Birmingham · large venue · Verified open
Multi-room academy venue and club.
About 1,500 standing. Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock.
Nearby venuesUpdated 13 November 2026
Here is O2 Institute Birmingham in Birmingham at a glance. It books alternative rock and pop acts. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
capacity
| Live music | Varies |
| TodayClosed | 11:00–17:00Opens in 3h 31m 52s |
| Backline | TBC |
| Books | Alternative Rock · Pop · Rock |
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Everything about O2 Institute Birmingham that matters before you book is set out below. It books alternative rock and pop acts. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 1,500 standing |
| Live nights | Contact venue |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Genres | Alternative RockPopRock |
| Website | o2institutebirmingham.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Checked against | Ticket listing |
You will find O2 Institute Birmingham at 78 Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DY. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 80 rooms in our Birmingham venue directory.
Birmingham B5 6DY
The nearest station is Digbeth High Street (Metro station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
O2 Institute Birmingham for artists: O2 Institute Birmingham has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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O2 Institute Birmingham publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times.
| Mon | 11:00–17:00 |
| Tue | 11:00–17:00 |
| Wed | 11:00–17:00 |
| Thu | 11:00–17:00 |
| FriToday | 11:00–17:00 |
| Sat | Closed |
| Sun | Closed |
The stage kit at O2 Institute Birmingham is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | TBC |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
Here is the story of O2 Institute Birmingham in Birmingham so far. It books alternative rock and pop acts. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
O2 Institute Birmingham is a live music venue in Birmingham with a standing capacity of about 1,500. It books Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock.
Listing notesThe O2 Institute Birmingham is a landmark Digbeth music venue, housed in a former 1908 church hall and run by the O2 Academy group since Live Nation's 2015 takeover. Across three rooms — a 1,500-capacity main auditorium plus the 500-cap O2 Institute2 and 250-cap O2 Institute3 — it spans everything from arena-bound touring acts to club nights and intimate up-and-comers. With a heritage that takes in Pink Floyd, The Cure and Arctic Monkeys, it remains one of the Midlands' busiest stages for rock, indie, metal and electronic gigs.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
There are 6 upcoming gigs listed at O2 Institute Birmingham. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. The Birmingham gig directory lists what is on across the area tonight.
| 13Nov · Fri | Bonnie Prince Billy 19:00Rock |
| 13Nov · Fri | Hail the Sun 19:00Rock |
| 13Nov · Fri | Joshua Idehen 19:00DJ / Electronic |
| 14Nov · Sat | ASH XO 14:00Pop |
| 14Nov · Sat | Split Second 19:00Rock |
| 15Nov · Sun | Radio Free Alice, Saint Clair 19:00Rock |
The Birmingham league ranks live music venues by the gigs listed over the next 30 days. It refreshes every night, so a busy month moves a room up.
live rooms
| 01 | O2 Institute Birmingham This venue | 45 gigs |
| 02 | Hare And Hounds Kings Heath | 33 gigs |
| 03 | The Castle And Falcon | 18 gigs |
| 04 | Deadwax Digbeth up2 | 10 gigs |
| 05 | The Sunflower Lounge down1 | 10 gigs |
| 06 | The Rhodehouse down1 | 9 gigs |
| 07 | Mama Roux's up1 | 6 gigs |
| 08 | Asylum New | 4 gigs |
| 09 | Sutton United Football Club New | 4 gigs |
| 10 | XOYO Birmingham | 4 gigs |
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O2 Institute Birmingham
Multi-room academy venue and club. Capacity about 1,500.
- c. 1,500
- Capacity
- Varies
- Live music
- 11:00
- Open today
- –
- Backline
- Alternative Rock
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
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Last updated: 13 November 2026
O2 Institute Birmingham — Quick Facts
O2 Institute Birmingham capacity: about 1,500 standing. Multi-room academy venue and club. Here are the key facts on O2 Institute Birmingham at a glance. It books alternative rock and pop acts.

By size, O2 Institute Birmingham is the 2nd largest of the 36 venues we list in and around Birmingham with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: LAB11 (about 1,000); Actress & Bishop (about 600) and Asylum (about 600).
O2 Institute Birmingham's listed capacity is about 1,500 standing - a large room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Birmingham, the middle-sized room we list holds about 200 - O2 Institute Birmingham is well above that. At 500 and up, a room mostly books touring acts through agents and promoters rather than direct approaches; local acts usually get on the bill through support slots. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
O2 Institute Birmingham this week
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Inside O2 Institute Birmingham
The stage kit at O2 Institute Birmingham is not confirmed yet. The room holds about 1,500. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about and what we know about the room.
O2 Institute Birmingham is a live music venue in Birmingham with a standing capacity of about 1,500. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
O2 Institute Birmingham books Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock acts. This listing is part of the Birmingham venue directory.
The O2 Institute Birmingham is a landmark Digbeth music venue, housed in a former 1908 church hall and run by the O2 Academy group since Live Nation's 2015 takeover. Across three rooms — a 1,500-capacity main auditorium plus the 500-cap O2 Institute2 and 250-cap O2 Institute3 — it spans everything from arena-bound touring acts to club nights and intimate up-and-comers. With a heritage that takes in Pink Floyd, The Cure and Arctic Monkeys, it remains one of the Midlands' busiest stages for rock, indie, metal and electronic gigs.
Coming up at O2 Institute Birmingham: Bonnie Prince Billy, Hail the Sun and Joshua Idehen — every listed date is in the What’s On rail below.
O2 Institute Birmingham doesn't list fixed live-music nights, so look at what is booked in the rail below to see when it runs shows. It lists alternative rock among the genres it books. Its kit is not confirmed yet, so ask what is on stage before you load in. O2 Institute Birmingham isn't on GigXchange yet - vote to bring it on, and have a short EPK and a live clip ready, since that is what most venues ask for first. More rooms, open mics and what they pay: getting gigs in Birmingham.
By size, O2 Institute Birmingham is the 2nd largest of the 36 venues we list in and around Birmingham with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: LAB11 (about 1,000); Actress & Bishop (about 600) and Asylum (about 600).
Find O2 Institute Birmingham
You will find O2 Institute Birmingham at 78 Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 6DY. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 80 rooms in our Birmingham venue directory.
The nearest station is Digbeth High Street (Metro station), about 5 minutes' walk away. O2 Institute Birmingham is in Birmingham — use B5 6DY for sat-nav, taxis and ride apps. Before you travel, check the night’s start time and what’s on in Birmingham this week, or see which Birmingham bands are free this weekend if you book the music.
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Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
The Birmingham League
O2 Institute Birmingham is #1 of 80 Birmingham venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – O2 Institute Birmingham This venue 45 gigs
- #2 – Hare And Hounds Kings Heath 33 gigs
- #3 – The Castle And Falcon 18 gigs
- #4 ▲2 Deadwax Digbeth 10 gigs
- #5 ▼1 The Sunflower Lounge 10 gigs
- #6 ▼1 The Rhodehouse 9 gigs
- #7 ▲1 Mama Roux's 6 gigs
- #8 NEW Asylum 4 gigs
- #9 NEW Sutton United Football Club 4 gigs
- #10 – XOYO Birmingham 4 gigs
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O2 Institute Birmingham in brief. O2 Institute Birmingham is a large room (500 or more) in Birmingham that books alternative rock, pop and rock. Nearby rooms: Old Joint Stock, Scruffy Murphy's and The Hive Cafe and Bakery - or browse the full Birmingham venue directory.
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