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Based in the heart of Exeter, the Exeter Phoenix is the city’s leading arts and media venue, staging over 330 events per year ranging from dance, film and live-art to world music, hip-hop and folk. The venue also hosts several major arts exhibitions per year featuring cutting edge contemporary regional, national and international artists and is a key host for various festivals in the city such as the Exeter Summer and Autumn Festival (performing and visual arts), Vibraphonic (music), Animated Exeter (film) and Exeter Respect (world music). A myriad of arts and health based courses, workshops and classes are also held at the venue and the fully licensed Café Bar offers an imaginative selection of homemade food throughout the day and evening with vegetarian, vegan and wheat-free options. Exeter Phoenix is a non smoking venue. Opening times are Mon – Sat, 10am – 11pm, with an extended licence for special events.
Concessions
Concessions apply to benefit recipients, disabled customers, under 16s, over 60s, students and volunteers. Contact Exeter Phoenix Box Office on 01392 667080 for concessionary tickets. Under 14s must be accompanied by a responsible adult aged 18 or over for all standing gigs.
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EXETER PHOENIX
08-02-2010
£10.00
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Please contact the Phoenix direct for ticket availability: 01392 667080.
TWISTED FOLK presents
STORNOWAY and BETH JEANS HOUGHTON
Two of the stars of last year’s ‘Acoustica Festival’ combine for a new ‘Twisted Folk’ tour – the rabble rousing Oxford band vs the beguiling charms of the Geordie glam folk princess.
Doors 8pm. Over 16's only.
All Standing
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EXETER PHOENIX
11-02-2010
£12.00
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A guitar night from both sides of the Atlantic with Lynryd Skynyrd’s Mike Estes and his band Skinny Molly plus UK’s own Larry Miller with his blues rock power trio.
Doors 8pm
Standing
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EXETER PHOENIX
12-02-2010
£6.00
FOLK/ROCK
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Genre - acoustic rock/folk
Voodoo Lounge
Having supported Seth Lakeman on his tour before Christmas, 6 Day Riot are touring to promote their critically-acclaimed debut album:
"A band accelerating to greatness" - The Times
"Sunny harmonies, calypso beats, buoyant melodies, quirky lyrics. Unashamedly poppy and irrepressibly charming" - NME
"Stealing beats and licks from all over the folk-pop globe, ukulele-led acoustica with a side order of Vampire Weekend" - Uncut
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EXETER PHOENIX
18-02-2010
£15.00
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One half of ‘Show of Hands’, Steve Knightley is touring solo – special guest is Jenna.
‘Committed and distinctive songs of conscience, love and history’ – BBC Radio 2
Doors 8pm
All Seated
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EXETER PHOENIX
19-02-2010
£10.00
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OVER 18s
Bonobo, a.k.a Simon Green, known for mixing the experimental warmth of 60s French films with the pizzicato flavour of hip hop, chill-out and down-tempo dub-funk.
8.30pm – 2am
Standing,
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EXETER PHOENIX
20-02-2010
SOLD OUT
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Please contact the Phoenix direct for ticket availability : 01392 667080.
Francis Dunnery was a founder and key member member of the 1980s band, It Bites. Since leaving the band and becoming a solo artist, he’s recorded ten studio albums
and worked with the diverse likes of Robert Plant, Lauryn Hill and Ian Brown, spending much of his time in the U.S.
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Seated show
Doors 8pm
Voodoo Lounge.
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EXETER PHOENIX
26-02-2010
£20.00
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EXTRA DATE DUE TO EXCEPTIONAL DEMAND - FRIDAY, 26TH FEBRUARY, NOW ON SALE.
Doors 8.30pm. All standing.
www.myspace.com/petergreenandfriends
One of the UK’s most important blues guitarists and founder of Fleetwood Mac.
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EXETER PHOENIX
27-02-2010
£20.00
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We have sold our allocation of tickets for Saturday night, so please check with Phoenix direct for availability - 01392 667080.
