East Devon Soul is a music festival based in Seaton, East Devon on 3rd and 4th July 2026, featuring high quality, upcoming acts from the global music scene, providing opportunities for the local community to experience brilliant music on its doorstep, and putting Seaton on the cultural map.
Set over the 3rd and 4th July 2026, East Devon Soul Festival is a music event in the seaside town of Seaton, featuring an eclectic mix of soul-infused genres, East Devon Soul stars Dr Meaker, Kaya Fyah, The Egg and Tomorrow’s Warriors presents, transforming Seaton into a resonating mass of beautiful music, crossing jazz, electronica, DnB, ska and even some surf rock.
The festival starts on Friday eve, 3rd July, with legends of the Bristol music scene, The Rumble-O’s at the Old Picture House venue. Across Saturday daytime, there will be live music and DJ’s in town or by the beach, from local artists, curated by Sustainability Live Radio, local schools and community groups. Wander around Seaton, grab some fresh and natural food from local businesses and head to the Gateway Theatre for headline acts from the late afternoon, crossing jazz, funk, ska, soul and drum and bass borders, including the best live DnB band in the world, Dr Meaker. Shunting into the Tramway will be 3 jazz acts featuring the cream of UK female talent, in association with the legendary talent agency Tomorrow’s Warriors, home of Ezra Collective and Nubya Garcia. After this, walk over the road to the Old Picture House for some live electronic music, including festival favourites The Egg and rising star Kaya Fyah. Finish the day at the beach, enjoying sunset with a lovely cocktail/ beer with DJ’s at Tide, The Vault and Hideaway venues until the early hours.
There will be a free music stage at the mini amphitheatre outside the Tramway and Jurassic centre, featuring artists from across the region, There will also be street bands and DJ’s performing all day across the town.
East Devon Soul is run by two experienced music industry professionals, Dr Simon Strange and Andrew Pilkington. They have been organising local events over the last few years, bringing their experience from working and performing at numerous events including Glastonbury, Shambala, Sidmouth Jazz and Blues and Greenman festivals. As local residents they see the opportunity which Seaton contains, a slightly forgotten seaside town with numerous underused internal and external venues.
The East Devon Soul brand stands for innovation, eclecticism, talent, exposure and excellence. All acts have a global beats aesthetic, music which will appeal across the ages, from clubbers to jazzists. Seaton is the soul of East Devon, a town with great assets and opportunities which has been underutilised. A beautiful bay, a great community, numerous venues and an infrastructure tailor made for an expanding music festival.
We are very grateful to receive funding from Arts and Culture East Devon and Arts Council England Grassroots Music Fund for our festival, meaning we can keep ticket prices low for headliners and provide free music across the town.
See more about the festival here: www.eastdevonsoul.com
Buy tickets here: East Devon Soul – Upcoming Events & Tickets
