This weekend sees the return of the hugely popular Oxjam Music Festival which, since launching in 2011, has raised over £150,000 for Oxjam and featured over 1,000 artists and bands.
This year’s festival will feature over 120 artists performing at venues across Beeston across 12 hours – and all for just a TENNER for adults – with under 18s paying just a fiver, while for under 12s it’s totally free.
The Star Inn are the main festival sponsors this year and will be hosting two stages – indoors and outdoors – with a host of fantastic acts to check out including Alderman White School Alumni, The Element, Jeanie Barton, Abi Moore and Goose McCoy (inside) and Warren Ireland, Romy, Danny Beardsley and Sean Harrington outside.
There is also a new venue on this years line up, the Boat & Horses, down in Beeston Rylands will be joining in the fun with sets from the likes of Beeston Tuneless Choir, Jacks Got a Plan, Ramshackle Men and NottinghamLIVE favourites Blue Vulture.
One the Beeston-Chilwell border you can head to the Hop Pole for the likes of Time in Antarctica, Last Arrow, The Phil Langran Band and Blue Shack, while at The Berliner there will be a special guest set at 8.30pm, as well as other acts including Blend, Rules of Engagement and The Lapsed.
Heading back towards Beeston you can check out micropub Totally Tapped who will feature Ben Mark Smith, Rambling Rosh, John Hardy and Paul Carbuncle among a host of acoustic sets.
The Crown will have music into the early evening feature, among others, Willow Tree Revival, The Pictons and Barbarella-ella-ella. Meanwhile both the Malt Shovel and The Commercial Inn will be running late into the night with Diamond Bridges, Anteloup and The Leggoman among those at the latter, and UP, Fragile Sirens and Super Injunction all appearing at the former.
Bendigo Lounge are in on the act with sets including Chris King, Stolen Goods and Beeston icon Kingdom Rapper. A number of cafes in the town are getting in on the act during the afternoon with live music at Bistro 66, Cartwheel, Greenhood Coffee House and Yellow Wood Cafe. Plus there will be a rock choir at the Oxfam Shop and live music at Middle St Resource Centre and Beeston Parish Church.
Then if you want to keep things going right up til midnight you can head to the Victory Club for a Silent Disco that runs from 8.
Tickets for Oxjam Beeston are available now – wristbands can be purchased from Oxjam Books & Music while tickets are available here – as previously mentioned tickets are priced at £10 for adults, £5 for under 18s, while under 12s are free. U18s are welcome in any venue before 8pm and in the Star Inn, Bendigo and the Victory Club all night.
For all venues and the full line up check out the official website here.
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