Our Birmingham live music & DJ guide for Jan 2020, 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 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 January 2020
Thu 2 Jan 20
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
Fri 3 Jan 20
| 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 |
| Sleepy Heads / Hotplate / Glass Ceilings / The Common @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Sat 4 Jan 20
| 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 |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| Bowie Night @ The Night Owl |
| Switch Club Night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Deaf Balloons / Second Hand Genes / Honey Factory + more @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Sun 5 Jan 20
| Poonky Poofle and the Squiffel Squibs @ Lunatic Asylum |
| The Earnest Spears / Feed Me Milk / Simple Trixx / Spit @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Mon 6 Jan 20
| The Butters Aliens / Cornflakes at Kelly’s / In Our Lives + more @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Tue 7 Jan 20
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| The Nu / Future Fires / Akande / The Flow @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Wed 8 Jan 20
| Outline / Crymson / Easy Company / The Mood @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Thu 9 Jan 20
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Simon Whittle Williams and The Cheese Bandits @ The Stale Wotsit Club |
| Lady Sanity / Ed Geater / Astroboys / Stella @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Fri 10 Jan 20
| 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 |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| All Mods Cons @ The Night Owl |
| From The Jam – Setting Sons @ The Mill |
| Broken Minds, Wax On and The Source Presents: A tribute to Tango @ The Hare & Hounds |
| Yardbird Jazz Funk Sessions @ 1000 Trades |
| Paper Buoys / The Good Water / Headshrinkers / Bermuda @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Sat 11 Jan 20
| 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 |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| Black Elvis (live Elvis tribute) @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| Switch Club Night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Femme Fatale – Swap/Sell shop, Stalls, DJ’s, Live music @ Actress & Bishop |
| Major Toms play Glam Era Bowie & Aladdin Sane in full @ The Hare & Hounds |
| The Assist / Karkosa / Roma Cove / The New Consistent @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Sun 12 Jan 20
| Riscas / Flares / 11 57 / Souki @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Mon 13 Jan 20
| Delta Autumn / Rosie Tee / Gaby Kettle / Cariss Auburn @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Tue 14 Jan 20
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| SUE / Pretty Vile / Twelve Twelve / The Wolf Within @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Wed 15 Jan 20
| Odmansbox / Home Creatures / Muir @ The Hare & Hounds |
| Kioko / The Pagans S.O.H / Sketch / Stress Release @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Thu 16 Jan 20
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Static Dress, The Well Runs Red, Jacky P @ Victoria |
| Violet / Rai Kah Mercury / Wishbone / The Space @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Fri 17 Jan 20
| 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 |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| Soulin’ Soul and Funk night with live percussion @ The Night Owl |
| The Mowgli’s + Special Guests @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Last Rogues / The Carousels / OSCA / ELBA / Southern Smoke @ Actress & Bishop |
| Sounds Familiar Birmingham 2020 @ Mama Roux’s |
| 1000 Trades Presents: Blue Dot Radio @ 1000 Trades |
| Spilt Milk Society / Odd Soul / Cherry Cherry / Amy Louise Ellis @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Soul & Mowtown Night @ Digbeth Works |
Sat 18 Jan 20
| 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 |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| Amy Winehouse Tribute by Marina Coombes @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| Switch Club Night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Triple Cooked: Garden of Eden @ The Mill |
| The Social Club – First Party Of The Year! @ The Hare & Hounds |
| Paranoid London (DJ SET) @ The Hare & Hounds |
Sun 19 Jan 20
| Veridian @ Victoria |
| Namiwa Jazz / Ruth Kokumo / Fergus Channell / Demelza @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Mon 20 Jan 20
| Lucy May Walker / Midge / Lucy Shaw / Ellie Poole @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Tue 21 Jan 20
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Y!KES / Free Galaxy / Baddreams / Bleach @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Wed 22 Jan 20
| Dead Mob / Born Zero / Insurgent / Chlorine @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Thu 23 Jan 20
| 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! |
| Beautiful Little Fools EP Launch @ The Hare & Hounds |
| Genuine Panama / Melotone / Sriracha People / Tradin’ Fives @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Fri 24 Jan 20
| 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 |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| This Feeling Birmingham – Big in 2020 – The Novus + More @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Common plus supports @ Actress & Bishop |
| Resurrection + Oas-is @ The Mill |
| Rhytmo #3 @ Café Artum |
| Fantastic! An 80s Party @ The Hare & Hounds |
| The New Righteous Mood / La Dharma / Fat Cat / Cellar Door @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Sat 25 Jan 20
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| 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 |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| The Deep Six: EP Launch night @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro club night @ The Night Owl |
| VANT + Special Guests @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch Club Night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Rift / Mayjays / Turned it to Stone / Broken Looking Glass @ Actress & Bishop |
| Disko Haus – Digbeth Shakedown @ Mama Roux’s |
| Sleep Token @ The Mill |
| This Is Tmrw 2020 Launch: Table Scraps, SFL, The Cosmics & more @ The Hare & Hounds |
| Cory Wells, Lizzy Farrall, Luke Rainsford @ Victoria |
| Shai Brides / The Silver Lines / The Reservoir Cats + more @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Sun 26 Jan 20
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Rozi Plain @ The Hare & Hounds |
| George Pannell / Sedated Society / Lauren Hoyle + more26/ @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Tue 28 Jan 20
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Peaness / Low Red Moon @ The Hare & Hounds |
Wed 29 Jan 20
| Bingo Lingo @ The Mill |
| Wire @ The Hare & Hounds |
Thu 30 Jan 20
| 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! |
| TEKTU Presents: Refreshers @ Lab 11 |
| Sam Fender @ O2 Academy, Birmingham |
| Italia 90 / Kick The Clown @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Fri 31 Jan 20
| 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 |
| Le Freak: Soul Train Special @ The Night Owl |
| A Festival, A Parade @ Actress & Bishop |
| Sum Cellar – Murder He Wrote / iLL Disco: Special Guest @ Mama Roux’s |
| AC/DC UK @ The Mill |
| Digbeth Records 1st B’day w/ Francesco Del Garda @ Lab 11 |
| Planet V Birmingham @ Lab 11 |
| Keg @ Café Artum |
| 20 Years of Leftfoot: Launch Party with Carista @ The Hare & Hounds |
| Who Needs Pete? @ The Hare & Hounds |
| Bombay Bicycle Club @ O2 Academy |