explores a variety of fresh ideas. Her first official album since Hypoxia in 2015, Night Drives opens with some of Kathryn’s most immediately electronic tracks to date. Elsewhere on the album, a more cinematic sound is explored; slowly unravelling stories backed by delicate acoustics and elated, emotive string pieces; before relaxing into the more traditional world of folk inspired melancholia. Kathryn’s inimitable charm colours the whole album with emotion and affection.
The classic references that Kathryn draws from, particularly that of fellow Liverpudlians The Beatles, are clear throughout the new record, which plays like a road-trip through her styles and influences. It recalls visions of a British countryside lightly illuminated by the flicker of passing lampposts and the endless, rolling landscapes beyond them. These are intelligent, self-aware tracks, with Kathryn’s unmistakable writing backed with beautifully arranged, natural compositions.
Kathryn Williams is often described as 'a songwriter’s songwriter', her timeless and searching work has earned her accolades, critical acclaim, and a loyal fan-base. While her best-known work is characterised by rich and honest songwriting inspired by the greats, Williams has continually been able to evolve as an artist because she’s always looked outside of such boundaries - she continues to listen and learn while, at the same time, writing with a fiery spirit and a sense of adventure that has never once wilted.
Uncut Poets
30 Sept 2025 - 25 Nov 2025
Exeter’s poetry platform presented by Alasdair Paterson and Liz Adams.
Each month we host a new headlining poet.
Janet Street Porter Is On The Loose
24 Sept 2025 - 1 Apr 2026
From a bolshy child with a Welsh-speaking budgie to National Treasure, Janet Street-Porter's life (and language) has always been colourful.
As a broadcaster, television executive and newspaper editor she was at the forefront of some of Britain's most enduring cultural moments. Now she finds herself with a senior railcard and 4 ex-husbands. The nation's favourite pissed-off pensioner brings comedy, tragedy and gossip in equal measure, a tour de force rant against growing old gracefully.
Often imitated but rarely equalled, in the words of her good friend Elton, "the bitch is back"!
Kae Tempest
8 Nov 2025 - 12 Nov 2025
British rapper and spoken word artist Kae Tempest has announced that they will be performing in Norwich this December following shows across the globe. Tempest is known for their narrative poem ‘Brand New Ancients’, which saw them perform a sell-out run in New York and the UK as well as their most recent poetry collection ‘Hold Your Own’. Their debut solo album, ‘Everybody Down’ was released in 2014, with their debut novel ‘The Bricks that Built the House’ coming out earlier this year. The Mercury Award nominated star has a number of accolades under their belt including the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry and a Herald Angel at the Edinburgh Fringe. Don’t miss your chance to see one of our greatest spoken performers live.
My Baby
14 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025
My Baby are a Dutch/New Zealand three piece that play trance-like, blues-inspired, psychedelic funk. They were personally selected by blues, legend Seasick Steve to open for him on his UK Tour.
A blend of fingerpickin’ guitars, voodoo, roots, funk, gospel and Southern swampy blues create their unique musical style.
Natalie Holmes
26 Oct 2025 - 29 Oct 2025
Bristol-based singer/songwriter Natalie Holmes writes lilting, haunting and yet somehow invigorating pop, with honey toned vocals and an incredible depth to every song. An independent artist building her fan base entirely from scratch, she kick-started her musical career by uploading songs and now has over a million hits on YouTube, thousands of subscribers and a loyal following on social media.
Phil Hartnoll (orbital) Dj Set
8 Nov 2025 - 8 Nov 2025
Phil's DJ sets champion the Amnesia House scene breathing new life into classic hits making instant connections to the crowd. His aim is clear: to turn every event into a pulsating celebration of sound and unity. As Phil puts it, “It’s party time—can you feel it?” And feel it you will, as he takes you from nostalgic anthems to the freshest tracks, all delivered with his signature unpredictability and energy. D
Don’t miss your chance to catch one of the most influential figures in electronic music live behind the decks. Whether at intimate clubs or major festivals, Phil Hartnoll guarantees an unforgettable night where the dancefloor becomes a temple of sound.
This is an 18+ event
This Is Ska 2026 With The Embezzlers
7 Feb 2026 - 7 Feb 2026
The Embezzlers
The EMBEZZLERS are a 6 piece, 100% Live, SKA band based in Exeter, Devon.
Playing the best in SKA and 2TONE from Desmond Dekker, Toots and Jimmy Cliff to The Specials, The Selecter, Madness and The Beat etc. Oh... and there's even a tiny little bit of The Clash thrown in for good measure!
Going back to the late 70's and early 80's the sounds of the likes of Madness, The Selector and The Specials were floating around on the airwaves, uplifting the spirits... and that music still does that to this day because SKA and 2TONE was, and still is, a movement that unites people. All sorts of folk turn out for EMBEZZLER Shows and no matter who they are and where they are from, they are all there for the same thing - The Music (oh... and maybe a few beers too!!!) So whatever your roots... Come join the extended family!
Comprising of a bunch of highly experienced and extremely dedicated musicians , The Embezzlers have every base covered with a top notch horn section, killer keys, perfect off beat strings, crazy tight drums and all fronted by 'Murph'... Front Man with more energy than a Gallon of Red Bull! If you can keep up with him then you are a true 'Bezzler'!!!
EMBEZZLERS gigs are an experience not to be missed. HIGH ENERGY, HIGH SPIRITS, LOTS OF SINGING and most definitly LOTS of SKANKING going on. Crowd participation is by no means compulsory of course, but you wont be able to help yourself tapping your foot, let alone coming right down the front and getting fully involved!!
No gig or venue is to big or too small, whether the audience amounts to 50 or 500, the whole place will be bouncing up and down before you know it... Thats the Embezzlers way!
Available for Pubs, Clubs, Weddings, Festivals and Parties, whatever the event, The EMBEZZLERS will bring it to you with 110% enthusiasm, dedication, professionalism, a crisp white shirt and a sharp black suit!
The Reggaskas
The Reggaskas are an eight-piece female-fronted band, with a strong rhythm section accompanied by a lively horn section. Performing unique original songs and a few covers with an energetic reggae/ska vibe, which guarantees to get the crowd dancing.
Founded in 2014, The Reggaskas first single 'Who's the Daddy' went down a storm. Releasing their first album called 'Long way home' in 2016, which has been played across local and national radio stations. Playing live at many festivals, weddings, and pubs over the years, this is a band not to be missed.
Creating that unique sound has to be the bond between the band-members who share the same passion for the music and the creative spark to make something unique.
With a new album now out, which brings you that unique Reggaskas sound which they create live on stage.
Too Hot
Too Hot have been around for what seems like a long time but took a break for 10 years reforming in 2025 and now playing gigs across the south west and beyond. The first 3 full albums - Nice & Easy (2000), Wise Up (2002) and Time Flies (2006) and 2 EPs - Kicking Off (1993) and Big Time (1999).
They have playing ska and reggae, from about 1992 and have dominated the local, regional and national and international Ska Scene now for over ten Years. Working along side The Selector, The Beat, Bad Manners, The Skatelites, and Desmond Decker,and Specials Guitarist Mr Roddy himself (also making an appearence on the "Wise Up" album) and the more recent Welsh outfit supremos Smoke Like A fish as well as appearences on the BBC. We can also be fund on such complination albums from all round the world Skannibal Party 5, PunkSkaParty,Stay Sharp Vol.2, Global Ska Vol.2, United Colors of Ska Vol.3, United Colors of Ska Vol.2, United Colors of Ska Vol.3, United Colors of Ska Vol.2, We Don't Skare - A Modern Ska Compilation, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Krishna Colours on the Wall, Popcompilation 2000-2001 with more enquirys to appear on another complination album due to be released in the USA. This already compliments the three albums done so far Nice'n'easy/Wise Up/Time Flies. Too Hot have also proved themselves to be formidable on the open Music Festival scene all over the UK also.
Manchester Calling!
19 Dec 2025 - 19 Dec 2025
Manchester Calling! is a night celebrating iconic Manchester music by THE STONE ROSES, OASIS, THE SMITHS and MORRISSEY.
Featuring live performances by #1 tribute bands: The Total Stone Roses, The Smiths Presumably and Oaysis, if you’re keen to hear your favourite Manchester anthems performed LIVE by exceptional tribute acts, surrounded by like-minded music fans, this event is for you.
THE TOTAL STONE ROSES
Touring nationwide for the past decade, performing anthems such as Waterfall, I Wanna Be Adored, Sally Cinnamon, I Am The Resurrection and more, this Blackpool 1989 era tribute to The Stone Roses will have you bouncing area like you’re at SPIKE ISLAND!
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THE SMITHS PRESUMABLY
Without doubt, The Smiths Presumably are the most accurate tribute to The Smiths / Morrissey on the circuit. If you want to hear classics such as Bigmouth Strikes Again, How Soon Is Now?, Panic + Morrissey solo material, buy your ticket today!
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OAYSIS
OAYSIS perform tunes such as Supersonic, Don’t Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall and more with absolute accuracy. This is the closet thing to seeing OASIS live, check their videos. They’ll bring the spirit of Knebworth to you!
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Promoter – Total Stone Roses / Dan Stapleton
Ash
9 Sept 2025 - 19 Feb 2026
Alt.rock with indie and punk vibes from the multi-million selling trio and Brit rock favourites. Ash are a Northern Irish band formed in Downpatrick and featuring Tim Wheeler (vocals/guitar), Mark Hamilton (bass) and Rick McMurray (drums).
Chesney Hawkes
5 Mar 2026 - 22 Mar 2026
Born into a musical family (his father is the singer Chip Hawkes, formerly with the 1960s band The Tremeloes), Chesney Hawkes’ own career began at 19, when he appeared as the title character in the film “Buddy’s Song” alongside Roger Daltrey. He is best known for releasing the hit single The One And Only, from the film’s soundtrack. Written by another Jack Up The 80s favourite Nik Kershaw, who appeared at the event last year, the song was later featured in the opening credits of Doc Hollywood (1991), starring Michael J. Fox.
Pop Will Eat Itself
17 Oct 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
Formed in 1986 in Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country & Initially known as a Grebo Act, they changed style to incorporate sample-driven indie and industrial rock.
