Manchester’s most diverse fundraising event is taking over 8 of the finest venues throughout the Northern Quarter from 1-11pm to bring you the best established and upcoming music, art, film, dance, comedy and poetry in the city on sunday 25th october.
Tickets only £7 advance / £8 door. Your ticket will give you access to eight brilliant venues located all over the Northern Quarter, see below for further details. Oxjam Manchester 2009 is in aid of Oxfam to help the fight against Climate Change.
Mint lounge
As one of our main evening venues, the line up at Mint Lounge is a dazzling mash up of electronica, dub step, hip hop, indie, with a sprinkling of French Pop.
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Venue Line-up
- Sunshine Underground (Dj Set)
On stage: 22:00 – 00:00
- The Paris Riots (full band acoustic)
On stage: 21:15 – 22:00
- Peter Hook
On stage: 19:45 – 21:15
- Suzuki Method
On stage: 19:15 – 19:45
- MAY 68
On stage: 18:30 – 19:00
- Shmoo
On stage: 17:45 – 18:15
- Briggzy
On stage: 17:00 – 17:30
- Rich Reason
On stage: 22:00 – 00:00
- Shoplifters (DJ Set)
On stage: 20:00 – 22:00
- Jonny Shire (DJ Set)
On stage: 18:00 – 20:00
2nd Room
Night & Day
We felt we could get creative at one of Manchester’s favourite music venues! So we’ve filled it with an eclectic menu of delights to keep people entertained from afternoon to night.
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Venue Line-up
- The Sandells
On stage: 22:15 – 23:00
- The Suzuki’s
On stage: 21:00 – 21:45
- Pyjama Party
On stage: 20:00 – 20:30
- Sophie’s Pigeons
On stage: 19:00 – 19:30
- Meadow
On stage: 18:00 – 18:30
- Deadly Brotherhood Of The Gun
On stage: 17:00 – 17:30
- Shoshin
On stage: 16:00 – 16:30
- Crooked Rooks
On stage: 15:00 – 15:30
- Open
14:45
Matt and Phreds
For the musical connoisseurs Blues, Jazz and Soul blend with poetry and comedy for a day and night of truly amazing musicians and performers. Louis Barabas and The Bedlam Six…
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Venue Line-up
- Louis Barabbas and the Bedlam Six
On stage: 22:15 – 23:00
- Paul Latham and his very special Oxjam Jazz Quartet
On stage: 21:00 – 21:45
- The McNaughton Quintet
On stage: 19:45 – 20:30
- Natalie Blooms
On stage: 18:45 – 19:15
- Extra Love
On stage: 17:30 – 18:15
- Honeyfeet
On stage: 16:15 – 17:00
- Lady Garden
On stage: 15:30 – 16:00
- Open
15:00
Odd
Throughout the day overwhelm your senses with roast dinners and acoustic treats, with a fine desert section of dj’s to get you in the mood for a very special evening at Odd.
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Venue Line-up
- Laetitia Beats Unhappening DJ Set
On stage: 22:15 – 00:00
- Former Bullies
On stage: 21:45 – 22:15
- Hyacinth Girl
On stage: 20:45 – 21:15
- Waiters
On stage: 19:45 – 20:15
- Nathaniel
On stage: 18:45 – 19:15
- Revolver DJ Set
On stage: 16:15 – 18:15
- The Happy Soul Acoustic
On stage: 15:45 – 16:15
- This Weeks Gold DJ Set
On stage: 15:00 – 15:45
- The Alter Ego’s Acoustic
On stage: 14:30 – 15:00
- This Weeks Gold DJ Set
On stage: 13:00 – 14:30
- Open
12:30
Common
Common presents a very special day of musical treats. With the seventeen piece Fairey Band presenting Acid Brass, the lonesome blues of Liz Green, the downright weirdness…
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Venue Line-up
- Marc Rowlands DJ Set
On stage: 18:00 – 19:00
- The Fairey Band
On stage: 17:00 – 18:00
- Paddy Steer
On stage: 16:00 – 16:30
- Graham Massey
On stage: 15:00 – 15:30
- Liz Green
On stage: 14:00 – 14:30
- Open
13:00
Apotheca / Dough
Within the uniquely fantastical nook and crannies of Apotheca, alongside magical cocktails and mysterious brews you will find Manchester’s finest poets. Listen to their wondrous words…
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Venue Line-up
- Oxjam Cocktails @ Apotheca £4
All proceeds go to Oxfam
- Mike Garry – Poetry
On stage: 18:15
- Walton Hesse
On stage: 17:45 – 18:15
- Kamal Arafa (Acoustic set)
On stage: 16:45 – 17:15
- The Minx Acoustic
On stage: 15:45 – 16:15
- Rainbow Trout
- Jay Krause
On stage: 13:45 – 14:15
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Downstairs
- The Big Issue Poetry
Competition readersOn stage: 16:15 – 17:15
- The Other Room
On stage: 13:45 – 14:45
- Open
13:00
Upstairs
Nexus
We are proud to present a line up of live art, film, photography, dance and acoustic performances at Nexus. Girl Peculiar, Kathryn Mc Edwards and Aidan Smith play amidst a live art performance…
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Venue Line-up
- Aidan Smith
On stage: 18:00 – 18:45
- Girl Peculiar
On stage: 17:00 – 17:30
- negotiationofspace
On stage: 16:00 – 16:30
- Magpahi
On stage: 15:15 – 15:45
- Art group unite for a performance art piece to celebrate the W8
On stage: 14:15 – 14:45
- negotiationofspace
On stage: 13:15 – 13:45
- Open
13:00
The Bluu Outdoors
Circus Jam, market stalls, treasure map and a giant raffle all to keep you entertained whilst getting your wristbands.
Open @ 12:30 pm till 9:30pm- come visit BLUU to exchange…..
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Venue Line-up
- Circus Jam
About Oxjam Manchester Takeover 2009
Oxjam Manchester Takeover 2009, our huge Northern Quarter festival on Sunday the 25th of October. Expect an eclectic array of cultural affairs – from live music, art performances, dance and poetry readings to comedy and exhibitions. Spanning eight venues the festival is part of a huge national event with over 25 cities putting on their own Oxjam festivals- all with their unique spin, over the same weekend.
Oxjam is set to raise thousands of pounds towards Oxfam’s work, using the power of music to reach out to the masses. All the bands, all the staff have given up their time for free- because we feel that Oxjam is important enough to make it all worthwhile!! The Manchester team was spoilt for choice when putting together our festival. Check out the OXJAM MANCHESTER site to find out the amazing people and places that make up the Oxjam Manchester Takeover. I hope you agree we have something for everyone!
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