There are many churches in Exeter belonging to different Christian denominations and an Anglican cathedral. It is the seat of the Bishop of Exeter. The present building was complete by about 1400, and has the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England, and other notable features. The Anglican churches form the Exeter Deanery

There is also a synagogue on Mary Arches Street - the third oldest in England, built in 1761. Exeter's mosque & Islamic Centre is on York Road, and serves the Southwest region as well as the city. There are plans to construct a purpose-built mosque on the same site.

According to the last census, in 2001 69.12% of the population stated their religion as Christian, which is lower than the regional average of 73.99% and the national average of 71.74%. All other religions were under 1%, which was slighter higher than regional averages, although much lower than national averages, except for Buddhism, which was slightly higher than the average. 20.45% stated as having no religion, which was higher than the regional average of 16.75% and the national average of 14.59 and the percentage of people not stating their religion was also slightly higher.

Rugby union is popular in the South West: Exeter's clubs are the Exeter Chiefs (who currently play in National Division One and were runners-up in the 2007/08 season), Wessex and Exeter Saracens.

Exeter has a diverse and thriving music scene for a city of its size.

Chris Martin, the singer of Coldplay was born in this city.
Factory Gigs is one of the first music nights in the UK run by just teenagers, and hosts gigs for the younger crowd in the city.
Phonic FM, the community radio station, features local DJs, live broadcasts from gigs around Exeter, interviews with artists and guests.
Exeter Phoenix is a venue for live music and DJs in many genres
The Cavern Club in Queen Street is a popular venue for live punk, indie and underground dance music.
The Angel pub, across from central station, also hosts much live music.
The Hub in Mary Arches street is also a popular live music venue. Singer Joss Stone has recently bought the premises, and is refurbishing it along with her mother to create one of Exeter's leading music venues.
Amber Rooms on Sidwell Street holds dance and alternative world beats nights.
The Globe Inn on Clifton Road in Newtown holds live events most nights (including world music, open mic nights and local rock bands).
Timepiece has three floors, with various discounts available with student union card
Exeter does not have a resident professional orchestra, but the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra tours to the city regularly.
The largest orchestra based in Exeter is the EMG Symphony Orchestra] which presents regular concerts at the University of Exeter and in Exeter Cathedral.
Exeter Children's Orchestra is a youth orchestra with patrons Marin Alsop and Sir Colin Davis
Kagemusha Taiko is a drumming ensemble that combines theatrical performance with excellent drumming
The cathedral choir is nationally known, and the cathedral is frequently the venue for concerts by visiting orchestras.
There are two festivals each year, of all the arts but with a particular concentration of musical events
The annual "Vibraphonic" festival held in March provides a fortnight of soul, blues, jazz, funk, reggae and electronic music.
Exeter has held a "Respect Festival" since 2002 to promote cultural differences and that they need to be accepted and not discriminated.
Exeter is the home of Mansons Guitar Shop and is where Matthew Bellamy of MUSE gets his guitars custom made.

The city museum is the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Queen Street. The Museum also runs St Nicholas Priory which is just off Fore street. Exeter Phoenix and the adjacent digital Media Centre occupies the former university site in Gandy Street and programmes international, national and outstanding regional artists. Spacex is a long established modern art gallery

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