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Public Service Broadcasting
20 March 2025 @ 7.00pm
About Public Service Broadcasting
Following their sell-out Friars Aylesbury Bright Magic concert in 2021, Public Service Broadcasting returns to New Theatre Oxford for the final leg of their UK tour celebrating the launch of their new album titled The Last Flight which was released on Friday 04 October.
The inspiration for the LP is taken from the final voyage of America’s pioneering female “aviatrix” Amelia Earhart. Back in 1922, when she was just 25, she flew higher than any woman before her and became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, setting multiple speed and distance records.
It also makes a nod to her final venture, when she announced in 1937 that she would circumnavigate the globe in her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra aircraft. She crossed the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, but never made it back.
The album’s first single Electra is a pulsating, funk-inspired track which, like the album, takes inspiration from the determination of Earheart and captures the same force as her aircraft.
“I wanted to do a woman-focused story because most of the archive we have access to is overwhelmingly male”, said J. Willgoose Esq, discussing the inspiration for their first album since 2021’s Bright Magic.
“I was initially drawn in by Earhart’s final fight, rather than the successes that she had, but the more I read the more I became fascinated by her. Her bravery and aeronautical achievements were extraordinary, but her philosophy and the dignity that she had… she was an outstanding person.”
Tickets
Booking information
Ticket prices:
From £34.63
Tickets are subject to a transaction fee of £3.95.
Date and time:
Thursday 20 March 2025 at 7.00pm
Age guidance:
Under 16s to be accompanied by an adult 21+. No under 5s.
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About New Theatre Oxford
There has been a theatre on George Street for almost 170 years. The first theatre was built in 1836, and a second in 1886. In 1934, the third New Theatre opened.
The theatre has been owned by several different companies and undergone several name changes. It is now owned by the Ambassador Theatre Group and hosts everything from ballet and opera to musicals.
On performance days, the Box Office opens at noon and closes 15 minutes after the show starts. If there is a performance on a Sunday or Bank Holiday, Box Office will open 2 hours before the show begins and close 15 minutes after the show starts.
There is a large air-conditioned bar with seating located below the Stalls Foyer, two further bars in the Circle Foyer and an additional one at the back of the balcony. All stocked with an array of drinks and snacks.
There is a cloakroom located in the stalls bar. If this is closed, please speak to a member of staff. £1 per item. It is free to ATG Theatre Card members.
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