Mad Dog Mcrea & Midnight Mango, in association with Exeter Phoenix

Join Mad Dog Mcrea for the 4th Mad Dog Mcrea Weekender.

Friday will see the raucous world-renowned party purveyors of contemporary world music Molotov Jukebox headline joined by Folk Punk outfit Black Water County, whilst Saturday will be headlined by none other than Mad Dog Mcrea themselves supported by the Belgian based Antwerp Gipsy-Ska-Orkestra, known for their high-energy blend of ska, gipsy, and Balkan music.

Two stages, plus DJ’s and more.

General Tickets

Weekend Tickets – £36 + booking fees*

Day Tickets – £20 + booking fees*

Please note: Please note this is an indoor festival with no camping at the venue.

To obtain a Weekend ticket, select ‘Friday’ and then select ‘Weekend’ from the two available options.

Set Times

FRIDAY

STAGE 1
6:30pm – Doors
7:00 – Mad Dog Mcrea (Acoustic)
8:00 – The Kahunas
8:50 – Black Water County
10:00 – Molotov Jukebox

STAGE 2
6:30pm – Doors
7:30 – A.D. Scruffs
8:20 – Kid Hyena
9:30 – The Hot House Combo

SATURDAY

STAGE 1
6:00pm – Doors
7:20 – Banjovial
8:40 – Antwerp Gipsy Ska Orkestra
10:00 – Mad Dog Mcrea

STAGE 2
6:30pm – Doors
6:50 – Dryadic
8:00 – Monkey Bizzle
9:20 – The Skimmity Hitchers

THE HEADLINERS

Molotov Jukebox

www.molotovjukebox.com

Friday 4^th April 2025 – Main Stage Headliner

The world-renowned party purveyors of contemporary world music Molotov Jukebox are a bi-lingual six piece like no other.

Having traversed the globe with their headline performances while racking up hundreds of festival appearances including Glastonbury, Eurosonic and Womad, Molotov Jukebox are a band of true universal appeal.

Internationally acclaimed actress Natalia Tena fronts the six-piece band with her infectious and sultry lead vocals, her accordion backed up by Balkan fiddle, powerful Latin trumpet and a pounding rhythm section that gets the crowd moving at every raucous show.

Mad Dog Mcrea

www.maddogmcrea.co.uk

Saturday 5^th April 2025 – Main Stage Headliner

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, Mad Dog Mcrea are, in every sense of the word, a live, band. Matched with the unshakable dedication of their massive and “loyal-to-the-hilt”, fan base, the band are more than just a very popular, festival act – with five albums under their belts, they are serious and acclaimed recording artists too.

The famous purple happy bus is fired up and ready for action, and there’s room for you – jump aboard!

THINKING OF CAMPING?

Make a truly ‘Mad Dog’ weekend of it and pitch up your tent, camper or wagon at a campsite near us!

Pithead Campsite – tents only – 44 Bus to Honiton (Bus outside Waitrose – 9min walk on other side)

Hunters Lodge Caravan and Camping Site – adults only – Train to Starcross (15min walk from Starcross)

Leadstone Camping – no large groups – Train to Dawlish Warren (13min walk from Dawlish Warren)

Lady’s Mile Holiday Park – Train to Dawlish Warren ( 21 min walk from DW)

Golden Sands Holiday Park – Train to Dawlish Warren ( 17 min walk from DW)

Prattshayes Campsite – Train to Exmouth (24 Min walk to Exmouth station)

Photo credit: Pithead Campsite

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX

*Subject to a £1 levy per ticket + £1.50 ticketing system charge per transaction. We don’t charge this to make a profit. Find out more >>