Our Birmingham live music & DJ guide for August 2019, offers original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings. We work with local promoters and venues each month to ensure you won’t be missing out on the very best this city has offer. *Scroll down for full listings by date.
Regular Weekly Events..
The city’s finest disco, soul, eclectic DJs at Digbeth Dining Club every Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday with the ever diverse Nigh Owl round the corner. The Victoria and Island Bar host a wide variety of funk, soul, disco and indie DJs every weekend with occasional live gigs upstairs at the Vic (check out Tikki Thurs at Island). The Sun on The Hill offers the best in indie DJs on weekends. The Actress & Bishop provides live acoustic and gig nights throughout the month with late entry! The Stable hosts a variety of DJs and live music throughout the month.
A range of regular monthly DJ and jazz nights nights take place at 1000 Trades. Not forgetting the best in balearic, house, disco and soul Saturday evenings and Collective, Soulshake, Loose Joints on Fridays at the Lord Clifden (the best Sunday Roasts too!). The Ruin, Digbeth is home to some of the city’s finest disco, funk and vintage house DJs every weekend. You can find soulful & funky live jazz at The Spotted Dog, Digbeth every Tuesday. Digbrew also hosts some top DJs and live music most weekends as does Digbeth Works. For the best in blues check out Henry’s Blues every Tuesday at Bull’s Head Brum.
Recommended Music Events August 2019
| Speed Quizzing @ The Lord Clifden |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Loose Joints DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Esther Turner @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Dead Pixels – Abes Oddysee Theme – £1 Entry Free to Play @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Stable Sessions: Georgia and Prok @ The Stable |
| Gin & Jazz Night @ Actress & Bishop |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| TLC – disco, house, funk, balearic, cosmic, classics. Resident djs every week, 7pm – late @ The Lord Clifden |
| Saturday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| MOHO Warm Up Sess @ The Old Crown |
| DDC Shanty Town Takeover @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Body People x @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Tunnel Vision x Method Collective : Rhythms on the Rooftop @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Evolve: 4th Birthday – Rooftop Daytime @ Lab 11 |
| AFTA DARK pres. Roberto Surace (Defected) – All Nighter @ Lab 11 |
| Retroforward All Day @ Rebel Chicken |
| Moho & Dark Circle Present: The Sauce @ Spotlight |
| Stable Sessions: Call Me Unique @ The Stable |
| Owlstock: Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Woodstock Festival @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul & Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| Weird Wax @ Hare and Hounds |
| Wobble meets Heritage @ Hare and Hounds |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| The Fauna / All These Squares / The Common / Dominic Edward @ The Flapper |
| Freddie Mercury – Tribute @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Quality Reggae Roots ft Culture Collective @ Actress & Bishop |
| The Stable Presents: VEGAN HUB! @ The Stable |
| Skegss / Gaffa Tape Sandy / High Knucks @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Will Killeen @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Joe Dolman / Will Naisbitt / Ellie Poole @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Jessica Lynn / Gasoline & Matches / The Fatherline @ Hare and Hounds |
| Speed Quizzing @ The Lord Clifden |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Café Artum x Imaginary Millions: A Live Jam Night @t Café Artum |
| The Broken Orchestra @ Hare and Hounds |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| The Collective DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Jayme Tovey @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Live Latin Jazz @ Fiesta del Asado Solihull |
| Michale Graves at The Mill, Birmingham @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Anthony Duffy @ Rebel Chicken |
| NPS #2 @t Café Artum |
| Barefootin’ with Ed Edwards and friends @ The Night Owl |
| Brum Tropicana 1st Birthday @ Hare and Hounds |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| Francis & the Fiend plus supports (18+) @ The Victoria |
| Biffy McClyro (Biffy Clyro Tribute) headline @ The Flapper |
