Oxford · 42 upcoming · 4 venues
Live gigs in Oxford
Every grass-roots gig in Oxford - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
1 tonight · 2 this weekend · 6 this week. Refreshed continuously.
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Oxford42
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at 4 Oxford venuesgigs
| This week | 6 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 4 |
| Gig Scene Score | 55 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
42 gigsPick your night
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Starts18:30 Idrîsî Ensemble: Live in OxfordOxford Town Hall · Oxford 
Ken BruceNew Theatre Oxford · Carfax & Jericho · Oxford 19:30Wed 4 Nov 
Genevieve MilesThe Library · Oxford 19:30Thu 5 Nov 
The Men They Couldn't HangThe Bullingdon · Oxford 19:30Fri 6 Nov 
GidikiTap Social Movement · Oxford 20:00Sat 7 Nov 
Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues OrchestraNew Theatre Oxford · Carfax & Jericho · Oxford 19:30Sun 8 Nov 
Tony HadleyNew Theatre Oxford · Carfax & Jericho · Oxford 19:45Thu 12 Nov 
Dermot HenryThe Bullingdon · Oxford 19:00Sun 15 Nov 
the northThe Bullingdon · Oxford 19:00Tue 17 Nov 
A Hundred Strings in Oxford: Two Strings, One PulseHolywell Music Room · Oxford£20Tickets 19:00Wed 18 Nov 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score55
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Solid — healthy schedule, building on activity. Good calendar for fans and scouts.100
| Activity | 70 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 100 |
| Variety | 33 |
| Venues | 40 |
| Coverage | 26 |
| Affordability | 29 |
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Rawtenstall33Reading50S
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Waterlooville13Watford51Welshpool2Weymouth6Woking27Wolverhampton108Wrexham49Y
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OXFORD · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Oxford
1 gig tonight · 2 this weekend · 6 this week. 42 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Oxford.
Oxford Gig Scene Score
55 /100
Solid — healthy schedule, building on activity. Good calendar for fans and scouts.
42Upcoming Gigs
6This Week
0%Free Entry
4Venues
Promoting a Oxford gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
04 — About this directory
4 venuesEvery bill, one list
Grass-Roots Gigs in Oxford
Oxford has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights, and you can get the Oxford weekly gig guide, the next four weeks night by night. This directory pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Oxford: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Want other Oxford pages? Have a look at how to book live music in the UK, Oxford open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, or find a band in Oxford. Or head for nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Manchester.
What’s on in Oxford this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
Coming Up
42 upcoming gigs in Oxford · sorted by date · page 1 of 2.
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NOV
2
Idrîsî Ensemble: Live in Oxford
Oxford Town Hall, Oxford
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NOV
4
Ken Bruce
New Theatre Oxford·Carfax & Jericho, Oxford
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NOV
5
Genevieve Miles
The Library, Oxford
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NOV
6
The Men They Couldn't Hang
The Bullingdon, Oxford
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NOV
7
Gidiki
Tap Social Movement, Oxford
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NOV
8
Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
New Theatre Oxford·Carfax & Jericho, Oxford
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NOV
12
Tony Hadley
New Theatre Oxford·Carfax & Jericho, Oxford
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NOV
15
Dermot Henry
The Bullingdon, Oxford
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NOV
17
the north
The Bullingdon, Oxford
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NOV
18
A Hundred Strings in Oxford: Two Strings, One Pulse
Holywell Music Room, Oxford
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NOV
20
Rachmaninoff and Medtner by candlelight. Voice and piano
Holywell Music Room Oxford, Oxford
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NOV
20
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
The Beacon Wantage·Wantage Charlton, Oxford
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NOV
21
Celestial Art: Edward Higginbottom's 80th Birthday Concert
University Church Of St Mary The Virgin, UK, Oxford
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NOV
21
Los Endos - The ultimate Genesis tribute
The Northcourt Abingdon United, Oxford
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NOV
26
The Skids, Theatre of Hate
Old Fire Station, Oxford
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NOV
27
Danny Mellin
The Truck Store, Oxford
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NOV
27
Nu-Era Tribute Fest
Studio Se7en, Oxford
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- GenreMetal, Tribute Act
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NOV
28
Danny Mellin
The Truck Store, Oxford
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NOV
30
Bellowhead
New Theatre Oxford·Carfax & Jericho, Oxford
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- GenreIndie Rock, Folk
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DEC
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The Holiday - Film With Live Orchestra
New Theatre Oxford·Carfax & Jericho, Oxford
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The Australian Pink Floyd Show
New Theatre Oxford·Carfax & Jericho, Oxford
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DEC
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Level 42, Uncle Frank
New Theatre Oxford·Carfax & Jericho, Oxford
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DEC
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Skids + Theatre Of Hate
The Bullingdon, Oxford
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The Skids, Theatre of Hate
The Bullingdon·St Mary's, Oxford
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05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Oxford Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Oxford, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Oxford page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 6 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Oxford venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 42 upcoming gigs.
42 upcoming gigs listed for Oxford. 6 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Oxford gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Oxford open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in the UK. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Oxford shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.
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What Oxford is booking. The 42 gigs on file lean pop, rock and tribute act, with 12 genres in the mix overall. The most are in Carfax & Jericho (14) and Chipping Norton (3), out of 4 areas with a show on.
When and where. The most dates are at New Theatre Oxford (14), ahead of The Bullingdon (8). Saturday is the busiest night: 11 of the dates. Of the 5 gigs that list a ticket price, the middle one costs £20.
Here to play or to book? For rooms, the Oxford venue directory lists kit and capacity; for fees, the GX Index shows what gigs pay. Or put on your own night: how to put on a gig. Nearby gig guides: Reading, Birmingham and Leicester.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in Oxford this week, the Oxford open mics and Oxford venues.