Events for Saturday 11 May 2013
Day Navigation
6:30 pm
£15
Miles Kane / Drenge @ O2 Academy, Oxford
Hot from his triumphant performance at the NME Awards tour, Miles Kane takes his blistering live act back on the road. Kane will be previewing songs from his eagerly anticipated new LP Don’t Forget Who You Are, out 3 June, including the title track and new single released the same day. Miles Kane’s band are […] Find out more »
7:00 pm
Leona Lewis @ New Theatre, Oxford
Following her world exclusive live performance of her new single ‘Trouble’ on The X Factor, Leona announced she is set to tour the UK in 2013, for the first time in three years. Since her a meteoric rise to global fame, Leona’s incredible voice has captivated millions of people across the world. She’s broken countless […] Find out more »
£7
MMG Oxfordshire Battle Of The Bands 2013 final @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford
More information at www.majickmusicgroup.com/?s=oxfordshire and www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/event/53104/mmg-oxfordshire-battle-of-the-bands-2013-final-tickets Find out more »
7:30 pm
£2.22 early bird / £5 in advance
M A U S I / Grudle Bay / Limbo Kids @ The Cellar, Oxford
Formed in 2010 after meeting at university in Newcastle, M A U S I are Milan-born siblings Daisy and Thomas Finetto (who moved to the UK in 2008), and Englishmen Ben Brown and Benji Huntrods. Citing French collectives Pony Pony Run Run, Phoenix and Breakbot as their biggest influences, as well as an unashamed love […] Find out more »
Nikki Loy @ The Shakespeare, Bicester
More information at www.facebook.com/pages/The-Shakespeare-Bicester/110457418972851 Find out more »
£6 / £5 (concessions)
Band Of Hope / The Oh So Many / The Keys / Odran Trümmel @ Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
Wood Festival warm-up show. Wallingford’s Band Of Hope grew out of a local open mic night, the Acoustic Ballroom, bringing together an assortment of seasoned musicians. Individually they’ve played with the likes of Mew, Danny & The Champs, Rout, Ben Marwood, Amy Winehouse and Sadie & The Hotheads. They are currently recording their debut album […] Find out more »
8:00 pm
£30 gallery / £25 stalls / £5 students
Jonathan Biss @ Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford
Jonathan Biss is especially noted for his playing of Schumann, and has written of the composer: “People have often shown impatience with Schumann’s meanderings. What a great pity. For Schumann’s wanderings lead us to emotional spaces we don’t normally dare to go, for fear that we may never find our way back”. Schumann – Fantasiestücke; […] Find out more »
10:00 pm
Free before 11.00 pm / £5 after
Extra Curricular @ The Cellar, Oxford
Oxford’s weekly night of electronic and bass-heavy music every Saturday at the Cellar. Find out more »