Independent Venue Week (IVW) is the UK’s annual 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them.

Tonight saw the mighty KULA SHAKER take to the stage at Exeter's Phoenix, a venue steeped in musical history and situated in the heart of the city, read on to see how the evening progressed.

Pioneering global superstar DJ, Pete Tong, to bring Ibiza Classics Show to Exeter, Powderham Castle ,Bank Holiday Monday 28 August 2023

Featuring Jules Buckley and The Essential Orchestra, the evenings will feature stunningly reimagined versions of the classic house tracks from across the decades

Tickets on sale NOW - https://myticket.co.uk/artists/pete-tong-ibiza-classics

THE END OF THE ROAD TOUR WELCOMES SKINDRED AND THE WILD THINGS TO THE BILLING

SUPPORTING THE LEGENDARY KISS ON THEIR FINAL RUN OF UK DATES EVER

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: www.robomagiclive.com/kiss

2023 marks the 10th Anniversary of Bastille’s chart-conquering, twice No.1 debut album, ‘Bad Blood. In celebration of its release the band announce a series of very special one-off shows next summer, giving fans the opportunity to hear the album played live in its entirety alongside other fan favorites.

They say that every month has 28 days, some have 30 and others have 31, January on the other hand has 456, at least this is what it feels like after Christmas and New Year!

What we need to blow away the blues are a few killer gigs to look forward to and it looks like I have the tonic that you need to get you through until pay day….

Let’s take a look and see what is happening at EXETER PHOENIX over the next few weeks.

Kaysien has a lot of legendary stories to tell (like having a curry with Elton John), which may be why he decided to make music. The British Artist/Multi-Instrumentalist/Producer & Engineer uses his songs to take us on a musical saga and brings us to a new sonic territory with his latest release 'Elements'.

Billie Marten has announced her fourth record Drop Cherries for release on 7 April via Fiction Records. Recorded entirely on tape in Somerset and Wales late last summer, Drop Cherries marks the very first time that Billie Marten has both written and co-produced (with Dom Monks) one of her records; following critically-lauded 2021 album Flora Fauna, Feeding Seahorses by Hand (2019) and Writing of Blues and Yellows (2016). 

I entered the venue confused, not in a fuddled state of mind but confused about the band. What I had heard to date was a cross between sickly sweet pop sing-a-longs and stadium sized catchy bangers that go down a storm at large outdoor festivals in front of a sea of 18-25 year olds after a day on the cider.

Taking place on Tuesday 17th January 2023 from 7PM at The Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot, the evening includes a short documentary, a fun quiz with great prizes, comic tales from the crazy world of record retailing and a Q&A with Graham Jones and Pip Piper, the film's director.

Multi-platinum selling recording artist, songwriter and trailblazer Miley Cyrus has released “Flowers” the first single from her forthcoming eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation, available globally on March 10th. 

Following the release of their acclaimed double album '1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love (and free hugs)’, a successful year of touring in Europe and Japan and a special one-off single ‘Gimme Some Truth', Kula Shaker will play 14 dates in January and February 2023. The ‘Eternal Love Tour’ will see the band playing venues from Edinburgh to Exeter and follows the December sell-out show at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire. 

EZRA COLLECTIVE RELEASE NEW VERSION OF: FELA KUTI'S "LADY"

OUT NOW W/ PHYSICAL RELEASE THIS FRIDAY 13TH JANUARY

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THE UK’S LONGEST RUNNING INDEPENDENT FAMILY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, COMEDY, CEILIDH, CRAFTS & FAMILY FUN HAVE CURATED A WONDERFULLY ECLECTIC AND COLOURFUL MIX OF BANDS AND ARTISTS TO ENTERTAIN YOU OVER THE WEEKEND.

Bristol punkers CUFFS have announced a tour that kicks off on January 6th in Newport followed by a few more dates in February covering Reading, London, Brighton, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds.

A fantastic event has been setup to raise money for the Forward for Wiz Trust and to gather as many friends together for a wonderful night of live music, entertainment with a host of comperes and the best of all, there’s a raffle…..

After his album 'Last Boat To St. Helena' which we also covered, and a song in November, we are happy to support Martin Aelred Colgan's new release.

StormbounD band was formed in 2018 in Tel-Aviv, Israel by bassist Pavel Kleiman and guitarist and vocalist Ofer Friedman. Next to join were Ofer's wife Shani Friedman on guitar, Yuval Partush on drums, Rotem Sadia on the keyboard, and Yael Horwitz as lead singer. All members of the band are well-established professional musicians. Their latest album, December, was released on August 5th 2022. We caught up with the band to find out a bit more about them….

With their fifth studio album Uncertain Joys landing on 13th January 2023 via Alcopop! Records, we were invited to chat to Billy and Charlotte from THE SUBWAYS about the new record, touring, the studio, pre-order goodies, things they simply cannot leave behind when on the road and much more…..

Fiercely independent - Not Now Norman are at the helm of everything, from their sound to their image. Over the years since their formation, they’ve interacted daily with their fans - creating a strong, loyal fanbase that grows by the day.

We chat to Taylor-Grace exclusively.

It’s a cold, cold Saturday evening and there is snow in the air. We could be tucked up in the warm, but we are on a boat, the fantastic music venue Thekla, an old cargo ship moored in the Mud Dock area of Bristol’s Floating Harbour and we are about to experience one of my nights of this year in the company of the incredible Skinny Lister.