Brumbeat Live Music & DJ Guide April 2022

Welcome to our live music gig guide and DJ events listings in Birmingham for April 2022!

If you are looking for a live music guide, this is the most extensive online gig guide for Birmingham, scroll down for events by date:

Recommended Live Music & DJ Events April 2022

Fri 01/Apr 22
Groove Line @ The Night Owl
Gecko Club @ Muthers Studio
Misty’s Big Adventure + special guests @ The Hare and Hounds
Rave For Ukraine @ The Hare and Hounds
Jake Henry live @ Actress & Bishop
TSHA, Chloé Robinson, Nia Archives & LCY @ Forum
British Oak Presents: Murdock Swales @ The British Oak Stirchley
DJ SAM REDMORE & THE MIGHTY MAGOO @ The Kingsway
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Ivo Neame Quartet 7.45pm
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sat 02/Apr 22
Dig? Soul & Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl
Music for a Jilted Generation @ The Hare and Hounds
INFINITE SPACE @ Café Artum
Kerry Smyth live @ Actress & Bishop
The Beths *SOLD OUT* @ The Castle & Falcon
Moho: UK GARAGE SPESHHH @ Dead Wax Digbeth
URBAN JUKEBOX + DJ FEVA @ The Rainbow Pub
THE BATTERY FARM + LUNA KISS / BUNKER 9 @ Sunflower Lounge
The Kings Amapiano @ Forum
THE HEELS Live @ The Kingsway
1000 Trades Presents: Pitch Control 8pm–12am @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sun 03/Apr 22
Sunday Sessions with Sammy Rogers live @ The Night Owl
Youth Sector @ Dead Wax
mclusky @ The Hare and Hounds
Ibibio Sound Machine @ The Castle & Falcon
CALLUM EASTER / MASS HOUSE / LIARS AT THE WITCH TRIAL / THE HITCHCOCK BLONDES @ The Rainbow Pub
SAINT PHNX + Boy Bleach @ Sunflower Lounge
Chick Wren’s Rollin’ River Band @ The Rose Villa Tavern
Reggae Sundays presents JUGGLA (rockers hifi / g-corps / overproof soundsystem) @ The Kingsway
Live music @ The Anchor
Mon 04/Apr 22
Neighbourhd B9 #40 @ The Night Owl
Reminders + Lovebreakers & River water @ Sunflower Lounge
Jam Jah Reggae Mondays Re-Launch ! @ The Station
Tue 05/Apr 22
Open Mike Eagle, live @ The Hare and Hounds
CMAT l Birmingham **SOLD OUT** @ The Hare and Hounds
Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth
Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Blue Piano
Wed 06/Apr 22
Merry Hell & Ranagri @ The Hare and Hounds
Sunflower Bean @ The Hare and Hounds
Thomas Atlas Trio @ Actress & Bishop
Fucked Up ‘David Comes To Life’ Tour @ The Castle & Falcon
The Fratellis & Overpass @ O2 Academy
Thu 07/Apr 22
Kaleidoscope – Peeping Drexels / The New Righteous Mood / Ead Wood @ The Night Owl
Spector @ Mama Roux’s
FURY @ The Hare and Hounds
Mdou Moctar @ The Hare and Hounds
The Lovely Eggs @ The Castle & Falcon
Greywind @ Sunflower Lounge
Fonografo ft Vinyl 45 spinners playing groovy vintage killer sounds @ Deadwax
Fri 08/Apr 22
The Payback (funk night) @ The Night Owl
Bilk @ The Rainbow
Break Thru presents DRS Live, LSB, Dogger, Evabee + more @ The Hare and Hounds
P*SSY POWER @ The Hare and Hounds
The Jam’d Live! @ Actress & Bishop
The Bug Club @ The Flapper
Y!kes @ Sunflower Lounge
DJ Day Day’s Birthday @ Forum
Groove Armada @ O2 Academy
