Oxjam Preview
October 25th
The Hop, Wakefield
We don’t preview gigs as often as we should, or would like
to. Busy days, y’know? But this coming Friday it is for an especially good
cause, so we pulled our fingers out.
It’s an Oxjam gig at The Hop in Wakefield . I can’t remember the last time
there was an Oxjam gig in the Merrie
City
Aside of being for a good cause, it’s also a great line-up.
Headliners are current highflyers The Michael Ainsley Band who are never less
than satisfying when inhabiting a stage. See our review of their recent album
here.
NARCS join them, very much ones to watch over the next
twelve months. Our review (here) of their debut single proclaimed it the best
of the year thus far. Yet from what I am hearing, they have only improved since
then.
The Do’s also take to the stage, after a storming Long
Division and growing, loyal fanbase, it’ll be interesting to see what they have
been up to as they work on their debut album.
Finally, a fundraiser or benefit gig in Wakefield would not be complete without a
punk poetry set from Skint & Demoralised’s Matt Abbott. With a lineup like
this, it’s all too easy to sit back, pint in hand, and soak up the music,
forgetting that there is a good reason to be there, and Matt will surely give
us a decent reminder of the fact.
It’s four pounds in, all of which goes to Oxfam. If nothing
else, it’s more worthwhile than watching the human jukebox downstairs and
contributing to some old rockers hip replacement, so get out, and feel good
about yourself.
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