Here’s our take on the coolest original live music and DJ nights in Birmingham this October 2023.
We search high and low to bring to you the best original music Brum has to offer each and every month.
Tuesday 3rd October
Puma Blue @ Hare & Hounds
Wednesday 4th October
Coops @ Hare & Hounds
Thursday 5th October
Kaleidoscope – Floral Image / Dimes / Adults @ The Night Owl
Matthew Halsall @ Hare & Hounds
Friday 6th October
METALHEADZ – 30 SINCE FOREVER @ LAB11
Saturday 7th October
FUTURE DAYS Festival 2023 @ The Crossing Digbeth
Ft: PIGS x7, THE BUG CLUB + more
Wookie @ Artum and Hockley Social Club
SCOTT HEPPLE AND THE SUN BAND @ Sunflower Lounge
Monday 9th October
Origin Quartet with Paul Booth @ Centrala, Digbeth
Tuesday 10th October
Skinny Pelembe @ Hare & Hounds
YOUTH SECTOR @ Sunflower Lounge
Friday 13th September
Wrekin Havoc presents ONE OF US + Guest DJ Talking Drums @ Hare & Hounds
Henrik Jensen @ 1000 Trades
Wolfgang Flür (Ex-Kraftwerk) + Peter Duggal + Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @ The Castle & Falcon
Saturday 14th October
BONGO-HEELS! THE BONGOLIAN + THE HEELS LIVE @ The Night Owl
KELVIN ANDREWS + Love Affair and Andy ‘Mr M’ Milford @ Artum
The Good Water, 3 Little Wolves and Big Sky Orchestra & Ventrelles @ Sunflower Lounge
CHRIS LORENZO + Tom Shorterz RETURNS TO BIRMINGHAM @ LAB11
Banco de Gaia + Nathan Fake @ The Castle & Falcon
Iklectik X Centrala – Nkisi + Andrey Kirichenko + Meesha Fones + Leon Trimble (aka Chromatouch) @ Centrala, Digbeth
Sunday 15th October
Shamir @ Actress and Bishop
Pye Corner Audio & GLOK [Andy Bell – Oasis/Ride] & ten:ten @ The Castle & Falcon
Monday 16th September
THIS IS TMRW PRESENTS SQUID + SUPPORT FROM BLUE BENDY, ICHIGO EVIL @ Birmingham Town Hall
Tuesday 17th October
Jazz-funk re-imagining of Childish Gambino album goes on tour @ XOYO Birmingham
Friday 20th October
Erol Alkan [All Night Long] @ Hare & Hounds
Saturday 21st October
Jeremy Sylvester reppin Brum @ Artum
The Stanton Sessions ft Stanton Warriors, Altern 8, Heritage Breaks @ XOYO Birmingham
Open Case Recordings ft Billy Bainbridge from ‘Plone’ (Warp Records) @ Centrala, Digbeth
Wednesday 25th October
Weird On Purpose #9 | Sugarthief, Jackie & J Drouzy @ Hare & Hounds
Thursday 26th October
Zyggurat – HIDE SEEK Album Launch + Anthony Child @ Hare & Hounds
Friday 27th + Saturday 28th October
Pop Will Eat Itself + Utah Saints @ The Crossing
Saturday 28th October
The Soup Dragons @ O2 Academy2
Mr Switch – World DJ Champion + guests @ Unit7, Stirchley
Silverlining + more @ The Berlin Bar
Sunday 29th October
Kassi Valazza @ Sunflower Lounge
Regular Events..
First Sunday of every month
Come Sunday Jazz & Funk, 3.00pm-8.00pm Free! @ Cafe Artum
Mondays
Jam Jah Mondays ft Reggae & Dub sound system @ Dark Horse, Moseley
Tuesdays
Contemporary live Jazz @ The Spotted Dog
Fridays
The Unique Experience takes place every Friday night ft live music and new bands showcasing the best of Birmingham at Hockley Social.
Saturdays
The Live Lounge every Saturday night ft new musicians, live acts spanning different genres also at Hockley Social.
Sundays
Live acoustic music @ The Anchor
And..
There’s plenty more out there each week, with regular live music and DJs at 1000 Trades, Cafe Artum, The Actress & Bishop, The Night Owl, Hare & Hounds, Sunflower Lounge, Scruffy Murphys, Subside, Deadwax, Fletchers Bar, Rock N’ Roll Brewhouse, Gunmaker’s Arms, Sun On The Hill, Snobs, Lab 11, The Ruin, Stir Stores and Nortons.