Music News

Information on the live music events, music news, DJ nights and band reviews for Birmingham.

Major Toms celebrate David Bowie Sat 21st April

Come & enjoy an evening celebrating the music of David Bowie brought to you courtesy of the fantastic Major Toms. Dj Groove Cat will transport you back… Read more »

Lions of Dissent announce new single and Birmingham live date

After the release of their debut EP, rotation on BBC 6 Music and selling out their debut live show in November 2017, Lions of Dissent return with… Read more »

Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival Announces 2018 Line-Up

Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival Announces 2018 Line-Up

– JIMMY CLIFF, CANDI STATON, SISTER SLEDGE TO HEADLINE 2018 EDITION OF SELLOUT FESTIVAL – DAVID RODIGAN AND CRAIG CHARLES TO HOST FESTIVAL AFTERPARTIES ON FRIDAY 6… Read more »

GorillaBot release new video I’m Just a Robot

GorillaBot follow up last year’s debut EP Malware with new video I’m Just a Robot. There are many great bands in this city but none as mysterious… Read more »

Cafe Colette new weekly Sundown Club – Every Thursday!

Café Colette is a brand-new art-deco style bar which has recently opened on Lower Trinity Street, Digbeth. The venue has a 1920’s feel, with a modern twist,… Read more »

Supersonic Festival 2018 Line-Up!

SUPERSONIC FESTIVAL LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT; GAZELLE TWIN PREMIERES NEW MATERIAL, DENNIS MCNETT LAUNCHES HIS FIRST MAJOR PROJECT IN THE UK, PLUS FIRST ARTISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE WEEKEND 22ND-24TH JUNE… Read more »

Music Guide Birmingham Mar 2018

Our Brumbeat live music guide for Birmingham offers original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings. We work with local promoters and venues each month to… Read more »

The 2018 line-up for Lunar Festival announced

The 2018 line-up for Lunar Festival, one of the UK’s most exciting and diverse music and arts festivals, has been announced. Malian music legends Amadou & Mariam, electronic… Read more »

Supersonic Festival presents Matana Roberts and Kelly Jayne Jones

Friday 18th May Supersonic Festival presents… Matana Roberts & Kelly Jayne Jones The first in a series of special commissions produced by OUTLANDS; a new national experimental… Read more »

Project Birmingham presents Medicine Bakery Gallery 2 – 4 March

My first experience of Medicine was during the Frankfurt Christmas Market. I always enjoy the markets – well, for about a week, after which I’m all mulled-wined out. And… Read more »

The Old Crown goes green for St Patrick’s with week of events!

The Old Crown goes green for St Patrick’s with week of events!

The Old Crown goes green for St Patrick’s launching a week-long programme of events! The Old Crown in Digbeth (www.theoldcrown.com) is being transformed into a Guinness village… Read more »

Overload DJ Night by Tape Throb Records

Tape Throb are a Birmingham based record label who are branching out into promotion. Their first event, Overload, will be one in a series, and begins on the… Read more »

The Closure of The Rainbow Venues – The Easy Way Out?

It’s late on Halloween and my housemates and I are enjoying a party, oblivious to the tragic event unfurling in the going-out venue of choice for many… Read more »

Live Music & DJ Nights in Birmingham Feb 2018

Our Brumbeat live music guide for Birmingham offers original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings. We work with local promoters and venues each month to… Read more »

The Best Student Bars in Birmingham

The Best Student Bars in Birmingham

Birmingham is Britain’s second largest student city, with five universities: Aston, Birmingham City, the University of Birmingham, University College Birmingham and Newman University College. Aston (rated 33rd in… Read more »

Digbeth Dining Club relaunches Thurs 25th Jan with new Cafe!

