Our Birmingham live music & DJ guide for November 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 with Bourne & Co hosting Damian (UK Vibe/Barefoot In The Head) every Saturday – also catch Damian every Friday at The Plough, Harborne.
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 November 2019
| 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 |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| Metz Jnr – Live @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Official Friendly Fires Afterparty with DJ set @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Magic Door Halloween @ LAB11 |
| An evening with Bill Brewster: 60 not out! @ Cafe Artum |
| Stable Sessions: Samson Lewis @ The Stable |
| Charm Offensive / OSS / Capsule Six / Man Called Skip @ Actress & Bishop |
| Forward – Raising funds & awareness for Birmingham homeless @ Hare & Hounds |
| 1000 Trades Presents: Downtempo Disco @1000 Trades |
| Halloween Disco Soundclash! : Downtempo Disco X Hot Piroski @1000 Trades |
| Nightmare at The Victoria | The Clause + Tim Senna Pub Takeover @ The Victoria |
| The Cheap Thrills / The Institutes / BLVFF @ The Flapper |
| Come Together with live music from Vaseline @ The Night Owl |
| Bilk + Special Guests @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Catapult Club ft. Nova Bloom @ O2 Institute |
| Moon Duo @ The Crossing |
| 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! |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| VOCAL – Halloween Special @ LAB11 |
| Freedom of Movement – 1st Birthday [Free Entry] @ Cafe Artum |
| Moho & Mystic Brew: Motion Potion @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Stable Sessions: Soul Strutters @ The Stable |
| Titans of Doom – EP Launch @ Actress & Bishop |
| Tekno Disco & Friends @ Hare & Hounds |
| 1000 Trades Presents: Pigeonhole with Jon Harris @1000 Trades |
| The Indigo Project / The Reservoir Cats / Monkey Butlers + more @ The Bristol Pear |
| Glass Caves + DAME & La Dharma @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Lazybones / Echo Gecco / Mutt @ The Flapper |
| Tom Mason playing hip-hop, soul, covers and remixes @ The Ruin |
| The Bongolian @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| FEET + The New Rightoeus Mood + Sleepy Heads + FEET DJ set @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Pond + special guests @ The crossing |
| Hybrid Minds & Hospitality @ The Mill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Northern Soul Night @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Live Latin Jazz @ Fiesta Del Asado (Edgbaston) |
| AFTA DARK – Halloween Part 2 with JESS BAYS @ LAB11 |
| Quality Reggae Roots @ Actress & Bishop |
| Calum Lintott @ Hare & Hounds |
| Warmduscher / Lazarus Kane @ Hare & Hounds |
|
Chapter XV – Daytime Festival @ The Mill |
| Stable Sessions: Call Me Unique @ The Stable |
| Neighbourhd’s 3rd birthday @ The Night Owl |
| James Morrison @ Symphony Hall |
| Michael Monroe + Support @ The Mill |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Millie May [Playhouse EP Launch] @ Actress & Bishop |
| Priests / The Cosmics @ Hare & Hounds |
| Free New Material Comedy Show @ The Victoria |
| OMD – 40 YEARS: GREATEST HITS @ Symphony Hall |
| Adam Shelton – Outscape x @ Cafe Artum |
| Chartreuse [Free Entry] @ Hare & Hounds |
| ENSŌ SONE: Qujaku & Impatv @ Hare & Hounds |
| Larkins + Cherry Cherry / Shai Brides @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Johnny Lloyd / Matt Millard / Alex Ohm @ Cuban Embassy |
| No Mercy – DragonForce, McRocklin & Hutch, Lovebites Pre Party @ Digbeth Works |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| An Audience with Pearce Macca (The Clause) @ Actress & Bishop |
| Eric Roberson + Choklate @ Hare & Hounds |
| Pilgrimage @ Hare & Hounds |
| Tribes Music Industry Networking Event @1000 Trades |
| She Drew The Gun / Peaness / Bryony Williams @ O2 Academy |
| Injury Reserve @ Mama Roux’s |
| Spector + Village Bully @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Bluetones @ O2 Institute |
| Deerhunter + Cate Le Bon @ The Crossing |
| Fireworks Afterparty X @ The Mill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| he Collective DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| Mella Dee Presents Warehouse Music @ LAB11 |
| Shanty Town Takeover Café Artum @ Cafe Artum |
| Stable Sessions: Paul Griff @ The Stable |
| DIGBETH DEADBEATS with WOLF ORCHESTRA & SOUTHERN SMOKE @ Actress & Bishop |
| Leftfoot x space•lab @ Hare & Hounds |
| Akande / The Arosa / Paper Castles / Feed Me Milk @ The Victoria |
| Fatherson / VanIves / Second Hand Genes @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Mike Dignam @ Cuban Embassy |
| Motown Night with the Midnight City Soul Band @ The Night Owl |
