David Kitt’s show at Hare & Hounds in Birmingham on April 2nd
Genre-bending Irish musician and producer DAVID KITT has unveiled stunning new single “Wave of Peace”, ahead of his ninth studio album ‘Idiot Check’ (due 31 March 2023… Read more »
ERIC BIBB – Releases ‘Ridin” Album and comes to Brum this May
Blues legend ERIC BIBB has today released his critically acclaimed new album ‘Ridin’‘, shortly ahead of an extensive headline tour of the UK and Ireland – tickets. … Read more »
Lifted UK tour to visit Birmingham with upcoming R&B artists including local talent Annatoria
The UK’s brightest gospel, R&B and rap stars are taking to the road for an upcoming tour this May. Artists on the-rise Annatoria, Asha Elia, and Still… Read more »
Tapeworms – French trio announce BIRMINGHAM show this May
Genre-bending French band – TAPEWORMS – have returned with a new single “IRL”, ahead of a recently announced UK tour this May. STREAM ON SOUNDCLOUD HERE ||… Read more »
His Lordship at Night Owl in Birmingham on April 8th
Rock ‘n’ roll duo HIS LORDSHIP have announced a UK headline tour for Spring 2023. Kicking off in Bristol on 29 March and stopping off in twelve cities along the way,… Read more »
Mostly Jazz Festival Final line-up news – Fred Wesley & Craig Charles added!
Music legend Fred Wesley and ‘Maestro of Funk’ DJ Craig Charles are the latest big name additions to Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival (Friday 7 to Sunday 9 July 2023,… Read more »
Jam Jah Sound’s Reggae Monday Nights return!
Jam Jah Sound’s Reggae Monday Nights return to the Dark Horse, weekly! Kicking off with a 2am Bank Holiday Monday with special guest YT alongside Jam Jah… Read more »
Segweh Sound take on a new residency at the Rainbow Pub
Ahead of their headline show supporting David Rodigan at Crooked House Festival. DJ Duo Magoo & Wayne Chambers aka Segweh Sound take on a new residency at the… Read more »
Paul Jones, Ginge Brings It On Home and Helen Humes
THIS TUESDAY 21st MARCH AT HENRY’S BLUESHOUSE AT VELVET MUSIC ROOMS JO CARLEY & THE OLD DRY SKULLS The music of Jo Carley & The Old Dry… Read more »
New Night! All My Circuits – Loula Yorke at Pan Pan
Live modular synths LOULA YORKE + Abstract organ duo IMPORTER/EXPORTER. Visual artist TBA. ALL MY CIRCUITSEP2//MUSICAMC: LOULA YORKE 31 MAR / 7:30 PM Come down for a night of… Read more »
Two Year Break play Scruffy Murphy’s 30th March
Two Year Break are playing in Brum. The dynamic and fresh 4-piece from Essex received praise for their self-released debut album ‘Do You Wanna Find Love?’ (2021),… Read more »
Candlelight 100 Years of Warner Bros. Celebrates a Century of Iconic Classics from the Most Renowned Franchises in Birmingham
In celebration of Warner Bros. Studios’ 100th anniversary, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment and Fever, the leading entertainment discovery platform, are proud to launch in Birmingham… Read more »
22nd March 2023 – Kamaal Williams and Koba-Ko Crowdfunding
Blow Water have an exciting opportunity to bring Kamaal Williams, SE London jazz musicians to Kings Heath Wednesday 22/3! Blow Water collaborated with Henry Wu in 2021, a… Read more »
Tunde – The Voice of The Lighthouse Family – Announces UK Tour 2023 including Birmingham date
Singer-Songwriter Tunde, the iconic voice of the multi-platinum selling Lighthouse Family, has announced a UK tour through May & June. The singer will be performing Lighthouse Family… Read more »
IST IST – Return to BIRMINGHAM this April & Release New Single
With their upcoming third album fast approaching, IST IST are pleased to unveil the latest track to be cut from the record: “Nothing More Nothing Less”. Chiming… Read more »
Fuzzbox new single Voodoo Feline 239 featuring Maggie Dunne & Sugary Staple
Voodoo Feline is the new single from Fuzzbox featuring Maggie Dunne and Sugary Staple. With Jenny Tingle on flute and drums, this exciting new lineup explores industrial… Read more »
Pairc Festival biggest celebration of Irish Music and Culture in the UK 26th – 27th August 2023.
