See our list below for all the rock, hip-hop, r'n'b, ska, reggae, and pop music that's happening in Oxford right now.
Sun Aug 01
PRISON RULES: Oxford Castle Courtyard
An open-air concert in the Oxford Castle Gardens. The strong line-up features plenty of local faves over two stages – The Long Insiders, Spring Offensive, Ute, Charly Coombes and the New Breed, Les Clochards, Message To Bears, Joe Allen, Samuel Zasada, Aiden Canaday, Adam Barnes, The Scholars and Rebecca Neale. Tickets £12/£10.
7.30 pm (site opens 5.30 pm)
Sun Aug 01
Prospekt + Klacura + Undersmile
Port Mahon
Mon Aug 02
Liberty*Kings LIVE
tickets £4.50
Backroom at the Bully
Wed Aug 04
House of Roots
The Cellar
Wed Aug 04
Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble
Creatively adventurous music maker and master of the cross cultural collaboration Jah Wobble – formerly of Public Image Ltd. - returns with new album ‘Japanese Dub’. Featuring The Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) by Takashi Sawano. With Sakura. Tickets £12 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Thu Aug 05
Reggae with Natty
Backroom at the Bully
Thu Aug 05
Undersmile + Death of the Elephant
The Wheatsheaf
Thu Aug 05
Catweazle Club
Oxford’s longest-running and best open mic club continues to showcase local singers, musicians, poets, performance artists and more every Thursday.
East Oxford Community Social Club
Thu Aug 05
November & the Criminal + Theo
The Cellar
Thu Aug 05
Electric Blues Jam
Bricklayer's Arms, Marston
Fri Aug 06
Vision Fall + 13 Gauge + The Fierce
Port Mahon
Fri Aug 06
Skylarkin Presents Dub Politics
The Cellar
Fri Aug 06
Ichi + The Hand
Part of the gallery’s Gigs In The yard season; experimental sounds involving steel drums, tape loops and ping pong balls from Ichi, plus world folk from The Hand.
Modern Art Oxford
Fri Aug 06
Who Do You Love?
The Duke
Fri Aug 06
Foundation Reggae
Roots, dancehall and dub every Friday
East Oxford Community Social Club
Fri Aug 06
Tamara Parsons-Baker + Ute + Minor Coles + Alphabet Backwards
The Isis Tavern, Iffley Lock
Fri Aug 06
The Pete Fryer Band
Chester Arms
Sat Aug 07
Risen in Black
The Wheatsheaf
8 pm
Sat Aug 07
Reggae
Backroom at the Bully
Sat Aug 07
Yoof
The Cellar
Sat Aug 07
Wax On Wax Off
James St Tavern
Sat Aug 07
Trashy / Room 101
O2 Academy Oxford
Sat Aug 07
The Mighty Redox
Bricklayer's Arms, Marston
Sat Aug 07
Circuit Chase + Whitespace + Jack Little
Port Mahon
Sun Aug 08
Beelzebozo + Komrad + Six Bullet Chamber + Undersmile
The Wheatsheaf
Sun Aug 08
Matt Kilford + Tamara Parsons-Baker
Malmaison
Sun Aug 08
Nikki Loy
Head of the River
5.30 pm
Sun Aug 08
Feed Me
Port Mahon
Tue Aug 10
Intrusion
The Cellar
Wed Aug 11
Quadrophobe
The Cellar
Wed Aug 11
Wordplay
The Cellar
Thu Aug 12
Black Circles + The Fabulous Laggard
The Wheatsheaf
Thu Aug 12
Broken Mile + Dear Chicage + Half Naked
The Cellar
Thu Aug 12
Nikki Loy + Mike Glazier
Joe's
Fri Aug 13
Dead Jerichos + Winter Olympics
The Wheatsheaf
Fri Aug 13
Bossaphonik
The Cellar
Fri Aug 13
Yellow Crayon
Port Mahon
Fri Aug 13
China Crisis
English pop/rock with post-punk overtones. Tickets £12.50 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Sat Aug 14
Back Pocket Prophet + Age of Misrule + Risen in Black
