Our highlights include The Jesus And Mary Chain who are touring their long-awaited new record, Damage and Joy. The Scottish alternative band will be sure to come along armed with their classic songs as well as a raft of new tunes to re-invigorate their dedicated fan base as well as pull in the new ones.
April 3 is when the sound of a generation rocks its way into Oxford. Feeder are back with their latest album All Bright Electric, and are bound to sell the place out fast. Make sure you grab your tickets early for this one, as we will be there jumping up and down to Buck Rogers as soon as the first chord is played!
The very next night, we might be tempted back to the Academy as Mallory Knox rock up as part of their Spring UK tour on April 4. Lonely The Brave and Fatherson will be filling out any tiny sonic gap that the Knox boys leave open, but given their reputation on the national circuit for being one of the best new live bands, it’s going to be a brilliant night either way.
They’re brash, loud and a little unhinged, but everybody loves Electric Six just for the sheer fun of it all. April 22 sees the return of the comedy rock band that made a name for themselves in the early 00’s with tunes like Gay Bar and Danger, High Voltage, which will undoubtedly be ringing around the venue. Support comes in the form of Nightmares from the Discotheque from Cardiff who released their debut album About Last Night in December and bring you their own brand of rock, hip-hop and mind-blowing visuals.
If you want things a little more chunky, why not get your head-banging self along to While She Sleeps on April 27 when the roof will be well and truly blown off the place. Metal in its most modern form, the Sheffield five-piece come armed with crushing riffs, piercing vocals and all the attitude you’d expect from one of the premier heavy acts in the country right now. Support on the night comes from up and coming heroes of the underground heavy scene In Hearts Wake and Fizzy Blood who will really get you in the mood for a few beers and a damn good mosh.
And if all this doesn’t get you down to the O2 Academy, we know that Rat Boy will offer something completely different for you to sample. Part of the Radio 1 Sound of 2016 Longlist and moulded in the ways of Beans on Toast et al, you can be sure of some highly charged lyrics, a bit of Essex humour and some cheeky beers are on the cards with this promising young talent.
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