Oxfordshire · 21 gigs · next 4 weeks
13 Nov – 11 Dec
Help keep grassroots venues open in Oxford
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Updated 13 November 2026
4 weeks
| Venues with something on | 2 |
| Venues tracked | 35 |
| Open mics | 23 |
| Busiest night | Saturday · 5 gigs |
21 gigs listed in Oxford over the next 28 days across 2 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 5. In total we track 35 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mics here.
This weekend in Oxford, Friday to Sunday: 1 gig. Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 36 gigs listed in and around Oxford - third of 5 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Reading area (44). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
| # | Place | Gigs |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Reading area 32 venues · 17 open mics | 44 |
| 02 | Milton Keynes area 18 venues · 10 open mics | 39 |
| 03 | Oxford area This page 35 venues · 23 open mics | 36 |
| 04 | High Wycombe area 14 venues · 12 open mics | 21 |
| 05 | Swindon area 19 venues · 12 open mics | 14 |
The whole four weeks, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 21 gigs across 2 venues, busiest on Saturdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.
Starts19:00 Dermot HenryThe Bullingdon · St Mary's · Oxford 
the northThe Bullingdon · St Mary's · Oxford 19:00Tue 17 Nov 
A Hundred Strings in Oxford: Two Strings, One PulseHolywell Music Room · Oxford£20Tickets 19:00Wed 18 Nov 
Rachmaninoff and Medtner by candlelight. Voice and pianoHolywell Music Room Oxford · Oxford 19:00Fri 20 Nov 
ABBA Tribute Band SensationThe Beacon Wantage · Wantage Charlton · Oxford£23 19:30Fri 20 Nov 
Celestial Art: Edward Higginbottom's 80th Birthday ConcertUniversity Church Of St Mary The Virgin, UK · Oxford£20 19:00Sat 21 Nov 
Los Endos - The ultimate Genesis tributeThe Northcourt Abingdon United · Oxford 19:30Sat 21 Nov 
The Skids, Theatre of HateOld Fire Station · Oxford 19:00Thu 26 Nov 
Danny MellinThe Truck Store · Oxford 18:30Fri 27 Nov 
Nu-Era Tribute FestStudio Se7en · Witney South · Oxford 19:00Fri 27 Nov | Search every Oxford gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks |
All 35 grassroots rooms we track around Oxford, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.
Photo: Google 120 cap Cowley Road StudiosOxfordHouse PA 
Cowley Workers Social ClubCowley · Oxford Cap tbc 
Hanks BarOxfordHouse PA Cap tbc 
Isis FarmhouseIffley · Oxford Cap tbc 
James St. TavernOxfordHouse PA Cap tbc 
Joe's Bar & GrillSummertown · Oxford Cap tbc 
JoJo'sCowley Rd · OxfordHouse PA Cap tbc 
Jude The ObscureJericho · OxfordHouse PA Cap tbc 
KazbarCity Centre · OxfordHouse PA Cap tbc 
O'neill's OxfordOxfordHouse PA Cap tbc | All 35 Oxford venuesCapacity, backline and opening times |
23 regular open mics run around Oxford on a fixed night each week or month - no tickets, just turn up. Cards show the sign-up time, the slot length and any fee.
VariesSat Kick-off13:00 Cowley Road StudiosOxfordNo feeHouse PADates vary 
James St. TavernOxfordNo feeHouse PA 14:30Sun The Royal BlenheimOxfordNo feeHouse PA 19:00Sun The Harcourt ArmsJericho · OxfordNo feeHouse PA 19:30Sun The Bullingdon162 Cowley Rd · OxfordNo feeHouse PA 20:00Sun The WheatsheafOxfordNo feeHouse PA1st Sun of the month 20:00Sun The White Hart, WolvercoteWolvercote · OxfordNo feeHouse PAMonthly 20:00Sun The Old Bookbinders Ale HouseJericho · OxfordNo feeHouse PA 20:30Sun Jude The ObscureOxfordNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon KazbarCowley Road · OxfordNo feeHouse PA 20:00Mon | All 23 Oxford open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night |
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Oxford still has 35 of them.
Most of Oxford's live music sits on two routes out of the centre: Cowley Road and St Clement's to the east, Jericho to the north, with open mics in city-centre bars most nights of the week.
Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 21 gigs across Oxford over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 35 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. The busiest rooms right now are The Bullingdon and Studio Se7en, and the sound leans rock and pop.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Oxford listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. Start small: James St. Tavern hosts an open mic each Sunday.
