BIRMINGHAM · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY

Grass-Roots Gigs in Birmingham

321 upcoming gigs across Birmingham's indie venues, basement bars and community stages — sorted by date.

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Birmingham has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Birmingham: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

Looking for related Birmingham pages? Browse the Birmingham live music hub, Birmingham open mics for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Birmingham guide, or bands for hire in Birmingham. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.

Upcoming in Birmingham

Sorted by date. Each card shows headliner, venue, doors and entry. Click through for full details and ticket links.

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Clementine Douglas at O2 Institute2 Birmingham

O2 Institute2 Birmingham, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7pm

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Bleech 9:3 *SOLD OUT*

Hare And Hounds Kings Heath, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7pm

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Off Limits

The Rainbow Pub Digbeth, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:15pm

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Preyrs, Amy Montgomery at The Victoria, Birmingham

The Victoria, Birmingham, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Heavy Wild at Sunflower Lounge

Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Preyrs

The Victoria Birmingham, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Heavy Wild

The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Cowboy Junkies at Town Hall Birmingham

Town Hall Birmingham, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Paul Carrack at Symphony Hall

Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Thursday, 7 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Asim Azhar at O2 Institute3 Birmingham

O2 Institute3 Birmingham, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 6pm

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Tide Lines at O2 Academy2 Birmingham

O2 Academy2 Birmingham, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7pm

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Big Sky Orchestra

Hare And Hounds Kings Heath, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Dawn After Dark at The Billesley Rock Club, Birmingham

The Billesley Rock Club, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Apollo Junction at The Victoria, Birmingham

The Victoria, Birmingham, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Apollo Junction

The Victoria Birmingham, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Teenage Joans

The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Krooked Tongue at Actress and Bishop

Actress and Bishop, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Krooked Tongue

Actress And Bishop, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 7:30pm

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Easy Cure [Live] - A Tribute to The Cure

Hare And Hounds Kings Heath, Birmingham

Friday, 8 May 2026 · 8pm

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Ire-ish, Jack Banting + more! Live Music. Late Nights. Creamy Pints: Saturdays at Nortons!

Nortons Digbeth, Birmingham

Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 2pm

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Midland Mods Mayday

The Crossing Digbeth, Birmingham

Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 2pm

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Tame Impala at Utilita Arena Birmingham

Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham

Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 6pm

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NOASIS - The Definitive Oasis Tribute

The Castle And Falcon, Birmingham

Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7pm

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The Mercians at O2 Institute2 Birmingham

O2 Institute2 Birmingham, Birmingham

Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7pm

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Birmingham Gig FAQs

How many grass-roots gigs are coming up in Birmingham?

321 upcoming gigs listed for Birmingham. 56 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

None of the listed Birmingham gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.

What counts as a grass-roots gig?

Any non-major-label, non-festival show at a UK indie venue, pub, basement bar or community stage. We list the gigs other directories miss — the early-career bands, the local promoter nights, the Tuesday-evening pub residencies. Both ticketed and free shows.

How do I list a Birmingham gig here?

Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.

Where else can I find Birmingham gigs and bookings?

For recurring weekly slots, see the Birmingham open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Birmingham live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Birmingham. To hire performers, bands for hire in Birmingham. Or browse the main UK gig directory.

How is the data sourced?

Listings are compiled from public APIs (Ticketmaster, Skiddle) and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).

What other GigXchange directories are there?

Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.

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