The band describes their sound as "electronic, punk, alternative hip-hop, hybrid music for fighting & smoking cigars". Their highest-charting single was the 1993 top-ten hit "Get the Girl! Kill the Baddies!". After initially disbanding in 1996, and having a brief reformation in 2005, they issued their first release in more than five years in 2010
Grace Petrie
7 Oct 2025 - 1 Feb 2026
Grace Petrie is a folk singer, songwriter and activist from Leicester, UK, she has been writing, recording and touring relentlessly ever since. Her unique takes on life, love and politics, and the warmth and wit with which they are delivered, have won over audiences everywhere, across the alternative, folk, political and comedy scenes
She has racked up tour supports with Emmy the Great and Billy Bragg, and has also made her mark in the comedy scene supporting comedians Robin Ince and Josie Long. She’s appeared at Glastonbury four time at the invitation of Billy Bragg, as well as an eclectic genre-crossing mix of festivals Latitude, Musicport, Blissfields, Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Greenbelt and more including of course Cambridge Folk Festival. She has collaborated with some of the most respected names in folk, including Leon Rosselson, Roy Bailey and Peggy Seeger.
Rhubarb Theatre - Airport Alien
27 Oct 2025 - 27 Oct 2025
It’s the summer of 1974 at the world’s busiest airport. Everyone’s excited about their holidays. But what’s this arriving on the runway? Holy Moly! A spaceship from another world!
ArVi the Alien has been sent from Planet X. Her mission… to find happiness!
Surrounded by technology, her species have lost their way. Their last hope… Earth.
But ArVi’s in trouble. Everything’s so different, the language, the people, and even the fashions!
Can Carol the Cleaner, Snuffles and Colin the Customs Officer help her? From Bell-bottoms to Benidorm, sandals to sniffer dogs, Rhubarb Theatre’s brand-new family show is sure to take you out of this world.
Rhubarb Theatre, known for their imaginative styles of storytelling, perform this fun filled fantasy for all the family. Prepare for hilarity, poignancy, and surprises around every corner. AIRPORT ALIEN is a show told through visual inventiveness, puppetry, physical theatre, dance, song and lots of laughter.
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Darren Walsh: Do You Like Puns?
30 Jan 2026 - 8 May 2026
ʞɔǝɥ ←flippin' heck! Witness a pun Goliath in person, as Darren Walsh brings his 8ft frame and award winning act on the road.
From appearing on Comic Relief to his ‘Jokes on the street’ series on social media, he’s been racking up millions of views, but live is where he thrives.
Combining sound effects, videos, one-liners and improvised jokes based off audience suggestions, prepare for a comedy show like no other, bar pun.
Grace Petrie: THIS IS NO TIME TO PANIC!
26 Sept 2025 - 7 Dec 2025
Like protest songs? Neither does Grace Petrie - and she's been singing them for 15 politically disastrous years. No longer able to meet the deadened eyes or desperate hopes of leftwing audiences, she reckons there's no better time for a feel-good show! Depressed by fascism, misogyny and eco-destruction? Sounds like YOUR climate needs a change!
Kezia Gill
30 Sept 2025 - 1 Mar 2026
Midlands based Singer/Songwriter Kezia Gill, has been singing professionally for over 15 years. Born in Nottingham to a large musical family of Irish decent, her early years were spent surrounded by music. Her father, a professional musician for over 50 years and her single biggest influence, introduced Kezia to the world of performing, writing and most importantly, the vast back catalogue of music that has shaped her individual style. Pulling influences from a wide range of genres including Folk & Irish, Country, Rock and Blues, her sound is completely unique.
She performs all over the UK, as well as the world, including previous shows in Europe, Australia and America. Her individual and uncomparable style is not only evident in her original material, but laced throughout her wide repertoire of classic covers. With her impressive vocal range, energy on stage and multi-instrumental talent, she makes every song her own.
Anthony Gomes
24 Jan 2026 - 24 Jan 2026
Canadian-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter Anthony Gomes is a critically acclaimed chart-topping artist who plays a style of modern electric blues that incorporates elements of rock, soul, and country. Born in 1970 in Toronto, Canada, to a Portuguese father and a Canadian mother, he began playing guitar in his early teens and moved to Chicago, IL, in the late '90s with hopes of establishing himself as a musician. After honing his craft on the Windy City club circuit, he moved to Nashville, TN, where he found a home for himself amid the city's renowned music scene. Gomes has been creating virtuosic, burning blues since his recorded debut in 1998. 12 releases and numerous awards and ecstatic accolades later, his latest album, the aptly-named, riff-laden Electric Field Holler crackles with his bare wires passion. Anthony sings and plays with integrity and deeply felt emotion oblivious to fortune and fashion. The resulting music is a blazing cathartic experience radiating therapeutic heat for body and soul.
Peter Carson Productions presents
8+ / U14s accompanied
John Robertson
5 Oct 2025 - 29 Nov 2026
John Robertson is a comedian, streamer, children’s author, improviser, actor, videogame writer, insult comic and manic hurricane man. LGBTQIA+, gamer, Goth, geeky and goddamn good at screaming at large groups. His crowd are diverse, perverse, wholesome, yet awful.
This high-octane show is the brainchild of comedian & cult leader John Robertson. Filled with stand-up, appalling prizes and more audience chanting than you’d get at a protest – it’s a gut-busting rock n’ roll experience for everyone who buys a ticket.
Harriet Dyer
5 Sept 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
Harriet has been a full time comic since 2013. Shes had numerous critically acclaimed shows, works for the majority of big clubs and festivals, regularly gigs overseas, and prides herself in being totally original an experience to behold, if you will!
Harriets other tv credits include Jokes Only Neurodivergent People Can Tell on Channel 4 and Movie Megastars: Made In The 80s on Sky Max, as well as Elephant In The Room, The Fringe Comedy Showcase, The 13 Million Club, and The Good, The Bad & The Unexpected, all on BBC Radio.
Harriet was a main writer for both seasons of Jon Richardsons Channel Hopping on Channel 4, and she wrote for and starred in Meet the Richardsons on Dave. In 2024, Harriet won The Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedy Award and she won the Neurodiverse Reviews Neurodivergent Representation Award at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe.
Rioghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet
6 Sept 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
Ríoghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet return with a bold and celebratory chapter in the journey of one of the most electrifying and genre-defying live acts performing today. Following a string of unforgettable performances, growing international recognition and a new body of work, the band carries their signature blend of protest soul, twisted folk, deep groove and joyful abandon.
Grace Will Lead Me Home
15 Dec 2025 - 15 Dec 2025
Angeline Morrison, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Jon Bickley and John Palmer Present Grace Will Lead Me Home
Grace Will Lead Me Home tells the story of two men whose lives followed astonishingly similar paths, but whose experiences were astoundingly different.
Both were eleven when home-life ended. Both had sea-faring careers. Both found religion. And both became revered and influential celebrities in the campaign for the abolition of slavery.
One was a slave trader. The other was a slave
Today, one is remembered for a song. The other is almost completely forgotten
John Newton was the captain of a slave trading ship who saw the light and became a preacher. He wrote many hymns, including Amazing Grace, and later became a prominent abolitionist, mentoring William Wilberforce.
Oluadah Equiano was a kidnapped African , shipped to America and sold. He bought his freedom, came to London where he was a founder of the Sons of Africa abolition group, which brought him into the same influential circles as Newton, Wilberforce and other abolitionists.
The tensions and contradictions in their stories, and how much or little we know about them both in 2025 raises many questions.
The show is inspired by one of 2024’s most critically-acclaimed folk albums, Grace Will Lead Me Home, which featured in Mojo’s and The Morning Star’s Top Ten.
It explores the contrasting but intertwined story of both of them through their original writings, the words of their contemporaries and new and old songs and includes some aspects of history that some people might find difficult.
It is the latest chapter of Jon’s three-year Arts Council-funded project on the significance and contradictions of Amazing Grace and years of research into Black Folk Music in Britain by Angeline and Cohen.
Angeline Morrison is among the most significant voices in folk music. She has studied the history and experienced the legacy of the unexamined past of Black Folk Music in Britain. Her albums Brown Girl and The 2022 Guardian Folk Album of the Year The Sorrow Songs identified and celebrated these elements of folk previously ignored. Her latest album Ophelia puts its finger on the pulse of old English summer spookiness and dreams essential to folk music.
Silent Disco
13 Sept 2025 - 13 Sept 2025
80s / 90s / 00s Takeover
Exeter Phoenix
Brought to you by top Silent Disco purveyors; Silent Social. Bringing their foot-stomping, sing-a-long anthems back to Exeter Phoenix. After back to back 'Sold Out' shows, this night is always high octane energy and a must for all you Silent Disco lovers.
With two channels of music led by resident DJs in fierce battle. Channel one dedicated to Pop Classics / Guilty Pleasures / Dance and the channel two steadfast to Rock Anthems / Indie Belters / Alt- Rock Bangers. Covering the best of the 80s / 90s / 00s.
Reach for those headsets, flick that switch and be prepared to sing your heads off Exeter.
Doors & Drinks: 20:30
Silent Disco Starts: 21:00
Curfew: 00:00
Martyn Joseph
6 Nov 2025 - 4 Feb 2026
Juxtaposition is a key theme in Martyn's work. The simplicity and the complexity of the human condition and all that it encompasses is underpinned with a heady promise of hope.
There is a versatility to Martyn's music that is hard to categorise. Many have tried, resulting in labels such as folk, rock, soul, folk-funk and Americana; all of which somehow miss the mark. But sometimes music doesn't need a defining genre and with the ability to articulate a sense of the bigger picture, Martyn's music and social commentary manage to empower and speak for many. His songs are pictures, and stories, and feelings all put to music and delivered by a master craftsman.
Martyn Joseph. A unique talent driven by passion and love for his trade, continues to write, sing and play from the heart.
Cloud - Warm As Summer, Bright As Blood
15 Oct 2025 - 15 Oct 2025
In a land of hate and mistrust, where witches are hunted, persecuted and condemned to death, one such
creature receives a hazy prophecy of her future, triggering a journey of grief, manipulation and selfacceptance that ends in flames and tears. Listen to the stories of love and loss – of mountains and oceans
and of burning at the stake. Of floating, of sinking and of drawing down the moon; a story told through
song, dance and magic. Be among the first to experience Cloud's debut album in its haunting entirety.
Fire Cider Herbal Medicine Workshop
18 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
"Are you looking for natural ways to support your family’s immunity and promote better health over cold and flu season?