| Voyage presents: Global Selects DDC Takeover @ Mama Roux |
| Sumo Soundsystem Raise The Ruth Fundraiser @ Hare and Hounds |
| TLC – disco, house, funk, balearic, cosmic, classics. Resident djs every week, 7pm – late @ The Lord Clifden |
| Saturday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Shadow City – Old Crown Takeover @ The Old Crown |
| The House & Garage Orchestra in Birmingham @ Digbeth Arena |
| Voyage 1st Bday: Roof Garden Party w/ Leo Pol [2hr Live] @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Pritt Kalsi @ Rebel Chicken |
| The Night Owl’s Soul and Funk Brunch @ The Night Owl |
| Aretha Queen of Soul @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul & Retro Club Night with Tom Mason and Lee Fisher @ The Night Owl |
| Hazard Pilots / Slim & Blade / Wave of Sheep / Stereo Party @ Actress & Bishop |
| ETD – House Classics @ Hare and Hounds |
| Antal [3-hour DJ set] @ Hare and Hounds |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| Aesthetics / S. T. Manville / Jessie Reid @ Cuban Embassy |
| Astroboys / Mayday / Conor Coley / Rella @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Lady Gaga – Tribute @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Sunset Sessions BHX Roof Garden @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Make It Reggae! August party @ The Night Owl |
| The Shite Raffle – Ft D.O.A @ Actress & Bishop |
| Beer Blues Sunday ft Abi K & The Swing Pigs @ Actress & Bishop |
| Glass Ceilings Liars Tour @ Hare and Hounds |
| Jonah Matranga @ The Victoria |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Dirk Digglers Blues Revue @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Minami Deutsch / Wax Machine @ Hare and Hounds |
| Whitely Neill Gin Tasting Event @ Actress & Bishop |
| Raketkanon / Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam @ Hare and Hounds |
| Explain Pain @ The Victoria |
| Speed Quizzing @ The Lord Clifden |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Digbeth Dining Club 7th Birthday Weekender – The Street Closure Returns |
| Pram @ Hare and Hounds |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| The Collective DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Sonic Gun Weekender with The Clause, Karkosa, Candid & more @ Castle & Falcon |
| Rob Taylor @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Digbeth Dining Club 7th Birthday Weekender – The Street Closure Returns |
| TRPHSE: Vibrations @ The Mill Digbeth |
| 7 Years of ONEDUB @ Lab 11 |
| Stretch @ Rebel Chicken |
| Project Birmingham & The Process present: Stage 3 @t Café Artum |
| Definitely Maybe 25th Anniversary w Oasis Maybe & Tony McCaroll @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul & Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| The Clinks / Giant & The Georges / Ed Strong / Aarron Armstrong @ Actress & Bishop |
| Rhino and The Ranters FINAL SHOW w/ Temple St Resistance @ Hare and Hounds |
| Yardbird Sessions @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| TLC – disco, house, funk, balearic, cosmic, classics. Resident djs every week, 7pm – late @ The Lord Clifden |
| Saturday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Sonic Gun Weekender with Sugarthief, The Novus, Violet & more @ Castle & Falcon |
| Digbeth Dining Club 7th Birthday Weekender – The Street Closure Returns |
| Summer Oldskool Garage Outdoor/Indoor Rave – Birmingham @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Lab11 Rooftop Series – Technimatic LP Launch @ Lab 11 |
| Liquescent x Fursty Records “After Party”: Dillinja, AC13 + more @ Lab 11 |
| Alex Hammond @ Rebel Chicken |
| Stable Sessions: Owen Deep City Soul @ The Stable |
| Tropicando @ The Night Owl |
| The Reggulites (Live Reggae Band) @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| Swamp Donkey / Catching Killers / Ugly Buzzards / Boss Madra @ Actress & Bishop |
| Retroforward present Sean Johnston @ Hare and Hounds |
| Back 2 the Old School [free with a ticket!] @ Hare and Hounds |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| The VCR / Charm Offensive / Honey Factory @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Showaddywaddy Tribute @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Digbeth Dining Club 7th Birthday Weekender – The Street Closure Returns |
| The Unspeakable Summer Sesh @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Koncept Champagne Konny Tour @ Hare and Hounds |