The Midlands’ premier street-food destination, Digbeth Dining Club, is returning to Digbeth on Thursday, 25th January. The multi-award winning street-food event based in Digbeth which brings together… Read more »

Bob Marley birthday celebration at Hare and Hounds

  Since 2009 Reggae Take Over have been uplifting the nation with conscious reggae music. Now, we’re taking our annual celebration of Robert Nesta Marley (RIP) on… Read more »

Plaid Live – Warp Records March 10th at Hare & Hounds

10 March at 21:00–3:00 ticket link (skiddle) – https://www.skiddle.com/ FB event page – https://www.facebook.com/ Line Up Plaid (Live – Warp Records) Plus DJs THOMAS DUNSTAN aka AUTOMATON… Read more »

The Ohm from Ohm Tour at Actress and Bishop 2018

The Ohm from Ohm Tour Actress & Bishop Featuring: Rodney Cromwell, Nature of Wires, Vieon, The Frixion 15 March at 7PM £5 adv / £7 on door… Read more »

A UK Garage Daytimer is heading to Birmingham with Heartless Crew (DJ Fonti)

Immerse yourself in the world that put British clubbing back on the map as Brunch’in & UK Garage launches in January (27) with Fonti from The Heartless… Read more »

Top Beatles Tribute headline King’s Heath Beatles Fest – Sun 11th Feb

Cavern Club residents to end day long celebration of 55th Anniversary of Beatles legendary Ritz Ballroom appearance. 55 years ago in February 1963 The Beatles made their… Read more »

Live Music & DJ Nights in Birmingham Jan 2018

Our Brumbeat live music guide for Birmingham offers original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings. We work with local promoters and venues each month to… Read more »

New underground sounds of NUNK – Boxing Day Party!

Nunk takes time out from the studio recording their debut Electronic No Wave album for some Boxing Day Shenanigans! It’s Free entry at Stirlings Bar, Ludgate Hill… Read more »

Jordan Mackampa at The Sunflower Lounge review

Jordan Mackampa at The Sunflower Lounge review

On Sunday 3rd December 2017, Jordan Mackampa performed an intimate gig at the Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham as part of a national tour. We were invited to attend… Read more »

Winter Sessions with Eat Vietnam and Leftfoot DJs at The Plough!

Winter Sessions with Eat Vietnam and Leftfoot DJs at The Plough!

The Plough Harborne, continues its Winter Sessions with a pop-up kitchen hosted by Eat Vietnam on December 17th 2018. Eat Vietnam offers up umami-packed traditional Vietnamese food… Read more »

Seventh Wave Festival of Electronic Music returns 2018

Fifth Electronic Music Festival comes to Birmingham and this time around it includes an all-day free electronic music event featuring talks, demonstrations, interactive sessions, synth manufacturer attendance,… Read more »

10 Guitars Debut Single Switch Theory

10 Guitars Debut Single Switch Theory

Go back five or six years ago to the Birmingham music scene, there was someone who took to the stage with an arsenal of a midi controller,… Read more »

Tyler Bryant Live at The Castle & Falcon review

Tyler Bryant Live at The Castle & Falcon review

My Saturday nights are usually set aside for catching up with friends, possibly a city centre bar, or just a hot cocoa and an early night, however,… Read more »

The Grind Live review by Ieva Staveckaite

When Winter nights seem cold and uninviting, warmth and refuge can be found at the very top floor of the Hare and Hounds pub situated in King’s… Read more »

Listening Sessions first Thursday every month at PST

Listening Sessions, are an electronic music event/community/label in Birmingham, founded in 2013. Hosting monthly producer showcase events at Club PST in Digbeth, on the first Thursday of every month… Read more »

Retroforward Christmas knees-up December 16th

After a hugely successful opening party, Retroforward is very pleased to announce our pre Christmas knees-up on December 16th and what a belter of a line up… Read more »

Grapevine Guide In Print – Bloc Magazine Winter 2017

We help the awesome Bloc Magazine out with what’s going on in Brum every season, here’s Winter 2017. Bloc is produced by Bloc Hotels and gies to… Read more »

Best Live Music, Christmas & NYE Gigs Dec 2017

Our Brumbeat live music guide for Birmingham offers original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings. We work with local promoters and venues each month to… Read more »

