A Hundred Strings in Oxford: Two Strings, One Pulse plays Holywell Music Room in Oxford on Wednesday, 18 November 2026.
Sitar, santoor and tabla at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford. Grammy-nominated sitarist Adnan Khan plays in the gayaki ang, Vinay Desai plays the santoor as a disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, and Ustad Akram Khan of the Ajrada gharana plays tabla for both. Adnan Khan plucks the sitar and slides between notes. Vinay Desai strikes the santoor and moves in runs. Indian classical music. Doors 6:45 PM, music 7 PM to 9:30 PM (GMT). Early bird £25 until 3 November, then £30. Students £20.
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Sitar, santoor and tabla at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford. Grammy-nominated sitarist Adnan Khan plays in the gayaki ang, Vinay Desai plays the santoor as a disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, and Ustad
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DateWednesday, 18 November 2026
Doors19:00
Entry£20.00
AgesAll ages
Where
Holywell Music RoomHolywell Street Oxford Oxford OX1 3SB
About this venue
Holywell Music Room hosts grass-roots gigs in Oxford. Capacity, age policy and door fee vary per night — check the details panel above. Ticket page · Find Holywell Music Room online
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A Hundred Strings in Oxford: Two Strings, One Pulse are playing Holywell Music Room in Oxford on Wednesday, 18 November 2026. Doors open at 19:00. Tickets are £20.00 via the link above. This listing is part of the Oxford grass-roots gig directory — browse more upcoming Oxford gigs there.
Sitar, santoor and tabla at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford. Grammy-nominated sitarist Adnan Khan plays in the gayaki ang, Vinay Desai plays the santoor as a disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, and Ustad Akram Khan of the Ajrada gharana plays tabla for both. Adnan Khan plucks the sitar and slides between notes. Vinay Desai strikes the santoor and moves in runs. Indian classical music. Doors 6:45 PM, music 7 PM to 9:30 PM (GMT). Early bird £25 until 3 November, then £30. Students £20.
The Artist — A Hundred Strings in Oxford: Two Strings, One Pulse
A Hundred Strings in Oxford: Two Strings, One Pulse headlines this Oxford gig on Wednesday, 18 November 2026. Listening before the night helps you decide if the bill matches your taste.
Holywell Music Room is one of Oxford's grass-roots venues on GigXchange — the kind of small-capacity room where you can stand close to the band and the bill changes every week. Capacity, age policy and door fee vary per night, so always cross-check with the gig details panel or the venue's own page closer to the date.
Grass-roots gigs in Oxford are intimate by design: most rooms cap below 200, the band is on stage close to the floor, and the support acts often deserve as much attention as the headliner. Arrive within thirty minutes of doors to catch the openers and pick a sightline you're happy with.
Tickets are £20.00 and you can buy in advance via the ticket link at the top of the page.
Travelling? Check the map below for the exact location of Holywell Music Room, or jump to the Oxford live music hub for what else is on around the same time.
What do gigs like this pay? Check live UK gig rates by role, city, and venue size — built from real booking data across the industry.
Booking or playing in Oxford? The GX Index publishes what UK gigs actually
pay, by city, band size and venue type, and the GX Index reports set out the methodology and the sample behind
every figure. Both are free to read and free to cite.
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