The Ting Tings, Huw Stephens, Bipolar Sunshine, & Indiana for Oxjam opening party

Oxjam 2014

Wednesday 1st to Friday 31st October 2014
various locations around the UK, UK
varies - depending on event

The acts for the launch night of the month-long Oxjam Music Festival have been announced. The opening night will happen on Monday 29th September at Shoreditch Town Hall, London and herald the start of eighth year of UK's biggest charity music festival.

For the first time in five years, these gigs move away from an Oxfam shop floor to a completely new location. By night, a unique loft space in Shoreditch will be transformed into a gig venue, hosting intimate performances for a handful of lucky fans, and tickets are on general sale today.Venue details will be revealed a week before the gigs, with money raised through sales going towards Oxfam's work.

The first acts confirmed for the line-up are curator of the night Huw Stephens, plus The Ting Tings, Bipolar Sunshine, and Nottingham born singer songwriter Indiana, with further special guests yet to be announced.

Huw Stephens said, "I have always been a huge fan of Oxjam because it gives people who love their local music scene a chance to bring together budding talent, put on a show and raise money for an important charity. The Oxjam launch gig reflects that sentiment, and I?m looking forward to presenting some of the most exciting acts out there right now as well as some long-standing favourites to get this month of music started."

The Ting Tings added, "We are very excited to play the Oxjam show. It will be our first show in the UK after finishing our 3rd album, and for it to be a show with such a good cause makes it really special! This show is the beginning of a movement of hundreds of gigs and events across the UK, all raising money to fight poverty."

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Tickets priced at £20 are on sale today, with all proceeds going towards Oxfam's work fighting global poverty.

This one-off night of music marks the launch of the Oxjam music festival; hundreds of music events across the country put on by volunteers with a passion for music, all raising money for charity. Throughout October, more than 800 venues, 6,000 volunteers, 5,500 musicians and 180,000 audience members will help Oxjam to raise at least £350,000 for Oxfam?s important work around the world.

The highlights of the month-long festival will be the Oxjam Takeovers, a series of city-wide mini-festivals taking place in 55 locations across the UK, from Shetland to Exeter, on the weekend of 18th - 19th October. During the weekend, some 2750 bands and acts will perform to an audience of more than 60,000.

In addition music is also taking over the shop network with selected Oxfam shops across the UK encouraging people to buy and donate music, all of this helping the charity raise money, through music.

To find out what Oxjam events are going on in your area this October, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam or call 0300 200 1255.

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