Events for Saturday 27 October 2012
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3:00 pm
Free
Richard Walters / Family Machine / Phil McMinn @ Truck Store, Oxford
Those fuzzy-faced geniuses at Beard Museum are taking over the Truck Store. They are bringing Oxford’s tender voiced acoustic troubador Richard Walters, on the back of his new release Regret Less – his crowd-funded second album – along with the acoustic folk-pop brilliance of the Family Machine and former Winchell Riots leader Phill McMinn. Should […] Find out more »
6:00 pm
£18.50
Bowling For Soup / The Dollyrots / Patent Pending @ O2 Academy, Oxford
The American pop-punk band play a UK headline tour this October, with support from The Dollyrots and Patent Pending. More information at www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/event/42389/bowling-for-soup-tickets Find out more »
6:20 pm
£4
Flights Of Helios @ A Salters Steamers boat, The Thames
Flights of Helios will be performing their esoteric brand of spaced out, post trip-pop cosmic rock on one of Salter’s fine river-faring crafts. The vessel will drift along the Thames as the band play with the backdrop of the sun setting over a crisp, clear autumnal evening on the river. Normally this experience would cost […] Find out more »
7:00 pm
£12.50
Gaz Coombes @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford
After the success of his critically–acclaimed debut solo album Gaz Coombes Presents… Here Come The Bombs, Gaz Coombes has lined up some headline dates this October. To coincide with these dates, Gaz will digitally release the wistfully melodic and reflective White Noise. Released on 22 October, White Noise comes in a bundle with acoustic versions […] Find out more »
8:00 pm
£14/£10
Elysian Quartet with Maya Youssef @ St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford
The Elysian Quartet are drawn towards projects which investigate the possibilities of what a string quartet can do, what sounds and noises it can make and the various ways performances can be presented. They have performed all over the world in a multitude of diverse scenarios: prestigous concert halls, theatres, sweaty clubs, a volcano, helicopters, […] Find out more »
£6 advance/£5 NUS advance. Early bird tickets available from 6 August
Bright Light Bright Light / Secret Rivals / After The Thought @ The Jericho, Oxford
Calling in at Oxford hot on the UK album tour. After three stunning singles – ‘Love Part II’, ‘Waiting For The Feeling’ and ‘Disco Moment’ – Bright Light Bright Light release a debut album of dance-pop perfection in one of the most acclaimed pop debut albums of the year, Make Me Believe In Hope. Recorded […] Find out more »
£4.50 on the door, cheaper in advance
Red Valve / One Man Team Dance / Lewis Newcombe @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
Gappy Tooth Industries present… Red Valve: Not a band who go much for useful info online, we’ll admit, so the only reason to click on the link below is to hear a big slab of greasy rock garnished with querulous new wave vocals. And who doesn’t? We like any band who record the guitar on […] Find out more »
£4 advance/£5 on the door
Miai / The Yarns / Nick Edward Harris @ The Cellar, Oxford
27/10/12: Congratulations to @nigelchivers who won two tickets to this gig in our competition! The first of a new series of nights at the Cellar that’s dedicated to delving in to the beauteous world of alt-folk and beyond… It’s going to be like its name in frequency – only happening when we get the right […] Find out more »