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Fri 22nd May 26 19:00
🎶 Strummer Room Records Presents… in conjunction with The Apothecary Tap 🎶
We’re delighted to confirm that ApTap Fest will be back for May Bank Holiday Weekend 2026 (22–24 May)!
✨ 15 bands & artists – 3 days of live music! ✨
BLACK HATS / MAISY'S RAINBOW DREAM / MYSTERY BISCUIT / THE EXACT OPPOSITE / OCTAVIA FREUD / BARRELHAUS /...
Sat 30th May 26 12:00
To celebrate Banbury Pride, join us at The Apothecary Tap for an afternoon and evening of live music and DJ sets.
Queen Eleanors Cross return to the stage where they first began a couple of years ago, with Banbury prog-rock enigma Erinferno opening the live music. DJ sets come from the excellent Yaya Jojo.
Bar open from midday. DJ from 1pm. Live music from 3pm. Everyone welcome!
FREE ENTRY
Fri 5th Jun 26 19:30
We’re incredibly proud to host Oxford’s own Lucy Leave as part of the celebrations for the release of their brand new album “Feelings Explorer I & II”, out 6th March.
Lucy Leave are fast becoming one of Oxford’s most exciting underground exports Fiercely independent and sonically adventurous, they’ve built a reputation for electrifying...
Fri 19th Jun 26 19:30
🔥 Strummer Room Records Presents…
DEAD ANYWAY + Das GHOUL + Wundabyte
📍 The Apothecary Tap, Banbury
đź“… Friday 19th June 2026
🍻 Bar open from 2PM
🎶 Live music from 7:30PM
🎸 DEAD ANYWAY
Expect emotive, genre-bending soundscapes blending spoken word, electronica and live drums. Drawn from the DIY/indie underground, they deliver da...
Fri 3rd Jul 26 19:30
We’re delighted to announce that No Worries If Not will be playing The Apothecary Tap on Friday 3rd July.
No Worries If Not are an electronic dance music duo known for their undeniably catchy, tongue-in-cheek lyrics and playful choreography. Think the energy of Confidence Man, the flamboyance of Scissor Sisters, and the art-pop flair of Talking ...
Sat 11th Jul 26 12:00
Guess what? Strummer Room Records Presents is turning 13!
To celebrate, we’re bringing 5 amazing bands back to The Apothecary Tap for a day of fantastic original live music — including Tiger Mendoza, who played our very first event, BodFest 13, back in July 2013.
Also joining the bill are Oxford shoegaze/slowcore outfit iii’s, local favouri...
Fri 17th Jul 26 19:30
Strummer Room Records presents another explosive Punk at the Tap night.
Oxford veterans Beaver Fuel headline with their signature blend of “intriguingly verbose punky pop tunes” — sharp, noisy, and unmistakably their own.
Joining them are The Winona’s from Ipswich: a raw pulse of noise and nerve. Their post-punk eruption lives in the tens...