Launched today - Oxford City Council wants to hear your views about its busking / street entertainment policies. Deadline for feedback is March 17th.
consultation.oxford.gov.uk/regeneration...
@causingascene.bsky.social
Community owned co-op set up to be the collective voice of Oxfordshire’s music scene & associated culture. www.CausingAScene.Org Mailing list: bit.ly/cas-mailing Events: WeGotTickets.com/CausingAScene
Launched today - Oxford City Council wants to hear your views about its busking / street entertainment policies. Deadline for feedback is March 17th.
consultation.oxford.gov.uk/regeneration...
"Nightlife is the most undervalued asset class in culture."
mixmag.net/read/nightli...
We’ve organised a fascinating ‘mapping music, arts & culture spaces’ panel session for the Oxford Brookes Creative Industries Festival, from 1pm to 3pm on Weds 25 February at Brookes.
Book your free tickets now, & check out the other festival sessions:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/6th-inter...
Last night we were privileged to attend the launch of the Music Venue Trust annual report at the V&A. Please give the report a read and share with anyone in a position to affect positive change for grassroots music venues. www.MusicVenueTrust.com
21.01.2026 19:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Our Annual Report 2025 is now available to read at www.MusicVenueTrust.com.
Venues, artists, promoters, crews, and fans - this is vital reading for anybody in the live music sector. It offers research and information, as well as your blueprint for what we do next.
A quick reminder that this is TONIGHT!
11.12.2025 10:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Bring back the Coven
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1 week today! Our Christmas Oxfordshire music scene Social is on Thursday 11 December at @modernartoxford.bsky.social from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Come and say hello. There's lots to talk about.
Book your free place at: wegottickets.com/CausingAScene
Socials kindly supported by Truck Store
We've got lots to talk about, so please join us for the Christmas Oxfordshire music scene Social at @modernartoxford.bsky.social on Thurs 11 December from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.
Book your free place at: wegottickets.com/CausingAScene
Socials kindly supported by Truck Store
Tell the UK Government what music fans really think by completing this survey by 31 November & help to inform a 'Music Fans’ Charter’ that sets out the principles by which live music should work, and that the government and live music industry should sign up to.
forms.office.com/pages/respon...
This will make a difference!
The current risk-averse licensing landscape doesn't help music venues / clubs / hospitality venues) to thrive & build vibrant communities.
Please consider filling in this short survey (& tagging / sharing).
www.homeofficesurveys.homeoffice.gov.uk/s/LicensingR...
We were humbled that so many community spirited people threw their hat in the ring to become a director of Causing a Scene. We honestly could have taken everyone.
Meet our brilliant new board, which includes 4 ‘continuity’ directors and 4 fresh faces. What a team! causingascene.org/people
The plans could make it easier for venues to serve food outside and host more live music, in a bid to "remove unnecessary barriers".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reminder - the next Oxfordshire music scene Social is tomorrow - Thurs 25 Sept at Tap Social Botley from 7:30pm to 11pm.
There’s free pizza on a first-come-first-served basis courtesy of support from those nice people at Truck Store
Book your free place at: wegottickets.com/CausingAScene
Reminder that our next quarterly Oxfordshire music scene Social is at Tap Social Botley on Thurs 25 Sept from 7:30pm to 11pm. And there’s free pizza on a first-come-first-served basis courtesy of support from those nice people at Truck Store.
Book your free place at: wegottickets.com/CausingAScene
If you'd like to get involved and help to shape the Oxfordshire music scene of the future, you can nominate yourself to stand for the Board of Directors by filling in this form ASAP: forms.gle/rPkRePjJd14J...
If you have questions, email us at: CausingASceneOxford@gmail.com
Our next Oxfordshire music scene Social is at Tap Botley on Thurs 25 Sept. Book your free place at: wegottickets.com/CausingAScene
We're holding our AGM immediately beforehand from 6:00pm to 7:15pm. Sign up to attend that here:
forms.gle/Pk6a15CbUms8...
Socials kindly supported by Truck Store
You have just 7 hours left to donate to the Nest - @ywmp's new music space in Little Clarendon Street. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/takingupsp...
21.07.2025 10:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Causing a Scene is preparing a collective submission on behalf of Oxfordshire’s music community, which will focus on the Plan’s potential impact on music, culture and community spaces, so please get in touch if you have expertise in planning regulation.
consultation.oxford.gov.uk/planning-ser...
We’re trialling a new monthly drop-in session where anyone can rock up and discuss their hopes, fears, needs & ideas about the Oxfordshire music scene.
Come and say hello.
2-4pm at Common Ground, Little Clarendon Street on:
Tues 22 July
Weds 27 August
Weds 24 September
Summertown Arts Community is campaigning to secure the United Reformed Church in Summertown as a multi-use venue for creative arts, including music, before a 28 July funding deadline and they need leafletting volunteers.
summertownarts.weebly.com/save-sac.html
summertownartscommunity@gmail.com
Very sad news. Our thoughts are with the friendly and knowledgeable staff who've made PMT such a central part of the Oxfordshire music scene for so many years (in happier times, Oxford was the chain's first new store outside its native Essex). bsky.app/profile/oxfo...
12.06.2025 13:48 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0It's our birthday. 12th June marks 1 year since Causing a Scene officially formed as a community owned Community Benefit Society.
If you love the Oxfordshire music scene, you can become a member and co-owner for just £1.
Sign up, join the mailing list, volunteer and donate at: CausingAScene.org
Free pizza tonight. A reminder that the third Oxfordshire music scene Social is tonight from 6:30pm til late at Common Ground, with free pizza (until its gone) courtesy of our sponsor Truck Store. If you haven’t registered, just turn up
12.06.2025 08:17 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0This is being debated in parliament today and would be a gamechanger for music venues if it’s adopted as primary legislation
markdavyd.substack.com/p/agent-of-c...