Tavistock Wharf

Tavistock Wharf Live rock, folk, classical and blues music, cinema, theatre, live satellite broadcast event screening
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Tavistock Wharf is the premiere venue for Live Music in West Devon. Since 1995 it has been privately run as an community arts centre offering Live Music, Movies, Theatre and Live Satellite streams of popular West End shows and Ballets. There is also an Art Gallery, Coffee Shop and Licensed Bar set on a unique waterside terrace. The stone building has excellent acoustics, and our 16kW sound and 48-

channel lighting systems are second to none. With experienced sound and lighting technicians and 24 track recording facilities, we can offer a live performance facility that is hard to beat. The auditorium also doubles as a 200-seat cinema, equipped with state of the art equipment, including full Dolby surround sound with a dynamic "earthquake" sub bass system for those blockbusters. It is surprising to many that good sound can be very exciting and compliment your enjoyment of a film - without being too loud! In addition to the regular live music and cinema events, Tavistock Wharf hosts a number of theatre productions and special shows throughout the year. Previous events include BBC Gardeners Question Time, BBC Children in Need, Germaine Greer, Pam Ayres, Independent Ballet Wales, John Suchet, Tavistock Steam Fair and many more - the list is endless! New to the venue is live event satellite broadcast screening, featuring our high quality digital projection and state of the art sound - watch remote ballet, concert and classical events as they happen, from many famous venues.

12/07/2026
12/07/2026
11/07/2026

Live/Wire – AC/DC Tribute
Friday 17th Julyl 8:30pm
Call the Box Office 01822 611166 or https://wegottickets.com/event/683710/

Live/Wire is The AC/DC Show. The unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band AC/DC, complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls' and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll.

The AC/DC story is over forty years in the making, with two specific eras and the band cover both these as always with both 'Dave' Bon Scott and 'Podge’ Brian Johnson present to take you on the Rock and Roll train for a night to remember.

Originally fronting AC/DC was the legendary Bon Scott, a wild man of rock and roll, whose untimely death shocked the World in 1980. This event came at a time when the Band were sampling global success for the first time. Dave, a stalwart over many years in his uncanny role as AC/DC’s vivacious vocalist delivers songs from the first half dozen albums from Dirty Deeds to Highway to Hell with Bon’s inimitable attitude, style and charisma.

Podge, then dons the flat cap as Geordie vocalist, Brian Johnson, who AC/DC turned to in order to fill the void left by Bon. Brian's searing vocals Iced Back in Black, one of the best-selling albums of all time. Podge, a double take for Brian, gives a vocal masterclass which is un-paralleled in his half of the show and brings it bang up to date with more classic tracks right up to AC/DC’s hugely successful recent album, Rock or Bust.

The thundering freight train of a rhythm section keep it all meticulously together with Dan as the metronomic Malcolm Young on Rhythm Guitar, Ed as Cliff Williams on Bass, and Paul as Phil Rudd and Chris Slade rolled into one.

With the Rhythm section ‘locked in’ the freedom of the stage and the music is given to Simon as Angus Young who delivers an uncanny performance with meticulous detail in appearance, energy and his note for note heartfelt renditions song after song. Simon honed his craft over many years and is a livewire during his two-hour plus Axe fettling duck-walking extravaganza of bedevilled Rock and Roll.

The band aim to put you slap bang in the middle of the show with hit after hit, and you are expected to join in ! There will also be one or two gems thrown in for the aficionados.
We’d be hung, drawn and quartered if we didn’t play all the classics and Back in Black, Rosie and Highway to hell are all there, and the songs keep on coming until the cannons fire ceremoniously to bring the evening to a superb crescendo. If by this time you are still standing…we salute you! If you love Bon, Brian and Angus and the boys this show has no parallels !
Long Live AC/DC, Long Live LIVE/WIRE

11/07/2026

Souvenir is a production-driven tribute to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, delivering faithful recreations of OMD’s biggest hits and deep cuts. Featuring live drums, bass and vocals with synchronised lighting and authentic retro staging, the show captures the sound, energy and atmosphere of OMD...

11/07/2026

🚨 We’re coming to Devon this summer! 🚨

☀️ Saturday 29th August - Bank Holiday Weekend

😭 Did you miss out on seeing your favourite synth-pop legends in Devon this summer?

😎 Don’t cry! Come and see “the closest there is to the actual OMD” and sing and dance ‘til your heart’s content to some of the most iconic synth-pop anthems ever to be recorded.

📍 Tavistock Wharf
⏰ 8.30pm
🎟️ From £19
👉 https://tavistockwharf.com/whats_on/live_music?event=4531_souvenir_a_tribute_to_orchestral_manoeuvres_in_the_dark

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Tavistock
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