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A number of cities have already declared an interest in hosting Eurovision 2023, including London, Newcastle, Glasgow and Manchester (PA)

Eurovision 2023 host city shortlist to be revealed this week
A number of cities have already declared an interest in hosting Eurovision 2023, including London, Newcastle, Glasgow and Manchester.

Damian Lewis speaks ahead of Wilderness show

Smiles at last year’s Wilderness Festival – one of the few festivals to go ahead last summer after restrictions eased. Picture by Ed Nix

Wilderness Festival Wilderness Festival boss shares secret of Oxfordshire's most fabulous event

Sophie Ellis-Bexter

Wilderness Festival Fun-loving Wilderness Festival bursts into life with pop, dance and comedy

Summer show theatre players

Village players raise money for Ukraine with Jubilee performance

Queen tribute band to rock Garth Park

Queen tribute band to rock Garth Park

BBC Eastenders and Blue star Lee Ryan arrested after 'going crazy' on BA flight. (PA/BBC)

Eastenders star arrested after 'going crazy' on flight after being refused booze

Bugsy Malone will play at the Oxford Playhouse in September. Picture: Oxford Playhouse

Family-favourite musical Bugsy Malone to visit Oxford on first ever UK tour

Mania: The ABBA Tribute

Tribute acts and DJs as summer festival returns

Truck Festival returned after two years of cancellations. Picture by Ed Nix.

REVIEW: 'No matter what changes in life, you can always rely on Truck Festival'

The Beckham home

Beckhams £50,000 glamping tent pitched in garden investigated by planners, say reports

Tug of war at Heyford Park Summer Fun Day

Village summer party sees over 2000 visitors

Shawn Mendes issues statement revealing mental health reason for cancelling concert tour. (PA)

Shawn Mendes issues statement revealing reason for cancelling upcoming UK tour

Truck music festival 2022.
Picture by Ed Nix

Truck in pictures: Kasabian praise "incredible!" Truck Festival as 25,000 join Oxfordshire party

Andrew Cushin. Picture by Rhona Murphy

TRUCK FESTIVAL Truck Festival star Andrew Cushin 'keeps things down to earth'

The UK has officially been confirmed as the host for Eurovision 2023 after winners Ukraine will no longer be able to host. (PA)

UK officially announced as hosts for Eurovision 2023 following Ukraine conflict

Spotify's new Pet Playlist feature is one for the animal lovers - How to create

Residents can hear TRUCK festival from their living rooms

Truck Festival Kansas girl Piney Gir returns to her roots at Oxfordshire's Truck Festival

Crystal Tides. Picture by Rhona Murphy

Truck Festival Buzz band Crystal Tides drift in for Truck Festival debut

Truckers are ready to return to Hill Farm for the 25th anniversary Truck Festival

Truck Festival - Oxfordshire's biggest rock and pop event - gets underway

Tom Jones issues health update after 'collapsing' on stage. (PA)

Sir Tom Jones issues health update after 'collapsing' on stage

Sledgehammer performing at Garth Park

Live music and magic events planned for August by council

Crowds enjoying the carnival

Carnival goes ahead for the first time in two years

A rousing response from the Main Stage crowd . All pictures by Tim Hughes

Updated IN PICTURES: Cornbury Festival bows out in style with fabulous final fling

Faringdon Folly

Three-day music and arts festival kicked off today

Last hurrah for Cornbury Music Festival this weekend

James Blunt, Ronan Keating and Bryan Adams ready to play final Cornbury Festival

Pop Star Ellie Goulding's Facebook posts for alcohol brand banned

Gary Barlow and wife Dawn

Have a little patience: operatic society await message from Gary Barlow ahead of show

Gwynhaff the Dragon

Summer festival will return after two years of restrictions

Wendy Marks, Bicester Concert Band's conductor

Concert band to hold first live performance since Covid

The Moorish pavilion at Kingham Lodge featured on George Clarke's Amazing Spaces

Kingham is the second-least affordable ‘picturesque’ place in UK, says new study

Foals at Glastonbury Festival. Picture by Tim Hughes

Oxford stars Foals, Supergrass and Glass Animals sparkle at Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival 2022. Picture by Tim Hughes

Opinion Glastonbury: Oxford stars' joy at playing world's best festival

Dr Michelle Castelletti. Picture: Ed Nix

Oxford Festival of the Arts underway with “kaleidoscopic” range of events

Elvis Costello and the Imposters at the New Theatre Photo: John Styles

Elvis Costello is back to entertain his fans at the New Theatre

St Vincent plays Oxford - then Glastonbury

Updated Grammy-winning artist St Vincent warms up for Glastonbury with Oxford show tonight

Pearl Diver, South Park, Oxford. Picture by Ed Nix

Going out Loved-up Oxford band Pearl Diver launch gorgeous new record at riverside pub

Groove Armada’s Andy Cato sold his publishing rights to set up as a farmer (A Story About Bread – Wildfarmed)

How Groove Armada’s Andy Cato and TV's George Lamb are reconnecting food with farming

KITE festival had its first event during the weekend

10,000 people attend brand new festival in Oxfordshire

Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue

People took our dub album back to the shop saying the vocal's gone missing: UB40's Ali Campbell on bringing reggae to the masses

Sarah Cracknell of Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell brings glamour and dream-pop to new festival

Louis Stringer is fundraising so he can study in America. Picture: Ed Nix

Young musician fundraising so he can attend world-leading music school

Holding back the years: Simply Red to top bill at Nocturne

Crowdsurfing at Radiohead's South Park gig in 2001

10 colourful photos from the early 2000s

Shrek the Musical is coming to Oxford next year

Hit West End show Shrek the Musical coming to Oxford

Oxford-based cultural group, Udayan

Artists come together to protest the war in Ukraine

Wood Festival Picture by Tim Hughes

PICTURE SPECIAL Rock, sun & family fun made Oxfordshire's first festival of year 'the best ever'

Brian Blessed, Professor Sir Andrew Pollard and Theresa May are all set to appear at Oxford Festival of the Arts. Pictures: Yui Mok/PA, Steve Parsons/ PA & Ed Nix

‘People want to party in real life’: The big names as arts festival returns

VIDEO: Busking violinist wows weekend crowds with unique balance act

Busking violinist wows weekend crowds with unique balance act

Wood Festival organiser Robin Bennett, left

Music lovers head into the woods for Oxfordshire's first festival of the year

Inclusive Witney Music Festival to be fully accessible for all live music fans

Bosses make Music Festival fully accessible for all live music fans

Get a first look at Sam Ryders UK Eurovision Act ahead of the Grand Final (PA)

Get a first look at Sam Ryders UK Eurovision Act ahead of the Grand Final

Seb Reynolds has released a record inspired by Sir Roger Bannister's four-minute mile. Picture by Ed Nix

Oxford runner's musical tribute to Four-Minute Mile legend Sir Roger Bannister