Doors 8.30pm. All standing.
www.myspace.com/petergreenandfriends
One of the UK’s most important blues guitarists and founder of Fleetwood Mac.
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EXETER PHOENIX
28-02-2010
£12.00
FOLK
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Current recipient of BBC ‘Folk Award for Singer of the Year’ and ‘Album of the Year’ Chris Wood has a new album out, ‘Handmade Life’, and appears here solo.
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‘His strength is in melding narrative, song and melodies – the natural heir to Martin Carthy.’ – UNCUT
Doors 8pm
All seated.
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EXETER PHOENIX
04-03-2010
£14.00
COMEDY
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The minute Jo Caulfield hits the stage you know you’re in for a good time. She is one of the most successful and instantly recognisable female comedians in the country. Star of
Radio 4’s critically acclaimed ‘It’s That Jo Caulfield Again’ and regularly seen on ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’, ‘Argumental’, ‘Michael
McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’ and ‘Best of The Comedy Store’.
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“Sharp-witted, urban comedy that goes down a treat. Like a sociology textbook, but with jokes” – THE TIMES
Seated event.
Doors 8pm. £14 (£12) 16+
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EXETER PHOENIX
05-03-2010
£12.00
REGGAE
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Tickets £12 (£10), standing, 16+ .For conessions please contact the Phoenix direct : 01392 667080.
BBC TV's ‘Caribbean Food Made Easy’ star and creator of Reggae Reggae Sauce, Levi Roots stars in a special new show which combines his talents as an inspirational speaker, chef and, first and foremost, marks a return to his first love as a reggae artiste to celebrate the release of his new album ‘Red Hot’. The show will feature Levi in concert as well as in his role as raconteur and chef with a live cookery demonstration.
Jamaican-born, Levi started recording and performing reggae in the 1970's, first as part of a band, with his brothers, and then later on as a solo artist. He set up his own record label in 1982, Conqueror Records and in the 1990's he started Soundbox Music. In 1998 he was nominated for ‘Best Reggae Performer’ at the MOBO awards.
AN EXETER PHOENIX PROMOTION
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EXETER PHOENIX
06-03-2010
£15.00
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The Blockheads + live support Zitto
Doors 8pm - Standing.
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 Dury's album). As 'Ian Dury and The Blockheads' they stormed the charts for many years with hits such as 'Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick' and 'Reasons to be Cheerful'. They return to Exeter for a second time as part of The Vibraphonic Festival on the back of a new film about Ian Dury and the band, 'Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll'
" the energy and excitement of rock 'n' roll and funk with the bawdy humour, wit and homespun philosophy of music hall and Dury's native Essex" - Guardian Unlimited
A HOLD IT DOWN PROMOTION
VIBRAPHONIC FESTIVAL 2010
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EXETER PHOENIX
07-03-2010
£8.00
JAZZ
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Tickets £8 (£6): in the Voodoo Lounge.
For concessions please contact the Phoenix direct : 01392 667080.
At 29, the soulful Exeter-born jazz singer/songwriter Lizzy Parks already has three critically acclaimed albums under her belt. ‘Raise the Roof’, her debut album for the Tru Thoughts label, was a euphoric introduction - with rich, dramatic orchestration from fellow Exonian Riaan Vosloo it embodies Lizzy`s fresh and modern twist on a singer-songwriter tradition, encompassing elements of various styles from retro jazz and boogie soul to ambient modern experimental music.
She went on to collaborate with the likes of Nostalgia 77, with whom her first piece, ‘The Hope Suite’, was nominated for Gilles Peterson's BBC Radio 1 ‘Worldwide Awards Jazz Track of the Year’.
AN EXETER PHOENIX PROMOTION
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EXETER PHOENIX
07-03-2010
£6.00
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Tickets £6 (£5). For concessions please contact the Phoenix direct : 01392 667080.
