Audioscope celebrate their tenth anniversary of raising money for national homelessness charity Shelter with three November shows at the Jericho Tavern in Oxford, including the first Oxford show for 25 years by art-punk legends Wire.
There’s a ‘best of’ celebration, presenting artists who have previously performed at Audioscope shows from 2001 to 2009, an eclectic day of the best leftfield and alternative music from Oxford and across the UK, and that Wire show, where one of the most important British bands of the last 30 years come to Oxford for the first time since 1985.
Further additions are still to be announced, but here are the line-ups so far:
Saturday 6 November: The Jericho Tavern, Oxford, 2.00 pm-12.00 am
Dieter Moebius (Cluster, Harmonia)
Billy Mahonie
That Fucking Tank
Magnetophone
Rothko
Nøught
The Rock of Travolta
Sunnyvale Noise Sub-element
Wednesday 10 November: The Jericho Tavern, Oxford
Wire
plus special guests TBC
Saturday 20 November: The Jericho Tavern, Oxford, 2.00 pm-12.00 am
Sennen
Epic45
Felix (Kranky Records)
The Winchell Riots
The Half Rabbits
Mugstar
Laura Moody (Elysian Quartet)
Kontakte
Phantom Theory
Since 2001 Audioscope have raised more than £20,000 for Shelter, and presented the first Oxford shows by Four Tet, Michael Rother (Neu!), Damo Suzuki (Can), Deerhoof, Luke Vibert, Maps, Max Tundra and many more. Tickets for all three shows will go on sale in the next week or so – join the Audioscope mailing list to be the first to find out when tickets are available.