The Wheatsheaf
8 pm
Sat Aug 14
Liquid - drum n bass
Backroom at the Bully
Sat Aug 14
Back Pocket Prophet + Age of Misrule + Risen in Black
The Wheatsheaf
Sat Aug 14
The Mountain Parade
Modern Art Oxford
Sat Aug 14
Wax On Wax Off
James St Tavern
Sun Aug 15
Pindrop performance presents Ugly Duckling / Ratface / Pieman
Backroom at the Bully
Sun Aug 15
Nikki Loy + John Doole
The Fishes, North Hinksey
Baby Love
3.00 pm
Mon Aug 16
The Famous Monday Night Blues feat Adam Bomb (USA) / Reservoir Cats (UK)
Backroom at the Bully
8.00 pm
Tue Aug 17
Enter Shikari
O2 Academy Oxford
Wed Aug 18
House of Roots
The Cellar
Thu Aug 19
Skeletor presents Terrathorn / Ventflow / Faith in Hate / Vision Fall
Backroom at the Bully
Thu Aug 19
Desert Storm + Komrad + Mother Corona + Undersmile
The Cellar
Fri Aug 20
Fresh Out of the Box
The Cellar
Sat Aug 21
Elder Stubbs Festival
Elder Stubbs Allotments, Rymers Lane - live music, art and craft, family activities and more
Sat Aug 21
Junkie Brush + Agness Pike + Pyrrhic Victory
The Wheatsheaf
Sat Aug 21
A Journey Back
50s and 60s night with various tributes to The Shadows, Neil Diamond, The Monkees, Elvis and Chuck Berry
Folly Bridge Inn
Sat Aug 21
Wax On Wax Off
James St Tavern
Sat Aug 21
Trashy / Room 101
O2 Academy Oxford
Sat Aug 21
Free Range
The Cellar
Sun Aug 22
Matt Winkworth + Mountain Parade
Malmaison
Wed Aug 25
Scholars + Von Braun + Samuel Zasada
The Wheatsheaf
Wed Aug 25
Wordplay
The Cellar
Thu Aug 26
Age of Misrule + Mortdelamer
The Wheatsheaf
Thu Aug 26
Catweazle Club
East Oxford Community Social Club
Fri Aug 27
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The Wheatsheaf
Fri Aug 27
The Big 10 Inch
The Cellar
Fri Aug 27
The Mighty Redox
Chester Arms
Sat Aug 28
Selecta - drum n bass
Backroom at the Bully
Sat Aug 28
Gappy Tooth Industries with Picturehouse + Amy’s Ghost + We Are Ugly But We Have the Music
The Wheatsheaf
Sat Aug 28
Matt Winkworth + Radio Bird
Modern Art Oxford
Sat Aug 28
HQ
The Cellar
Sun Aug 29
Nikki Loy
Head of the River
Sun Aug 29
Guns’n'Ammo Records Night
The Cellar
Thu Sep 02
Nought + The Rock of Travolta + From Light to Sound
The Wheatsheaf
8 pm
Sat Sep 04
Black Mountain
Canada’s psychedelic rockers Black Mountain have announced their first UK tour in two years to coincide with the release of their forthcoming third album. Tickets and information
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Sat Sep 04
Domes of Silence + Dirty Beard + Beggars Lane
The Wheatsheaf
8 pm
Sat Sep 04
Arcane Festival
NEW DATES for the festival - 4th and 5th September. Existing tickets remain valid and new ones can be purchased here. Held at City Farm, Eynsham.
Amongst the amazing treats on offer this year will be the Queen of Clubs Cabaret featuring Levi Roots & His Band; The Goggenheim; Josienne Clarke; The New Moon; The Penny Black Remedy; The Scholars; Mackating; The Mighty Redox; 9 Stone Cowboy; The Insults; OX4 Allstars; Reload the Radio; Dave Colbert.
Plus, Hammer & Tongue Presents: The Cyc-Du-Soleil Poetry & Acoustic Stage!
With soundsystems and DJs including DJ Dan Ofer, Xpression Recordings, Datsound, Field Frequency Soundsystem, Dutty Moonshine, and Zzbing.
For more information visit the official website.