Miss Moneypenny’s at Symphony Hall review by Lisa Evans

Miss Moneypenny’s at Symphony Hall review by Lisa Evans

Last Friday, The Birmingham Symphony Hall, the most acoustically perfect venue in the UK, and amongst the top five in the world, was the prestigious setting of… Read more »

Digbeth First Friday Dec 1st 2017

Digbeth First Friday Dec 1st 2017

Experience the incredible variety of events on offer this month, discover something new and enjoy the fantastic independent culture Digbeth has to offer! On offer this month:… Read more »

Jordan Mackampa Live at The Sunflower Lounge 03.12.17

The acclaimed, soulful, acoustic singer-songwriter, Jordan Mackampa will be playing a stunning live set at The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham on Sunday 03.12.17. Listen to Jordan Mackampa… Read more »

Tom Speight at The Sunflower Lounge by Sophie Bremner

On a windy, wintry evening in Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge welcomed KIOL and Tom Speight to the stage for an intimate and memorable performance. Alessandro Bossi, the… Read more »

Midland Band Violet Play Sunflower Lounge 20th Dec

Midlands 5 piece Violet come drenched in big sounds with an indie spark, combining influences that draw from 90s Grunge to Britpop. Pedal immersed guitars entwined with… Read more »

Tom Speight playing intimate Sunflower gig this Sunday!

Singer Songwriter, Tom Speight will be playing a stunning live set, to an intimate crowd of 100-150 guests at The Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham on 19.11.17 Listen… Read more »

The Best DJ Bars and Nightclubs in Birmingham

Birmingham has previously had numerous influential bars that successfully incorporated DJs into their brand, such as The Medicine Bar in Digbeth, Circo and The Yardbird. The right… Read more »

Birmingham Live Music Guide Nov 2017

Our Brumbeat live music guide for Birmingham offers original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings. We work with local promoters and venues each month to… Read more »

MeMe Detroit releases next new single Ashes to Ashes

The new single | ‘Ashes to Ashes’ | November 2017 Following on from summer release ‘How she runs’, Midlands artist MeMe Detroit releases next new single; ‘Ashes to Ashes’ on November 10th… Read more »

Nunk kicks of its first night downstairs at Stirlings Bar

Nunk kicks of it’s first night downstairs at Stirlings Bar. Serving up the very best in Electronica both old and new alongside the hybrid sound of Nu… Read more »

Desert Island Discs at 1000 Trades + Steve Bignell Q&A

What is Desert Island Discs On Saturday November 11th from 12pm until 8pm, Chris Bridge and Steve Bignell aka “Our Friends are Eclectic” launch their inaugural “Desert… Read more »

The Old Crown goes Digbeth Apres Ski

If you are looking for a unique way to celebrate the festive season in Birmingham then look no further than The Digbeth Apres Ski Lodge  – Birmingham’s… Read more »

Post – Paradise concert series at Centrala

Post-Paradise is a grassroots experimental music concert series run by a collective of composers based in Birmingham, UK. Now in its second season, Post-Paradise has created a… Read more »

Dark Side Of The Wall headline Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary

Award Winning tribute Dark Side Of The Wall headline Pink Floyd 50th Anniversary Celebration. A special evening concert by the award winning Pink Floyd tribute Dark Side… Read more »

It’s a Jam Packed October at The Custard Factory!

It’s a Jam Packed October at The Custard Factory!

It’s a hugely exciting time in Digbeth and October sees a host of fabulous events at the Custard Factory and other venues nearby. Here’s what’s happening: BIRMINGHAM… Read more »

Charity Gig Night in aid of Help Musicians UK

On Sunday October 15th, there will be a charity gig night in aid of Help Musicians UK, who are raising money to tackle the mental health crisis… Read more »

Live Music Birmingham Oct 2017

Our Brumbeat live music guide for Birmingham offers more original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings than anywhere else online. We work with local promoters… Read more »