Let’s use medicinal plants growing in our hedgerows and hiding in our kitchen cupboards to create potent winter remedies designed to boost immunity and relieve symptoms.
Join Medical Herbalist, Yasmin Kerr, for an afternoon of exploration and hands-on medicine making.
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Disarray - Vol.01
3 Oct 2025 - 3 Oct 2025
Its Been Too Quiet. The Nights Have Blurred Into One. The Pulse Of The City Barely Audible. Exeter Has Been Missing Something - Something Raw, Loud, And Real.
Chloe Petts: Big Naturals
24 Jan 2026 - 6 Mar 2026
Following three sell-out shows, Chloe Petts (Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News for You) returns with a brand-new tour, and she’s delving where she’s never delved before: this is a show about sex.
The problem is that she blushes every time she says that word. Expect routines about Page 3, lad culture, and most importantly, big, fat naturals.
Bella Hardy
27 Feb 2026 - 15 Mar 2026
Known for her crystal-clear voice and fearless songwriting, Hardy continues to push the boundaries of contemporary folk while staying deeply rooted in the traditions that inspired her. Touring with her trio, including acclaimed guitarist Jenn Butterworth, these shows promise a rare musical chemistry and emotional depth that few can match.
Mother Vulture
31 Jan 2026 - 31 Jan 2026
Hectic Blues Punk with a live show so chaotic it will leave you with horrific injuries. For fans of being happy, achieving your dreams and not dying.
The Lost Trades
27 Sept 2025 - 23 Nov 2025
The Lost Trades are a Folk/Americana Trio, based in the West Country, with a cool Laurel Canyon vibe. With a sound that is reminiscent of the California folk scene of the late 60s/early 70s, their three part harmonies have been described as "flawless", "spine tingling" and "magical".
After a global pandemic cut short their first tour after just a single sold out gig, the band retreated to their songwriting rooms to work on their debut album, "The Bird, The Book & The Barrel". The album was released in June 2021 and was well received, spending 8 months in the Official UK Folk Albums Chart. The follow up, "Petrichor" was released in March 2023, and immediately followed suit, entering the chart at #31.
A live performance involves easy interchanging of instruments, including guitar, ukulele, bass and percussion at different points. There's always a fun intimacy to the show, with the group engaging in comfortable repartee with each other and the audience like a group of old friends.
Omar Perry
11 Feb 2026 - 18 Feb 2026
Born into reggae royalty, Omar Perry carries a legacy as rich and vibrant as the genre itself. Born 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica, Omar followed in the footsteps of his legendary father, Lee “Scratch” Perry, to become a prominent figure in the reggae and dub scene. However, Omar’s journey was not just about living up to a famous name; he carved his own niche with a distinctive sound that fuses tradition with innovation.
Growing up in a household surrounded by reggae luminaries and immersed in the creative process, Omar’s love for music was inevitable. He absorbed the essence of reggae and dub from an early age, fostering a deep appreciation for both the roots and evolution of the genre. With a voice that carries the soulful echoes of his father’s era, Omar’s vocals resonate with authenticity and passion.
Omar Perry’s musical odyssey started in the MID 1970s in his father’s studio. Embracing his heritage, he skillfully blended traditional reggae rhythms with contemporary influences, injecting a fresh energy into the genre. His lyrics often touched on themes of love, unity, social consciousness, and personal growth, reflecting the spirit of reggae as a platform for both entertainment and activism.
Kayla Painter
10 Sept 2025 - 10 Sept 2025
KAYLA PAINTER LIVE SPATIAL 3D AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW
Supported by Matthew North’s Department Factory
Exeter Phoenix auditorium, Wednesday 10 September, 7.30pm
About Kayla Painter…
Kayla Painter is an acclaimed experimental sound artist, musician, producer and DJ and we are pleased to host a special live audio-visual show tailored to the Phoenix auditorium!
Painter’s immersive, ever-evolving AV performances are a natural consequence of the entire writing process – the visuals figure into the earliest stages of her music. 2024 saw her biggest release to date, with her debut album ‘Fractures’. Written about NASA’s mission to Jupiter's Frozen moon.
Kayla was awarded ‘Best Electronic Album of the year’ by Bandcamp for ‘Fractures’, as well as the Women Make Music PRSF award for the album’s creation.
Having grown up as a multi-instrumentalist, and playing in more conventional bands at University, Painter’s personal journey led her deeper into electronic music production. Her academic work focuses on the human relationship with sound, and this is reflected in her compositions.
She is a passionate explorer of the creative potential within field recording (see: Ambient Owl Core a genre Painter coined to describe her ambient music with field recordings of Owls); her compositions bristle with self-sourced timbres captured in an enduring spirit of experimentation. She also uses her platform to explore specific themes both personal and external: 2018’s Cannibals At Sea grappled with her mixed Fijian-British heritage, juxtaposing Pacific islander beliefs with British working class values in a compelling exploration of her own identity and the wider world around her. 2021 EP Somewhen followed similar themes of her heritage this time exploring lost and vibrant future landscapes and Kayla’s personal relationships with her Fijian-British heritage. Drenched with synths, rich sounds and bright colours, the EP and accompanying visuals envisage a lost future that brings two cultures together. Somewhen is looking into the past to create a new future with a dream like familiarity.
Kayla Painter is a visiting lecturer in creative composition and electronic music production at a host of Higher Education institutes. She works with education charities to deliver workshops, mentor individuals, and create course content. Her teaching spans a range of topics relating to being a musician in today's world, from creative composition, field recording, studio ideas, to grant applications and surviving as a musician in the landscape. Underpinned by an authentic drive for creation, her lectures and workshops prove popular and inspiring for attendees.
Her most notable panel appearance was alongside Laurie Anderson and Hannah Peel, for the WITCiH digital festival and Kayla currently hosts a monthly radio show on Resonance Extra.
About Matthew North’s Department Factory…
Live support comes from Matthew North’s Department Factory, a rare performance of improvised instrumental progressive music involving looping guitars and synthesizers from the man behind All Living Fear and Secrets for September.
This event is a fundraiser for Exeter community radio station Phonic FM.
The Kahunas
28 Sept 2025 - 28 Sept 2025
A Private Hire
Indie folk rock duo, The Kahunas bring emotive violin riffs, melodic harmonies and vocals, original lyrical content & digeridoo loops. The pair have been writing, recording and performing together for nearly 4 years. Their musical pendulum swings between upbeat dance folk rock and heart felt love songs. The Kahunas sound has been likened to bands such as Fleetwood Mac, Fotheringay and The Levellers
The Kahunas music reflects the places they have been, the people they have met and their amazing journey of being in a relationship, a band and living in a van together with their trusty side kick Roadie (Their little dog)!
Gruff Rhys
7 Sept 2025 - 24 Sept 2025
Hsp Prsnts: Gruff Rhys.
Spanish Language Lessons
5 Sept 2025 - 5 Sept 2025
Spanish lessons by native Spanish speakers. Classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced levels. Based on the practice of reading, writing, and speaking. Photocopies to work from will be provided.
Exeter Phoenix Camera Group
12 Sept 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
Popular monthly social photography meet-up, with training and exhibition opportunities.
The Exeter Phoenix Camera Group is a monthly social meet-up for anyone keen on photography who has some experience, or may have been on the beginners course and would like to keep in contact with like minded enthusiasts.
Prior to joining the group, participants should be able to use the manual features of their camera, off the automatic mode. As a group you will be spending some time taking pictures together during the session on a particular theme. There will also be an opportunity to share images taken between sessions and any projects participants are individually working on. Support is given both technically and aesthetically by photography tutor Vanessa Miles and also fellow members.
Places limited to 8 per session so early booking is advisable.
Group attendees get 10% off all food and hot drinks at the Café Bar.
Intro To Adobe After Effects 1 Day
17 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 2025
Learn how to bring your films to life with Adobe After Effects’ industry animation and visual effect tools.
Whether looking to expand a company's reach or just enhance your own films, adding visual effects and animation can be a great way to drive a message home, bringing a film or video to life and visually articulate your ideas and propositions. Get more out of your brand by integrating video into your marketing or give your own short films a professional and polished finish.
This intensive one day course will get you started in motion graphics, keying, compositing (animation within video or fusing video elements) and the creation of animated titles.
We offer a range of film production courses covering scriptwriting, editing and visual effects, please do take a look at the full programme of courses available.
The session is taught on mac computers with Adobe After Effects, however a majority of the skills taught are transferable to other platforms and software.
Introduction To Adobe Illustrator 2 Days
21 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025
This 2 day course will offer an in-depth introduction to Adobe Illustrator and prepare you with an understanding of
how to use the programme to benefit your work.
The workshop will teach you to:
- Navigate your way around the programme.
- Import images and introduce you to the tools and commands to get your projects started.
- You will learn how to modify, manipulate and scale images.
- Manage layers, amend modes and adjust to incorporate backgrounds.
- You will discover how to use text, colour control, drawing, shapes and brushes as well as how to use different styles for various audiences. Individual needs will be catered for where possible. All courses are taught on Apple Mac computers and skills learnt are transferable to PC.
Intro To Adobe Premiere Pro 1 Day
19 Sept 2025 - 19 Sept 2025
Get to grips with editing using Adobe Premiere Pro. Film editing is now something that anyone can do at home to a basic level, however to take it to a professional level and understand what works and what doesn’t, takes the same amount of dedication and awareness as any other art form.
This course will get you started in digital video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro – from the basics of file types and imports to learning to edit with story, music, rhythm, pace and performance in mind. You’ll be able to hone the almost infinite possibilities of your footage to create a desired effect and a cohesive whole.
Suitable for those looking to create video content for marketing their business on social media or filmmakers looking to expand their skill set.
The session is taught on mac computers with Adobe Premiere Pro, however a majority of the skills taught are transferable to other platforms and software.
We offer a range of film production courses covering scriptwriting, editing and visual effects, please do take a look at the full programme of courses available.
Radio & Podcast Production
1 Oct 2025 - 1 Oct 2025
Over four evenings, learn about different styles of audio content, and plan and produce your own short audio feature for podcast or broadcast.
The course will cover:
- Listening to, and critiquing, different styles of audio content
- Planning a feature
- Writing for radio
- Interview technique
- Recording techniques
- Editing
- Packaging and supplying finished content
- Broadcasting
- Podcasting
In this course you’ll learn about audio production techniques, with guidance on how to plan and produce your own feature. You’ll receive hands-on recording and editing training, with suggestions for ways to distribute your finished work, either online as a podcast, or for broadcast on air.
