Causing A Scene

25/09/2026

3 days left to nominate yourself to become a director of Causing a Scene (applications close at 23.59 this Sunday - 27 Sept).

Co-operatives like ours are nothing without community-spirited volunteers, so we're looking for new directors who have a passion for the local music scene. If that sounds like you, please consider standing to join our Board.

Also save the date for our AGM - Mon 12 October at East Oxford Community Centre:

More details at: bit.ly/4xLxExb

21/09/2026

A reminder to all venues, promoters and musicians that you have until 9am on Mon 12 October to apply for some of the £20,000 on offer from the Oxford City Council Grassroots Music Fund.

https://www.facebook.com/OxfordCityCouncil/posts/pfbid02Qz1GremU5wBKma9YD4qV7zXL9UFn9guPv7DK6kzXVHGbtXc2XuxHgXNr916JLtpl

We have launched a Grassroots Music Fund, with £20,000 allocated during the 2026/2027 financial year. Funding for the grant was secured at Budget Council, and will be split equally into two strands.

- Venues: Two grants of £5000 each will be made available for music venues
- Musicians and promoters: Around 10 grants averaging £1,000 each will be available for musicians and promoters

The funding aims to help venues support musicians and promoters, by providing rehearsal and performance space and reducing costs and other support as appropriate.

The fund also aims to reduce costs for musicians and promoters to enable more musical activity in the city.

Applications for the new funding pot opened on Monday 17 August, and the deadline for applications to be received is 9am on Monday 12 October.

More information on the grant funding and eligibility criteria can be found here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/grants/grassroots-music-fund

18/09/2026

This is a gentle reminder that you have 9 days left to nominate yourself to become a director of Causing a Scene (applications close on Sun 27 Sept).

Co-operatives like ours are nothing without community-spirited volunteers, so we're looking for new directors who have a passion for the local music scene. If that sounds like you, please consider standing to join our Board.

Also save the date for our AGM - Mon 12 October at East Oxford Community Centre:

More details at:

https://mailchi.mp/ee0cbcab7b96/save-the-date-for-our-agm-social-201769

11/09/2026

Co-operatives like ours are nothing without community-spirited volunteers, so we're looking for new directors who have a passion for the local music scene. If that sounds like you, please consider standing to join our Board. Applications close on Sun 27 September.

Also save the date for our AGM - Mon 12 October at EOCC.

More details at the link below:

https://mailchi.mp/ee0cbcab7b96/save-the-date-for-our-agm-social-201769

26/08/2026

We're sending one CAS member to shadow the Sheldonian sound crew.

On Sunday 27 September, Stornoway play Oxford’s legendary Sheldonian Theatre.

One CAS member is going to spend the day with the production crew — load-in, line check, soundcheck, doors, show.

Not a tour of the building. A working day, alongside the people doing it.

This is for you if you're starting out in live sound, or you've been mixing your mates' bands in back rooms and want to see how a big room gets put together. You don't need experience. You just need to want it.

It’s not a paid role, but we will cover your travel expenses within Oxfordshire.

▸ Open to CAS members, 18+ ▸ Free to enter ▸ Apply by the end of Monday 31 August. Application link in our bio.

▸ The winning applicant will be randomly selected, then informed on the evening of Tuesday 1 September.

Not a CAS member yet? It costs just £1 and you'll get a say in what our community owned co-operative does. Membership link also in our bio.

Huge thanks to the Sheldonian's front of house engineer, who offered this and has already raised the prospect of doing it again at other Oxford shows this autumn. Watch this space.

19/08/2026

Calling Oxfordshire artists, bands and musicians - this project is for you!

Calling Oxfordshire artists, bands and musicians - this project is for you! We're teaming up with the Museum of Oxford to present a unique live show bringing together the sounds of Oxford itself with the talent of its musicians and artists.

Sounds of the City: live invites Oxford’s musicians to work with a field recording of a sound from the city, and develop a piece of music or a song based on (and containing) that recording, to perform live at the museum at a showcase event on Friday 11 December.

This unique project sees artists being inspired by the soundscapes of our home city to create a set of songs that spring from the very sounds of Oxford itself – and a unique live event celebrating the sounds of Oxford as they’ve never been heard before.

Participating artists will receive £100 each for taking part, will perform their Sounds of the City compositions live at the museum, and the pieces will also be presented on the Cities and Memory sound map and across our podcast.

Apply to take part by 29 August: https://citiesandmemory.com/sounds-city-live-oxford/

19/08/2026

Venues and artists should genuinely consider applying for this new fund. The more successful it is, the more likely it is to continue beyond the proposed initial 2 years.

Grant funding available for venues, musicians and promoters to help support musical activity in Oxford.

19/07/2026

A massive thank you to Charlbury Riverside Festival for programming Causing a Scene’s conversation with Nightshift Magazine’s legendary editor Ronan Munro yesterday.

If you’re interested in how the scene can fill the massive gap left by the end of the magazine, watch this space for our next Open Meeting.

06/07/2026

Tell us your priorities for the Oxfordshire music scene at our first Open Meeting tomorrow night. Anyone and everyone welcome!

Tues 7 July from 6pm to 7.30pm + drinks afterwards

Upstairs Room
The Oxford Retreat
Hythe Bridge Street
Oxford, OX1 2EW

27/06/2026

In case you haven’t seen it yet, this upcoming exhibition at the Museum of Oxford looks brilliant.

And it’s the starting point for a wider project and discussion - so you can contribute your own stories and memories, tickets, flyers, set lists, photos etc for City Stories 'Oxford's Music History' at the link below:

https://museumofoxford.omeka.net/contribution