Space-rock
Hawkwind
O2 Academy Oxford
Tomorrow
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Dave Brock’s bunch of cosmic travellers touch down at the O2 Academy for another trip through the back catalogue of the world’s greatest acid-rock band.
Rap
Testament: Blake Remixed
North Wall, South Parade, Oxford
Tomorrow
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More cosmic fare here – albeit from an even earlier era. Imagine the poetry of the great visionary William Blake set to music and rapped by world-record-holding beatboxer Testament. With a live scratch DJ, interactive video and storytelling, it’s the perfect fusion of high art and street culture.
Mod-rock
From the Jam
O2 Academy Oxford
Saturday
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Bass player Bruce Foxton keeps The Jam’s flame burning with a night of hits from the Mod scene’s greatest heroes. Expect such rip-roaring tunes as Town Called Malice, Going Underground and The Eton Rifles.
Comic punk-rock
John Otway
The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
Saturday
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The two-hit-wonder who calls himself rock & roll’s greatest failure, returns to his old stomping ground for a show to celebrate his 63rd birthday. The night is called, inevitably, Cor Baby I’m 63!
R’n’b
Pretty Things
The Bullingdon, Oxford
Saturday
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Rock survivors reconvene for a bluesy, psychedelic blast of 60s r’n’b. Contemporaries of The Beatles and Stones, they were a huge influence on the music world, including David Bowie, who covered a brace of their songs.
Rock
Johnny Mar
O2 Academy Oxford
Sunday
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Quite simply one of the world’s best guitarists, former Smiths axe-man Marr is on the road to promote solo albums The Messenger and Playland – and will be using the opportunity to record a new live LP.
Folk
Chris Leslie
Nettlebed Folk Club
Monday
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The folk institution continues its 40th birthday celebrations with a visit from the Fairport Convention fiddle and mandolin wizard.
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