UV-TV w/ Hamburger Momma, Big Troppy & Lysergic Lounge/Kaleidoscope DJs @ Nortons
Martin Jackson Live @ The British Oak Stirchley
1000 Trades Presents: Eclectic Sessions 8pm–12am @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sat 09/Apr 22
The Quik Beats live @ The Night Owl
Dig? Soul & Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl
Crows @ Muthers Studio
The Fully Automated Luxury Space Communist Party @ The Hare and Hounds
Futurepast Zine @ The Hare and Hounds
Acoustic energy live @ Actress & Bishop
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / BLAB / Charlotte Carpenter @ The Castle & Falcon
Imperial Wax + Special Guests @ Dead Wax Digbeth
Vibe Tribe 2.0 – Live Jam Session @ The Rainbow Pub
Rianne Downey + Eliza May / Ezrae @ Sunflower Lounge
SHY FX W/ David Rodigan MBE, Trojan Sound System, Channel One, General Levy + Special Guests @ Forum
Fervo Fluxo: Baile com VHOOR [Se Tá Solteira / BAILE] Blackbox @ Forum
Killer Wave @ The British Oak Stirchley
Kingsway Takeover feat. DJ Yoda, Chris Read (Substance), The Atlantic Players (Live) + more @ The Kingsway
Downtempo Disco 8pm–12am @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sun 10/Apr 22
CRAWLERS @ The Hare and Hounds
Offal Club versus Billy Whizz @ The Hare and Hounds
The Undercover Hippy @ Actress & Bishop
Reggae night: The Blue Mountains ft Richie Culture @ Actress & Bishop
Darla Jade + Lycio, Abz WinterMusic and Emily Sambrook @ Sunflower Lounge
Steve Ajao Blues Giants @ The Rose Villa Tavern
Second Sunday Jazz @ The Ruin
Live music @ The Anchor
Mon 11/Apr 22
Low Island, live @ The Hare and Hounds
Proper. / Twelve Twelve / The Losing Score / Death Is A Girl @ Dead Wax Digbeth
The War On Drugs @ O2 Academy
Tue 12/Apr 22
Walt Disco @ Mama Roux’s
Childcare @ The Hare and Hounds
SUNBLAZED + The Skeme, The Teals & Thea Watson @ Sunflower Lounge
Teenage Fanclub, Frokedal and Familien @ O2 Institute
Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth
Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Blue Piano
Wed 13/Apr 22
Soul Sessions At The Night Owl #8 @ The Night Owl
The Ukrainians – Refugee Benefit @ The Hare and Hounds
Folly Group @ The Hare and Hounds
Goldfrapp @ Symphony Hall
Mutual Frogs + Code 4, Havannah & Owen La Cortar @ Sunflower Lounge
Mystery Jets + Support From Ferris & Sylvester & The Taylor Twins @ Forum
Thu 14/Apr 22
Pulled Apart By Horses @ Mama Roux’s
Mantaraybryn @ Muthers Studio
The Heritage Lounge Sessions with Rob J, JP Shields, Alex Hammond – FREE ENTRY @ The Hare and Hounds
Da Funk @ The Hare and Hounds
HEAVY BEAT BRASS BAND @ Actress & Bishop
The Pittstops + Blue Blue Blue,ULTRAVIOLET, The Last Rogues & Erica Jean @ Sunflower Lounge
ODYSSEY @ The Jam House
Open Mic Night @ The Ruin
Kamikaze Club Open Mic 7.30–10.30pm @ 1000 Trades
Fonografo ft Vinyl 45 spinners playing groovy vintage killer sounds @ Deadwax
Fri 15/Apr 22
Low Red Moon Album Launch Party @ The Night Owl
Halligalli @ The Night Owl
Wrekin Havoc with guests: Andy Taylor (We Are The Sunset) & Steve KIW (Balearic Assassins Of Love) @ Café Artum
This Feeling – Birmingham w/ Kid Violet @ Sunflower Lounge
Ultra Europe @ Forum