This course would be ideal for people interested in telling stories in new ways, people involved in community projects looking to share what they do with a wider audience; local/community radio practitioners looking to develop their output; people with a particular interest in podcasting; people looking to develop a career in radio.
Photography for Beginners
5 Nov 2025 - 5 Nov 2025
This photography course will build your confidence in photography skills, taking you from beginner to brilliant over 2 days. Designed for participants who have their own DSLR cameras, this course is run by professional photographer Vanessa Miles for those who love photography and want to venture off the automatic mode.
You will explore how apertures, shutter speeds and ISO’s work together as well as analysing composition and how to make the best use of natural light in multiple situations. We will also look at the different genres of photography. You will gain practical, hands-on experience as you get to know your camera in this interactive course. In a small group you will be taking pictures and downloading the images in most of the sessions, creating a supportive environment to learn and progress your skills in the medium you love.
Please note that all attendees are expected to bring along their own DSLR camera. Compact cameras are not suitable for this course, some bridge cameras might be possible, if you’re unsure please contact us.
Workshop attendees get 10% off all food and hot drinks at the Café Bar.
Vanessa Miles is a professional photographer based in Exeter.
Her experience is rich and varied in the world of photography. She was a founder member of a women's photography collective in South London in the early eighties and set up and ran the Environmental Picture library in London in the early nineties. In London she worked as a freelance picture editor, researcher and as a film stills photographer. Since living in Devon, she has worked in the fields of wedding, press and events and as a photography teacher. She has a masters degree in photography. Her passion is working on environmental themes.
Content Creation For Business
3 Nov 2025 - 3 Nov 2025
In today’s digital landscape, video is king. This course is your gateway to mastering the art of video production tailored specifically for business needs and marketing on social media. Whether you're a small business owner, marketing professional, or entrepreneur, this comprehensive course will equip you with the skills to create compelling video content that captivates audiences and drives engagement.
What You'll Learn:
- Fundamentals of Video Production: Understand the basics of video creation, including camera operations, lighting, and sound.
- Content Strategy: Learn how to develop a video content strategy that aligns with your business goals and target audience.
- Filming Techniques: Get hands-on experience with filming, including shooting techniques, framing, and angles.
- Editing and Post-Production: Discover how to edit your videos using industry-standard software, adding effects, music, and graphics to enhance your content.
- Re-purposing and Distribution: learn ways to optimise your content, create shorter form videos from your longer ones, and distribute them across various platforms to maximize production time, reach and impact.
- Performance Analytics: Understand how to measure the success of your video content and make data-driven improvements.
Beginners Scriptwriting
24 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
This intensive one day course is designed for those new to scriptwriting looking to push their work to a professional level.
Run by locally based script editor Lucy V Hay, this session will draw on the importance of scriptwriting as the starting point for most dramatic films. You will be introduced to the basic elements and key concepts to be expected from a professional screenplay. Looking at common vocabulary used when developing screenplays, script analysis and usual exercises based on your own story ideas.
Any writers who already have treatments or script written would be encouraged to bring these along to the session.
We offer a range of film production courses covering scriptwriting, editing and visual effects, please do take a look at the full programme of courses available.
Workshop attendees get 10% off all food and hot drinks at the Café Bar.
Lucy V. Hay is a script editor, author and blogger who helps writers. Her site has appeared on The Write Life's 'Top 100 Sites for Writers' four years in a row. Lucy is the script editor and advisor on numerous UK features and shorts. She has also been a script reader for over 15 years, providing coverage for indie prodcos, investors, screen agencies, producers, directors and individual writers. Lucy's debut crime novel, The Other Twin is being adapted by Agatha Raisin producers Free@LastTV.
Stop Motion Animation For Adult Beginners 5 Weeks
22 Sept 2025 - 22 Sept 2025
Discover the magical world of stop motion animation in our engaging and comprehensive course designed exclusively for adults. Whether you're a budding animator, a storytelling enthusiast, or simply looking to explore a new hobby, our course offers everything you need to bring your imagination to life—one frame at a time.
Introduction To Digital Photography 5 Weeks
19 Nov 2025 - 19 Nov 2025
This weekly photography course will build your confidence in photography skills, taking you from beginner to brilliant in five weeks. Designed for participants who have their own DSLR cameras, this course is run by professional photographer Vanessa Miles for those who love photography and want to venture off the automatic mode.
You will explore how apertures, shutter speeds and ISO’s work together as well as analysing composition and how to make the best use of natural light in multiple situations. We will also look at the different genres of photography. You will gain practical, hands-on experience as you get to know your camera in this interactive course. In a small group you will be taking pictures and downloading the images in most of the sessions, creating a supportive environment to learn and progress your skills in the medium you love.
Please note that all attendees are expected to bring along their own DSLR camera. Compact cameras are not suitable for this course, some bridge cameras might be possible, if you’re unsure please contact us.
All Aboard! Animation 5 Week Course
10 Nov 2025 - 10 Nov 2025
"Join us for All Aboard!, a 5 week creative journey for young people with autism, where you'll embark on real railway journeys and create their animated films inspired by your experiences.
Your adventure begins with a research trip using GWR trains, exploring the fantastic ""Sea Moor City"" destinations accessible from Exeter. Experience the joy of local rail travel while discovering new places and possibilities, then transform these real journeys into your own unique animated film! Once you’ve been on your adventure, it’s time to get animating! Working alongside professional filmmakers and animators you'll try out a range of animation techniques and get hands on with creative storytelling.
This course will have smaller class sizes (up to 4) and is run by highly-trained animators and filmmakers who have a wealth of experience tutoring young people of all abilities. Our tutors recognise the importance of attending to individual needs, meaning the group is suitable for those experienced in animation and those curious to make a start.
Part of Railway History
Your animated film will contribute to the GWR Railway 200 celebration, making you part of a historic milestone celebrating two centuries of railway heritage, and your finished animation will be screened as part of Two Short Nights Film Festival in March 2026!
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Agile Rabbit - Could There Be A Planet B? With Raphaelle Haywood
27 Nov 2025 - 27 Nov 2025
Is Earth our only home? Recent discoveries show that Earth is one of billions of terrestrial, temperate planets and that these are more commonplace in our galaxy than we may have believed. Recent revolutionary discoveries in astronomy are showing that Earth is one of billions of planets and that terrestrial, temperate planets are commonplace in our galaxy. So, could we move to and survive on any of them?
Dr Raphaëlle D. Haywood is a Senior Lecturer in Physics and Astronomy and Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter. She is an expert in detecting and characterising planets beyond our solar system, known as exoplanets. In 2019, she advised NASA and the US National Science Foundation on designing a roadmap to discover Earth-like planets over the next decade. She is joining us to share her observations of exoplanets and will provide essential context to how discoveries impact us and the challenges we face on Earth.
Animation Station
27 Oct 2025 - 27 Oct 2025
All aboard for an exciting creative adventure! Join us for Animation Station!, where young creators will embark on real railway journeys and create their own animated films inspired by their experiences.
Your adventure begins with a research trip using GWR trains, exploring the fantastic "Sea Moor City" destinations accessible from Exeter. Experience the joy of local rail travel while discovering new places and possibilities, then transform these real journeys into your own unique animated film!
Once you’ve been on your adventure, it’s time to get animating! Working alongside professional filmmakers and animators you'll try out a range of animation techniques and get hands on with creative storytelling.
Part of Railway History
Your animated film will contribute to the GWR Railway 200 celebration, making you part of a historic milestone celebrating two centuries of railway heritage, and your finished animation will be screened as part of Two Short Nights Film Festival in 2026!
Snapped Ankles
22 Oct 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
They came from the trees.
Now settled in fertile east London, Snapped Ankles maintain the feral energy of the forest. Fight or flight. Primal motorik rhythms, the rush of white noise and post-punk angles; an aural onslaught played out on homemade log synths, electrified guitars and sticks beating hell on taut animal skin.
Snapped Ankles have flourished in the sub-tropical climes of warehouse and squat parties, moving onto performance art collaborations with filmmakers and shows in unlikely locations such as barber shops, games arcades and the forests they once called home. They plough a singular furrow at improbable angles. The woodwose have discovered electricity and they’re not afraid to use it.
James Phelan
1 Oct 2025 - 16 Apr 2026
Star of The Greatest Magician, and the BBC’s most broadcast magician of the last decade - the award-winning James Phelan - debuts this breath-taking new magic show.
Most infamous for jamming the BBC switchboard after correctly predicting the lottery, and described as ‘Joel Dommett meets Derren Brown’ - The Dreamer is a celebration of the impossible becoming possible.
With ‘heartwarming story-telling’ (The Standard) and unparalleled ‘mind-blowing magic’ (Herald) - you’ll find yourself swept into a wonderful world of amazement, laughter and mystery.
The Dreamer is an astonishing, enigmatic, five star rated spectacle that will leave you aching with laughter and dizzy in disbelief. You can’t afford to miss it.
Britallica - Britney Spears Metal Tribute
29 Mar 2026 - 18 Oct 2026
Britallica is the worlds first metal tribute to Britney Spears a high-energy mashup of pop princess anthems and headbanging metal attitude. Expect iconic hits like Toxic and Baby One More Time reimagined with crushing guitars, powerful vocals, and thundering drums. For the nostalgic metalhead and the fearless pop fan alike Britallica is where guilty pleasure meets heavy pleasure.
Rob Auton: CAN
21 Feb 2026 - 9 Apr 2026
Multi award-winning writer, performer and actor Rob Auton presents his debut narrative show. Having written 11 critically acclaimed shows on specific themes, Rob is now keen on telling you a story he has written about a man he made up called CAN. At one point in his life CAN was the world's number one motivational speaker... and then something happened.
The Legend of Ochi
30 Aug 2025 - 13 Sept 2025
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
This adventure of a lifetime, set on the remote island of Carpathia crosses gorgeous landscapes and features thowbacks to some of our favourite family films of all time.
The Science Of AuDHD With Prof James Brown
22 Sept 2025 - 8 Oct 2025
ADHD and autism often co-occur, commonly referred to as ‘AuDHD’, and the lived experience of AuDHD can be very different from ADHD or autism alone. But what’s actually going on in the brains of people with both autism and ADHD? Join Professor James Brown for a deep dive into the neurobiology of ADHD and the emerging evidence that AuDHD may represent a distinct brain profile, not simply a diagnostic overlap.
