Altogether now… “Ball Ball Ball, Footie Footie Footie! When I go see United, I get over excited; When I go see Millwall, I know I’ll see a good game of football”. Why the rendition of The Footie Song? ‘Cos football fever is on its way, not only in the form of the fast-approaching Euro 2012, but more importantly with an event in July that’ll pitch local music folks against each other on the pitch.

Oxford promoters Audioscope and PinDrop Promotions are organising the competition, due to take place from 11.00 am to 6.00 pm on Saturday 7 July at the Brookes University Centre for Sports in Headington, Oxford. They’re asking for people from Oxfordshire bands, venues and promotions outfits – basically, anybody involved in the local music scene – to get involved in the tournament.

The entry cost is £4 per person, with all proceeds split between national homelessness charity Shelter and local organisation The Gatehouse. Teams will play off against each other in a bid to be declared the sporting champions of Oxfordshire music! There will be group stages and knockout matches, ensuring that players are guaranteed to be involved in more than one game.

Small print: Teams must contain seven or eight members, with six being on the pitch at any one time via rolling substitutions. At least four players on the pitch for a team at any one time must be members of a local band, staff at a local venue, local gig promoters or otherwise involved in the Oxford music scene. Entries must be submitted by Monday 25 June.

Up for it? To enter a team, email the organisers with details of your team name and its members.

Find out more information from this tasty selection of links: Pindrop Promotions; Audioscope; Shelter; The Gatehouse.