Jake Rees Live @ The British Oak Stirchley
1000 Trades Presents: Eclectic Sessions 8pm–12am @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sat 16/Apr 22
Midnight City Soul Band (live) @ The Night Owl
RNZ Presents Smokescreen 30th Birthday tour @ Hockley Social Club
TRMNL Easter Bank Holiday Showcase (Day + Night) @ Lab 11
Beardyman @ The Hare and Hounds
FBN&FRIENDS: Hedchef, Kitsta & Tom Place @ The Hare and Hounds
BEORMA EP LAUNCH + MVNICH, ED3N & YONKO LECK @ Sunflower Lounge
DnB Brunch @ Forum
The Big 90’s & 00’s R&B Festival @ Forum
Oldskool Bassline Anthems Takeover @ Forum
Dub Pistols, Kioko @ O2 Institute
The British Oak presents: DJ Carlton @ The British Oak Stirchley
1000 Trades Presents: Bargain Bin Soul 8pm–midnight @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sun 17/Apr 22
Wobble meets Heritage Easter 2022 @ Hockley Social Club
M.I.L.K. (Indie + Britpop club night hosted by Oscar Harrison of Ocean Colour Scene) @ The Night Owl
DIE DAS DER present Desperate Journalist + Emily Breeze + Modern Literature @ The Hare and Hounds
Common People @ The Hare and Hounds
On The Roll Presents: salute + guests @ The Hare and Hounds
Ruth Kokumo’s Showcase: Open jam, house band + guests @ Actress & Bishop
Nothing @ Dead Wax Digbeth
E S + Amberclxre, Nina McKendrick & Nicole Sherwood @ Sunflower Lounge
Haze Festival @ Forum
The Wedding Present ‘Seamonsters’ 30th Anniversary Tour & Liines @ O2 Institute
The British Oak X Blues Club Presents: Vincent Flatt’s Final Drive @ The British Oak Stirchley
TROJAN CELEBRATION @ The Jam House
Live music @ The Anchor
Mon 18/Apr 22
COME AS YOU ARE @ The Night Owl
Grim Sickers Headline Show @ The Hare and Hounds
Tue 19/Apr 22
Eades @ Dead Wax
Janet Devlin @ The Hare and Hounds
Bambara *SOLD OUT* @ Hare & Hounds
George O’Hanlon @ Sunflower Lounge
Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth
Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Blue Piano
Wed 20/Apr 22
The 5.6.7.8’s + The Masonics + Black Mekon @ The Night Owl
The Crazy 88’s 5678’s Afterparty @ The Night Owl
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard @ Mama Roux’s
Decorate Sounds presents: River Water @ The Hare and Hounds
Mobius Loop – Spring Tour @ The Hare and Hounds
Jack Read & The Shaders @ Actress & Bishop
Health @ The Castle & Falcon
Louis Dunford @ Sunflower Lounge
The Four Owls @ Forum
Thu 21/Apr 22
Lord Apex @ The Hare and Hounds
The Trials of Cato @ The Hare and Hounds
Pearce Macca Live @ Actress & Bishop
Noise not music festival 2022 @ The Castle & Falcon
Ali Gilbert @ Sunflower Lounge
Fonografo ft Vinyl 45 spinners playing groovy vintage killer sounds @ Deadwax
Fri 22/Apr 22
Thee Escapees with The Temple St Resistance @ The Night Owl
Overpass @ O2 Institute
The Rah’s @ Dead Wax
King Khan & The Shrines @ The Hare and Hounds
Weird Wax 22nd April w/ Steffan & Niall @ The Hare and Hounds
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets: The Echoes Tour @ Symphony Hall
Corinne Bailey Rae @ Town Hall
Idestroy @ The Rainbow Pub
Jon & Amy live @ The British Oak Stirchley
1000 Trades Presents: Eclectic Sessions 8pm–12am @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sat 23/Apr 22
