Events for Friday 30 January 2015
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12:00 pm
Free
KYMMATA: The gods for playmates @ O3 Gallery, Oxford
KYMMATA: The gods for playmates formulates an opening for contemporary artists of sound, dance, musical/spoken word and activistic persuasions to collectively channel the processes and relationships they have with their muses. O3 Gallery will function as a hub and platform for this excursion into the oeuvre of creative dialoguing that will be showcased in a […] Find out more »
6:30 pm
£8
Alvvays / Moon King @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford
Canada’s Alvvays will start 2015 with a headline European tour, beginning 21 January. The band will play nine dates in England and Scotland, including a show at London’s Scala, before a further 11 shows across Europe. Alvvays enjoyed an immensely successful 2014, having released one of the most talked about and cherished records of 2014 […] Find out more »
7:00 pm
£5
Bloodstock: Metal To The Masses Heat 1 with Retribution / Crows’ Reign / Mutagenocide / Hell’s Gazelles @ The Bullingdon, Oxford
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Free
Ashmolean LiveFriday: Heaven & Hell with Balloon Ascents / The Balkan Wanderers and more @ Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Inspired by William Blake’s epic and revolutionary text The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, the Ashmolean’s January LiveFriday will bring the visionary artist and writer to life through a programme of live music, performances, illusions, workshops and talks. Sofar Sounds will present an intimate gig in the beautiful Mallett Gallery, with local bands including Balloon […] Find out more »
£7 / £5 (concessions)
An Evening of Music, Poetry & Film with Huck @ Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
An evening of live music, poetry and film curated and hosted by poet-singer-songwriter Humphrey ‘Huck‘ Astley and PinDrop, as part of Modern Art Oxford’s William Morris/Andy Warhol exhibition Love Is Enough. Featuring: The Handsome Fee: Huck’s original Gothic Americana band, featuring Tamara Parsons-Baker, playing their first show in five years. Billy T’rivers & The Wild […] Find out more »
8:00 pm
£25 (gallery) / £20 (stalls) / £5 (student)
Brodsky Quartet: Trees, Walls, Cities with Loré Lixenberg @ Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford
Turina: La Oracion del Torero Puccini: Crisantemi Alvarez: Metro Chabacano Golijov: Tenebrae Various: Trees Walls Cities Trees, Walls, Cities, is a song cycle commissioned for the Brodsky Quartet and mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg, linking various cities in creative reconciliation. The songs, written by local composers and poets, are brought together in an interlocking suite of musical […] Find out more »
£5
Workin’ Man Noise Unit / Grey Hairs / New Cowboy Builders / Girl Power @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
Workin’ Man Noise Unit: Brain-exploding noise rock for fans of swirling disorientation! Grey Hairs: Curmudgeonly fuzzy rumbling riffs from Nottingham! New Cowboy Builders: Abrasively hypnotic post-punk guitar skronking! Girl Power: Squalling hardcore loudness! More information at www.facebook.com/events/320672054807389 Find out more »
£6
James Bell And The Half Moon All Stars / Faceometer / Claire LeMaster @ The Vaults & Garden, Oxford
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£6 (advance early bird) / £7 (advance) / £8 (door)
A Celebration Of Independent Venue Week with Brian Briggs (Stornoway) and more @ The Cellar, Oxford
A special gig to celebrate Independent Venue Week. The Cellar have Stornoway as their chosen flag-flyer IVW 2015. Fresh from having sold out two nights at the prestigious Sheldonian Theatre, and as they build up to their third album release, Stornoway have been an incredible success story for the independent venue circuit. They’ve risen steadily, […] Find out more »
10:00 pm
£13
Switch Spring Season Opening Party featuring Pete Tong / The Disciples @ O2 Academy, Oxford
More information at www.o2academyoxford.co.uk/event/73500/switch-spring-season-opening-party-ft-pete-tong-tickets Find out more »
11:00 pm
Free
Bedrock (rock club) free after party @ The Bullingdon, Oxford
A one-off Bedrock after party! More information at www.facebook.com/events/1552196645065147 Find out more »