Exeter Cavern

Dates through 2026, Exeter Cavern

The Exeter Cavern Club is one of the city’s most iconic live music venues and a cornerstone of Exeter’s alternative culture. 

A former Victorian post office, the venue was founded with a clear aim: to bring exciting national and international acts to Exeter while supporting emerging local talent. Over the years it has built an impressive legacy, hosting early performances from now world-famous artists including Coldplay, Muse and Biffy Clyro, and earning a reputation for its fiercely independent spirit.

Located on Queen Street in the city centre, the Cavern is renowned for its intimate atmosphere and up-close live music experience. With a busy programme of gigs, club nights and DJ events, it remains a vital hub for students, creatives and music lovers, continuing to champion grassroots music and vibrant nightlife in Exeter.

EROTIC SECRETS OF POMPEI + Vanity Proj3ct

Saturday, 25 April 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £10+ booking fee £1.00
EROTIC SECRETS OF POMPEI + Vanity Proj3ct

Erotic Secrets of Pompeii play wild, weird apocalyptic lounge music - a twisted amalgamation of angular art rock and transgressive post-punk, transmitted directly from the heart of the forbidden zone. Their music is populated by grotesque imagery and vivid symbolism, drawing from artists across different mediums, such as Lynch, Dali, Bacon, Blake, Cronenberg, Jodorowsky, Mapplethorpe. The band released their debut EP, Trash Jugular, at the end of 2022 which was followed by a UK headline tour in early 2023, appearances at major festivals including Boomtown and Bearded Theory, and a supporting slot with Electric Six on their UK tour....

INDIE CLUB

Saturday, 25 April 2026
Doors: 10:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
INDIE CLUB

The best in indie anthems.

GET FUCKED + THE SPOILS COLLECTIVE

Friday, 1 May 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £8+ booking fee £0.80
GET FUCKED + THE SPOILS COLLECTIVE

STEP IN TIME PROMOTIONS PRESENT... Get Fucked (loud & insane band from Bristol)
https://666getfucked.bandcamp.com/album/it-is-what-it-is
The Spoils Collective (Pop-punk, art-rock from the near arse end of Britain. Assured chaos....

MANTRA - A BRING ME THE HORIZON PARTY

Friday, 1 May 2026
Doors: 11:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
MANTRA  - A BRING ME THE HORIZON PARTY

A Bring Me The Horizon Party is coming to Exeter! A club night dedicated to BMTH! Friday 28th June at Exeter Cavern!...

THE WATTINGERS + OHRWURM

Saturday, 2 May 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £7+ booking fee £0.70
THE WATTINGERS + OHRWURM

THE WATTINGERS are a 3 piece act performing against a backdrop of synchronized videos. The music is simply described as ‘Slaughterhouse Blues’; stripped down to the bare bones, inspired by old blues and prison ‘hollers’. Musically, The Wattingers are influenced by The Birthday Party, Screaming Jay Hawkins, The Bad Seeds, Gallon Drunk, Howling Wolf, The Butthole Surfers, the Beasts Of Bourbon, Jawbone, Captain Beefheart, and Tom Waits to name but a few....

INDIE CLUB

Saturday, 2 May 2026
Doors: 9:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
INDIE CLUB

INDIE CLUB DJs playing The Smiths - The Cure - Jamie T - Bastille - Royal Blood - Kaiser Chiefs - Klaxons - MGMT - Fratellis + much more!!!

KINTONA + Stormfell + Horizon's Demise + Demolition Anaconda

Sunday, 3 May 2026
Doors: 6:00pm
Tickets from: £8+ booking fee £0.80
KINTONA + Stormfell + Horizon's Demise + Demolition Anaconda

Kintona:
Kintona are a modern metalcore band with heavy inspiration from similar core genres such as deathcore and hardcore, mixing their blend of musical influences to birth a completely new and original sound of metalcore music. Stormfell:
Stormfell originated as a black metal solo project is now a blackened deathcore band with slamming brutal death metal influences. We have our debut single and album releasing early this year demonstrating our new and unique style....

ALTERN8 - METAL CLUBNIGHT - BANK HOLIDAY PARTY!

Sunday, 3 May 2026
Doors: 9:00pm
Tickets from: £5+ booking fee £0.50
ALTERN8 - METAL CLUBNIGHT - BANK HOLIDAY PARTY!

ALTERN8 - METAL/ROCK/ALTERNATIVE CLUBNIGHT
Exeter’s top rock/metal club night!

DJs playing the likes of Killswitch Engage - SOiL - Drowing Pool - S.O.A.D. Slipknot - RATM - Reuben, Slayer - Iron Maiden - Slipknot - Motorhead - Metallica - Pantera - Black Sabbath - Anthrax - Megadeth - Soundgarden - Korn - Dragonforce + much more


DOORS 9 £5

THE CAVERN
83-84 QUEEN ST EXETER

WWW.EXETERCAVERN.COM

INDIE CLUB

Saturday, 9 May 2026
Doors: 9:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
INDIE CLUB

The best in indie anthems.

