BIRMINGHAM · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Birmingham
642 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Birmingham. Browse, filter, submit your own.
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Grass-Roots Gigs in Birmingham
Birmingham has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights, and you can see what’s on in Birmingham over the next four weeks. 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 mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Birmingham guide, or find a band in Birmingham. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.
What’s on in Birmingham this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
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SEPT
27
Qawwali Live : A Soulful Sufi Experience Birmingham
The Glee Club·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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SEPT
27
Mary In The Junkyard *VENUE UPGRADE*
The Castle And Falcon·Balsall Heath West, Birmingham
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- GenreRock, Indie Rock
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SEPT
27
Mary In The Junkyard
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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- GenreRock, Indie Rock
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SEPT
27
Mary In The Junkyard *SOLD OUT*
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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SEPT
27
GRAFH x MOKA BLAST X M3 N2P X OPFFAWANA X PSYKHOMANTUS X MADFLOW
The Rainbow Pub Digbeth·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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SEPT
27
GRAFH x MOKA BLAST X M3 N2P X OPIFFAWARNDEM X PSYKHOMANTUS
The Rainbow Pub Digbeth·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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SEPT
27
GRAFH x PSYKHOMANTUS x MOKA BLAST X VADES
The Rainbow Pub Digbeth·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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SEPT
28
KEO: Unplugged Acoustic Album Launch Show (Matinee)
XOYO·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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- GenreAcoustic
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SEPT
28
Fletchr Fletchr
The Sunflower Lounge·Ladywood, Birmingham
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SEPT
28
Athomkraft
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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28
KEO: Album Launch Show
XOYO·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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SEPT
29
Chrissy Chlapecka
Mama Roux's·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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- GenreDJ / Electronic
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SEPT
29
fistpump! and Friends
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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- GenreJazz
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SEPT
29
Le Vent Du Nord
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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- GenreCeltic / Irish
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SEPT
30
Weird On Purpose: Harry Houlton, E.A Hill & Milophone, Pork Chop
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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- GenreIndie Rock, Folk
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SEPT
30
Upstairs at Cherry Reds - Jim Bashford : 'Monk's Dream Team'
Cherry Reds Birmingham City Centre·Ladywood, Birmingham
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SEPT
30
Tchotchke
The Sunflower Lounge·Ladywood, Birmingham
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OCT
1
The Afrobeats Orchestra
The Jam House Birmingham·Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
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OCT
1
Absolver Of Sins Show
The Flapper·Ladywood, Birmingham
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OCT
1
Arkayla plus Special Guests
The Castle And Falcon·Balsall Heath West, Birmingham
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OCT
1
ARKAYLA, Cherryholt
The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
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OCT
1
Hannah Wicklund
O2 Institute2 Birmingham·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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OCT
1
Cory Hanson
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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- GenreRock, Garage
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OCT
1
Jo Carley & The Old Dry Skulls
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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- GenreBlues, Soul
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Birmingham Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Birmingham, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Birmingham page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 53 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Birmingham venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 642 upcoming gigs.
642 upcoming gigs listed for Birmingham. 53 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.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
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. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Birmingham shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs 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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