Event listings and gig guide for the coming month in the West Midlands
A what’s on gig guide for live music & arts events in the West Midlands. If you’re looking for live music in Worcestershire, Herefordshire or Gloucestershire, this is your essential list for upcoming gigs & tonight’s live music events. Add your gig and event listings to this guide and for publication in SLAP Magazine.
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Monday 15th December 2025
CANCELLED - Phantom of the Paradise - Film Screening (15)
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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Tuesday 16th December 2025
Boogie Tuesday (Student and Industry Club Night)
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Wednesday 17th December 2025
Mad Jocks & Englishmens Christmas Extravaganza
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Tony Gillam and Kev Donaldson (a double-bill of local singer-songwriters)
The Orange Stage at The Swan, Stourport
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Thursday 18th December 2025
Weirdshire presents a Winter Jazz Solstice evening with Will Barnes and Aidan Thorne with Acclaimed double bassist Aidan Thorne and guitarist Will Barnes present an intimate evening of jazz infused with the spirit of the winter solstice.
The Left Bank Village, HR4 9DG, Hereford
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DIZZY LIZZY
Katie Fitzgerald's, DY8 3TB, Stourbridge
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The Wonder Stuff Pre & Post-Party
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Director’s Cut
The Feathers music lounge, Worcester
Director’s Cut
The Feathers music lounge, Worcester
Festive Folk at Number 8 Arts Centre - Pershore
Number 8 Arts Centre, Pershore
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Festive Folk at Number 8 Arts Centre - Pershore
Number 8 Arts Centre, Pershore
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KAT COLES TRIO
El Rincon, BS3 1JU, Bristol
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Friday 19th December 2025
Neighbourhd Presents: Open Jam
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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The Upsiders Farewell Show
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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THE BIG PAYBACK
Tramps night club, Worcester
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CHRISTMAS BANDEOKE
Drummonds, Worcester
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Big Jim & the Alabama Boogie Boys - Boogie & Rock 'n' Roll
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Starving Rascals
Katie Fitzgerald's, DY8 3TB, Stourbridge
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60s Night featuring MELODY SPONGE ORGAN TRIO with Playing instrument versions of all your favourite tunes, somehow in an Organ Trio, 60's-esque style!
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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FESTIVE FRIDAYS - BANDEOKE CHRISTMAS PARTY with Ready to SLEIGH the stage? Join the Live Band and sing your heart out! you're the star of the show!!
Drummonds, WR1 2DP, Worcester
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Big Jim & the Alabama Boogie Boys - Boogie & Rock 'n' Roll
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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The 3 Sixties - Swinging Sixties Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Desert Plaza + Darius Zaltash + LOXZ
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Jazz Solstice with Aidan Thorne & Will Barnes
St Swithun's Church, Worcester
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The Bug Club
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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The RJB
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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2025 Gala Nights – Soul & Motown & DJ Roddy Hankins!
The Left Bank, Hereford
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Fury With: Beth Blade and The Beautiful Disasters
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Gee Baby I Love You with A Winter Warmer.
The Hen and Chicken, BS3 1JF, Bristol
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FLAMENCO Festive Especial
El Rincon, BS3 1JU, Bristol
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Saturday 20th December 2025
The AC30s with Village Christmas Party
2 Tone Village, CV2 4ED, Coventry
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DAYTIME DISCO - CHRISTMAS EDITION plus ALL YOUR FAVOURITE HITS FROM ACROSS THE DECADES + FESTIVE FAVOURITES
Drummonds, Worcester
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Dirt Road Band Christmas Show with Special Guests
St. Patrick's Club, CV32 5AH, Leamington Spa
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ALCHEMY - A dIRE sTRAITS tRIBUTE!
Frog & Fiddle, GL50 3HW, Cheltenham
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Motown Christmas Bottomless Brunch with Judy D
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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"It's Not a Phase, Mum!" Alternative Karaoke Night Christmas Special
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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Spacehoppers at Xmas
Katie Fitzgerald's, DY8 3TB, Stourbridge
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High-falutin Christmas Tootin'! with with Enigma Brass Ensemble
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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High-falutin Christmas Tootin'! (the prequel) with MATINEE with Enigma Brass Ensemble
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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AlchemyRelived (Dire Straits tribute)
Frog and fiddle, Cheltenham
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Daytime Disco - CHRISTMAS EDITION with Worcesters Original Daytime Disco - 4pm till 9pm
Drummonds, WR1 2DP, Worcester
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Kick the SAK! II @ Spin the Black Circle, Worcester
Spin the Black Circle, WR1 2QX, Worcester
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dredge. + Zilch + Sideborg + Hipflask Virgins
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Terminally Groovie
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Vaseline - Punk Rock
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Discharge
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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🎅 Deviate Presents: The Xmas Party! 🎄
Expect a full afternoon of house, trance, and a sprinkle of DnB, served up by some of Worcester’s finest DJs.
The Phesant, Worcester
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Legend
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Vaseline - Punk Rock
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Breakfast with Santa @ The Left Bank Village
The Left Bank, Hereford
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2025 Gala Nights – Soul & Motown & DJ Roddy Hankins!
