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Entertainment and nightlife
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Having spawned both Supergrass and Radiohead, you'd think Oxford would be hot on popular music, but the star quality of its local heroes is not reflected in either the
live-music
or
club scene
which, aside from a couple of noteworthy venues, is comparatively lame. Part of the reason for this is that the city's students tend to fall back on college discos, an option closed to the rest. By comparison, devotees of
classical music
are well catered for, with the city's main concert halls and certain college chapels - primarily Christ Church, Merton and New College - offering a wide-ranging programme of concerts and recitals. As regards
theatre
, student productions dominate the city repertoire, but the quality of acting varies, particularly when they tackle Shakespeare, the favourite for the open-air college productions put on for tourists during the summer.
For
listings
of upcoming gigs and concerts, consult either
This Month in Oxford
or
WOW
, a glossy, listings magazine. Both are available free at the tourist office. The Friday edition of the
Oxford Times
has a listings section too.
Tickets
to most musical events are on sale at the Oxford Playhouse. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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