Nightlife

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 »

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 »

Pairc Festival biggest celebration of Irish Music and Culture in the UK 26th – 27th August 2023.

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 »

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 »

Music legend Graham Nash set for Moseley Folk 2023

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 »

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

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 »

Roxy Leisure opens second Roxy site in Birmingham

Roxy Leisure opens second Roxy site in Birmingham

Roxy Leisure has opened their second Roxy site in Birmingham. Positioned in 1 Victoria Square, previously the Kong site, the new Roxy Ball Room venue is located… 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 »

Crazy golf venue Golf Fang are celebrating Valentine’s Day with 7 Deadly Sins campaign

Crazy golf venue Golf Fang are celebrating Valentine’s Day this year with a bang as their 7 Deadly Sins campaign gets underway. The campaign, which will run… 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

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 »

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 »

Romesh Ranganathan – 30 & 31 May 2024 – Utilita Arena Birmingham

After a sell-out tour in 2022, Romesh is back with a brand-new show examining the human condition… are people inherently good? Is charity always a positive thing?… Read more »

Selfridges Birmingham invites customers to celebrate love in all its forms this Valentine’s Day

Selfridges Birmingham invites customers to celebrate love in all its forms this Valentine’s Day

Selfridges Birmingham invites customers to celebrate love in all its forms, from the romantic to the platonic, Valentine’s Day is about sharing something special with loved ones…. 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 »

ACID JAZZ curate music, arts, dance & cultural exhibition, March-May with live performances

AGMP in association with The Arts Council announce  ACID JAZZ & OTHER ILLICIT GROOVES MUSIC, ARTS, DANCE & CULTURE TOURING EXHIBITION  22-26  March – Centrala – Birmingham … Read more »

Come Sunday Jazz Vinyl listening session at Cafe Artum

Come Sunday is Birmingham’s first Jazz Vinyl Listening session. Inspired by the Japanese Jazz Kissa, a post-war phenomenon,where because records were scarce and expensive , Jazz fans… Read more »

Sarabeth Tucek (SBT) – heads to Birmingham 4th June 2023

Emerging from a decade-long hibernation, American singer-songwriter SARABETH TUCEK has announced an 18-date UK tour for May/June 2023. Sarabeth Tucek officially broke onto the music scene in… Read more »

ERIC BIBB Blues Legend Heads to Birmingham This May

Today, ERIC BIBB releases “500 Miles”, a brand new track from the celebrated Blues musician’s forthcoming album ‘Ridin’’ (out 24 March on Repute Records).  Following the album’s release Bibb will… Read more »

Solar Eyes – March 10th – Naked Monkey on a Spaceship EP Party – Hare & Hounds

Psychedelic Indie rockers Solar Eyes are playing their home city on March 10th at The Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath. The Birmingham collective who have been making waves… Read more »

The Bun & Barrel, offering bone marrow-infused burgers and barrel-aged cocktails now open!

The Bun & Barrel, offering bone marrow-infused burgers and barrel-aged cocktails now open!

The brand new restaurant serving burgers made with the finest ingredients against a rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack has opened its doors to the public The Bun &… Read more »