Our Birmingham live music & DJ guide for October 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.
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, in association with Middle Child, presents A WORLD PREMIÈRE – REBEL MUSIC at The DOOR, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Thursday 19 September – Saturday 5 October. ADiverse Musical Legacy Of The Midlands Celebrated.
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.
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 October 2019
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| SoulJam | Lost in Music | Birmingham Double Header Pt2 @ LAB11 |
| The Rhythm Method / Bank Accounts / The New Consistent @ Hare & Hounds |
| Nustock 1 – The Launch Party @ Mama Roux’s |
| Freshers ABBA Night X @ The Mill |
| Phobophobes + Burning House @ Hare & Hounds |
| IST IST + Special Guests @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Kaleidoscope – The Cosmics, Mutes, Exhailers @ The Night Owl |
| Live Latin Jazz @ Fiesta del Asado Solihull |
| Triple Cooked: Birmingham – Weird & Wonderful @ The Mill |
| Dead Pixels X Dark Crystal Theme : £1 Entry Free to play @ Mama Roux’s |
| NPS #3 @ Café Artum |
| Resonate Presents: Courtesy & Monoak (Live) @ Spotlight |
| Laurence Jones Band 2019 UK Tour @ Actress & Bishop |
| Downtempo Disco @ 1000 Trades |
| Shanghai Blues / The Pines / Kaleidoscopes / Genevieve Miles @ The Victoria |
| Alina Bzhezhinska Hip Harp Collective @ 1000 Trades |
| Lucy May Walker / Alex Lleo / Aymee Weir @ The Cuban Embassy |
| 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 |
| Come together with Heavy Sol @ The Night Owl |
| Electronic Trio – Zyggurat @ Digwood Co |
| Body People x @ Cafe Colette |
| 02.31 x Crucast @ LAB11 |
| Moho & The Unspeakable: Atomic Slam @ Spotlight |
| ropical Soundclash @ Hare & Hounds |
| Surgeon [All Night Long] @ Hare & Hounds |
| Pigeonhole with Jon Harris @ 1000 Trades |
| Moho Old Crown Sessions Free Entry @ The Old Crown |
| The Psychedelic Furs @ O2 Institute |
| 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! |
| The Backbone Slips @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| Switch – 90s, indie and old school club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| *Sold Out* Jim Bob (Carter USM) + Dan Donnelly @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Tom Mason with his upbeat blend of hip-hop, funk, soul, disco and more @ The Ruin |
| Northern Soul Night @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Live Latin Music @ Fiesta del Asado Edgbaston |
| AFTA DARK w/ Tommy Vercetti Sat Night / Sun Morning @ LAB11 |
| Quality Reggae Roots @ Actress & Bishop |
| The Mystery Lights w/ Mount Pleasant & Guests @ Hare & Hounds |
| Amber Run / Stereo Honey @ O2 Academy |
| African Drumming, Birmingham Weekender @ The Engine Room |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Whenyoung @ Hare & Hounds |
| The Losing Score / Thunder and The Giants @ The Victoria |
| Neighbourhd jam sessions @ The Night Owl |
| Black Flag & Total Chaos @ The Mill |
| Murkage Dave @ Hare & Hounds |
| Thyla / Party Hardly @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Curse of Lono + John Murry @ Hare & Hounds |
| Snapped Ankles @ Hare & Hounds |
| The Dunwells / Lissy Taylor / Ellisha Green @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Ralph Pelleymounter / Charlotte Carpenter / Harry Daniels @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Jordan Rakei @ The Mill |
| TEKTU. Presents – Into the Jungle @ LAB11 |
| The Jackson Pollock / Sundog / Whitelight / Chloe Mogg @ Actress & Bishop |
| Tigress, Evade Escape, Never Apart @ The Victoria |
| Husky Loops / Fusion / Astroboys / Stella @ Sunflower Lounge |
| SHVPES @ Mama Roux’s |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Open Mic Event for World Mental Health Day hotes by Mind @ The Night Owl |
| Rafiki Jazz #UpClose2019 @ The Crossing |
| Connor Pursell @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Hazard Pilots / Catching Killers / Longfallboots / Deaf’s Door @ Actress & Bishop |
| Victories At Sea / Outlander @ Hare & Hounds |
| Tekno Disco & Friends Opening Party @ Hare & Hounds |
