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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321 Upcoming Gigs in Birmingham

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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

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Adele Tribute Night - Shirley
Shirley British Legion, Birmingham
Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7pm
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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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Daft Funk, Anu at O2 Academy2 Birmingham
O2 Academy2 Birmingham, Birmingham
Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7pm
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Gabrielle Aplin at O2 Institute Birmingham
O2 Institute Birmingham, Birmingham
Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7pm
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Jack Cullen at Sunflower Lounge
Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7pm
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Rip it up! Presents The Wasagas w/Los Coyote Men
Rock N Roll Brewhouse, Birmingham
Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto by Candlelight
Birmingham Cathedral, Birmingham
Saturday, 9 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Pete McKee exhibition + The Everly Pregnant Brothers: Live
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath, Birmingham
Sunday, 10 May 2026 · 12pm
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Au/Ra
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath, Birmingham
Sunday, 10 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Au/Ra at Hare & Hounds 2
Hare & Hounds 2, Birmingham
Sunday, 10 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Rose Rey
Dead Wax, Birmingham
Monday, 11 May 2026 · 7pm
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Dead Dads Club
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 · 7pm
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Leah Kate at O2 Institute2 Birmingham
O2 Institute2 Birmingham, Birmingham
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 · 7pm
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deary (Live)
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath, Birmingham
Tuesday, 12 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Midnight Til Morning, Ryan Mack at O2 Institute Birmingham
O2 Institute Birmingham, Birmingham
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Lolo, Ella Red at O2 Academy2 Birmingham
O2 Academy2 Birmingham, Birmingham
Wednesday, 13 May 2026 · 7pm
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Lights at O2 Academy2 Birmingham
O2 Academy2 Birmingham, Birmingham
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7pm
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Wesley Joseph at O2 Institute2 Birmingham
O2 Institute2 Birmingham, Birmingham
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7pm
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Folk at Nortons: Juniper - Album Launch
Nortons Digbeth, Birmingham
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7:15pm
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Pins
Actress And Bishop, Birmingham
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Seamus Fogarty
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath, Birmingham
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Elle Coves at Sunflower Lounge
Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Celebrating Meat Loaf at Symphony Hall
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Thursday, 14 May 2026 · 7:30pm
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Birmingham Gig FAQs

321 upcoming gigs listed for Birmingham. 56 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Birmingham gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
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.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.
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.
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).
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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