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HEAVY MUSIC LIVE IN BANBURY

TOC @ The Wheatsheaf is our live music partnership with Banbury’s home of heavy music. We've joined forces to deliver unmissable gigs featuring some of the best alternative acts on the UK scene.

Run by musician and MMA machine Ben Smith, The Wheatsheaf has long been a place where the alt community meets, known for its great beer and grassroots energy.

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SOUNDS OF THE SHEAF

Curated by the team behind Banbury's heavy music hangout, this no-nonsense selection of hardcore, deathcore, metal, punk and everything in between is a taste of what you'll hear pumping through the Wheatsheaf.

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The band discuss their debut EP, genre-blurring influences, Birmingham’s heavy music scene and opening TOCstock: The Revenge.

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