The Left Bank, Hereford
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AlchemyRelived (Dire Straits Tribute)
Frog and Fiddle, Cheltenham
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Fred Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin tribute)
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Man The Lifeboats - Deepdale Christmas Party
Deepdale Camping & Rooms, Burnham Deepdale
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Sunday 21st December 2025
Little Gigs: Festive Family Panto
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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The Johnny Crabb Trio LIVE at The Metal Monocle Leicester
The Metal Monocle, Leicester
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The Johnny Crabb Trio LIVE at The Metal Monocle Leicester
The Metal Monocle, Leicester
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Improv Wolves at Christmas In Aid of Compton Care
space, WV1 3AD, Wolverhampton
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Katie's Jingle Bell Rock night. with Featuring 'Southern Discomfort ' and 'Tyrannosaurus Nebulous '
Katie Fitzgerald's, DY8 3TB, Stourbridge
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Bras N' Roses (GnR Tribute)
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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ABBA Ever After
Fletchers Bar & Eatery, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Vaseline - Punk Rock
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Rewind : The Journey of Soul, R&B and UK Garage - Birmingham
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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Dirty Old Folkers Christmas Panto
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Vaseline - Punk Rock
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Monday 22nd December 2025
Dirty Old Folkers Christmas Panto
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Tuesday 23rd December 2025
The Muppets Christmas Carol - Family Film Screening + Festive Disco
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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Wednesday 24th December 2025
MARC HAMMOND ERRATIC CABARET XMAS SHOW
Brewery inn, bye street. ledbury, ledbury, hr8 2ag
Jay & Eli
The Brunswick Arms, Worcester
The Works
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Friday 26th December 2025
UBMad4Ska - UB40, Madness & Ska Classics!
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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UBMad4Ska - UB40, Madness & Ska Classics!
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Tin Drum
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Saturday 27th December 2025
DAYTIME DISCO - CARRY ON CHRISTMAS plus ALL YOUR FAVOURITE HITS FROM ACROSS THE DECADES + FESTIVE FAVOURITES
Drummonds, Worcester
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All Out Cheese with Cheesy pop filth DJ set
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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Daytime Disco - CARRY ON CHRISTMAS with Worcesters Original Daytime Disco - 4pm till 9pm
Drummonds, WR1 2DP, Worcester
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Vincent Flatts Final Drive – No-Nonsense Blues Boogie
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Vincent Flatts Final Drive No-Nonsense Blues Boogie with Support from Fair Weather Riders
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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GBH + Drongos For Europe, Dirtbox Disco, Criminal Damage, Big Black Eye, Criminal Damage
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Ellie Jones and the Giants
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Winter WooFest With: The Secret Cabaret / Mubba Hubba (Marrs Bar House band) / Izzy Mae / The Whipjacks / The Boatman / DJ LU-C
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Sunday 28th December 2025
Double Trouble : Nabil Abdulrashid & Tommy Sandhu
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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KlappERRANG! with DJ Set
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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West Coast Eagles - A Tribute to the Eagles
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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West Coast Eagles - A Tribute to the Eagles
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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The Fearless Scoundrels
The Troubadour Lounge, Birmingham
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Monday 29th December 2025
THE BUNGALOW (DJs)
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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Wednesday 31st December 2025
New Years Eve with The Dekkertones
2 Tone Village, CV2 4ED, Coventry
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NYE - with Kitchen Club and Freakscene DJs
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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NEW YEAR'S EVE 2025 - HOUSE PARTY: ROUND 3! with Ft. - CULT TREXY SOUNDSYSTEM // NEXBOUND // CHARLIE BAXTER // PUCK // DJ DAMO!
Frog & Fiddle, GL50 3HW, Cheltenham
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Katie Fitzgeralds New Years Eve party 2025 with Not Quite Dead Yet / Matt Johnson / Brian Stone / Shotgun Marmalade / Broken Wires/ Joe Zux
Katie Fitzgerald's, DY8 3TB, Stourbridge
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NEW YEAR'S EVE at The Swan Stourport with with BLACK HEART ANGELS + DJ John Casey
The Swan, DY13 8BX, Stourport-on-Severn
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Joe Joe Jims New Year's Eve Party Featuring Midnight City Soul Band!
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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New Year's Eve Party Featuring Midnight City Soul Band!
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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KRAZYLEGZ
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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NEW YEAR’S EVE 2025
The Left Bank, Hereford
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Thursday 1st January 2026
COBO : Kings Of Comedy Birmingham
Rosies, B1 2HF, Birmingham
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Edwina Hayes
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Jay & Eli - Live at 3pm
The Morgan, Great Malvern
Saturday 3rd January 2026
Marzy’s 60th Birthday Celebration
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Monday 5th January 2026
Reckless Comedy January 2026
Reckless Comedy @ The Royal Pug, CV32 4NX, Leamington Spa
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Thursday 8th January 2026
A Night with Jaz Delorean (Tankus)
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Music Spoken Here presents… Davide Giovannini’s Minas Project
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Friday 9th January 2026
CONCERT: Lodestar Trio
Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, Herefordshire
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Kevan & the Black Country Sons
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Kevan & the Black Country Sons - Blues Rock
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Saturday 10th January 2026
Tin Dragons - Rock & Pop Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Tin Dragons - Rock & Pop Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Angels Of Darkness (Gothic Rock tribute)
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Sunday 11th January 2026
Tom South And The Lifeline + Split Second + The Mars Lounge
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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An International Christmas with the Firebirds (Daria Kulesh & Marina Osman)
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Weirdshire presents Charlie Beresford and Peter Marsh with One guitar, one lapsteel; shades of blues, exotic drones and pastoral folk
The Jam Factory, HR4 9EP, Hereford
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
The Molotovs
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Christopher Crompton & Julie Disney
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Thursday 15th January 2026
Dom Jolys SpeakeaZy with A live night
The Steam and Whistle, GL51 8NW, Cheltenham
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