| 90’s Night @ Hare & Hounds |
| Man Called Skip / Boats on the Ocean & more @ The Victoria |
| Egyptian Blue / Paper Buoys / The Arosa @ The Flapper |
| 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 |
| The Curv3 (Live Mod and indie) @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| *Sold Out* Inhaler + Apre @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Undergrowth Presents Toman (PIV, No Art) – 80 tickets left @ LAB11 |
| Stable Sessions: Oneironauts @ The Stable |
| Cherry Suede @ Actress & Bishop |
| HYPE 26 @ Hare & Hounds |
| Gender Roles, Super Lemon Days, Mutt & Mixtape Saints – 10 Left! @ The Victoria |
| Mr Badger – Punching Down @ 1000 Trades |
| 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! |
| Amy Winehouse Tribute by Marina @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| *Sold Out* The Murder Capital + Happy Couple @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch – 90s and old school club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Richie Rundle playing beats, edits, remixes and other interesting stuff @ The Ruin |
| Reggae Tribute @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| The Wytches @ Actress & Bishop |
| The Catwalk Villains live @ Actress & Bishop |
| Etham Live @ Hare & Hounds |
| Jesca Hoop / Chloe Foy @ Hare & Hounds |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Good Cop Bad Cop + Special Guests @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Skinny Pelembe / Elsa Hewitt @ Hare & Hounds |
| Jealous / Mutes / VEDA / Exhailers @ Sunflower Lounge |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Bad Girlfriend @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Gucci Gang @ Mama Roux’s |
| The Music of Cream – 50th Anniversary World Tour @ The Mill |
| Anomalie @ Hare & Hounds |
| BMA Monthly Network x Jack Daniels Presents @ Mama Roux’s |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Electronic Music Open Mic Night: amazing performances of live electronic music @ The Ruin |
| Hot Chip: Official Afterparty @ The Crossing |
| Abi K @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Live Latin Jazz @ Fiesta del Asado Solihull |
| Cirque Du Soul : Birmingham // Shy FX & Stamina MC @ The Mill |
| E11even presents Hot Since 82 + Guests @ LAB11 |
| Stable Sessions: Georgia and Prok @ The Stable |
| Ibibio Sound Machine @ Hare & Hounds |
| Wax On : B2B Special @ Hare & Hounds |
| Back 2 the Old School @ Hare & Hounds |
| Blue Dot Radio @ 1000 Trades |
| Earls plus supports @ The Victoria |
| Plested @ The Flapper |
| lub Kiwi (Birmingham) – Conducta, Mind Of A Dragon & PDV @ Mama Roux’s |
| Hot Chip @ O2 Institute |
| 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 |
| Boat To Row Album Launch Party @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| Psychedelic Porn Crumpets + The New Righteous Mood @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Free pumpkin carving competition @ D.J. Quinn’s |
| Future Days with Gruff Rhys, The Comet Is Coming & more @ The Crossing |
| Foliée 3rd Birthday: Seb Zito Jesse Calosso (Fuse/Cuttin’ Headz) @ The Mill |
| Art Alexakis (Everclear) @ Actress & Bishop |
| MoodFix Presents Move D @ Hare & Hounds |
| Callum Pitt / Cotter / Silas Burke @ The Cuban Embassy |
| Cut Glass Kings / The Good Water / Monks @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Gary Numan @ O2 Institute |
| 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! |
| Cate & Co @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| Bang Bang Romeo + Latenight Honeymoon + Andrew Cushin @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch – 90s, indie and old school club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| A-Z of the 80’s with Paul Finn and Michael McGhee @ The Ruin |
| Metz Swing Show @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Sokół @ The Mill |
| Ruth Kokumo & The Ark plus The Shanty Town Collective @ Actress & Bishop |
| Skating Polly and She Makes War @ Hare & Hounds |
| Brumbeat ft Don Snorkie playing local West Mids grooves from 6pm @ 1000 Trades |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| The Parlotones + The Magic ES @ The Night Owl |