21 gigs listed in Oxford over the next four weeks, with 35 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. If you only go out once, Saturdays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Oxford
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Oxford. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Oxford gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 5 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Saturday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Oxford gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. The Bullingdon has the most coming up here, with 5 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of rock in Oxford, with pop close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Oxford come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.
| All Oxford gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date | |
| Oxford venues35 grassroots rooms | |
| Oxford open mics23 regular nights | |
| The Oxford sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you | |
| Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily | |
| UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig | |
| UK open mic finderStage time near you | |
| UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs |
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Reading, Marlow
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 21 Oxford gigs are already on GigXchange this month.
What's On in Oxford
Live music in Oxford over the next four weeks — 13 Nov – 11 Dec. 21 gigs listed in Oxford over the next 28 days across 2 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 5. In total we track 35 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mics here.
Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Oxford gigs in your inbox — and go to one.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Oxford
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Oxford. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
Last updated: 13 November 2026
This Weekend in Oxford
This weekend in Oxford, Friday to Sunday: 1 gig. Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.
How Oxford Compares
Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 36 gigs listed in and around Oxford - third of 5 against its nearest places with live music, behind the Reading area (44). Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.
- #1 Reading area 32 venues · 17 open mics 44
- #2 Milton Keynes area 18 venues · 10 open mics 39
- #3 Oxford area This page 35 venues · 23 open mics 36
- #4 High Wycombe area 14 venues · 12 open mics 21
- #5 Swindon area 19 venues · 12 open mics 14
Gigs in Oxford
The whole four weeks, 13 Nov to 11 Dec: 21 gigs across 2 venues, busiest on Saturdays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.
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Venues in Oxford
All 35 grassroots rooms we track around Oxford, busy or quiet this month, with how many each holds, the kit it has and when it opens. A room's own page shows its upcoming nights.
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- Mon19:00–23:00
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- Sun12:00–22:30
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- Mon22:00–03:00
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- Sat20:00–03:00
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- Mon19:00–02:00
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- Wed19:00–01:45
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- Fri18:00–02:00
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Open mics in Oxford
23 regular open mics run around Oxford on a fixed night each week or month - no tickets, just turn up. Cards show the sign-up time, the slot length and any fee.
- Sign-up19:30
- Slots12 min
- EntryNo fee listed
- PAProvided
- BacklineFull
- Open toMusicians
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- Slots10 min
- EntryNo fee listed
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Support grassroots music in Oxford
Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Oxford still has 35 of them.
Most of Oxford's live music sits on two routes out of the centre: Cowley Road and St Clement's to the east, Jericho to the north, with open mics in city-centre bars most nights of the week.
Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.
This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 21 gigs across Oxford over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily - alongside the 35 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on. The busiest rooms right now are The Bullingdon and Studio Se7en, and the sound leans rock and pop.
So go. Pick a night you would not normally choose, buy a ticket and a drink, and bring a friend. The sign-up below sends Oxford listings to your inbox each week, and if you run a room here, claim your venue page to keep it accurate. Start small: James St. Tavern hosts an open mic each Sunday.
Go to one this month
21 gigs listed in Oxford over the next four weeks, with 35 grassroots venues and 23 regular open mic nights. Pick one you have not been to before - a ticket and a round at the bar is the most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these. If you only go out once, Saturdays have the most choice.
Help keep grassroots venues open in Oxford
—A UK venue stops hosting live music every 5 days — and turning up is what keeps a room open. Get a free weekly email of gigs in Oxford. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy.
What lands in your inbox. Every Monday at noon, one email of Oxford gigs for the week ahead - out of roughly 5 a week here, never more than two on the same night, so a packed Saturday does not crowd out the quieter evenings. When fewer than four Oxford gigs fall in the week, the email reaches on to the next fortnight, then the month, so you still have something to choose from.
Why sign up. The Bullingdon has the most coming up here, with 5 dates - the email means you see them in time to go. Expect plenty of rock in Oxford, with pop close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.
Planning ahead? Gigs in Oxford come and go each week; festivals are planned months ahead. One festival timeline holds the UK music festivals we have date-checked, by month, region and genre, and flags clashing weekends.
What's on in Oxford — FAQs
Common questions about live music in Oxford, answered with this week's live data.
Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages
What's On across the UKNearby: Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Reading, Marlow
Play or put on gigs in Oxford?
List a gig free, claim your venue, or join as an act - 21 Oxford gigs are already on GigXchange this month.