Super-double-duper news, as the full line-up and details for this year’s Nightshift Punt festival have been announced today. The Punt is an annual multi-venue Oxford-based gigathon organised by Nightshift magazine, which aims to showcase the best new bands and musicians in local music each year. This year’s event takes place on 8 May.
So here we go – get your diaries out and get planning:
The Purple Turtle
- 7.00 pm: Phil McMinn
- 8.00 pm: Candy Says
- 9.00 pm: Mother Corona
- 10.00 pm: Nairobi
The Cellar
- 7.30 pm: Listing Ships
- 8.15 pm: Duchess
- 9.00 pm: Agness Pike
- 9.45 pm: Death Of Hifi
The Wheatsheaf
- 8.00 pm: Yellow Fever
- 9.00 pm: Bear Trap
- 9.45 pm: Empire Divided
- 10.30 pm: The Goggenheim
The Duke’s Cut
- 8.15 pm: Ragdoll
- 9.00 pm: Traps
- 9.45 pm: The August List
- 10.30 pm: The Graceful Slicks
The White Rabbit
- 8.30 pm: Limbo Kids
- 9.30 pm: Ags Connolly
- 10.30 pm: Poledo
- 11.30 pm: After The Thought
Cool, right? Lots of excellent stuff going on in that list. You can pay individually to get into each venue during the Punt, but the smart money’s on a Punt Pass, which will get you in everywhere for the whole night. They cost just £8 each are they’re on sale right now from Truck Store, Cowley Road, Oxford, or from the OxfordMusic.net online shop.