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2010, Exeter Phoenix will be hosting an extraordinary evening of performance, featuring the region’s finest and most inspirational professional female artists working in music, dance, poetry, live art and film: Holly Ebony, Liv Torc, Elizabeth Jane Pennington, Ella Turk-Richards, Gemma Kempthorne and Emily Keene. This is a benefit event in aid of Exeter Women’s Aid. For more details, see www.internationalwomensarts.org
AN EXETER PHOENIX AND IWA PROMOTION
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EXETER PHOENIX
12-03-2010
£12.00
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Standing. Over 16s.
The Dub Pistols formed in the mid-90s out of the chaos and energy erupting from the Heavenly Social-spawned big beat scene. Barry Ashworth and Jason O'Bryan were determined to mirror their wildly-diverse tastes in similar fashion to heroes like The Clash and Specials, who spectacularly broke out of punk's confines to embrace other musical forms like reggae. Their trademark style utilises special guest singers and MC's to front energetic big beat, dub, reggae and ska-infused tunes - Terry Hall from The Specials is a regular collaborator. Fourth album, ‘Rum and Coke’, continues the journey, this time using grooves more as vehicles for a songwriting frenzy which has resulted in their most mature album yet.
Reggae collective Pama International are another band with a Specials connection, featuring as they do Lynval Golding from the latter and they also supported them last year.
A FUN PROMOTION
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EXETER PHOENIX
13-03-2010
£7.50
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In the Voodoo Lounge
A continuously unfolding weave of contemporary jazz themes, minimalist soundscapes, improvisations, latin and downbeat grooves, this is a premiere of a new jazz suite commissioned for the Vibraphonic Festival and performed by the October Ensemble, a 10 piece featuring tenor/soprano saxophone, jazz rhythm section, violins, cello, flugelhorns and French horn. Accomplished saxophonist-composer Pete Canter presents jazz in a new context and breaks all the rules about what a jazz gig is supposed to be like. ‘Ununbium’, Pete's most recent quartet album of original music was described as "varied, exciting, exceptional" (Keith Ames, The Musician).
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EXETER PHOENIX
13-03-2010
£12.00
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Tickets £12 (£10), standing, Over 16s only. For concessions please contact the Phoenix direct: 01392 667080.
A surprise but welcome winner of last year's Mercury Music Prize with her debut album ‘Speech Therapy’, Speech Debelle, like all musicians worth listening to, draws you into her universe and makes you glad you visited. ‘Searching’ was her debut single and a perfect example of the offbeat, folky production that litters the album, as well as the whisper-in-the-ear quality of her vocals, the honeyed tone of her warm voice contrasting with her mature, articulate lyrics and poetic swagger. Renowned for her ground-breaking range of influences and contributors, one thing is certain hip hop has never been done in quite this way before.
Best known as the technically adept MC of the vaunted Blackalicious, Gift of Gab knew that after waiting over 5 years for a follow-up solo release that he would have to really take this one far. ‘
AN EXETER PHOENIX AND HOLD IT DOWN PR
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EXETER PHOENIX
14-03-2010
£12.00
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Sierra Maestra are the guardians of the Cuban son music tradition. Their infectious dance music never fails to get crowds up on their feet and the band were instrumental in the revival of the genre in the late 1970s and 80s. Named after the mountain range on the east of Cuba, and birthplace of the son, the group’s aim was to revive and re-introduce this popular Cuban music style from the 1920s and 30s to the contemporary mainstream audience.
‘Their sheer energy made them sound quite unlike traditional revivalists. Sierra Maestra may be veteran ambassadors of the Castro era, but they evoke the glamour associated with Havana in the forties and fifties.’ – The Guardian
Doors 8pm. Standing.
