Dance music’s biggest stars will be playing a host of intimate gigs to raise money for Oxfam’s Oxjam Music Festival this month.
Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx and Nintin Sawhney will be performing a host of sold-out gigs at a Oxfam Shop on Upper Tooting Road, London.
The Oxfam shop on Upper Tooting Road, London, will become an Oxjam shop for the week, selling the best second-hand music in London during the day, and in the evenings will be converted into a gig venue, playing host to these intimate performances.
This year the festival will be helping poor people cope with the devastating effects of climate change and are looking to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for Oxfam’s work.
The current lineup, with more acts to be announced, is:
Monday 28 Sept: VV Brown, Just Jack (acoustic), Master Shortie. Compered by Lucio (Capital FM)
Tuesday 29 Sept: Tony Allen plus special guests, Nitin Sawhney, Shlomo. Compered by Matt Everitt (6music)
Wednesday 30 Sept: Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Stereo MCs (DJ set). Compered by Shaun Keaveny (6music)
Thursday 1 Oct: Editors (acoustic with Tom, Ed & Russ), Good Shoes Compered by Eddy Temple-Morris (Xfm)
Tom Smith, Editors singer said: “We’ve been supporting Oxfam for years now, so it’s really exciting for us to be a part of their biggest music event.
He added: “Putting on shows in Oxfam’s high street stores is a great idea, these places are part of everyone’s daily lives these days, come September they’ll also be the hottest ticket in town.”
Since 2006, more than 36,000 musicians have played to an audience of over 750,000 people at almost 3,000 Oxjam events, raising in excess of £1 million to fight poverty around the world.
The highlight of the month-long festival will be the Oxjam Takeover on Sunday 25 October, when more than 2,000 musicians will fill over 150 venues in more than 20 cities in a single day to raise funds for Oxfam.
Hundreds of other events will be taking place throughout the whole of October, including:
- Oxjam @ Matter: A live show at The O2 featuring ABC, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Mylo, Kissy Sellout and many more
- The hotly-tipped Golden Silvers performing a series of Oxjam in-store shows in Newcastle on 3 October, Liverpool on 5 October and Coventry on 9 October.
- London: Scratch Perverts perform at the Oxjam Brixton Takeover.
- Blackburn Rovers FC getting their first team squad in tune with Oxjam this year,
- Scotland: Busking at the peak of Ben Nevis.
- Edinburgh: Speed taping – speed dating based on iPod playlists.
- Manchester: Mr Scruff collaborates with Oxjam Manchester at his ‘Keep It Unreal’ club night.
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.