Mon Sep 06
Ex Simple Minds (Derek Forbes & Brian McGee)
Derek Forbes and Brian McGee, former members of Scotland’s biggest band, are back performing all the great songs they helped create over three decades ago. Tickets £12 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Sat Sep 18
The Black Hats + TBC
The Wheatsheaf
8 pm
Sun Sep 19
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
Tickets £13.50 advance
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Tue Sep 21
Bring Me The Horizon
One of the UK’s most exciting live bands Bring Me the Horizon have announced their first UK tourdates of 2010 in support of their eagerly anticipated new album. Support comes from Canada punk and rollers Cancer Bats and heavy Dubstep pioneers Tek One. SOLD OUT. Tickets and information
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Thu Sep 23
Salmonella Dub
Salmonella Dub’s auspicious new album has arrived. ‘Freak Controller’ is a medley of roots, rock and electronica dance styles, featuring an exciting line up of guest vocalists and collaborative writing processes. Tickets and information
O2 Academy Oxford
7.30 pm
Fri Sep 24
Fyfe Dangerfield
Following the huge success of his enthralling version of Billy Joel’s ‘More Than A Woman’, Fyfe Dangerfield is set to embark on his biggest tour to date. Tickets and information
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Fri Sep 24
Two Door Cinema Club
Northern Irish Electropop/Indie Rock. Two Door Cinema Club released their debut album Tourist History on 1 March 2010 and appeared on the longlist of best rising music stars for the BBC’s “Sound of 2010”. Tickets £9.50 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Fri Oct 01
Mike Peters (The Alarm) - Direct Acoustic UK Tour
With fans gearing up for the release of new studio album ‘Direct Action’, Mike Peters announces a UK tour. Tickets £10 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Sat Oct 02
Phantom Theory + Harry Angel + Age of Misrule + Gunning for Tamar
The Wheatsheaf
8 pm
Sun Oct 03
Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds
Made up of Adrian Edmondson, Troy Donockley, and Andy Dinan, The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments. Tickets £15.50 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7.30 pm
Mon Oct 04
We Are The Ocean
We Are The Ocean recently unleashed their knockout debut album and are already back in the studio working on new material. Catch them on their headline UK tour this autumn. Tickets and information
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Tue Oct 05
Kate Nash
Tickets £14.00 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Fri Oct 08
The Magic Numbers with Danny and the Champions of the World
With third album ‘The Runaway’ set to drop on 7 Jun, The Magic Numbers hit the road for a headline tour. With Danny and the Champions of the World. Tickets and information
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Tue Oct 12
The Jim Jones Revue
Supercharged rock ‘n’ rollers The Jim Jones Revue can count Jack White (The White Stripes) and Mick Jones (The Clash) amongst their growing number of fans. Tickets and information
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Thu Oct 14
Sparrow and The Workshop
Tickets £7.00 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Sat Oct 16
Professor Green
Still storming the UK charts with ‘I Need You Tonight’, Professor Green is gearing up for urban pop domination with new single ‘Just Be Good To Green’. Tickets and information
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Sun Oct 17
The Cat Empire
Harnessing a huge range of musical influences, The Cat Empire are a band like no other. Tickets £17.50 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Thu Oct 21
For Those About to Rock
Livewire present both the Bon Scott & Brian Johnson eras of the band - with two very individual singers in the same explosive performance, while Limehouse Lizzie play out the cream of Lynotss & Co’s live tracks. Tickets £16 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Fri Oct 22
Beelzebozo
The Wheatsheaf
8 pm
Sat Oct 23
Shakin’ Stevens (30th Anniversary Tour)
Following some stand out shows last year, Shakin’ Stevens announces more live dates to mark the 30th Anniversary of his first ever UK hit. Tickets £20 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Mon Nov 08
Imogen Heap
British singer-songwriter-producer and Grammy award winner Imogen Heap tours with material from her latest offering ‘Ellipse’. This is the rescheduled show from the 18th February. Original tickets still valid. Tickets £17.50 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Fri Nov 12
Akala
Tickets £8.00 adv
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Sat Nov 20
The Complete Stone Roses
One of the UK’s biggest tribute bands. With Kings of Lyon. Tickets £10 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Sat Dec 04
Whole Lotta Led
Given the thumbs-up by no less a guitar god than Jimmy Page himself, Whole Lotta Led are keeping the spirit and songs of the legendary Zep alive. Tickets £11 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Thu Dec 16
Hawkwind
With the legendary Lord of space rock Dave Brock at the helm, ex-Gong synthesiser player Tim Blake on keys and Theremin, Mr Dibs on bass, long serving drummer Richard Chadwick, and Niall Hone guitar, Hawkwind bring their unmissable Christmas spectacular featuring dancers, stilt walkers, psychedelic lighting and projections to the O2 Academy Oxford. Tickets £20.
O2 Academy Oxford
7 pm
Fri Dec 17
The Doors Alive
Perfectly capturing the look, sound, feel and atmosphere of a 1960’s Doors concert, The Doors Alive have wowed audiences all over Europe and the UK. Tickets £11 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
Sat Dec 18
Electric Six
As they go into the studio to record their seventh album, Electric Six announce a massive headline tour at the end of this year. Tickets £10 advance.
O2 Academy Oxford
6.30 pm