| Catapult Club ft. Infinite Sauce @ O2 Institute |
| Artful Dodger + Nancie & Foreverland Birmingham ∙ Psychedelic @ The Mill |
| 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! |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Levels 1st Birthday With SOSA + MORE @ LAB11 |
| The Boogie Shed Heads To B’ham – Mama Roux’s @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Swimming Tapes / Margot / The Sunset Beach Hut @ Actress & Bishop |
| Heritage Presents: FABIO, Graeme Park @ Hare & Hounds |
| Tin Pigeons & Arcades @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Desert Island Discs vol. 12 – Second Birthday special @ The Ruin |
| Absolute Stone Roses (Live Stone Roses Tribute) @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| DeStaat + SHHT @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Land of Yentonia @ Digbeth Works |
| The Australian Pink Floyd @ Arena Birmingham |
| A Certain Ratio 40th Anniversary & special guests – Andrew Weatherall & Steve Cobby @ The Crossing |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| The Tovey Brothers @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Live Latin Jazz @ Fiesta Del Asado (Edgbaston) |
| Beer Blues Sunday featuring Steve Ajao Blues Giants @ Actress & Bishop |
| Memoriam last show of the year @ Hare & Hounds |
| Joseph @ Hare & Hounds |
| How to Profile a Serial Killer @ Hare & Hounds |
| Impericon Never Say Die! Tour @ The Mill |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Quaker City Night Hawks @ Hare & Hounds |
| Liam Gallagher @ Arena Birmingham |
| Listening Sessions Showcase @ Hare & Hounds |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Steve Mason / Pictish Trail @ Hare & Hounds |
| Leon C @1000 Trades |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| he Collective DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| Abi K – Live @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| The Advent – Live & Sync 24 @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Afta-Bass // Launch Party @ LAB11 |
| Stable Sessions: Georgia and Prok @ The Stable |
| Jack Cattell’s Adult Life E.P Launch Show (FULL BAND) @ Actress & Bishop |
| Fight Night w/ Or:la & Danielle @ Hare & Hounds |
| 1000 Trades Presents: Blue Dot Radio @1000 Trades |
| Daniel Karlsson Trio at 1000 Trades |
| North Parade / Of Kings and Captains / Mvnich / Sketch @ The Victoria |
| Sold Out: Yonaka / Zuzu / Rusalka @ O2 Institute |
| Soulin’ with Andy Marshall, Paul Whittle and Mark Magoo @ The Night Owl |
| Jano + Polska Wersja @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Soul & Motown Night @ Digbeth Works |
| Lunar Series presents Idlewild & support @ The Crossing |
| Steve Hofstetter & VIAL8 presents – Greg Downey @ The Mill |
| 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! |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| NICE Underground Pres THE ALLNIGHTER @ LAB11 |
| Joe Hunt Pres The History Of Phunky Basslines @ LAB11 |
| format @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Stable Sessions: Craig Ward @ The Stable |
| Headshrinkers / Nine Days Lane / Façade / Broken Looking Glass @ Actress & Bishop |
| Big Joanie @ Hare & Hounds |
| Broken Minds Presents Function Recs @ Hare & Hounds |
| Faith / The Honeymoon Suite / Honey I Shot The President + More @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Digbeth Funk and Soul sessions with Paul Finn and Michael McGhee @ The Ruin |
| Oasis Maybe (Live Oasis Tribute) @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| Willie J Healey + Be Good @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Doors Alive @ O2 Academy |
| Metronomy @ O2 Institute |
| Problem Central @ The Mill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Latin Jazz @ Fiesta Del Asado (Edgbaston) |
| The Shite Raffle ft Dean Beresford, Oliver Darling & Al Gare @ Actress & Bishop |
| Sorry @ Hare & Hounds |
| Shimmer Sounds 2019 @ The Mill |
| Stake / Phoxjaw @ Hare & Hounds |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Slag Mag International Men’s Day @ Hare & Hounds |
| Penelope Isles + Hoopla Blue & Flamingo Flame | Birmingham @ Hare & Hounds |
| Free New Material Comedy Show @ The Victoria |
| Deco / The NU @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Agnostic Front – 35 years of Victim In Pain W/ The Take & Wired @ Mama Roux’s |
| John Mayall – 85th Anniversary Tour @ Town Hall |
| SoulJam / Higher Ground @ LAB11 |
| Lankum + John Francis Flynn @ Hare & Hounds |
| Noble Jacks live @ Hare & Hounds |
| New Material Night @1000 Trades |
| Propulsion, Politics and Puppies: The Space Race @ The Victoria |
| Pumarosa + Special Guests @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| TEKTU Presents: Back to the 90’S @ LAB11 |