In this talk, we will explore the shared genetic, neurological, and development roots of AuDHD, the internal conflicts it can create, and how it may be a leading pathway to burnout. We will also examine how executive function, emotion regulation, and sensory processing are influenced by real, measurable differences in brain connectivity and dynamics. Finally, we'll learn why stimulant ADHD medications can work differently, why support strategies need to be tailored, and how future research may reshape diagnosis and treatment.
Professor James Brown is an academic researcher and science communicator. James was diagnosed with ADHD in 2021. Subsequently, James co-founded and is Chair for the registered UK charity ADHDadultUK, set up the evidence-based online ADHD magazine focusmag.uk and is a co-founder and co-host of The ADHD Adults Podcast.
Shades of Rythm / Kings Of The Rave with DJ Andromeda
18 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
Kings of the Rave
A collaborative DJ project, featuring 3 of Old Skools best loved acts who have been involved in the rave scene since its inception in the late 80’s. A DJ project like no other within this genre, it is made up of - Ellis Dee, 2 Bad Mice and Mark XTC. The legendary dance music producers have joined forces after decades of seeing each other at raves across the world to offer a new and exciting take on Old Skool DJ sets that draws from their expansive knowledge, timeless productions and understanding of the DNA of dance music. Responsible for some of the era’s biggest anthems, Kings of the Rave combine a mix of styles and sounds in their sets that make this act truly unique.....
Shades of Rhythm
Rayan Gee, Nick Slater and Lanx met when they were very, VERY young and started off producing music to play out in their hometown of Peterborough, UK. Things soon changed when multiple tracks from their self-pressed album 'Frequency' took hold of the emerging Rave scene; Homicide, Exorcist, Sweet Sensation, Sound of Eden and title track Frequency not only changed the lives of these three young producers, but also the lives of thousands of people around the globe... and thus began the success of Shades.
Jennifer Owens
22 Oct 2025 - 26 Mar 2026
One of the finest vocalists you will hear today; her timeless style, and emotive delivery have gained her an impressive audience of over one million between her social media platforms.
Born to humble beginnings in Basildon, Essex, and proud of her heritage, she began performing
from a young age in pubs and clubs in the area with her family of singers; she has spent her life
honing her craft.
Influences including Karen Carpenter, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and Barbra Streisand have
played their part in creating a voice that connects with all generations, and transcends time and
genres.
As well as being known for reimagining others' material, she is also an incredible songwriter, and
regularly receives messages describing how songs of hers including 'Sooner or Later' and ‘Fly’
have helped people navigate their way out of bleak and desperate times and situations.
Jennifer has received high praise from the likes of Lewis Capaldi who commented 'You are
fcking amazing!', Take That who thanked her for an 'incredible performance', and the likes of The
Script, Robbie Williams, James Bay, James Arthur, Lauren Spencer-Smith and Ann Wilson from
Heart.
Millions of people all over the world now view and stream Jennifer's releases and content every
month, which she dedicates her time to recording and creating, as well as live shows.
Beginners Painting 5 Week Course
16 Sept 2025 - 16 Sept 2025
A step-by-step journey introducing you to basic and intermediate drawing techniques. Basic materials are provided.
Tutor Sarah John.
Life Drawing
4 Oct 2025 - 4 Oct 2025
Work from a model and explore the principles of life drawing. Perfect for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills. All materials supplied.
Our tutors are artists and qualified teachers specialising in teaching students of all abilities and can offer an insight into both historical and contemporary art. Basic materials are provided.
Sarah John – BA Hons Applied Arts (Ceramics)/PTLLS
Sarah is a practising ceramics and fine artist and is a regular tutor at Exeter Phoenix. Observation of human and natural form (in both 2D and 3D media) has remained central to her interests. Sarah focuses on learning ‘ways to see’, that are key for expressing the world of form around us, and on sharing skills and techniques in an informal atmosphere, which bring out the best creative ideas.
Sketch-a-Skeleton on Holiday
30 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2025
Get up close to a replica skeleton and draw the bare bones of the human body. This is a great way to develop your observational drawing skills.
Beginners Drawing 5 Week Course
16 Sept 2025 - 16 Sept 2025
A step-by-step journey introducing you to basic and intermediate drawing techniques. Basic materials are provided.
Week 1: Thinking about tone and mark making. The language of art.
Week 2: Drawing 3D objects. Drawing in black and white.
Week 3: Shape and space, drawing construction.
Week 4: Colour and tone, working on complimenting colour palettes.
Week 5: Applying your knowledge to a final piece.
Tutor: Sarah Jonn – BA Hons Applied Arts (Ceramics)/PTLLS
Sarah is a practising ceramics and fine artist and is a regular tutor at Exeter Phoenix. Observation of human and natural form (in both 2D and 3D media) has remained central to her interests. Sarah focuses on learning ‘ways to see’, that are key for expressing the world of form around us, and on sharing skills and techniques in an informal atmosphere, which bring out the best creative ideas.
Life Drawing Evening Class
18 Sept 2025 - 16 Oct 2025
Work from a model and explore the principles of life drawing. Perfect for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills. All materials supplied
Tutor Sarah John
Experimental Portraiture 5 Week Course
18 Sept 2025 - 18 Sept 2025
Explore new ways to draw faces. Work from a model and use experimental techniques to create exciting portraits. All Materials provided Tutor: Sarah John.
Block Printing Onto Fabric 1 Day
18 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
In this 1-day workshop you will explore techniques for creating blocks to print a length of fabric that reflects your own style. Suitable for all skill levels, this hands-on experience encourages creativity and experimentation, ensuring you leave with your own stunning creations and the confidence to continue your block printing journey at home.
Logicaltramp
27 Sept 2025 - 27 Jun 2026
Logicaltramp bring their own unique approach to the music of Supertramp – playing full-on, two-hour rock shows that includes all of Supertramp’s greatest hits, all of their stand-out epic album tracks and even a few rarities for the die-hard fans!
Logicaltramp have performed many special concerts both in the UK and abroad and have received amazing reviews from Supertramp fans everywhere. The band have also garnered fantastic press reviews (e.g. Classic Rock magazine, Classic Rock Society, ...) enjoying their unique take on the classic Supertramp sound.
Last but not least, Logicaltramp have been very fortunate to receive glowing endorsements from the members of Supertramp themselves: Roger Hodgson, Carl Verheyen & John Helliwell have been amazingly supportive, John Helliwell even joined them on stage for an unforgettable performance of The Logical Song!!
Experimental Gelli Plate Taster Session 1 Day
3 Sept 2025 - 3 Sept 2025
"Join our Experimental Gelli Plate Printing Workshop for a vibrant, hands-on introduction to this versatile art form, you'll experiment with a variety of techniques, from layering and blending colours to creating unique textures and patterns.
This workshop offers an inspiring space to explore different ways of using your prints for art projects, or mixed media pieces. No prior experience is necessary—just bring your curiosity and enthusiasm for experimentation!
All materials are provided
Please wear suitable clothing or bring an apron as printing can be messy "
Exploring Drawing: Still Life 5 Weeks
15 Sept 2025 - 15 Sept 2025
A course that introduces you to some basic techniques and materials and encourages you to experiment and develop you own style. Perfect for beginners and those wanting to extend their approach to drawing everyday objects.
Introduction To Abstract Painting 5 Weeks
15 Sept 2025 - 15 Sept 2025
This course is aimed at those wishing to explore a more abstract way of working and will draw on the images and memories that inspire you. Your tutor will guide you through a series of exercises designed to give you the confidence to develop your own abstract painting style.
Introduction To Botanical Drawing 5 Weeks
17 Sept 2025 - 17 Sept 2025
"Plants have great cultural importance they are used as symbols of identity as well as for food and medicine. In this course we will be taking a close look at the plants we use in our everyday lives. We will follow the seasons creating a personal collection of illustrations documenting the herbs, vegetables and flowers that have particular significance to us as individuals.
We will be using drawing materials such as sanguine and graphite pencils as well as watercolour and will be honing our practical skills and techniques exploring the following
- Observation
- Texture
- Line
- Colour
- Proportion
- Volume
- Light and shadow
- Composition
We will also look at Botanical Illustration within the context of art histories
In the final week of the of the course we will take some time to collectively share our illustrations and stories
This course is suitable for those who have no previous experience as well as those who want to expand their existing skills.
All basic materials will be provided but you are welcome to bring along personal favourites as well as some specimens to work from.
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Life Drawing 1 Day
4 Sept 2025 - 4 Sept 2025
Join our one-day Life Drawing Workshop designed specifically for beginners and those returning to drawing. Working from one of our great life models you'll explore a range of technical and expressive techniques to enhance your skills.
Through guided practice, you'll develop fundamental observational and drawing skills, while also delving into expressive approaches that capture movement and emotion. The workshop offers insights into the role of life drawing in art history and contemporary art, inspiring you to develop your own artistic voice. No prior experience is necessary—just bring your enthusiasm.
Wild Watercolour 2 Days
21 Oct 2025 - 21 Oct 2025
Join us for an immersive two-day experimental watercolour course designed to ignite your creativity and deepen your experience of watercolor techniques composition colour and styles.
Studio Practice 1 Day
26 Sept 2025 - 26 Sept 2025
An exciting opportunity to develop your own creative projects under the guidance of artist and tutor Sarah John. You will have access to a range of materials and processes and a group of other people to share ideas and inspiration with
Dutty Moonshine Big Band
2 Oct 2025 - 21 Nov 2025
Dutty Moonshine Big Band announce their huge Autumn tour for October and November 2025.
This 24-date extravaganza promises to deliver high-octane energy and genre-defying performances that the band have become synonymous for since their incarnation ten whole years ago.
The "Blood, Sweat and Tears" tour is set to be the band's most ambitious endeavor yet, featuring a series of electrifying shows across all corners of the UK whilst visiting some of the country's most iconic independent venues.
The twelve-strong Electronic Dance band is made up of a 7-piece brass section, mind-bending vocalists and killer live drums & synths.
