We like to do things differently at the Oakford Social Club. Music is everything to us, which is why we put the best bands from across the country on our neon lit stage every week (check our programme!), and the most entertaining and off-centre DJs imaginable on Fridays and Saturdays.
The attention to detail doesn't stop there though. At the Oakford Social Club you'll find plenty of nooks and crannies to
seek solace, while sipping on your Brother's Pear Cider, Frulli strawberry beer or a good old fashioned pint of bitter. If you need a breath of fresh air, our tree-lined patios are open year-round, with heaters and umbrellas helping you to adapt to the elements.
And let's not forget the food (The full menu can be found on our blog) which includes hearty pies and home-cooked Sunday roasts that your Mum would be proud of.
We can be found on 53 Blagrave Street, Reading... Just opposite the station... Call us on 01189 594267.
WELCOME TO THE OAKFORD SOCIAL CLUB!
Previous Acts at The Oakford
Baddies
Ben Mynott (The Big Chill)
Bridgette Amofar
Coley Park
Dan Le Sac
Danny & The Champions of the World
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Dollyrocker (Buttoned Down Disco)
Duke Dumont (Turbo/Dubsided)
Eugene McGuinness
Everything Everything
Factory Floor
Fanfarlo
Filthy Dukes
Goldierocks
Good Shoes
Gucci Soundsystem (DFA)
Hafdis Huld
Hatcham Social
I Bet Ya
Is Tropical
Kasms
Kid Carpet
Lex Records
Lois & Pearl
Loose Salute
Lou (New Young Pony Club)
Lovefoxxx (CSS)
Matt Walsh (Bugged Out)
Michachu & The Shapes
Midi Midis
Mike Bones
My Tiger My Timing
Neil Halstead (Slowdive)
Omes (Ex I Was A Cub Scout)
Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem)
Pete Wheeler
Plastic Little
Post War Years
Punks Jump Up
Rhysmix (Cooper Temple Clause)
Russ Cuban (Cuban Brothers)
Skull Juice
Stopmakingme (AITBF)
The Foxes
The Junipers
The Loose Salute
The Maccabees
The Nextmen
The XX
Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers
Toy Toy
We Have Band
White Rose Movement
Wildcat Will (Whitey)
Young & Lost
Oakford Vacancies
We are currently looking for potential part-time bar staff, and competent kitchen staff. If you feel you have the necessary people skills and passion for what we do at the Oakford, please don't hesitate to drop off your CV at the bar.
DJs/Promoters!!??
... We are always looking to promote a diversity of sounds at the Oakford Social Club. Our residents are known for spinning some of the most broad and open-minded sets in Reading, and we're always keen to promote new talent.
If you would like the chance to spin at the Oakford, and thing you can bring something unique to the table, please email us a sample playlist of ten tracks that we could expect to hear from you if you played at the Oakford. Please try to keep the lists eclectic, we're not Fabric!
Just to let you know the Tunnels website is now online where you can hear the latest music made from field recordings on the London Underground while you check your tube times
"Casiokids, you rule in all sort of wonderful ways" (Guardian) + The Temper Trap, "Australia's hottest new band" (BBC Newsbeat) and all for free...Oakford you are spoiling us!
GRACE JONES After two decades in self–imposed exile, Grace Jones returns to music with new album Hurricane. Plan B meets the self–proclaimed Corporate Cannibal: part avenging angel, part black devil, a true force of nature.
OF MONTREAL Nine albums in, and the transformation of Athens, Georgia indie dramatists Of Montreal is complete. Plan B bags a front–row seat as master of ceremonies Kevin Barnes raises the curtain on a grotesque, glittering vaudeville show featuring creatures real and imaginary, neuroses come to life, bared bodies and souls, and seductive, compulsive pop.
MOHA! For the latest In Praxis, Plan B's ongoing series on the process of music–making, we meet MoHa!, Norwegian punk deconstructionists pitting experimental electronics against skronk–jazz and watching sparks fly.
JUANA MOLINA Levitate awhile with Juana Molina, the Argentinian pop sorceress conjuring voice and rhythm into luminous songs that balance beauty and agitation.
PLUS Jahdan Blackkamore, El Guincho, Cats In Paris, Madonna, The Wave Pictures, Vivian Girls, Crystal Antlers, Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore, Antony And The Johnsons, The Bug, Wookie, Chairlift, In The Mix: Fortuna Pop, The Beehive: Music Of The Opposition, The Guillotines, Izza Kizza, Petit Mal, Danielson, Roisin Murphy.
Hi! I'm currently working on my new EP due to be released later this year, in the meantime here's a taste of what's to come. Hope you enjoy it. *Luisa Bertolatti*
You can also visit my own personal myspace page at www. myspace. com/luisabertolatti and sign up to my mailing list for news on releases, tours and more!
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