As mentioned previously Oxjam is an annual charity music event, held at various locations across the UK, that both supports grassroots music and raises valuable funds for Oxfam. Events are usually scheduled across the months of September and October, either as one-day festivals or evening gigs, feature local artists and are organised by local volunteers.
Bournemouth holds its Oxjam Festival on Saturday 13th October (the same day as Portsmouth's charity shindig), a multi-venue event with stages at The Old Fire Station, the Buffalo Bar and The Anvil. Thus far the line-up includes the likes of Skaema, Stocksnskins, Laika, Sirpico, Yeti Bianco, The Bedroom Text, I'm No Chessman and Jawbone & The Swine, with early bird tickets still available for £5 (plus 50p booking fee) via WeGotTickets.
Ahead of that local alt-indie night We Broke Free are hosting an Oxjam All Dayer at Bournemouth's 60 Million Postcards venue this weekend. The line-up includes Temples of Youth, Bird Shoes, ZUBY, Powdered Cows, Dumb Lovers, PEACH and Cherry Lotus, with DJ sets from Martin Butler and We Broke Free.
The fun kicks off at 1400 this Saturday, 29th September, with music throughout the day until 2300. Entrance is by donation (no advance tickets) with 100% of the money going to Oxfam. To make things even more interesting he set times for the acts playing will be drawn tombola style (good luck sorting a Clashfinder for that one).
The lovely people at Southsea's Pie & Vinyl have teamed up with the equally lovely folk at Strong Island Recordings to curate an Oxjam Portsmouth festival. Hurrah!
Oxjam, if you didn't already know, is a multi-venue music event, held annually, that supports grassroots music across the UK whilst also raising valuable funds for Oxfam. Oxjam events take place in towns and cities nationwide, organised by volunteers, that can be either one-off gigs or music festivals.
In previous years Portsmouth has hosted several smaller Oxjam events, usually at the Edge of the Wedge, but this year Pompey is going large; Oxjam Portsmouth is a one-day festival, to be held at Portsmouth Pyramids on Saturday 13th October, and features both a family-friendly day session (from midday-1700) and an evening music session (from 1800-2300).
The line-up announced so far for the evening session includes Superdrone, Highlights of our Modern World, Barbudo and Lucid Rising, with further acts still to be announced. All that and it's for a good cause too, how great is that?
Tickets are available now via WeGotTickets, priced at £4 (Early Bird, standard price £5) for the day session and £8 (Early Bird, standard price £10) for both the day & evening sessions (ticket prices are subject to booking fee).
