Moshka’s Xmas Ball (Wednesday 10 December @ The Wheatsheaf, Oxford): Local promoters celebrate the festive season, part one… Long-standing promoters Moshka do their thing with Monkfish, Space Heroes Of The People, Burning Bees and Beaver Fuel.
Midwinter Drone Fest (Thursday 11 December @ Modern Art Oxford, Oxford): Local promoters celebrate the festive season, part two… With another date of their residency, PinDrop Performances offer Petrels, PADDOX, After The Thought and Lee Riley.
It’s All About The Music Xmas Party & Awards Ceremony (Friday 12 December @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford): Local promoters celebrate the festive season, part three… Fresh from organising the Oxford City Festival recently, It’s All About The Music present Fracture and more.
Irregular Folk’s Very Merry Christmas (Saturday 13 December @ East Oxford Community Centre, Oxford): Local promoters celebrate the festive season, part four… Idiosyncratic folk types Irregular Folk present Magic Lantern, Flights Of Helios and Jordan Hunt.
Laetitia Sadier Trio / Matt Sewell (Sunday 14 December @ The Bullingdon, Oxford): Any music fan worth their vinyl collection will love Stereolab, so it’s surely of note that their singer Laetitia Sadier will be in Oxford soon. She’ll be performing with a trio, and you can expect songs including some from her recent, excellent album Something Shines.
Idiot King Christmas Party (Thursday 18 December @ The Cellar, Oxford): Local promoters celebrate the festive season, part five… Dashing young blades Idiot King promise not only carols and mince pies at their special gig, but also sets from Salvation Bill and Kancho.
The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band Knees Up 2014 (Friday 19 December @ O2 Academy 2, Oxford): Local promoters celebrate the festive season, part six… Looking like a boozy couple of weeks, isn’t it? Keep it going with The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band, The Long Insiders, The Shapes and DJing from The Shellac Collective.
PinDrop Christmas Party (Saturday 20 December @ St Giles Church, Oxford): Local promoters celebrate the festive season, part seven… PinDrop are celebrating Christmas and raising money for homelessness charity The Gatehouse at the same time, with Bethany Weimers, Provincials, Swindlestock and a whole lot more.
OXROX Christmas Party (Saturday 20 December @ The Cellar, Oxford): Local promoters celebrate the festive season, part eight… Heavy types OXROX have a ‘Dolly reunion’-themed Christmas bash lined up, celebrating the pre-Cellar venue with Terminus and rock DJ Krusher Joule.
Full details of these and loads more gigs can be found in the events calendar.