Ferocious Dog
o2 academy oxford
fri 30 oct · 6.30pm
£29.65
live music
The Beat, The Selecter, DJ Rhoda Dakar
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UK 2-tone legends
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The 2-tone band behind mirror in the bathroom, stand down margaret and save it for later, led by singer, songwriter and guitarist dave wakeling. Formed in 1979, their debut single, a cover of tears of a clown, went to number six in the uk charts, and three studio albums and a run of hits followed by 1983. They have toured the world alongside the clash, the police, talking heads and david bowie, and sold out their last uk tour in 2023.
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Coventry 2 tone ska band, formed in 1979 and fronted by pauline black, who scored a string of uk top forty singles in the original 2 tone era. The reformed band still tours and records, and released its album human algebra in the 2020s.
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London ska singer who fronted the bodysnatchers on the 2 tone label and sang with the special aka. In 2023 she released version girl, an album of covers of songs she loves, on sunday best records.
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Barricane
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Oxford modern folk band with a femme fatale twist, built around haunting harmony vocals over atmospheric, stormy songs. Described by nightshift as oxford's best folk band, they released their debut album the sky and us during lockdown and their single moon in june 2025, and played truck festival in 2026.