Brumbeat Live Music Guide – May 2025!

1st May

Cerys Hafana + Emily Cribb @ Hare & Hounds Kings Heath

POHL// DEARTHWORMS// THE RETINAL CIRCUS// OPIUM LORD @ Centrala

2nd May

Hotel Lux + Shortwave @ Sunflower Lounge

Chase & Status plus special guests 4am Kru and Oppidan @ Utilita Arena

David Preston Mu Quartet @ 1000 Trades

3rd May

Affection Place ft Dave Formula (Magazine/Visage) @ Pan Pan Digbeth

Anna Moss @ Deadwax Digbeth

8th May

Lucy Mellenfield Pre-Release Tour (+Rebecca Wing) @ Hare and Hounds

Tangerine Dream: Celebrating 50 years of Phaedra @ Town Hall

10th May

Live It Up (60s Night) with The Crystal Teardrop & Scott Hepple & The Sun Band @ The Night Owl

11th May

Preoccupations + Total Luck @ Hare & Hounds

Nap Eyes @ Hare & Hounds

12th May

Rose City Band + Bananagun @ Hare & Hounds

Supergrass: I Should Coco 30th Anniversary Tour @ O2 Academy

Milford Graves Full Mantis + Gig @ Pan Pan

16th May

La Dharma + Supports @ The Night Owl

17th May

Tyler, The Creator @ Utilita Arena

Clearwater Creedence Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ 55th Anniversary Tour @ Town Hall

19th May

Brogeal @ Hare & Hounds

KRS-One: The Temple Of Hip Hop UKO2 @ O2 Institute

20th May

KANEKOAYANO back in Birmingham! @ Hare & Hounds

Sunday (1994) + beaux Sunflower Lounge

22nd May

Donny Benét + Spielmann @ The Castle & Falcon

CBSO presents: SYMPHONIC SESSIONS: MAX RICHTER’S THE FOUR SEASONS @ Hockley Social Club

25th May

Taxi for Jesus live @ Actress and Bishop

28th May

The Lumineers @ Utilita Arena

Issey Chivers @ Cherry Reds

29th May

Parliamo / Heidi Eldest / The Spoils @ The Victoria

31st May

Sextile @ Hare & Hounds

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/The Statoin

Tuesdays

Contemporary live Jazz @ The Night Owl

Fridays

Live Lounge 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.