Oxjam 2014

Oxjam 2014

Wednesday 1st to Friday 31st October 2014
various locations around the UK, UK
varies - depending on event

Last updated: Wed 17th Sep 2014

Oxjam, the biggest music festival in the UK, is a festival with a difference: thousands of events put on by music lovers from large-scale festivals to local sponsored busks throughout October. taking over stages, back rooms and street corners to make music and raise money for Oxfam with gigs, DJ sets, busks and much more.

Throughout October, more than 800 venues, 6,000 volunteers, 6,000 musicians and 180,000 audience members will enable Oxjam to raise at least £400,000 for Oxfam’s important work around the world.

Since 2006, more than 50,000 musicians have played to an audience of more than 1,000,000 people at over 4,000 Oxjam events, raising in excess of £2 million to fight poverty around the world.

Line-up

The opening night will happen on Monday 29th September at Shoreditch Town Hall, London with curator of the night Huw Stephens, plus The Ting Tings, Bipolar Sunshine, and Nottingham born singer songwriter Indiana, with further special guests yet to be announced.

There are hundreds of music events across the country put on by volunteers with a passion for music, all raising money for charity. Throughout October, more than 800 venues, 6,000 volunteers, 5,500 musicians and 180,000 audience members will help Oxjam to raise at least £350,000 for Oxfam's important work around the world.

The highlights of the month-long festival will be the Oxjam Takeovers, a series of city-wide mini-festivals taking place in 55 locations across the UK, from Shetland to Exeter, on the weekend of 18th - 19th October. During the weekend, some 2750 bands and acts will perform to an audience of more than 60,000.

In addition music is also taking over the shop network with selected Oxfam shops across the UK encouraging people to buy and donate music, all of this helping the charity raise money, through music.

Oxjam Takeover events we have been informed about include the following:

Saturday 18th October - Oxjam Birmingham Music Festival - 60 acts @ The Flapper, The Sunflower Lounge, The Oobleck, Talk, 6/8 Kafe and Island Bar
Including Curb, Byron Hare, Modern Minds, Jet Pack, Iris, The Mighty Young, Steady Hands, Establishment, Haze, Abel Gray, Dantanna, Lauren Pryke and Alex Moir. In addition to this, secret sets will also be held on the Frederick Canal Barge and in Left For Dead Records in the Custard Factory. The festival will run from 12pm to 2am, with after parties at both The Flapper and Island Bar featuring DJ sets from Kerrang’s Johnny Doom, Victories at Sea and Dantics. This year will also see a raffle introduced, with prizes including a tour of Two Towers Brewery for two people, concert tickets for The Institute and many more TBA.