Events for Friday 16 May 2014 › Gigs
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7:00 pm
£15 / £12 (concessions)
Spiers & Boden / Magpie Lane @ Oxford Town Hall, Oxford
The founders of Bellowhead in their last ever home town show! John Spiers & Jon Boden are well known for their involvement as founding members of the big band folk phenomenon that is Bellowhead. They have played together as a duo for over 10 years now and have established themselves as a very well respected […] Find out more »
£2 (free for under 16s)
Cogges After Dark with Steph West / Jess Hall @ Cogges, Witney
A light and sound installation by Alex Bradley with OCM, with storytelling and acoustic music by Steph West and Jess Hall. Pop Up bar and food. Cogges After Dark is part of the national ‘Museums at Night’ festival with Culture 24. Picnic in the orchard as dusk falls, and experience ‘Field Test’, a solar-powered light […] Find out more »
7:30 pm
£8
Lisa Knapp / The August List / Wes Finch @ Fat Lil’s, Witney
Lisa Knapp is the triple BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee and winner of ‘Best Non-Traditional Track’ at this year’s awards. “Knapp’s impressive set showcased her dynamism and originality” – Guardian live review. Knapp’s album Hidden Seam is out now. More information at www.fatlils.co.uk/event.php?Id=455. Tickets available from Rapture (Witney), Truck Store (Oxford) or at www.tunatheday.com Find out more »
£5
Les Clochards / The Sparrows Of Paris / Puppet Mechanic @ The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
More information at www.facebook.com/events/681194118604960. Tickets available from www.wegottickets.com/event/271809 Find out more »
7:45 pm
£15 / £10 (concessions)
Matthew Herbert presents 20 Pianos @ The North Wall, Oxford
A unique figure in modern music and experimenter with the avant-garde and the familiar, Matthew Herbert is known for working with raw sound, turning ordinary or so called found sound in to stunning electronic music. He has produced and worked with acts as diverse as Björk and Dizzee Rascal, remixed iconic artists including Quincy Jones […] Find out more »
8:45 pm
Free
Flights Of Helios play in response to ‘The Adventures of Prince Achmed’ @ Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Enjoy the magic of the Arabian Nights stories in the oldest surviving animated feature film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed. The 1920s film by Lotte Reiniger will be screened, accompanied by a live score from Flights Of Helios, as performed at the After Hours Cinema Club at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford in March 2014. […] Find out more »