Venue · Birmingham, West Midlands
Red Lantern
Cocktail bar with a dedicated live jazz lounge in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. The Red Lantern splits across two rooms — a 40-seat cocktail bar at the front…
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Cocktail bar with a dedicated live jazz lounge in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. The Red Lantern splits across two rooms — a 40-seat cocktail bar at the front serving prohibition-era classics and a 60-seat jazz lounge at the back with nightly live music. Think dim lighting, red velvet booths, candlelit tables, and the kind of atmosphere that makes every Tuesday feel like a date night. Weekly programme: Tuesday…
Genres
Open to a range of acts — pitch them anything.
Details
- Address
- 22 Vyse Street, Birmingham, B18 6HP
- Capacity
- 100 seated
- Venue type
- Bar
- Typical slot
- 8:00pm – 11:00pm
- PA system
- Provided
- Lighting
- Not provided
- Sound engineer
- Not provided
Location
Getting here & access
- Nearest transport
- Jewellery Quarter station · 5 min walk
- Parking
- St Paul's Square pay & display and the Vyse Street NCP, both 4 min. Jewellery Quarter station (rail + Metro) 5 min walk; free on-street after 18:00 on Frederick Street.
- Load-in
- Load-in via the Jewellery Quarter side entrance before 18:00 service — level access to the rear lounge. House baby grand (tuned monthly), upright bass amp, and vocal mics in situ; no full kits without approval (brushes/cajon preferred).
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Music curfew
- 11:00pm
Media
Regular nights & house rules
- Tue Trio Tuesdays Jazz / Bebop 8pm
- Wed Vocal Jazz Jazz / Vocal Standards 8pm
- Thu Blues & Soul Blues / Soul 8:30pm
- Fri Late Set Fridays Jazz / Latin 9pm
- Sat Headline Jazz Jazz / Swing 9pm
- Typical slot
- 8:00pm – 11:00pm
- 01Listening room — conversational volume maximum; seated, attentive audience
- 02No full drum kits without prior approval — brushes and cajon strongly preferred
- 03House baby grand (tuned monthly), upright bass amp, and two vocal mics provided
- 04Two 45-minute sets with an interval; arrive 45 minutes before the first set
- 05Smart-casual dress — the room has a prohibition-era aesthetic
- 06Load-in via the Jewellery Quarter side entrance before 6pm service
- 07A cocktail per musician from the classics list
Listening room — conversational volume max. No full drum kits without prior approval. Brushes and cajon preferred.
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