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Nightshift Magazine ... Oxfords premium music magazine needs help or it will be no more ....

After 16 months without gigs, there’s finally real hope that we might be back in venues properly at the end of July – and we want to make up for lost time.
We also want to help Oxford’s music scene get back on its feet after a devastating period for venues, promoters, festivals, artists and everyone who works in live music or simply loves going to gigs.
During the period of Covid we have lost another cornerstone of Oxford’s gig scene – The Wheatsheaf, while other venues, studios, shops and more have suffered huge financial losses. Part of the fall-out from this is that the advertising revenue that Nightshift has depended on for the last 30 years is going to be severely reduced for the foreseeable future. As it stands, the magazine cannot afford to return.
So, for the first time in those three decades, we’re asking you – the bands, the fans – to contribute to the survival of Nightshift. So we can continue to champion new Oxford artists, fight for local venues’ survival, and let you know about all those gigs you’ve been missing as much as we have.
We asked our favourite Oxford stars, festivals and venues and they answered. RADIOHEAD; FOALS; SUPERGRASS; RIDE; GLASS ANIMALS; SWERVEDRIVER; STORNOWAY; YOUNG KNIVES; TRUCK FESTIVAL; THE O2 ACADEMY; THE BULLINGDON; TRUCK STORE, and more, have donated rare records and memorabilia or signed copies of their debut front cover appearances in Curfew and Nightshift – originals and glossy A3 prints, and everyone who donates to the survival fund is in with a chance of winning something, whether it’s a signed copy of Radiohead’s Curfew front cover issue, or a signed copy of their 1991 On A Friday Curfew cover issue, or a Radiohead album test pressing; a VIP Truck Festival experience, an O2 Academy Gold Ticket, money-can’t buy releases, or a signed print. Artists might want to win a professional live recording or photography session. Or maybe you’d like to win the photo session for your cats – it’s all entirely up to you.
The Crowdfunder takes the form of a raffle, with a multitude of prize draws to enter – whichever prize or prizes you fancy, you can enter for that one – enter as many times as you like or enter different draws and you’re in with a chance of owning something very, very special, as well as knowing you’re helping to bring back the magazine that has always strived to document the very special scene we have in Oxford.
The SAVE NIGHTSHIFT Crowdfunder begins today and runs until the 28th July, after which we’ll draw the winners at random and get those prizes out there. If we reach our target, Nightshift will be back in September. If we don’t, well it’s been nice knowing you. So there you go: if you’ve ever been on the cover of Nightshift, or had a great review, or dreamed of being on the cover, or dreamed of getting a great review; maybe your arch enemy once got thrown in the Demo Dumper, or perhaps you simply enjoy perusing the gig guide and sniggering at the rude words we’re occasionally forced to employ, get involved and we will hopefully see you back down the front once again very soon.
Thank you.

link to the crowdfunder (raffle) page / site .....
 
Target reached yesterday. Well done to the 500+ folk who contributed.

It‘s great that these bands provide some memorabilia to raise funds, but I never understand why they can’t just stump up what is effectively pocket change rather than rely on the punter to actually part with even more cash.
 
It‘s great that these bands provide some memorabilia to raise funds, but I never understand why they can’t just stump up what is effectively pocket change rather than rely on the punter to actually part with even more cash.
Well maybe have done that as well, I guess. Not all bands are rich but Radiohead certainly will be.
 
It‘s great that these bands provide some memorabilia to raise funds, but I never understand why they can’t just stump up what is effectively pocket change rather than rely on the punter to actually part with even more cash.
Wow. Perhaps they were asked to help out in providing stuff, and did just that?
 
It‘s great that these bands provide some memorabilia to raise funds, but I never understand why they can’t just stump up what is effectively pocket change rather than rely on the punter to actually part with even more cash.
Whilst bands perhaps could support small projects, it would still be them subidising a private business and who knows how many such approaches they get. Instead a few rare / unobtainable memorabilia can raise £15,000 from say 1,000 fans spending an average £15 on raffle tickets and it is not just on the shoulders of Radiohead or whoever.
 
Whilst bands perhaps could support small projects, it would still be them subidising a private business and who knows how many such approaches they get. Instead a few rare / unobtainable memorabilia can raise £15,000 from say 1,000 fans spending an average £15 on raffle tickets and it is not just on the shoulders of Radiohead or whoever.
I know the Foals items were widely publicised on Foals fan sites, so you also have a lot of people who were completely unaware of the existence of Nightshift before the band decided to help out knowing about the publication. Valuable exposure, plus money to continue.
 
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