CROOKED LITTLE SONS FINAL SHOW!

Friday, 15 May 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £13+ booking fee £1.30
CROOKED LITTLE SONS FINAL SHOW!

"Crooked Little Sons return to the Exeter Cavern on Friday 15th May for one night only with the original lineup to say goodbye in style. They will be playing a very special set, with some special guests and surprises. Be ready for an emotional one, and a lot of beers....

METAL VS PUNK CLUBNIGHT

Friday, 15 May 2026
Doors: 9:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
METAL VS PUNK CLUBNIGHT

Exeter, Devon and everyone in the South West, get ready for a Metal vs Punk party like never before! Hosted by Altern8 Rock & Metal Clubnights + Attitude Clubnights 🔥
You will be in the capable hands of Exeter legend Dogg from Altern8, alongside Attitudes spooky new resident DJ SCARYLIV, they'll both be spinning all the best alternative bangers all in one place. There's something for everyone, and all the cool stuff you wont hear at other alt clubnights!...

INDIE CLUB - AFTER THE BANDS

Saturday, 16 May 2026
Doors: 9:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
INDIE CLUB - AFTER THE BANDS

INDIE CLUB DJs playing The Smiths - The Cure - Jamie T - Bastille - Royal Blood - Kaiser Chiefs - Klaxons - MGMT - Fratellis + much more!!!

THE CABS (Zankyo Records, Japan)

Saturday, 16 May 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £10+ booking fee £1.00
THE CABS (Zankyo Records, Japan)

The Cabs are a Japanese post-rock/math-rock trio recognized for their emotionally intense sound and intricate rhythmic approach. Following their disbandment in 2013, the band officially returned in 2025, with their Japan reunion tour selling out across all dates, culminating in an immediately sold-out final show at Tokyo’s Toyosu PIT (3,000 capacity). During their initial run, The Cabs released three albums, establishing a notable presence within Japan’s underground alternative scene.

BLACK PARADE - EMO NIGHT

Friday, 22 May 2026
Doors: 11:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
BLACK PARADE - EMO NIGHT

The UK's biggest emo night! Emo party anthems from My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Blink-182, The Used, All American Rejects, Jimmy Eat World, Linkin Park, All Time Low, Enter Shikari, You Me At Six, Hawthorne Heights, Pierce The Veil and loads more.

BEARS IN TREES + DUTCH CRIMINAL RECORD

Saturday, 23 May 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £19+ booking fee £1.90
BEARS IN TREES + DUTCH CRIMINAL RECORD

Saturday 23rd May

Freakscene presents... BEARS IN TREES - the self-proclaimed dirtbag boyband return to The Cavern. With support from DUTCH CRIMINAL RECORD....

INDIE CLUB - AFTER THE BANDS

Saturday, 23 May 2026
Doors: 9:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
INDIE CLUB - AFTER THE BANDS

INDIE CLUB DJs playing The Smiths - The Cure - Jamie T - Bastille - Royal Blood - Kaiser Chiefs - Klaxons - MGMT - Fratellis + much more!!!

999 (UK PUNK) + IDES OF SEDITION

Sunday, 24 May 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £12+ booking fee £1.20
999 (UK PUNK) + IDES OF SEDITION

999 are an English punk rock band, formed in London in December 1976. 999 soon established themselves as a powerful live act on the London punk scene, and became regulars at the Hope and Anchor, Islington . Their self-financed debut single I'm Alive was well received, becoming a firm favourite in the punk clubs....

Jon Spencer!

Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £22+ booking fee £2.20
Jon Spencer!

Jon Spencer has been innovative force in the independent music scene since the mid-80s. An acclaimed live performer, he has toured all the continents except Antarctica and has amassed a dizzying discography as the leader of Pussy Galore, The Jon Spencer Blues
Explosion, Heavy Trash, and Jon Spencer & the HITmakers, as well as with Boss Hog, The Honeymoon Killers, The Gibson Brothers, and Taxi Girl.

CQ WRESTLING

Saturday, 30 May 2026
Doors: 7:00pm
Tickets from: £14+ booking fee £1.40
CQ WRESTLING

CQ WRESTLING are a grunge band formed by songwriters Charlie Woods & Jake Mac. They now live in South London.They have been championed by BBC Radio 1 & Radio 6 DJ's including Annie Mac, Phil Taggart, Steve Lamacq, and Radcliffe & Maconie. Support from BBC’s Huw Stephens & Jack Saunders saw the band being invited to play sessions at Abbey Road & Maida Vale Studios.The band have toured with numerous acts around the U.K, and in January 2020 they supported Mark Ronson, Kurt Vile, & Anderson Paak at 4xFar Festival, in Coachella Valley, California.

INDIE CLUB

Saturday, 30 May 2026
Doors: 9:00pm
Tickets from: £6+ booking fee £0.60
INDIE CLUB

The best in indie anthems.

Address

  • Venue: Exeter Cavern
  • 83-84 Queen Street
  • Exeter
  • Devon
  • EX4 3RP

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