Eliza Doolittle, 2manydjs, Skream and Chad Valley join OxJam

This year Oxjam launches with one of its most diverse line-ups to date to kick-start the charity's seventh annual music festival. Ahead of the month of events set to take the UK by storm in October, Oxjam once again presents a four-night series of launch gigs.

For the first time in five years, these gigs move away from an Oxfam shop floor to a completely new location. By night, a unique loft space in Shoreditch will be transformed into a gig venue, hosting intimate performances for a handful of lucky fans.

Kicking things off on Monday 23rd September, folk-rockers Dry the River headline bringing their US hardcore influences and intricate acoustica to the opening night. They're joined by Greco-Roman signing Roosevelt and rising indie-soul songstress Josephine.

Tuesday 24th sees BBC Radio 1's Gemma Cairney take the reigns, curating the night with The Fox Problem with a set by pop-starlet Eliza Doolittle. Speaking about the gig, she said:

"I love playing intimate gigs, being so close to the audience makes it a really unforgettable experience, even more so when the purpose of the gig is to help raise awareness of something as brilliant as Oxjam. This gig is only the beginning of a movement of thousands of gigs, club nights and events right across the country, all raising money to fight poverty."

She'll be joined by Urban Music Award winner and Wyclef Jean collaborator Fuse ODG and edgy pop one-to-watch Chloe Howl. Plus, expect specially designed visuals guaranteed to capture the audience's imagination, surprise performances and live chat.

On Wednesday 25th September, Belgian mash-up maestros and stadium DJ duo 2manydjs headline. Being let loose on the record donation vaults in Oxfam Dalston, the Dewaele brothers will be taking part in "Vinyl Emporium", unearthing gems and playing them out to the Oxjam crowd the same night.

2manydjs, comment: "We've found a fair few records in Oxfam shops around the UK, so have been in some way or another supporting the charity for years! But this is our first time playing an Oxjam gig and we want to encourage people across the country to get involved in the festival and buy records at their local Oxfam"

They're joined by electro-pop now double act NYPC (formerly New Young Pony Club) airing their new LP and Oxford's Chad Valley. Completing the bill, Jessie Ware-producer Dave Okumu from The Invisible plays a rare DJ set.

On Thursday 26th September to close the series it's all about two of the biggest names and interesting personalities in UK dance music - Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Skream - playing a one-off 'back-to-back' DJ set. They'll be joined by Hackney's funkiest bastion of good manners Kindness and Zero 7 DJ with some low slung electronia.

Limited tickets for each show go on sale from 5th September exclusively from www.wegottickets.com/oxjam. Venue details will be revealed a week before the gigs, with money raised through sales going towards Oxfam's work.

These four gigs mark the launch of the Oxjam music festival; hundreds of music events across the country put on by volunteers with a passion for music, all raising money for charity. Throughout October, more than 800 venues, 6,000 volunteers, 6,000 musicians and 180,000 audience members will enable Oxjam to raise at least £400,000 for Oxfam's important work around the world.

The highlights of the month-long festival will no doubt be the Oxjam Takeovers, a series of city-wide mini-festivals taking place in 60 locations across the UK, from Shetland to Plymouth, on the weekend of 19th - 20th October. During the weekend, some 2500 bands and acts will perform to an audience of more than 60,000. In addition, for the first year ever music is taking over the shop network with selected Oxfam shops across the UK encouraging people to buy and donate music, all of this helping the charity raise money, through music.

To find out what Oxjam events are going on in your area this October, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/oxjam or call 0300 200 1255.