Britpop Brunch at The Night Owl @ The Night Owl
Sister Cookie (with full live band) + support from Reece Downton Trio at The Night Owl @ The Night Owl
Dig? Soul & Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl
Joshua Radin / Rachael Yamagata @ The Hare and Hounds
Double Barrel – Reggae All Night Long @ The Hare and Hounds
Spirit Of The Beehive @ The Rainbow Pub
Alunah + Margarita Witch Cult and Hot Little Hands @ Sunflower Lounge
Overtime: Clocking Out 002 @ Forum
FOALS @ utilita arena
*Metz Jnr Band* Live @ The Kingsway
1000 Trades Presents: Jazz in the House 8pm–12am @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sun 24/Apr 22
Holy Fuck @ Mama Roux’s
A-Z of Alchemy @ The Hare and Hounds
Lunch Money Life @ The Hare and Hounds
Honey Moon @ Sunflower Lounge
DUB FX @ O2 Academy
1000 Trades Presents: Sunday Jazz 8pm–late @ 1000 Trades
Live music @ The Anchor
Mon 25/Apr 22
Protomartyr @ The Hare and Hounds
Rescheduled Date: JC Stewart @ The Castle & Falcon
The Divine Comedy: Special Guest Barbara @ Symphony Hall
Tue 26/Apr 22
Lunar C ‘Most High’ Album Tour @ The Hare and Hounds
Spacey Jane *VENUE UPGRADE* @ The Hare and Hounds
Lazy Habits / Joshua Idehen / Stella @ The Castle & Falcon
piri & tommy @ Sunflower Lounge
Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth
Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Blue Piano
Wed 27/Apr 22
Mental Cruelty @ Mama Roux’s
Vox Low / Yellow Brain @ Hare & Hounds
Thu 28/Apr 22
The Picturebooks @ Mama Roux’s
Heather Peace @ The Hare and Hounds
Goya Gumbani & Yaya Bey @ The Castle & Falcon
Gaerea + Wode | Masters Call | Lunar Mercia @ Dead Wax Digbeth
Stereo MC’s @ Forum
1000 Trades Presents: Love It Or Shove It 7–9pm @ 1000 Trades
Fonografo ft Vinyl 45 spinners playing groovy vintage killer sounds @ Deadwax
Fri 29/Apr 22
Le Freak: Soul Train @ The Night Owl
Dizraeli + Special Guests @ The Hare and Hounds
Prince Party @ The Hare and Hounds
George Michael Special @ The Hare and Hounds
Jilted Generation – The Prodigy Tribute Band @ Actress & Bishop
MØTE @ Sunflower Lounge
Stone Foundation @ O2 Academy
Joe Cartwright Live @ The British Oak Stirchley
Birmingham Jazz Presents: Alex Merritt/Steve Fishwick Quintet 7.45pm @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill
Sat 30/Apr 22
Fleetwood Mac Brunch @ The Night Owl
Johnny Cash tribute Jason Dale + support from Harry Jordan @ The Night Owl
Dig? Soul & Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl
The Assist @ Dead Wax
Pynch @ Muthers Studio
Drum & Bass Awards 2022 @ Lab 11
90’s Night @ The Hare and Hounds
DJ Seinfeld, Mella Dee, Dusky, reli.ah, Bad Girls Club @ Forum
UKG Brunch @ Forum
Mono & Bloc Present Birmingham Rooftop Party @ Forum
Catapult Club ft. Chasing Mallory, Jazzcat, Antidotes, Eleven Fifteen, Pip @ O2 Academy
Metronomy @ O2 Academy
Nightingales, Ted Chippington, Rats on Rafts @ O2 Academy
NOW HAM: A Night of Incredible 80s 8pm–1am @ 1000 Trades
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Hockley Social Club
Various dance/electronic/soul DJs @ Café Artum
Various indie/alternative/dance DJs @ The Sun on The Hill