From packing out main stages and wowing audiences new and old at the UK’s finest festivals, to charting multiple albums; the Dirty Dozen are easily becoming one of the hottest live acts in the industry and their show is pure proof as to why. A non-stop barrage of bass music, jazz, grime and hip hop, guarantees one of the most memorable nights you will have this year.
With their recent success of selling out Bristol’s largest concert venue, Bristol Beacon, in 51-hours, this tour is not one to delay getting tickets to.
Presented by CHALK.
This is an 14+ event
Kayla Painter
10 Sept 2025 - 10 Sept 2025
Kayla Painter is a composer, producer and sound design artist.
Painter's immersive, ever-evolving AV performances, made in collaboration with visual artist Jason Baker, are a natural consequence of the entire writing process - the visuals figure into the earliest stages of her music; 2019 saw her playing at events such as The Great Escape, Camp Elsewhere, Bluedot, and the inaugural edition of Gilles Peterson's We Out Here festival. She has also crafted remixes for a string of well-regarded acts and labels including W.H. Lung (Melodic Records), Teddy Hunter (Bubblewrap Records) and Scrimshire (Albert's Favourites), as well as appearing on releases by the likes of Jilk (Project Mooncircle), among others.
Introduction To Adobe Photoshop 2 Day
17 Sept 2025 - 17 Sept 2025
Our Adobe Photoshop course is led by our experienced tutor, who has an in-depth knowledge of Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC and the workflow between these software packages. The session is taught on Adobe Creative Cloud.
This course will offer an in-depth introduction to Adobe Photoshop and prepare you with an understanding of how to use the programme to benefit your work.
The workshop will teach you to:
- Navigate your way around the programme.
- Import images and introduce you to the tools and commands
to get your projects started.
- You will learn how to modify, manipulate and scale images.
- Manage layers, amend modes and adjust to incorporate
backgrounds.
- You will discover how to use text, colour control, drawing,
shapes and brushes as well as how to use different styles for various audiences.
Individual needs will be catered for where possible. All courses are taught on Apple Mac computers and skills learnt are transferable to PC.
Workshop attendees get 10% off all food and hot drinks at the Café Bar.
Becky Craven is a Devon based creative who has 20 years of marketing experience working with well known companies including Nestle, Timberland, Clarks, Virgin, Boots plus 1000’s of entrepreneurs and has since developed a successful career in photography after completing an MA Photography.
Savages
30 Aug 2025 - 28 Oct 2025
After Banquise (Ice Floe), his 2006 short film and in the wake of the worldwide success of Ma vie de Courgette (My Life as a Courgette) in 2016, Swiss filmmaker Claude Barras has taken up the subject of deforestation in a very personal ecological fable about an indigenous people who live at the heart of a tropical forest. Barras explains that he was also influenced by the Swiss activist Bruno Manser, who was participated in the defence of the Borneo Forest before disappearing suspiciously. While pointing the finger at the destructive actions of the food industry and the excessive exploitation of raw materials, the film also questions, without ever being didactic, the irresistible attraction that we have for modernity.
Folklore & Women
1 Sept 2025 - 24 Sept 2025
Throughout history, women have typically been the guardians of bodies of knowledge not recognised by the elite due to exclusion from education and learned culture. This includes what is called folklore, the knowledge of how to live and survive in a dangerous world governed by chance and by intended evil. In this talk we will explore one branch of that knowledge, which is still half consciously practised by many people today: folklore about how to guard and seal the house and the body against unwanted or evil powers.
We will begin by exploring our own household ‘rituals’ and the anxiety that can come with leaving the house, briefly discussing Tuppence Middleton's book about obsessive compulsive disorder on leaving the house. We will then dive deep into centuries old folklore rituals, including witch marks, threshold rituals, cleansing rituals, especially around the fireplace and the chimney, Santa Claus, and the role of household spirits or brownies in safeguarding or in menacing the household. We will discuss the way this invisible work has always been done by women, often in secret and in the teeth of disapproval from male relatives and ecclesiastical hierarchies.
Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7:30pm - come down early to grab a good seat!
Diane Purkiss is Professor of English at the University of Oxford, and a fellow of Keble College. She has published on witchcraft, fairies, and also on the English Civil War, the occasion of England's biggest witchhunt.
Presented by Seed Talks
This is a 16+ event
Rgs Talk: A History of Polar Exploration With Anne Strathie
8 Sept 2025 - 8 Sept 2025
Drawing on her latest book, A History of Polar Exploration in 50 Objects: from Cook's Circumnavigations to the Aviation Age, Anne Strathie shares the stories of objects from a period of exploration which is the bedrock of our present-day knowledge and fascination with polar regions.
Today these objects are located worldwide, whether in polar regions, public spaces, museums and other repositories, or in private collections. Some objects were used by famous explorers, but more testify to important work by mariners, scientists, artists, photographers and filmmakers, or sometimes overlooked roles played by explorers' relatives, sponsors and other supporters.
Collectively, the objects evidence a continuum of polar endeavour which, notwithstanding national ambitions and personal rivalries, reflect levels of international collaboration to which we should aspire when exploring or attempting to safeguard the increasingly fragile polar regions.
About the speaker:
Anne Strathie has previously written three biographies of members of Captain Scott's 'Terra Nova' Antarctic expedition. Research for her books has taken her all over Britain and to Antarctica, the Arctic, New Zealand, Australia, America, Japan and Norway, including Spitsbergen. Anne, who was brought up in Scotland, now lives in Gloucestershire, England, home town of polar explorer Edward Wilson. Anne regularly gives talks and participates in events in Britain and overseas, including at the Royal Geographical Society’s headquarters in London.
The Greatest Musicals Daytime Disco
13 Sept 2025 - 6 Feb 2026
Prepare yourselves for a full blown theatrical explosion as we give you music from Hamilton, Grease, Dirty Dancing, High School Musical, Wicked & Mama Mia to The Greatest Showman, Frozen, Rent, Six and sooo much more!
Introduction To Adobe Indesign 2 Days
4 Dec 2025 - 4 Dec 2025
InDesign is a desktop publishing program that incorporates illustration capabilities into its interface. It also allows for a cross platform interaction with other adobe software, including Photoshop and Illustrator. Considered a print industry standard, Adobe InDesign can help you take control of the design and style of your products.
This workshop will introduce you to:
- The tools and commands of InDesign,
- How to organise and format a new document
- Inset and use text, colours and objects.
- It will also help you design for a range of uses, teach you to
export and save.
Individual needs will be catered for where possible. All courses are taught on Apple Mac computers and skills learnt are transferable to PC.
Rootsoup Soundsystem / South Devon Dub Club
6 Sept 2025 - 6 Sept 2025
South Devon Dub Club returns!! for the 4th instalment.
This time we have sounds meeting :
Outta Swindon..... Jah Messenjah Soundsystem - A big active sound in the roots and dub scene, last 2 sessions were at St Pauls Carnival and Ashton Court Manor in Bristol. Set to be fyah!! One for the original roots heads.
Outta Torquay...... Rootsoup Soundsystem - Devons very own, with full crew and special guests. Joe Peng on mic duties. If you are local, you know what to expect. Heavyweight business.
Textile Course: Slow Stitching Story Box 5 Weeks
16 Sept 2025 - 16 Sept 2025
Slow Stitching - Tell your story in Creative Textiles!
Everyone has a story. We are all part of life's rich tapestry… Each of us experiences at least one or two of life's big shifts at some point. The happy ones: falling in love, getting married, starting a family, or becoming a
grandparent, for example. And the sad or challenging ones like divorce, bereavement, or children leaving the nest. But where there's life, there's creativity!
This series of five weekly workshops will translate these stories into a unique piece of narrative artwork, namely a Story Box, embracing life's knocks and delights, and becoming a richly worked object full of charm,
made entirely by hand. A fabric collage if you like…
The process of stitching by hand slows our breathing and provides an oasis of calm in our busy lives. A special kind of conversation happens when people come together to sew.
You’ll be encouraged to discover and reflect on aspects of yourself and your experiences, and to bring along personal scraps of fabric and your own pictures from home, which will be printed onto cloth for you. You can embroider into these as well to personalise your creation even more, adding buttons, lace, or words if you like, to tell your tale, As the course progresses, you will work through the process of balancing these into a cohesive piece of work, learning textile skills along the way.
Your final box will not only be deeply personal to you but can become a beautiful part of your home; it might even be useful for keeping your next craft project in!
Introduction To 3D Modelling In Maya 4 Weeks
1 Oct 2025 - 1 Oct 2025
Ever wondered how your favorite animated movies, video games, or product designs come to life? This beginner-friendly course introduces you to Maya, the professional software behind countless digital creations.
During this 4 week course you’ll get to grips with this industry standard software, learning the fundamental skills needed to start you on your 3D modelling journey, including:
Fundamentals - Master the Maya interface, navigation, and essential tools. Create your first 3D objects using primitive shapes and basic modeling techniques.
Modeling techniques - Learn to create simple organic and hard-surface models in Maya.
Texturing and Materials - Discover UV mapping, material creation, and texture application. Transform your models from basic geometry into visually compelling objects.
Lighting and Rendering - Explore lighting, camera’s and rendering in Maya, and learn about output formats.
This course is perfect for creative professionals, hobbyists, and career changers interested in:
- Game development and design
- Architecture and product visualization
- Film and animation
- 3D printing and prototyping
- Digital art and illustration
No prior 3D experience required. Basic computer skills and familiarity with Apple OS and creative software are helpful but not essential.
Your Spooky Face/ My Spooky Face All Ages
28 Oct 2025 - 28 Oct 2025
6yrs + - Embrace this Spooky time of year. Work in pairs with a family member or friend and use fun techniques to create hauntingly good portraits of each other.
Willow Weaving: Owls 1 Day
11 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025
During this full-day workshop, you will craft an owl measuring 30cm in height to adorn your interior or serve as a feature piece in your garden. No prior skills are required, as you will be shown how to approach this sculptural piece using random weave techniques.
Noble Jacks
4 Dec 2025 - 7 Dec 2025
Noble Jacks are a rip-roaring alt.folk band with roof raising energy, whose warm electro-acoustic interactions fuse together a mixture of folky footstompin’ rhythms and engaging lyricism.
The band encompasses heartfelt, yet up tempo songs showcasing fiddle, blues harmonica and big anthem toplines.
Au Pairs
30 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
Au Pairs formed in late 1978 in Birmingham, UK in the post-punk era. They were a much-loved band who combined fun, dancey music with an innovative and, for that time, a daringly progressive message.
