Birmingham · 577 upcoming · 41 venues
Live gigs in Birmingham
Every grass-roots gig in Birmingham - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
2 tonight · 17 this weekend · 44 this week. Refreshed continuously.
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| This week | 44 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 41 |
| Gig Scene Score | 91 /100 |
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Starts19:00 Bug Hunter, The Narcissist Cookbook & Jam MechanicsHare And Hounds Kings Heath · Brandwood & King's Heath · Birmingham 
Neighbourhd Presents: 10 Years of NBHDThe Night Owl · Birmingham 19:30Tonight 
Against the CurrentO2 Institute Birmingham · Bordesley & Highgate · Birmingham 19:00Tue 3 Nov 
Despised Icon, Carnifex, SuffocationO2 Institute Birmingham · Bordesley & Highgate · Birmingham 17:30Wed 4 Nov 
Tooth + Uncle JuniorHare And Hounds Kings Heath · Brandwood & King's Heath · Birmingham 19:00Wed 4 Nov 
Dogshow liveSUKi10C · Bordesley & Highgate · Birmingham 19:00Wed 4 Nov 
A Guy Called GeraldThe Castle & Falcon · Balsall Heath West · Birmingham 19:30Wed 4 Nov 
Night SwimmingSunflower Lounge · Ladywood · Birmingham 19:30Wed 4 Nov 
Blind Yeo + Sancho PanzaHare And Hounds Kings Heath · Brandwood & King's Heath · Birmingham 19:30Wed 4 Nov 
Stone FoundationThe Jam House Birmingham · Soho & Jewellery Quarter · Birmingham 18:00Thu 5 Nov 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score91
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Exceptional — anchored by schedule and variety, one of the UK's defining gig markets.100
| Activity | 97 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 100 |
| Variety | 98 |
| Venues | 96 |
| Coverage | 96 |
| Affordability | 29 |
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Hastings40Hereford9High Wycombe26Horley1Hull75I
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Telford11Tunbridge Wells44W
Waterlooville13Watford51Welshpool2Weymouth6Woking27Wolverhampton108Wrexham49Y
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BIRMINGHAM · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Birmingham
2 gigs tonight · 17 this weekend · 44 this week. 577 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Birmingham.
Birmingham Gig Scene Score
91 /100
Exceptional — anchored by schedule and variety, one of the UK's defining gig markets.
577Upcoming Gigs
44This Week
0%Free Entry
41Venues
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04 — About this directory
41 venuesEvery bill, one list
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 get the Birmingham weekly gig guide, the next four weeks night by night. This directory pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Birmingham: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Need related Birmingham pages? Try these: how to book live music in Birmingham, 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, Glasgow and Manchester.
What’s on in Birmingham this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
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577 upcoming gigs in Birmingham · sorted by date · page 7 of 25.
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NOV
21
Bootleg Blondie
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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NOV
21
The Yacht Rock Experience
Town Hall Birmingham·Ladywood, Birmingham
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Trilla & Friends Meets Bassline Reloaded
Tunnel Club Birmingham·Soho & Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
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22
Julia Wolf
O2 Institute Birmingham·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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22
Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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NOV
23
Wilt
The Sunflower Lounge·Ladywood, Birmingham
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Del Amitri
O2 Institute Birmingham·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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Glenn Jones
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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Catty
Hare & Hounds 2, Birmingham
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the north
Sunflower Lounge·Ladywood, Birmingham
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Held.
O2 Institute3 Birmingham·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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Cheekface + special guests Emperor X & Playboy Manbaby
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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25
Upstairs at Cherry Reds - Manz/Saunders/Lisle/Vadiveloo
Cherry Reds Birmingham City Centre·Ladywood, Birmingham
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Fat Dog, LEMONSUCKR
O2 Institute Birmingham·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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26
The Loft Sessions
The Victoria Birmingham·Ladywood, Birmingham
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Gabriella Cilmi
Birmingham Dead Wax, Birmingham
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Bob Dylan
bp pulse LIVE·Meriden & Arden, Birmingham
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Outpost Drive - The Outpost Tour
Hare And Hounds Kings Heath·Brandwood & King's Heath, Birmingham
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Gareth
O2 Institute2 Birmingham·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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Mirrortalk
O2 Institute3 Birmingham·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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The Subterraneans
The Rhodehouse·Sutton Trinity, Birmingham
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Marketplace
Dead Wax·Bordesley & Highgate, Birmingham
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Still In Love
Birmingham Flapper·Ladywood, Birmingham
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27
Mobius Loop | Right To Roam Tour
The Dark Horse·Moseley, Birmingham
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05 — Small print 8 answers Common questions 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 — 44 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 577 upcoming gigs.
577 upcoming gigs listed for Birmingham. 44 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 before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Birmingham open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Birmingham. 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. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. 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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What Birmingham is hosting. The 577 gigs on file lean rock, pop and alternative rock, with 40 genres in the mix overall. The top two are Bordesley & Highgate (183) and Brandwood & King's Heath (127), of the 35 areas with a show on.
When and where. Hare And Hounds Kings Heath has the most dates on (123), ahead of O2 Institute Birmingham (54). Saturday is the busiest night: 170 of the dates.
Booking or playing here? For rooms, the Birmingham venue directory lists kit and capacity; for fees, the GX Index shows what gigs pay. Or put on your own night: how to put on a gig. Nearby gig guides: Leicester, Nottingham and Oxford.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in Birmingham this week, the Birmingham open mics and Birmingham venues.