| Black Mountain + Mass Datura @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Skints & Bedouin Soundclash @ O2 Academy |
| Gloryhammer, Beast in Black, Wind Rose @ The Mill |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Little Simz @ Mama Roux’s |
| Lamb @ O2 Academy2 |
| In Our Lives / Track Not Found / Hit The Floor / Spit + More @ The Flapper |
| George Pannell w/ Karkosa, Flowvers & 1157 @ Mama Roux’s |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Ultimate 40 triple header ft Tippa Irie & Musical Youth @ The Crossing |
| Rob Taylor @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Carnival Magnifico @ The Mill |
| Triple Cooked: Birmingham – Disco of the Dead @ LAB11 |
| Stable Sessions: DJ Jus Neil @ The Stable |
| Club Row / Star Platinum / Neu’Shea / Nine Dart Finish @ Actress & Bishop |
| Deptford Northern Soul Club at Hare and Hounds @ Hare & Hounds |
| Horse Meat Disco @ Hare & Hounds |
| The Nightmare Before Brexit Halloween Party @ The Old Crown |
| Back To The 80s – Halloween Party @ Mama Roux’s |
| JAZZ JAMAICA ALL STARS: THE TROJAN STORY @ TOWN HALL |
| 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 |
| Le Freak: Superfreak @ The Night Owl |
| Honeyblood + Sorcha Richardson @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Castle & Falcon Halloween Party @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Nightmare Before Brexit Halloween party |
| Supersonic Presents: SUNN + Anna Von Hausswolff @ The Crossing |
| Voyage: Daniel Avery B2B HAAi [All Night Long] + IMOGEN @ The Mill |
| The Bare Bants Big Get Together @ Rebel Chicken |
| The Asylum – Halloweenfest – GLAS / 02:31 / AFTA DARK @ LAB11 |
| Lilleburn / Fey Militia / Jessie Desai @ Actress & Bishop |
| Halloween Black & White Party: Live Ska band & live DJ @ Actress & Bishop |
| Pom Poko / Super Lemon Days @ Hare & Hounds |
| ETD – House Classics @ Hare & Hounds |
| Broken Minds – Halloween Party Ft Bryan Gee @ Hare & Hounds |
| The Selecter 40th Anniversary Tour @ O2 Institute |
| 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! |
| Pulp Killers: A Tarantino Halloween Party @ The Night Owl |
| OSTR + Special Guests @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch – 90s, indie and old school club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Richie Rundle playing it slow and funky @ The Ruin |
| 2Tone Revue @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Live Latin Music @ Fiesta del Asado Edgbaston |
| Halloween Dog Parade @ Dogbeth Dining Club |
| The Rails @ Hare & Hounds |
| Oscar Jerome @ Hare & Hounds |
| Jonah Matranga, Damn Cargo, Aesthetics @ The Victoria |
| I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky @ 1000 Trades |
| The Wedding Present: Bizarro 30th Anniversary Tour @ O2 Institute |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Thisistmrw & Supersonic presents Melt Banana & Pretty Grim @ Hare & Hounds |
| Working Men’s Club @ Hare & Hounds |
| Halloween Mexican Skull @ 1000 Trades |
| Marry Waterson & Emily Barker @ Hare & Hounds |
| Thecityisours / ‘LOW’ album release tour @ The Victoria |
| Cattle Decapitation, Osiah @ Mama Roux’s |
| LISA STANSFIELD – AFFECTION 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR @ symphony hall |
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| BINGO LINGO @ The Mill |
| Drop-in DJ Workshops @ Café Artum |
| Beardyman @ Hare & Hounds |
| Violet / Phil Madeley / Myles Newman / Souki @ O2 Academy3 |
| Airways w/ Wargasm, Lower Loveday & The Regulars @ Mama Roux’s |
| Only Sun + Dancing On Tables + Flares + Outline @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Hang Massive @ The Crossing |
| Applebum / Birmingham / Hip Hop Horror Show @ The Mill |
| TEKTU. Presents: Area:51 Halloween Special @ LAB11 |
| 10 Guitars live @ Actress & Bishop |
| HENGE *Matinee Show* @ Hare & Hounds |
| Peaceful King Tour @ Hare & Hounds |
| Gork // Mint // Cave Girl // Whitelight @ The Victoria |
| Little Comets / Riscas / harico @ O2 Academy2 |
| The Monkey Butlers / The Manatees @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| PNKSLM Halloween at The Night Owl with Fruit Tones, Leather Party, Mr Strange @ The Night Owl |
| My Vitriol + Novacub @ The Castle & Falcon |