Au Pairs blend political lyrics with a tough funk-dance-rock idiom which is as relevant today as it ever was.
Mark Travis Eagles Acoustic
23 May 2026 - 23 May 2026
Mark Travis makes hit return to Exeter Phoenix, this time to Studio 1. It’s intimate, up close and personal with no safety net, one vocal, one guitar.
A singer songwriter by nature, Mark performs a handful of his originals alongside classic songs from the timeless mega band and legends, the Eagles. If you are a fan of the 70’s icons then don’t miss this one! This is different, played in an almost unplugged style and completely stripped back without the soaring harmonies or guitar solo’s and yet, Mark still manages to respectfully portray those incredible songs without moving too far way from the original sentiment. Enjoy the hits like Lying Eyes, Take it Easy, Desperado, One Of The Nights.. and many more!
In many ways, having first picked up an acoustic guitar aged 14, Mark finds himself coming full circle with this acoustic set after decades of playing various line ups including Southwest rock bands, ‘Sons of Toil’ ‘Freeway Split’ and ‘Poorboy’ acoustic duo. He has worked with notable international stars and talented local musicians on his fully produced studio albums ‘Soul of the World’ (find on Spotify). From that recording listen out to his set for the singles ‘Mother’ & ‘Destiny’ and get ready for an evening feast of acoustic Eagles!
The Chaos That Has Been and Will No Doubt Return
3 Sept 2025 - 18 Nov 2025
Two best mates. One HUGE party. Luton pinned by austerity. An evening of noughties bangers and shots of shitty gin mixed with the chaos of violence. A night to remember! Set over one chaotic night, the play follows two best friends as they chase the highs of youth against a backdrop of systemic neglect. Painting a tapestry of violence and joy, it is a raw, real-time collision of friendship and survival. Told with biting wit and lyrical intensity, this production is a powerful exploration of class and identity, with a cracking house party that pulses round the corner.
Last Night Country
11 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025
After continuous sold out shows across the South West, Last Night Country are once again teaming up with Exeter Phoenix.
Last Night Country is bringing their Ultimate Country Party and Club Night back, playing nothing but the greatest and latest in Country Music.
Expect a night of non-stop energy that’s full of foot stomping, singalong country anthems, Nashville style.
This high-octane and interactive event is to be enjoyed and celebrated by all you country lovers, and anyone looking for an unforgettable night out.
Gruntfest
6 Sept 2025 - 6 Sept 2025
Fight The Champ (headline), Arbiter, Reality Check, Recreance, Bloodhound, Into Obscurity, Parlay
Pete Roth Trio: Feat Bill Bruford
12 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2025
The Pete Roth Trio features leader Pete on guitar, Mike Pratt on bass, and the incomparable Bill Bruford on drums. The band creates jazz for a new generation of music enthusiasts, exploring beyond traditional jazz conventions. A jazz standard might reveal its essence only in the final moments of performance.
Roth’s original compositions, such as “Dancing with Grace,” the Trio’s collaborative works like “Trio in Five” and “Looking Forward to Looking Back,” or their reinterpretation of masterworks like Anton Dvorak’s “Largo from Symphony #9,” offer just a few gateways into the creative world of the Pete Roth Trio—a world that will likely reshape your perspective on what the guitar trio format can achieve.
Pop Up Curiosity Shop of Science and Culture
11 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025
Enter a new dimension of discovery in the Pop-Up Curiosity Shop, where visitors are invited to be curious, let imaginations run riot, and learn lots. Get creative in the Craft Zone, take part in interactive activities, and enjoy bite-size introductions to a whole range of topics.
A team of renowned researchers will show off their specialist skills and introduce visitors to their amazing worlds. Thirsty for knowledge, this is the place to be – with 15 stands, experiences, and showcases to peruse at the event.
Chris Payn & The Parade
11 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025
Chris Payn is a dynamic rock/pop artist whose musical genius shines through his electrifying vocals, multi-instrumental prowess, and unforgettable songs. Hailing from the vibrant music scene of Southern England, Chris has carved out a distinctive niche for himself as a captivating performer. Known for his infectious energy and theatrical live shows, he brings a unique blend of influences, combining the flamboyance of Prince, the eclecticism of David Bowie, and the bombastic style of Meat Loaf. With every performance, Chris creates an electrifying atmosphere that leaves a lasting impression on his audience.
Chris Payn will be tearing through his original material with his exceptional live band 'The Parade' bringing a show that you won't forget!
Flamboyant and theatrical rock music that oozes panache...
Kerrang! Radio
Session #1 Exeter Artnership Fundraising Workshop
9 Sept 2025 - 9 Sept 2025
Date: Tuesday 9th Sept
Time: 12-2pm
Venue: Garden Meeting Room, RAMM
Capacity: 30
Title: Exeter Artnership Fundraising Workshops - Spotlight on Major Gifts and Capital Campaigns
Speaker Zoe Crick Tucker - Capital Campaign Director of Development and Environmental Sustainability, Theatr Clwyd
Details:
Zoe joined Theatr Clwyd in 2020 from Bristol Old Vic Theatre where she was Director of Development. Theatr Clwyd represents Zoe's third capital project having led on the campaigns at Bristol Old Vic and Rambert Dance Company. Before those roles she worked at the RSC within the major donor team. Since joining Clwyd, she has embedded all fundraising practice in a newly formed development team, has to date raised over £4m in private funding of the capital programme, and has secured new funding relationships with major trust and foundations including Esme Fairbairn,
Wolfson Foundation and Garfield Weston.
Through presentation and Q&A, Zoe will discuss major gifts, capital specific and major fundraising for revenue, sharing ongoing best practise for donor stewardship and how she has seen this applied and implemented in various settings.
Session #2 Exeter Artnership Fundraising Workshop
25 Sept 2025 - 25 Sept 2025
Date: Thursday 25th September
Time: 12-2pm
Venue: Studio 2, Exeter Phoenix
Capacity: 30
Title: Exeter Artnership Fundraising Workshops - Spotlight on Crowdfunding
Speaker: Zoe Reese-Oliver, Crowdfunder
Details:
Join Crowdfunder UK for an interactive and inspiring workshop designed specifically for people working in the creative industries. Whether you're an artist, filmmaker, designer, community arts leader, or part of a creative organisation, this session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to harness crowdfunding as a powerful tool for raising funds, building communities, and bringing ideas to life.
Led by a Crowdfunder UK Community Manager, Zoe Rees- Oliver, the session will guide you through the key elements of planning and running a successful crowdfunding campaign — from telling your story to activating your network and reaching your funding goals.
Zoe is Crowdfunder UK’s resident crowdfunding expert, bringing a wealth of experience in supporting community groups, charities, and creative organisations to raise vital funds and turn bold ideas into reality. She has helped countless groups navigate the crowdfunding journey — from initial concept through to successful campaign delivery — with a practical, people-focused approach rooted in community empowerment.
Before joining Crowdfunder, Zoe spent many years working across the creative industries as a performer, workshop facilitator, and Director of a Creative Community Interest Company (CIC). This background gives her a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities faced by artists, cultural producers, and grassroots organisations.
Her combined expertise in both fundraising and creative practice means Zoe is uniquely placed to help others unlock the power of crowdfunding to support projects with purpose, build stronger audiences, and create lasting lasting impact.
Session #4 Exeter Artnership Fundraising Workshop
9 Oct 2025 - 9 Oct 2025
Session four:
Date: Thursday 9th October
Time: 12-2pm
Venue: Studio 2 Exeter Phoenix
Capacity: 30
Title: Exeter Artnership Fundraising Workshops - The Romance of Fundraising
Speaker: Christopher Woodward - The Garden Museum
Details:
Christopher Woodward has been director of the Garden Museum in London since 2007. He led a £7.5 million reconstruction and extension of the site and gardens, creating new galleries of garden history and spaces for learning, and setting up Britain's first archive of garden design in 2017.
Christopher is an historian of architecture and gardens. He was previously director of the Holburne Museum of Art in Bath, England, and a curator at Sir John Soane's Museum. He has also served as a board member of the Heritage Lottery Fund, the UK's national body responsible for funding both built and natural heritage. His book In Ruins (2001) was short-listed for the national prize for young writers, and he has just completed a study of the history of nostalgia. Christopher's personal obsession is swimming, and to help raise funds for the Garden Museum, he has done swims of the Hellespont, Strait of Gibraltar, the 110 miles of the River Thames from Oxford to London, 30 km within the Arctic Circle, 63 miles in the Peloponnese, each swim inspired by botanist John Tradescant (1580-1638), whose life is the inspiration of the Garden Museum.
Session #3 Exeter Artnership Fundraising Workshop
30 Sept 2025 - 30 Sept 2025
Session three:
Date: Tuesday 30th Sept
Time: 12-2pm
Venue: Rougemont Room, Exeter Library
Capacity: 30
Title: Exeter Artnership Fundraising Workshops - Spotlight on Corporate Partnerships
Speaker: Meg Tze Ern Khor, Battersea Arts Centre
Details:
Megan Tze Ern Khor is a London-based arts fundraiser from Kuala Lumpur, championing culture & creativity as vehicles for social change. Meg joined Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) as Development Manager in 2023, following corporate fundraising roles at the Barbican Centre and Sadler’s Wells. Having trained in theatre-making, Meg brings a creative approach to fundraising, building enduring relationships that strategically and sustainably achieve fundraising targets.
Meg works across corporate fundraising and individual giving at BAC, cultivating four-to-six-figure strategic partnerships and donor relationships that fuel BAC’s artistic and social impact.
This session will cover the essential tools required to unlock corporate fundraising. We’ll explore how to champion a values-led approach to partnerships, craft compelling proposals, navigate today’s ethical landscape, and apply strategies for effective research and pipeline management.
Quantum Audio Presents: KRU + SUPPORT
17 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 2025
Quantum Audio presents: 4am Kru Live in Exeter
For the first time in Exeter, London-based jungle duo 4am Kru bring their renowned 90-minute live set to the stage. Known for high-energy performances and a signature blend of 1994-style jungle, hardcore, and eclectic influences, 4am Kru have played at major festivals including Glastonbury, Boomtown, and Parklife.
Powered by the Quantum Audio soundsystem, the night also features support from Time2Rush, Lady Lox, Betsy Mae, and Cidlid, delivering a full spectrum of jungle across the evening.
