About me: Welcome to the official My Space profile for Oxjam, Oxfam's unique music event, and the UK's biggest festival!
OXJAM: Make Music~Raise Money~End Poverty
What is Oxjam?
Oxjam is a music festival with a difference. Across the UK, people like you put on Oxjam music events to raise money for Oxfam.
Oxjam kicks off on the 1st of April (no joke) this year and continues for the whole rocking month. So whatever music you're into, from folk to funk, rock to rave - get involved now.
Make music, raise money and help end poverty with Oxjam.
Picture getting 50-100 people in a room. All having a brilliant time and feeling super-special because they are helping Oxfam to end poverty. And you'd be there, feeling v. proud.
1. Get a team together of like-minded people who will help make it happen.
2. Research your scene - know what music will bring people in, like local bands with lots of support around.
3. Find a low cost venue or better still a regular club night that might donate some of the door fees. Oxjam in an instant.
4. Set the date and promote like mad, flyers, MySpace, Facebook, posters, word of mouth. Then promote it again. And again.
6. Have fun on the night. Increase smug satisfaction of a job well done by using little extras like raffles, talent auctions etc to make some extra cash. Set up a just giving account and target the folks that couldn't make it.
7. Send the cash into Oxfam here or by cheque payable to Oxfam along with this form.
OxJam @ The Tin Angel Spon St, Coventry This Wed 30 April From 8pm £3 min donation
What a line-up! Al Britten Matt Lakey Garfield Lucy anne Sale Si Hayden Verity Pabla Wes & the dirty band John Wright Richard Hibbs Teresa Stewart Lyndsay & Naomi
Oi! SOUTH WALES!! Get your butts over to Oxjam Pontypridd's page to check out the action for May 1st @ Tom's Bar. We got the line-up to thrill your senses ;) Wanna see you there!
Just to let you know that I am close to confirming an Oxjam Cardiff Chill 2008 gig to take place late next month. It will take the form of an Open Mic night to raise money for Oxjam and will take place in a Cardiff City Centre location (currently being confirmed ;)
I also hope to encourage some local Open Mic nights to help promote Oxjam and raise awareness of the festival and am trying to get the ’OK’ from the council with regard to having a couple of busking events covering the Saturdays during April.
If any bands are interested in playing at the gig or the other opportunities that Oxjam Cardiff Chill 2008 will be offering please drop me an email on Myspace.
I am putting an Oxjam on in Inverness The venue has not been confirmed yet But if you go to www.bebo.com/oxjam08 you can find out more about my Oxjam and I will update it as I go. The headliners are Invernesses own 28 Jacks www.myspace.com/28jacks Lookin forward to it!!