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EXETER PHOENIX
15-03-2010
£13.50
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Standing, Over 16s
As the Beastie Boys’ resident DJ, Mix Master Mike has contributed to all of the band’s albums over the last 12 years but he first made his mark by winning the DMC championships three years in a row in the 90’s, establishing him as one of the pre-eminent DJs in the industry. Along with DJ Qbert he subsequently founded the turntablist group, The Invisibl Skratch Piklz with DJ Apollo and has gone on to produce albums by fellow DJ’s, most notably, ‘Wave Twisters’, by DJ Q-bert. Mix Master Mike is known for his heavy-hitting bass and intricate scratch routines.
A HOLD IT DOWN PROMOTION
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EXETER PHOENIX
16-03-2010
£9.00
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Plus Support.
Released last August on Domino Records, the Leeds-based band’s second album, ‘Two Dancers’, could well prove to be their breakthrough album.
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“One of 2009’s indisputable masterpieces” – SUNDAY TIMES
Doors 8pm,
Standing
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EXETER PHOENIX
19-03-2010
£21.50
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JOHNNY WINTER and his Band
with Julian Piper's Jelly Roll
Doors: 8pm. (£21.50 adv./£25 door). All standing.
It's difficult to think of many blues-rock icons who have stood the test of time quite as well as the Texas White Lightning, Johnny Winter. Currently enjoying a remarkable renaissance, his sensational appearance on Eric Clapton's recent ‘Crossroads’ show and ferocious slide guitar soloing on ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ proved he can still make the sparks fly in the blistering Texas guitar tradition, stretching back to T Bone Walker, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan and ZZ Top.
'Winter's God-given talent ripped off some of the most amazing guitar I've heard' - Jazz Review
A BLUES SOUTH WEST PROMOTION
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EXETER PHOENIX
20-03-2010
£11.50
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10pm – 4am, standing, Over 18
Four of the city’s dance music promoters come together to present a special Vibraphonic production across four rooms. Deep End (dubstep) have Breakage, Emalkay, Mystery and Ollie 303. Jam The Channel (house) have Oliver $ plus support. Ape (breaks) have Cut La Rok, Afghan Headspin, Ben and Lex and support. Beatsworkin' (dub / reggae / hip hop) have their resident DJ’s.
A DEEP END and JAM THE CHANNEL PROMOTION
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EXETER PHOENIX
21-03-2010
£12.00
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One of the most exciting jazz trios in the country today preview tracks from their eagerly anticipated new album, to be released in April. When their last album came out, ‘Loud Louder Stop’, it launched the band into another world of TV appearances and festival performances and was in Mojo's top 50 albums of 2008. Neil Cowley is not only a virtuoso pianist but he has a boldness that enables him to seamlessly meld other influences culled from his touring days with major bands, including The Brand New Heavies, Gabrielle and Zero 7.
“Sheer joy... one of the freshest, most uplifting albums of the year regardless of genre. A modern classic” – Mojo
Doors 8pm. All standing.
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EXETER PHOENIX
25-03-2010
£13.00
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Andy McKee + Support
One of the world’s finest acoustic soloists, his attention to song structure and melodic content elevating him above the typical guitarist. His uses of altered tunings, partial capos,
percussive hits, and tapping are not mere parlour tricks, they are compositional tools used to create some of the finest crafted music for the steel string acoustic guitar.
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All Ages. Doors 8pm. All Standing.
£13 adv, £15 door
A Midnight Mango Promotion
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EXETER PHOENIX
27-03-2010
£10.00
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PAM'S HOUSE IN 3D feat ORGAN DONERS, DJ KURT AND MC WOTSEE
3 rooms of hard and phunky house music.
Auditorium // Organ Doners, Louis Guerrero, Martyn Lester, DMS and Kitty Vonhouse
Voodoo lounge // DJ Kurt and MC Wotsee alongside Hardcore frequency residents
Liquid Bar // Phunky with DeadRobot and Special guests
Advance Tickets £10 (£15 on door)
Doors 10pm - 4am
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EXETER PHOENIX
28-03-2010
SOLD OUT
COMEDY
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Please contact the Phoenix direct for ticket availability: 01392 667080.
