Oxford Entertainment

  1. City of Oxford Orchestra

    With a host of spectacular buildings with great acoustics and two orchestras, Oxford is an excellent place to attend a classical concert. You'll find the widest range of events at www.musicatoxford.com or www.oxfordtickets.com. Also contact Oxford Contemporary Music (www.ocmevents.org) and Oxford Philomusica (www.oxfordphil.com)

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  2. Jericho Tavern

    Chilled out and super cool with big leather sofas, tasselled standard lamps and boldly patterned wallpaper, this hip bar also has a live music venue upstairs. Adorned with giant portraits of John Peel, Supergrass and Radiohead, it's supposedly where the Abingdon boys played their first gig.

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  3. Living Room

    The best of the new set of chain pubs that have blown in to the castle development, this one is all neutral tones, deep leather sofas, low lighting and lads on the pull. There's live blues on the baby grand from Tuesday to Saturday nights, a lengthy cocktail menu and the best outdoor seating in Oxford.

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  4. Po Na Na

    Still one of the best bets in town for a night out, Po Na Na is a small cave-like place with plenty of Moroccan lanterns, drapes and candles, a hip crowd and, in between the regular club nights, some big-name DJs and live events. Expect funk, indie, Old Skool, house and reggae.

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  5. Zodiac

    Oxford's best live music venue is a wonderfully grubby place that attracts an eclectic crowd with its proudly indie vibe and unpretentious attitude. Live gigs upstairs feature anything from singer-songwriters to guitar-thrashing rockers, while the club downstairs plays anything from funk, soul and disco to reggae, glam rock and punk.

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