| YH#5 Yr Poetry / Dags! + Support tbc @ The Victoria |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Foregate Street Blues Band @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Outline / Cymbeline / Lottie @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Listening Sessions August Showcase @ Hare and Hounds |
| Slow Crush, Graywave, Man Punches Cloud @ The Victoria |
| Speed Quizzing @ The Lord Clifden |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Laurence Jones Band 2019 UK Tour @ Actress & Bishop |
| Dry Cleaning / Exotic Pets / The Nature Centre @ Hare and Hounds |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| The Collective DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Joshua Sole @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Live Latin Jazz @ Fiesta del Asado Solihull |
| Mike Smith @ Rebel Chicken |
| Weird Wax @ Café Artum |
| The Major Toms (Live Bowie Tribute) @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| The 1st Phil Lynott convention @ Actress & Bishop |
| Sugar Daddy – 90s Birmingham Club Classics @ Hare and Hounds |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| Lovebites / SPQR / The Kontours / Watermark @ The Victoria |
| Barefoot In The Head Bank Holiday Special @ The Plough |
| TLC – disco, house, funk, balearic, cosmic, classics. Resident djs every week, 7pm – late @ The Lord Clifden |
| Saturday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Skabucks (Live ska and two tone) @ Castle & Falcon |
| Cherry Bomb X Paid in Full @ The Old Crown |
| Foliée – De La Swing + Special Guest The Roof Garden & Warehouse @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Morais Vibes @ Rebel Chicken |
| The Night Owl presents Black Mekon Album Release Party @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| DIE DAS DER present “A Blank Holiday” @ Hare and Hounds |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| Young Braves @ The Flapper |
| The Estates / The Chase / Shemp / The New Consistent @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Barefoot In The Head Bank Holiday Special @ The Plough |
| 9 Years of Cloak N Dagger |
| No More Romeos Launch Party (indie disco, 00’s dance & more) @ Castle & Falcon |
| Neil Diamond – Tribute @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Tango Festivals @ Fiesta del Asado Solihull |
| Sunset Sessions BHX Roof Garden @ The Mill Digbeth |
| 10 Years of GLAS – Summer Festival @ Lab 11 |
| The Night Owl’s Funk & Soul Brunch London @ The Night Owl |
| British Beat Bank Holiday @ The Night Owl |
| Lifest – 19 @ Actress & Bishop |
| Tidy Boys Secret Vinyl Party @ Hare and Hounds |
| Bank Holiday Sunday – Lord Clifden x Brum Tropicana |
| Barefoot In The Head Bank Holiday Special @ The Plough |
| Hummingbird: Snapper Club: Thirty Year Celebration: 1989 – 2019 @ Mama Roux |
| Tango Festivals @ Fiesta del Asado Solihull |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Stand Atlantic @ Mama Roux |
| Once And Future Band + Special Guests @ Castle & Falcon |
| Bodega / Working Men’s Club @ Hare and Hounds |
| Speed Quizzing @ The Lord Clifden |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Slag Mag Issue 2 Launch Party w Ruth Kokumo & Bryony Williams @ Hare and Hounds |
| Eliza May / Ellisha Green / Isolabella Marson / Emily Sambrook @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Soulshake DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Dorja + Special Guests @ Castle & Falcon |
| Metz Jnr @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Live Latin Jazz @ Fiesta del Asado Solihull |
| Deep City Soul @ Rebel Chicken |
| Le Freak Soul Train Special! @ The Night Owl |
| Wild Combinations @ Hare and Hounds |
| James Brown Special @ Hare and Hounds |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
| Roma Cove / Flake / Balm / Charm Offensive / Pool @ The Victoria |
| SUE / Mallavora / High Knucks @ The Flapper |
| TLC – disco, house, funk, balearic, cosmic, classics. Resident djs every week, 7pm – late @ The Lord Clifden |
| Saturday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| re:cord X Method pres/ Gene On Earth, Bunny + residents @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Deena Grant @ Rebel Chicken |
| Stable Sessions: 4oz Of Groove @ The Stable |
| The Night Owl’s Disco Brunch @ The Night Owl |
| Small Fakers (Live Small Faces tribute) @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| Matters / Hoopla Blue / Weird on Purpose Band / Squalor Fan @ Hare and Hounds |
| Robert Owens @ Hare and Hounds |
| DJs @ 1000 Trades |
| DJs @ The Ruin |
