Editors, Fatboy Slim and VV Brown Launch Oxjam Gigs

The line-up for Oxjam’s month of music has been unveiled and includes Editors, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Just Jack and VV Brown.

Nitin Sawhney and Tony Allen are also among the acts announced to launch a series of charity shows. The gigs will help kick off thousands of other fundraising music events to take place across the country in aid of Oxfam.

The acts will play gigs in a secret Oxfam shop in London with a 150-person capacity in aid of the charity this September and October.

The event culminates on 25 October with the Oxjam Takeover – an event spanning 150 venues in more than 20 cities, with more than 2000 artists performing to raise money for the charity.

The focus throughout will be on Oxfam’s blue faces campaign, which is aimed at raising awareness of climate change issues.

The likes of Jarvis Cocker, Little Boots, The Kooks’ Luke Pritchard and Fatboy Slim have already painted their faces blue and been photographed by Rankin in order to encourage the government to take action.

The following acts are confirmed to play Oxjam gigs:

VV Brown, Just Jack (September 28)
Tony Allen, Nitin Sawhney, Shlomo (29)
Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx (DJ set), Stereo MCs (DJ set) (30)
Editors (October 1)

Tickets for the shows go on sale this Friday (September 4) from 9am.

For information on events happening near you, go to http://www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam