Events for Thursday 28 November 2013
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7:00 pm
£11
Palma Violets / Childhood / Telegram @ O2 Academy, Oxford
Since the release their debut album 180 back in February, the London four-piece have toured America, supported the likes of Alabama Shakes, Django Django and Savages, and appeared on Jools Holland and Late Night with Jimmy Kimmel. The band complete their amazing year with a massive headline UK tour. More information at www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/event/58317/palma-violets-tickets Find out more »
£14
Wild Beasts @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford
Indie rock band Wild Beasts reached huge critical acclaim with their Mercury-nominated album Two Dancers in 2009. The band are back on tour this November. More information at www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/event/60647/wild-beasts-tickets Find out more »
7:30 pm
£7
John Smith @ Fat Lil’s, Witney
John Smith is the guitar man from Devon who has quietly become one of the most exciting voices on the new British folk scene. Touring relentlessly as headliner and support act, he has opened shows for John Martyn, Iron and Wine, Seth Lakeman, David Gray, Cara Dillon, Jools Holland, Martin Simpson and Gil Scott-Heron. More […] Find out more »
£10 (advance) / £12 (door)
Danny & The Champions Of The World / The Dreaming Spires @ The Bullingdon, Oxford
Danny & The Champions Of The World release their new album Stay True through Loose Records on 9 September. Stay True is their fourth album. It’s also Danny George Wilson’s eleventh album which includes six long players from the much loved Grand Drive plus a solo outing (as Danny George Wilson) entitled Famous Mad Mile. […] Find out more »
8:00 pm
£16.50 / £10 (concessions)
Kathryn Tickell and The Side @ The North Wall, Oxford
Kathryn Tickell, long known as one of the foremost performers on the Northumbrian Pipes, has become one of the best-loved of the UK’s folk artists. Her unsurpassed talent shows itself in all her 14 albums and three BBC Proms performances over her 25-year career. In this new project she teams up with some equally talented […] Find out more »
£6 (advance)
Hidden Orchestra / Charlie Cunningham @ The Cellar, Oxford
Edinburgh-based Hidden Orchestra combine two live drummers, organic samples and dubby basslines to make cinematic, emotive, percussive music. Resplendent with layers of intense soundscapes, it takes audiences on a deep and truly original sonic journey containing elements of jazz, classical, drum’n’bass, rock and hip hop, moulded into a coherent whole. Support comes from Charlie Cunningham. […] Find out more »
8:15 pm
£9 / £7 (concessions) / £6 (students)
John Burgess with The Spin Trio @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
John Burgess has spent time on the jazz scenes of San Francisco, London, Vancouver and latterly his home of Edinburgh. Over 20 years, John has worked with the likes of Harry Beckett, Liam Noble, Andy Sheppard, Jim Mullen and Mario Castronari in the UK and in the US has recorded with top names on the […] Find out more »