Páirc Festival is on course to be the biggest celebration of Irish Music and Culture in the UK, bringing the best talent from Birmingham and Ireland to… Read more »
Vanley Burke sound installation exploring Black culture to open in Handsworth
Celebrated British Jamaican photographer and artist Vanley Burke launches his first outdoor sound installation, Reactivating sounds of Blackness, in Handsworth Park, Birmingham, on Sunday 02 April 2023. Working with… Read more »
New SOLAR EYES EP + gig dates!
A twangingly fuzzy fierce panda one sheet The Act: SOLAR EYES The Tune: ‘NAKES MONKEY ON A SPACESHIP’ EP The Format: DIGITAL EP The Release Date: MARCH… Read more »
ERIC BIBB Heading to Birmingham This May + New Single ‘Ridin’ Out Now
The final single to be taken from the celebrated Blues musician’s forthcoming album (out 24 March on Repute Records), “Ridin’” pays homage to the brave Freedom Riders of 1961 who risked… Read more »
Brand New Birmingham Festival INTERMISSION FESTIVAL celebrates diversity, inclusivity & gender balance
TEG Live Europe announce the launch of a brand new festival, InterMission Festival – a one-day multiroom festival featuring live music, sound workshops, industry talks and food… Read more »
TEENAGE FANCLUB — Announce Birmingham Show For November 2023
Following the release of their latest album ‘Endless Arcade’, Scottish alt-rock five-piece Teenage Fanclub have announced details of a live show in Birmingham for Winter 2023. Part… Read more »
The Lost Notes – Tours, Bassists and EPs
After a lovely start to the year at The Red Lion, Nuneaton, Bedworth, Lighthorne folk clubs and the magical Temperance in Leamington Spa, there’s a busy few… Read more »
Announcing UB40 THE HOMECOMING – marking 45yrs, where it all began …
Iconic reggae band UB40 are celebrating their 45th anniversary with a very special outdoor show in their native Moseley, Birmingham, on Sunday 27 August 2023. Entitled The Homecoming, the performance… Read more »
Brumbeat – Best Music Events in Birmingham March 2023!
Here’s our take on the coolest original live music and DJ nights in Birmingham this March 2023. We search high and low to bring to you the best original music Brum has to… Read more »
Do You Need Expensive Sound Cards to Make Good Music?
Audio interfaces and other music equipment have been making rounds in music stores and the homes of many home producers. With an array of choices available in… Read more »
Music legend Graham Nash set for Moseley Folk 2023
Graham Nash is the latest addition to the line-up of Moseley Folk and Arts Festival (Friday 1 to Sunday 3 September 2023). Set to appear at the… Read more »
Beans On Toast Plays Birmingham on 12 March
One year since the war in Ukraine began and with the Doomsday clock closer to midnight than ever before, the UK folk singer returns with a timely… Read more »
Harborne Record Fair 25th March 2023
HARBORNE RECORD FAIR SAT 25TH MARCH 2023 We’re an independent record fair, with over 20 traders selling records and CDs across a range of genres including rock, punk,… Read more »
Tour with Annie Dressner, Lucy Grubb, Dan Wilde & Luke James Williams
Annie Dressner, Lucy Grubb, Dan Wilde & Luke James Williams are hitting the road in March to perform as part of their songwriters’ circle. Bound by a… Read more »
Brand new metal venue and bar opening in Digbeth
A new independent hardcore metal venue is coming to Digbeth this February. Devil’s Dog will be opening its doors on Adderley Street on Friday 24th February –… Read more »
Outlands and Centrala presents 33, Alpha Maid and Olan Monk
Outlands and Centrala invite all audiences to enjoy three new live commissions from transnational artist collective and label C.A.N.V.A.S. Alpha Maid , Olan Monk and 33 The evening is… Read more »
Roll the Dice – Solar Eyes
Following the success of their sun-dazzled 2022 EP releases, ‘Dreaming Of The Moon’ and ‘Alcatraz’, Birmingham collective SOLAR EYES launched into the new year with the psychedelic… Read more »
Mostly Jazz Festival.. Full line-up reveal, KC & The Sunshine Band +more
