The Darling Buds

The Darling Buds

The Cavern, Exeter

Tickets available

About the show

Here’s a big Indie Saturday night for you with absolute legends of the scene the Darling Buds! Somehow they have never actually played the Cavern before so we’re delighted to have them! Expect big and sparkly indie pop like a polished up Popguns or a cleaned up Primitives.


Support from Exeter’s Silk Cuts.

Featuring

The Darling Buds

The Darling Buds appearing at this event

Named after H E Bates' 'The Darling Buds Of May', the cult Newport indie band became part of the celebrated 'C86' scene and were perhaps unintentional rivals to the Primitives.

The female-fronted band, led by Andrea Lewis, had a string of catchy indie-pop singles including 'Burst', 'If I Said' and 88's top 30 hit 'Hit The Ground'. The band disbanded in the early 90s with Andrea pursuing a career in acting and presenting, but reformed in 2010 to bring their pop sounds back.

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on Saturday 5 September 2026