Oxjam 2008

Oxjam is a festival with a difference: thousands of events put on by music lovers – from large-scale festivals to local sponsored busks – during October will produce the equivalent of 500 days of continuous music, all raising money to fight poverty around the world. Last year, more than 15,000 musicians took part in over 1,200 events for Oxjam, and raised in excess of £250,000 to fight poverty around the world.

The charity shop gigs officially launch the Oxjam month of music, the festival aims to raise almost half a million pounds, which would be enough to provide school dinners for more than 8 million children, safe water for almost 700,000 people, or buy 20,000 goats, 10,000 emergency shelters or essential medicines for 5,000 villages.

confirmed events:
Saturday 25 October 2008
Van Mildert College, Mill Hill Lane, Durham, Karoshi Bros will top a bill featuring Motion Theory, The Harringtons and the Small Screen Light Show. Gig-goers will gain free access to the Oxjam aftershow party at Fishtank.

ARC, Dovecot Street, Stockton-on-Tees, The Lexingtons, The Chevrolites and SoulJam. This time the aftershow action will be happening within the cosy confines of the Ku.Bar and, like Durham, entry will be free to gig-goers.

Friday 31 October 2008
Tyne Bar, Maling Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. This free gig will feature the piratical alt.country of Spanish Battery, Jagged Alice and Saltlick. Don your finest scare-wear and join Oxjam for the new Danse Macabre.

Saturday 1 November 2008
Independent, 36 Holmeside, Sunderland, The Wooden Spoons alongside ethereal rock acts Ryoga and Rayne.

Sunday 23 November 2008
The End, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, featuring Odd Shaped Head, Show Off Summer, Maybe Myrtle Tyrtle, Deltasound, Goldenman, Pulled Apart By Horses, Billy Bloodaxe (formerly Coldseat), Matt Marlow (Strangers In Polaroids), Man Is Slapped, Charles' Hat, Thousand:Litres, Kansas Burns, Adam Cooper and Anna Louisa.

To find out what Oxjam events are going on in your area this October, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam or call 0870 905 9060.

More information will be here when available.

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