US funk/disco legends KC and The Sunshine Band are the latest big-name act set for this year’s Mostly Jazz Funk and Soul Festival (Friday 7 to Sunday 9 July… Read more »
Courtney Marie Andrews, live in BIRMINGHAM (8 March)
Described by MOJO as “her richest work” (4/5), the album is the follow up to her Grammy-nominated 2020 release Old Flowers, and has already been widely praised,… Read more »
David Kitt in Birmingham on April 2nd
Genre-bending Irish musician and producer DAVID KITT has announced his ninth studio album ‘Idiot Check’ set for release on 31 March 2023 via RE:WARM. A unique and… Read more »
The Manfreds Announce 60th Anniversary Celebration Maximum Rhythm ‘N’ Blues UK Tour
Legendary pioneers of Rhythm and Blues in the UK, The Manfreds (formerly known as Manfred Mann) have announced a comprehensive UK tour, celebrating a remarkable 60 years… Read more »
ERIC BIBB – US Blues Legend heads to BIRMINGHAM this May
In commemoration of US Black History Month 2023, Blues legend – ERIC BIBB – has released a potent, powerful new single: “The Ballad of John Howard Griffin”…. Read more »
The Saw Doctors set for Moseley Folk Festival 2023
Irish legends The Saw Doctors are the latest big-name addition to Birmingham’s Moseley Folk and Arts Festival (Friday 1 to Sunday 3 September 2023). Starting out playing in Galway pubs, The… Read more »
Bar Stool Preachers new release and 2023 tour hits Birmingham
Speaking about the new single ‘All Turned Blue’ frontman Tom McFaull said ‘This is a song for lovers, a song for shared lives and a song that tells the truth… Read more »
Crown Prince of Punk-Blues Bob Log III heads up Rock n Roll All-dayer at The Night Owl
In this climate of homogenised and mass-marketed vanilla pop, we need mavericks like Bob Log III more than ever… so he’s coming to renowned Digbeth venue The… Read more »
Ebby Vallance feat. Alice Emberton, AMIKA, Tom Hewitt & Erica Jean
Dead Wax Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4ED Fri 3rd March 2023 Ebby Vallance is a singer songwriter born and raised in Devon, who has since moved to Birmingham for his… Read more »
Fall Out Boy – 31 October 2023 – Utilita Arena Birmingham
Following the wildly successful launch of their US stadium and amphitheatre tour, including multiple stadium shows in Los Angeles, GRAMMY Award-nominated and multi-platinum selling rock band Fall Out Boy today… Read more »
Sparks return to Island Records for release of 26thstudio album
Most other musicians, when they’ve been working for over half a century, are resting on their laurels, basking in the warm glow of their heritage, accepting the… Read more »
Manchester’s SOUP! to play Birmingham this Feb.
Manchester-based quintet Soup! have re-emerged with “Supplies”, their first single of 2023. Unfolding like a late-night run-in between retro-tinted jangle-pop and modern-day stark in a lively Northern… Read more »
Mista Trick Collective announce their debut UK Tour in 2023
Mista Trick Collective, a high-energy 7-piece swing & bass band, are excited to announce their debut UK tour, launching in February 2023. Tickets are on sale now…. Read more »
Kenny Thomas Announces Brit Soul Ascending Tour 2023
In November and December this year, British soul star Kenny hits the road with his all-star band of musicians performing his biggest UK theatre tour in over… Read more »
BMusic & BIMM announce lunchtime sessions at BEats where performers and students take stage!
B:Eats, the cafe located within Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, will host a series of live music performances between February and July as part of an ongoing partnership with… Read more »
Brumbeat – Best Music Events in Birmingham February 2023!
Here’s our take on the coolest original live music and DJ nights in Birmingham this February 2023. We search high and low to bring to you the best original music Brum has to… Read more »
MOSTLY JAZZ FESTIVAL Ezra Collective lead 2nd wave announcement
Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival 2023 reveals more acts Second wave announcement. Ezra Collective, Incognito and Jamz Supernova all added to the line-up. 7-9 July 2023,… Read more »