Music News

Information on the live music events, music news, DJ nights and band reviews for Birmingham.

Lab 11 Celebrates 3 Years Of Events Over May Bank Holiday

The first May bank holiday weekend sees one of Birmingham’s most iconic venues – Lab 11 celebrating 3 years and sees the launch of the brand new… Read more »

Birmingham Club & Gig Guide April 2015

A comprehensive live music, nightlife and DJ club night guide for Birmingham, focusing mainly on alternative, non mainstream music and original bands. Here you will find music… Read more »

Win 2 Free Tickets to see The Reflex at The Hare & Hounds ft Freestyle & Soul Food Project!

Freestyle & Soul Food Project are delighted to be teaming up and bringing The Reflex, one of the world’s top remixers and producers, to the Hare &… Read more »

Electro Swing, Gypsy Folk, Vintage Mayhem – Swingamajig is back!

Do you dream of times gone by? Of a party in a utopian future where scintillating circus performers meet under night club lasers? Where the streets are… Read more »

Shamrocks Festival at The Custard Factory for Saint Patrick’s Day

Birmingham is famous for its St Patrick’s Day Parade festivities and every year the party just keeps getting bigger and better! This year Heineken, Brothers Cider, Alfie… Read more »

Levitate Birmingham Music Week: A Showcase Of Birmingham’s Music Industry (February 23rd – March 1st)‏

Levitate: Birmingham Music Week is split in to different parts, firstly a map to promote events taking place in the city on the week of Levitate, secondly… Read more »

Free School musicians New 7″ Single Release

If you like electronic music, indie or anything alternative on your Sony Walkman.. Like a cassette full of spacey ambient disco sounds then you might like local… Read more »

Discover the Sound of Your Neighbourhood

for-wards is a hyper-local pilot music project. The project is a micro version of a larger ambition in creating new music inspired by Birmingham’s 40 electoral wards…. Read more »

An Exclusive Interview with Ollie ‘Yardbird’ Lloyd.. Will it reopen?

The recent closure of the Yarbird live music venue has left a huge void in Birmingham city centre. Many people into jazz, funk, soul and acoustic are… Read more »

City of Colours Winter Showcase

City of Colours is back! For those into their graffiti art, or just art in general.. The forthcoming Winter Showcase at The Custard Factory will involve over… Read more »

Win two tickets to see The Wailers at 02 Academy & retire to Staying Cool Apartments after the gig

Welcome to our greatest competition yet! Grapevine Birmingham is combining two fantastic prizes for two very lucky winners in November. You could win 2 free tickets to… Read more »

A Day’s Record Shopping in Brum!

Many record shops have graced the streets of Birmingham since the popularity of the gramopohone, always catering for the latest music trend. Whether it be indie, pop,… Read more »

What’s on at the Leftfoot Venues in October

Welcome to the October edition of the Leftfoot Venues Newsletter, where we’ll be highlighting just some of the events and shows that will be taking place at… Read more »

What’s on at Leftfoot Venues in September 2014

Freestyle bring the Jungle Brothers to the Hare & Hounds We’re delighted to announce Freestyle returns to the Hare & Hounds and with it bring the Jungle… Read more »

THSH presents Project SoundLounge Festival

Following the success of last year’s first ever Project SoundLounge, the festival returns on the 8th-10th August 2014 with another free weekend packed full of Birmingham’s freshest… Read more »

Musical Showcase In Support Of Women’s Aid (27th September)

On Saturday the 27th September, The Fox Bar on Lower Essex Street, near Birmingham’s infamous gay quarter, will be hosting a live, acoustic musical showcase to help… Read more »

Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival

It’s that time of year again.. When soul, funk and jazz music drifts into Moseley Village for a whole weekend of ‘fever in the funkhouse!’ Mostly Jazz… Read more »

French Resistance Week at The Church Inn

The Church Inn is celebrating French Resistance Week on July 10th – 17th 2014! With a top week of events make sure you drop by to enjoy… Read more »

One Beat Weekender at The MAC

mac birmingham & One Beat Records presents: Sat 19 & Sun 20 Jul | 1pm | £15 day, £28 weekend | Outdoor Arena | 14+ (unless accompanied… Read more »

Are you going to Glastonbrummy?

Birmingham’s brand new alternative tribute festival launches at Alfie Birds & The Oobleck next month! Alfie Birds has risen from the ashes of what was once the… Read more »

Win tickets to watch Jesca Hoop at the Glee Club

Win tickets to watch Jesca Hoop at the Glee Club

If you don’t already know who Jesca Hoop is you may want to find out now, because we’re giving away two free tickets to watch this brilliant… Read more »

Best Music Events in Birmingham Feb 2014

Best Music Events in Birmingham Feb 2014

It’s time to start shaking off the winter blues ready for the year ahead, and how better to keep warm, than dance the night away to some… Read more »

The Moseley Folk Festival. 29th – 31st August

The Moseley Folk Festival just seems to get better every year. The organisers try to program a healthy mix of traditional, contemporary and downright experimental folk and… Read more »

The Best New Years Eve Music Events in Birmingham 2013/14

The Best New Years Eve Music Events in Birmingham 2013/14

If you’re looking for something to do this New Years Eve in Brum, we’ve had a quick scout around to find some of the best NYE music… Read more »

Grapevine Birmingham: 6 of The Best Music Events in November

Grapevine Birmingham: 6 of The Best Music Events in November

With Americans recently being told to “Forget London… visit Birmingham” instead, this second accolade from the U.S.A. media, citing the city as an alternative to London comes… Read more »

Win Two Free Tickets to Watch Joy Division “Reworked” Tour

Win Two Free Tickets to Watch Joy Division “Reworked” Tour

If you love New Order, there’s a good chance you’ll love their first incarnation ‘Joy Division’. This seminal late 70s  post-punk band from Salford were responsible for some… Read more »