Reclaiming Chaplin’s moustache for comedy, the star of ‘The
Headmaster’s Son’ and 90s double act ‘Lee and Herring’ muses on iconography, whether racists are closer than Liberals to believing that all people are the same and why an
innocent square inch of facial hair has taken the blame for Nazism.
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“A beautifully crafted and thought-provoking show”- SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Seated event.
Doors 8pm . 16+
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EXETER PHOENIX
02-04-2010
£11.50
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Vida Guitar Quartet brings together four dynamic and virtuosic guitarists who share a passion for chamber music.
'Vida sparkled with vitality and spontaneity, weaving a rich tapestry of colour; creating a breathtaking range of dynamics and percussive effects that held the audience spellbound….' acoustic magazine.
EXE Guitar Festival: 2nd-4th April 2010.
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EXETER PHOENIX
03-04-2010
£11.50
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John Etheridge (solo) + support
John Etheridge enjoys a glowing reputation throughout the jazz world and beyond – a prodigiously gifted and creative player described by Pat Metheny as “one of the greatest guitarists in the world”.
EXE Guitar Festival: 2nd-4th April 2010
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EXETER PHOENIX
04-04-2010
£6.50
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In Drama Studio with a pre-concert talk by Gilbert Biberian at 1.30pm.
Denian has been working with Gilbert Biberian, one of the greatest composers for classical guitar, on a project to record many of his major compositions, some of which will be included in the programme.
“…..a guitarist who has both the technical and the intellectual ability to triumph over anything that can be thrown at him” classical guitar magazine
EXE Guitar Festival: 2nd-4th April 2010.
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EXETER PHOENIX
04-04-2010
£11.50
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Moray has a skill for picking bits of the past and present and re-imagining them for the future.
“the greatest leap forward in folk for 30 years” Daily Telegraph
Chris Woods has been crafting an exciting path in contemporary acoustic guitar, creating a range of exotic techniques he manipulates groove to produce virtuosic music that is seriously rhythmic and seriously addictive. Using acoustic guitar and a wooden stomp box his live show is gaining an increasing reputation and an ever expanding fan base...
www.facebook.com/l/351ce;www.myspace.com/chriswoodsmusic
EXE Guitar Festival: 2nd-4th April 2010.
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EXETER PHOENIX
08-04-2010
£10.00
SINGER/SONGWRITER
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Genre - acoustic singer-songwriter
On Sale now.
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EXETER PHOENIX
22-04-2010
£15.00
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On sale now.
Doors 8pm.
Standing.
A Midnight Mango promotion.
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EXETER PHOENIX
23-04-2010
£16.00
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Doors 8.30pm. All Standing.
£16 (£17.50 door)
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EXETER PHOENIX
14-05-2010
£12.00
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Sandi Thom whose unique voice and sound made a big impact on the UK's swelling nu-folk scene following the release of her number 1 single I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (with Flowers in My Hair). Sandi is due to release her eagerly awaited new album Merchants and Thieves.
http://www.myspace.com/sandithom
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EXETER PHOENIX
21-05-2010
£10.00
BLUES
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Standing
A Midnight Mango promotion
Genre - blues rock
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EXETER PHOENIX
04-06-2010
£14.00
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On sale now.
Doors 8.30pm.
Tickets £15 on the door.
Standing.
A Flick promotion.
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Address
Exeter Phoenix, Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS.
Box Office: 01392 667 080. Website: www.exeterphoenix.org.uk
How to find usFrom the High Street: go down Gandy St, turn right at the end and walk up the hill.
From the clock tower: walk down Queen St with Central station on your left, turn left at the museum and walk up the hill.
Coming out of the library: turn right down the ramp, right again at the bottom and walk about 75 metres straight on.
Please note: for events marked ‘standing’, times stated refer to doors opening times (not times on stage). Under 14s must be accompanied by a responsible adult aged 18 or over for all standing gigs.
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