I finally reached Oxford for a live show — not somewhere I’ve been before, but I’d definitely go back after this. Only The Poets blew the roof off The Bullingdon, a 310-capacity high street venue with plenty of charm and surprisingly punchy acoustics. Doors opened at 19:00, and the band hit the stage at 20:15 sharp. No support acts, no filler — just a focused, high-energy set that gave them full control of the night. This Oxford show was part of their “Going Back to Where It Began” tour, a short but meaningful run through Banbury, Reading, Manchester, Southampton, and Birmingham. It’s a nod to their grassroots origins — revisiting the same venues they played on their first tour, and reaffirming their belief that music should be accessible, intimate, and real.