When Rivers Meet
26 Sept 2025 - 28 Nov 2025
When British husband and wife artists Grace & Aaron Bond released their latest album Aces Are High in 2023 recorded by a river in the depths of Suffolk, little did they know about the hurricane-strength surge of support that would carry them to become the first fully Independent Rock/Blues Band to have a Top 10 in the UK Official Album Charts.
When Rivers Meet have remained proudly Independent, attending the 2024 BRIT Awards leading the new wave of artists to keep control over creative direction, championing a focus on authenticity in the music industry.
Asomvel
30 Aug 2025 - 20 Sept 2025
ASOMVEL are a four-piece hard rock band from the U.K., notorious for excessive volume, and high-octane stage shows.
The band released their latest album, ‘Born to Rock ‘n’ Roll’ on March 29th 2024, following a year of tremendous growth with their music reaching new fans around the world, due to their incredible social media presence.
ASOMVEL are currently touring the new album with numerous sold out shows, and high profile international festival appearances such as Barcelona Rock Fest, and Bloodstock Open Air.
No strangers to adversity, the band was shaken to its core when front-man, Jay-Jay Winter, was killed in a road accident, barely a year after ASOMVEL released their debut LP. Although a devastating tragedy, co-founding guitarist, Lenny, knew that the band had to continue in tribute to the determined spirit of their founder.
Mark Travis: Coldplay Acoustic
20 Jun 2026 - 20 Jun 2026
Mark travis brings his brand new show 'coldplay acoustic unplugged' to studio 1 exeter phoenix! On the back of three hugely popular eagles shows, this one will be a treat for you followers of devon's very own chris martin and the band. It's different, up close, intimate and personal with no safety net! A singer songwriter by nature, mark plays an unplugged style, one vocal one guitar, giving you many of the great coldplay hits alongside just a handful of his own originals. Expect to hear likes of 'fix you' 'yellow' 'the scientist' 'viva la vida' and more of your favourites. Mark finds himself coming full circle with his unique acoustic shows after decades playing various lineups including southwest rock bands 'the sons of toil', 'freeway split' and 'poorboy' acoustic duo. having also worked with noteable international stars and devon musicians on his fully produced studio album 'soul of the world' (find on spotify) from those recordings listen out in marks set for his singles 'destiny' and 'mother'. so, take your seats for an evening of coldplay magic!
Ultimate Coldplay
5 Sept 2025 - 8 Aug 2026
Since launching in 2017, Ultimate Coldplay have been widely recognised as being the world's most accurate and well rounded tribute to Coldplay. This almost-identical tribute act are consistently described as the 'next best thing' to one the UK's most popular bands.
Jim Causley A Causley Christmas
19 Oct 2025 - 19 Oct 2025
Join Jim in celebrating the Christmas season as he entertains you with lesser known West Country carols, medieval and secular carols from around the British Isles, his own settings of moving Christmas poems by his relative, the late Cornish poet Charles Causley as well a gurt dollop of festive fun with songs of over-indulgence and even a spot of panto too! If you are feeling a little dismayed with the over-commercialisation of “Christmas present” then join Jim for a journey through Christmas past that will be guaranteed to get you in the festive spirit!
Since the release of his debut album in 2005, Causley’s unique voice and persona have helped him become one of the most well-loved and respected figures of today’s contemporary roots and folk scene. A prolific collaborator, Causley is hugely admired for his work with iconic groups The Devil’s Interval and Mawkin:Causley as well as playing, touring and recording alongside Waterson:Carthy, John McCusker, Eddie Reader, Graham Coxson, Shirley Collins, Michael Morpurgo, Show of Hands, Kate Rusby, David Rotheray of Beautiful South fame and many more. He was described by Mojo Magazine as “the finest singer of his generation” and they put Forgotten Kingdom in their Top Ten Folk Albums of 2016 list. Westcountry father of folk Geoff Lakeman described Causley as possessing “A voice in a million” in a recent interview in the Western Morning News, some accolade indeed!
More than simply a folk-singer, multi award winning singer-songwriter, musician and proud Devonian Jim Causley is an all-round entertainer and during the past decade Causley has been nominated no less than six times for a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award, last year he was nominated as “Singer of the Year” at the 2017 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, he won the Spiral Earth Singer of the Year award in 2014, presented his own folk music show on BBC Radio Devon and in 2015 he worked with BBC TV historian Dr Sam Willis to create the music for his show 'Highwaymen, Outlaws and Villains' and was asked to perform his song about Dartmoor tin mining 'Pride of the Moor' on BBC TV's Countryfile - Dartmoor Special.
Ordinary Decent Criminal
7 Oct 2025 - 29 Nov 2025
Set in the years following the Strangeways Prison Riot, meet recovering addict Frankie, played by renowned political comedian Mark Thomas as he enters the brave new world of a liberal prison experiment.
None of Frankie’s fellow convicts are what they seem. In the most unexpected of places he discovers that the revolution is not dead. It’s just sleeping.
A brand new play from the writer of the Fringe First winning England & Son and A Political History of Smack & Crack, Ed Edwards reunites with Mark Thomas to tell a tale of freedom, revolution and messy love.
Agile Rabbit - Life Beyond Earth
24 Sept 2025 - 24 Sept 2025
For centuries, the idea of life beyond Earth has fascinated scientists, storytellers, and curious minds alike. We know that, within our solar system, all life needs water and a stable planetary atmosphere – but what about exoplanets in galaxies far, far away?
As the search for evidence of extra-terrestrial life has entered a new era and is moving rapidly, Professor Nathan Maynes from the University of Exeter is inviting you to join a discussion that will explore distant planets. We’ll look at human efforts to uncover those planets presenting with the conditions of sustaining other life forms. Do they meet our preconceptions and expectations? And ultimately, can they help us answer the mind-boggling question: Is it only us out here?
Everyone is welcome. Come along, ask your questions, make comments, and take part in the conversation.
This event is part of an event series on exoplanets and outer space. The second event will be Could There Be a Planet B? in November.
Agile Rabbit - Steve Richards on Tony Blair
23 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2025
When Tony Blair became Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, many believed he would be the new prime minister. Three years later, following 14 years of a conservative government, Labour came to power in a landslide victory. And as predicted, Blair became the UK’s new and youthful prime minister.
In his yet unpublished Blair biography, veteran journalist Steve Richards casts new light on the man and his legacy. As Richards writes, ‘Blair’s government secured peace in Northern Ireland, introduced a minimum wage,
introduced Sure Start, improved the NHS, transformed cities in the UK, began the long task of abolishing child poverty, established civil partnerships and imposed a smoking ban. Devolution was implemented
fairly smoothly. Free entry to museums and art galleries was reintroduced. The list could go on….’
But how enduring was that legacy? How long was the shadow cast by the Iraq War? What is the truth about the Blair/Brown rivalry, and could it have been managed better? And who is the real Tony Blair – a visionary, looking ahead or a leader trapped by his past?
Join us to reflect on the Blair years and what they can teach us about navigating the many political challenges today. Everyone is welcome to make comments and ask questions.
We're joined by Crediton Bookery, who will be selling copies of Steve's book.
Harry Baker: Tender
13 Mar 2026 - 14 May 2026
As in ripe for the taking.
As in a heart swelled to twice its size.
As in soft. As in delicious. As in ready.
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker brings his characteristic warmth, wit and wonder to new parenthood. From introducing his baby to a horse for the first time, to trying to work out if the GP really did drop them on purpose to test their reflexes, Tender contains poems from the first hundred days of new life and celebrates all of the euphoria, panic and vulnerability that come with it. Following on from the last two years’ 40-date sellout runs of Wonderful and Wonderful 2.0, he’ll even slip in some non-baby bangers too. Expect more laughter and tears than ever.
The Bowie Experience
7 Jun 2026 - 7 Jun 2026
The Undisputed Number One David Bowie Tribute Band!
First ever visit to the venue!!
A breathtaking concert celebrating the music of the World's greatest pop icon, featuring all the hits from A to Ziggy which has been wowing audiences across the globe for over 25 years!!!
Further Watercolour Paint Making with Art Scribe
1 Nov 2025 - 1 Nov 2025
"Take your passion for colour to the next level in this immersive, hands-on workshop dedicated to the traditional craft of watercolour paint making.
Begin the day by methodically creating a colour mixing chart to explore a full spectrum of hues and discover your ideal colour. Then, dive into the tactile world of pigments, binders, and traditional tools as you craft your chosen colour into professional-quality watercolour paint.
This relaxed and informative session offers a unique chance to connect, collaborate, and experiment as a group, resulting in a beautiful palette of handmade watercolours to take home and use in your future artwork.
“The class was exactly what I was hoping for. I love how you take the pigment through every step until you have paint. It makes you feel accomplished.” – Hannah
No prior experience in paint making or colour mixing is needed. All materials, expert guidance, and plenty of inspiration are provided by the experienced artists and paint makers of Art Scribe.
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Ella Al-Shamahi
16 Jan 2026 - 29 Jun 2026
This is the story of Homo sapiens… us
Host of BBC landmark show ‘Human’, Ella Al-Shamahi, palaeoanthropologist, TV presenter, explorer and stand-up presents a talk on our remarkable origin story.
Once upon a time we shared this planet with many species of human – it has been said that our world was a bit like Lord of the Rings. To start with we Homo sapiens weren’t that remarkable, our origins were in fact rather humble and yet somehow today we are the only ones left. But we didn’t just survive against all odds, we thrived, innovated and travelled like no other species of human - becoming the explorer species who built cities, iPhones and painted the Sistine Chapel. Our success was profound, but how on Earth did it happen and at what cost?
Ella Al-Shamahi started studying evolution as a creationist and so she interweaves her own story demonstrating the power of tribalism not just in the past, but also in the present. Expect a talk that draws on the latest discoveries, heart, humour and wild expedition stories.
Al-Shamahi is a National Geographic Explorer specialising in searching for fossils in Palaeolithic caves in politically unstable, hostile and disputed territories. She is the presenter of HUMAN, a flagship BBC/PBS science series as well as other TV and radio shows. She is also author of a Times/Sunday Times book of the year ‘The Handshake: A Gripping History’
Reviews for Human BBC Two
The Guardian ★★★★★
“She is the best teacher you never had”
Financial Times ★★★★
“Infectious enthusiasm”