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About The Half Moon
The Half Moon is a grassroots music venue in St Clement's, Oxford with a standing capacity of approximately 200. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
The Half Moon books Folk, Irish-traditional, Jazz, Acoustic, Covers acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Oxford venue directory.
The Half Moon is a small late-night pub at 17-18 St Clement's Street in Oxford (OX4 1AB), billing itself as Oxford's only late-night Irish pub and packing live music into almost every night. It runs Oxford's longest-running free late-night open mic, hosted by compere 'Sparky, The Dangerous Poet', with all forms of music, poetry and performance welcome, a PA provided and a free drink for performers. The weekly grain is traditional Irish/English folk sessions on Monday and Sunday, jazz on Tuesday, open-mic nights on Thursday, and Oxford's rising talent every Friday and Saturday. Open daily 6pm/7pm to 2am, with an open fire, a house piano and a house guitar. An intimate room of around 200 capacity welcoming originals and covers across folk, Irish-traditional, jazz and acoustic.
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17-18 St Clement's Street, St Clement's, Oxford, OX4 1AB
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The Half Moon books Folk, Irish-traditional, Jazz, Acoustic, Covers. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Half Moon has a standing capacity of approximately 200, classed as a medium venue. See all Oxford venues for size comparisons.
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17-18 St Clement's Street, St Clement's, Oxford, OX4 1AB. See the map below for directions. Browse more Oxford venues nearby.
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