| Martin Stephenson & The Daintees @ Hare & Hounds |
| Charity evening in support of the British Heart Foundation @ Hare & Hounds |
| Killer Wave presents Ohmns + Bad Girlfriend + Pool @ The Night Owl |
| CloseUp Tour Presents: Ekkah + Patawawa @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Professor Green @ O2 Institute |
| Bat For Lashes @ Town Hall |
| Ocean Wisdom @ The Mill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| he Collective DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| Rob Taylor – Live @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Digbeth Records X re:cord @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Art’s House: Artwork [All Night Long] @ LAB11 |
| Liquescent presents 15 Years Of Shogun Audio @ LAB11 |
| Stable Sessions: Barefoot & DJ Damien @ The Stable |
| Laurence Jones Band 2019 UK Tour @ Actress & Bishop |
| Speakeasy EP Launch / The Vonics / The Mad Geese @ Actress & Bishop |
| Mungo’s Hi Fi + Eva Lazarus *Sold Out* @ Hare & Hounds |
| Paradise Circus Debut Single Release @ The Victoria |
| Too Many T’s & Grieves / Astroboys @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Meggie Brown / Paper Vultures / Liars at the Witch Trial @ The Flapper |
| Latino Fest @ Mama Roux’s |
| The Alamo at Dig? @ The Night Owl |
| Foliee presents Rebuke ERA Tour @ The Mill |
| 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! |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Stable Sessions: Call Me Unique @ The Stable |
| Laurence Jones Band 2019 UK Tour @ Actress & Bishop |
| Avalanche Party @ Actress & Bishop |
| Disko Haus Hare & Hounds Takeover @ Hare & Hounds |
| The Destroyers @ Hare & Hounds |
| Felix Shepherd / Tori Cross / Rhianna Keane / Dwain Miller @ Cuban Embassy |
| Sick Love / Idle Noise / Bermuda @ Sunflower Lounge |
| 4 Years of Shall Not Fade @ Mama Roux’s |
| Richie Rundle playing beats, edits and other good stuff @ The Ruin |
| The Quik Beats @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| Eliza & The Bear + Special Guests @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| New Model Army @ O2 Institute |
| HAWKWIND 50th ANNIVERSARY UK TOUR @ Town Hall |
| Tekno Disco presents: Liam Doc @ The Mill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Sir Was @ Hare & Hounds |
| Birmingham TradFest: Seamus Begley Trio @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Sœur @ Hare & Hounds |
| Blanck Mass @ Hare & Hounds |
| Ronnie Wood @ Symphony Hall |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Geowulf @ Hare & Hounds |
| Electric Six @ O2 Academy |
| ADAM ANT @ Symphony Hall |
| Kaleidoscope Presents: Sugar Candy Mountain + Sugarthief + Sorry Grace + Mount Pleasant @ The Night Owl |
| BINGO LINGO @ The Mill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| The Luka State w/ 1157 @ Actress & Bishop |
| Alive UK Tour 2019 @ Hare & Hounds |
| New Release Party @1000 Trades |
| SPINN / The Assist / Sad Boys Club / Outline @ Mama Roux’s |
| Pluviam ‘The Rain’ tour @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Dido @ Arena Birmingham |
| 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 |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| Jayme Tovey – Live @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| 02.31 pres KRUDD 3rd Birthday @ LAB11 |
| Transport II @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Stable Sessions: Jack & Mike Band @ The Stable |
| The B29 Tour @ Actress & Bishop |
| Dub Pistols @ Hare & Hounds |
| Reflect: Birmingham – House, Garage and Disco Special @ Hare & Hounds |
| Ed Geater / Javeon / T8PES / Nath Brooks @ Sunflower Lounge |
| L1nkn_p4rk (UK’s #1 Linkin Park Tribute @ The Flapper |
| Buck & Evans Live @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Candy Shop – 2000s Hip Hop Night @ Mama Roux’s |
| Le Freak: The Get Down Disco VS 1970s Hip Hop @ The Night Owl |
| Catapult Club ft. Ali Gilbert @ O2 Institute |
| The Chemical Brothers @ Arena Birmingham |
| Between The Lines @ The Crossing |
| Triple Cooked @ The Mill |
| 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! |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| TRMNL x Real Gang x Slapfunk @ LAB11 |
| Stable Sessions: Oneironauts @ The Stable |
| The Real People plus supports Karkosa & Anthony Price @ Actress & Bishop |
| True Order – The sound of New Order @ Hare & Hounds |
| Ken Stringfellow @ The Victoria |
| The Flow / Nova Bloom / Bleach / Cigarette Social Club @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Tendayi Chikara playing soulful, jazzy vibes @ The Ruin |
| The Atlantic Players @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| Switch club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Catapult Club ft. Hazard Pilots @ O2 Institute |
