Events at The Nest
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Climate Reframe: Ending Ecocide and Building Global Solidarity
An evening bringing together activists, organisers, and creatives to explore how climate
justice connects to wider global struggles — and what solidarity can look like in practice.
Expect a thoughtful panel, followed by music, food, and space to connect.
Music Night at The Nest
Two young local and upcoming bands Weekend Warriors and Flip Phone. Flip phone are an upcoming indie rock band, playing their own originals, alongside covers of very popular indie bands.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Music Leadership Training with Starlings
Are you a musician who wants to build your confidence and expand your skills as a music leader? Join Starling Sessions Artistic Directors Lauren Spiceley and John Ruddock for this free six week training course in music group leadership.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
WHIPLASH No.9: IF U READ THIS UR GAY EDITION
WHIPLASH presents SEVEN YEAR WAITING LIST + EMERGENCY BROADCAST + PITYSPEED + OVERTIME
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Music Leadership Training with Starlings
Are you a musician who wants to build your confidence and expand your skills as a music leader? Join Starling Sessions Artistic Directors Lauren Spiceley and John Ruddock for this free six week training course in music group leadership.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Fundraiser gig for Amnesty International
Join us at The Nest for an unforgettable night of live music in aid of Amnesty International UK.
Music Leadership Training with Starlings
Are you a musician who wants to build your confidence and expand your skills as a music leader? Join Starling Sessions Artistic Directors Lauren Spiceley and John Ruddock for this free six week training course in music group leadership.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Music Leadership Training with Starlings
Are you a musician who wants to build your confidence and expand your skills as a music leader? Join Starling Sessions Artistic Directors Lauren Spiceley and John Ruddock for this free six week training course in music group leadership.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Music Leadership Training with Starlings
Are you a musician who wants to build your confidence and expand your skills as a music leader? Join Starling Sessions Artistic Directors Lauren Spiceley and John Ruddock for this free six week training course in music group leadership.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Music Leadership Training with Starlings
Are you a musician who wants to build your confidence and expand your skills as a music leader? Join Starling Sessions Artistic Directors Lauren Spiceley and John Ruddock for this free six week training course in music group leadership.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
The Palestine Music Space and YWMP fundraiser: Ahmed Eid
with support from Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
Emergency Cabaret
Emergency Cabaret is a night of radical queer performances. We platform experienced artists, showcase emerging talent and curate spaces for queer survival. Cabaret is political, and we put queer community, pleasure and solidarity at the heart of what we do. Let our exquisite underground creatures take you on their journey to build collective rage and hope together, in the face of a world on fire.
F*Choir with YWMP
An afternoon with F*Choir at The Nest
F*Choir is a 70-strong, queer-led ensemble that radically reimagines what choral singing can be - bold, high-energy, full-body music that celebrates collective liberation, joy, and embodied resistance.
Solidarity Sing-In
A space to connect and raise our voices! All voices are welcome, no singing experience necessary.
Hannah Lou Larsen - 'Peach Pine Ocean' EP Release Launch Show
With support from Bellz Offbeat and Lane J
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
The (Common) Print Making Fair
Artists Books / LTD Editions / Posters /Zines / Printed Matter + Workshops, DJ sets and more
FREE ENTRY
Drawing Club x The Nest
Come along to Drawing Club – a fun, approachable opportunity to liberate your creativity through mark-making! Open to everyone; beginners, enthusiasts and artists alike! Each session will have a focus, but by no means is this a class! We encourage getting distracted, making mistakes, collaborating and starting again.
Divine Schism presents: Shovel Dance Collective
A beautiful happening! We’re bringing Shovel Dance Collective back to Oxford on Sat 21st March as we welcome them to The Nest. They played one of our favourite shows of recent years in 2023 and we’re delighted they’re back in town!
Nowruz Yearn and Feast
Bring in Nowruz with Yearn DJ night on Friday 20th March, followed by a screening and feast on Saturday 21st March
Divine Schism presents: Ora Cogan
Divine Schism welcome Ora Cogan to Oxford for the first time with her truly beautiful songs!
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
WHIPLASH No. 8: CALL IN SICK EDITION
For our eighth event we're getting noisy and welcoming:
DEAD NAME - blackened noise punk, London
MONIKA BADLY - pain-jazz noise-techno, Bristol
HOLY WOUNDS - noise/doom metal, Oxford
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.
Monday Hangouts
YWMP sessions open to women, trans and non-binary people aged 14 to 25. We meet weekly to share music with each other, discuss artists we love and their stories, write and play music together, learn and share music skills, playlist together, have guests, eat and hold space for each other.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY GALA
Come celebrate International Women's Day at The Nest with live music AND an exhibit of feminist writings and artwork!
Divine Schism presents: Mermaid Chunky
Mermaid Chunky. It’s all in a name, sometimes. The danceable, costumed, curiosity rich duo of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moin are as imaginative as they profess. Or, to get more to the point, as we all need them to be.
F*Choir Open Session
Join the next F*Choir Open Session with Bianca Stephens exploring embodied sound and joy.
Starling Sessions
Starling Sessions - run by OCM and Tandem Collective, a global folk orchestra exploring traditional music from around the world. Each week a different member of the group brings a song/tune to share with everyone.