Golden Toad

Gigs · Oxford

Golden Toad

Friday 11 December 2026 · Doors 19:00

The Workshop Cafe, Oxford

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Golden Toad is on Friday 11 December 2026 at The Workshop Cafe, Oxford, with doors at 19:00. Tickets go on sale Fri 30 Oct, 17:00.

Golden Toad is the brainchild of Al Brown (ex-Japanese Television). Rising up from the swamplands of East London. It sees him fuse krautrock beats with electronic soundscapes, psychedelic melodies, and jazz inspired progressions. All drenched in a serious doosing of revered heavy vocals. Early champions include BBC 6 music's Lauren Laverne, Nemone, Tom Ravenscroft, Em Pilbeam, Gideon Coe, NTS, and John Doran, founder of the Quietus magazine. Swamp wonk at the edges of the earth. Tune in.

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