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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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Digbeth Jazz
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Boogie Tuesday (Student and Industry Club Night)
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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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 with plus Dick Woodhouse
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Joe Joe Jims Open Mic Night
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
Thursday 15th January 2026
Dom Jolys SpeakeaZy with A live night
The Steam and Whistle, GL51 8NW, Cheltenham
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Joe Joe Jims Open Mic Night
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
Friday 16th January 2026
Roadrunner - Rock, Pop and All Sorts In Between!
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Roadrunner - Rock, Pop and All Sorts In Between!
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Let Me Entertain You - A Tribute to Robbie Williams
Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham
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Woodstock Social Club
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Dirty DC (AC/DC tribute)
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Voulez Vous (Guilty Pleasures Club Night)
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Sink or Swim present Emma Tricca + Pete Greenwood
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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REVOLT(ING) FOR OMER - FUNDRAISER GIG! Ft. HAWXX // TOAST // DEATH IS A GIRL // ROVING CROWS with RAISING MONEY TO HELP OMER MAKE HIS WAY TO UNIVERSITY!
Frog & Fiddle, GL50 3HW, Cheltenham
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Saturday 17th January 2026
Dusk Brothers with Plus Support
Dead Wax Digbeth, B9 4ED, Birmingham
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John Bramwell (I Am Kloot)
The Chester Tavern, Kidderminster
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Thirsty Work
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Who’s Next (The Who tribute)
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Dig? Soul & Retro Club Night
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Dementia Awarefest Cannock 2026 with A rock festival supporting an amazing charity
The Station, WS11 1LS, Cannock
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Weirdshire presents: A holistic, microtonal, durational drone event. with A 6 hour continuous performance
De Koffie Pot, HR4 9DG, Hereford
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BluMonde – Blues Power Trio
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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An Evening with John Bramwell [I Am Kloot] at The Chester Tavern
The Chester Tavern, DY10 1TN, Kidderminster
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BluMonde Blues Power Trio
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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SANTÚ
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Victor Villarreal of Cap'n Jazz Fame
Spin The Black Circle, Worcester
Victor Villarreal of Cap'n Jazz Fame
Spin The Black Circle, Worcester
Tuesday 20th January 2026
Shipzy & Lucy Lundström
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Digbeth Jazz
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Boogie Tuesday (Student and Industry Club Night)
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Greg Ryan
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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John Richards Band with Plus Pete Kelly & Emma Langford
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Cigar Box Guitar Workshop with build your own electric cigar box guitar
Gatehouse Tavern, CV1 4AN, Coventry
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Thursday 22nd January 2026
Emerging Artists Showcase 2 + Sweaty Wednesday + Femme + Step Out
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Detta Kenzie with EP Launch Tour
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Music Spoken Here presents… Detroitwich Funk Machine
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Rum Ragged with Celtic folk, with a contemporary edge - not to be missed.
The Hen and Chicken, BS3 1JF, Bristol
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That 70s Night
Paper Dress Vintage, London
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The Fezz - homage to Steely Dan
Smokey Joe's Diner, GL50 4ED, Cheltenham
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Joe Joe Jims Open Mic Night
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
Joe Joe Jims Open Mic Night
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
Friday 23rd January 2026
Jeffrey Martin
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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The Consortium - 60s to 90s Mod Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Consortium - 60s to 90s Mod Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Dr Cornelius
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Swing That Music with the Down for the Count All-Stars
Number 8, Pershore
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Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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SCSSR: NEW YEAR, NEW CRUSH
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Saturday 24th January 2026
GOON + Nerve Agent + Stranglehold + Poser + Blood Money
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Fred Zeppelin in Birmingham
The Flapper, B1 2NU, Birmingham
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Hard Graft - Classic Rock & Blues
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Hard Graft - Classic Rock & Blues
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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CADA
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Radio Costello (Elvis Costello tribute) With: Angie Keys
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Marc Hammond live at Churchdown Community Centre
Churchdown Community Centre , GL3 2JH, Gloucester
Fargo Promotions: Ian + Tellemahookah + Superhooch + Caravanofwhores + Analogue Man
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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Line Managers / King Of Caravans/ Sue/ Rebel and The Banned
Spin The Black Circle, Worcester
Sunday 25th January 2026
Love The Beatles, The Orange Stage
The Swan, Stourport
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The Bollywood Bratpack Featuring Chirag Rao - Birmingham ** EARLY SHOW **
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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Romeo Stodart & Ren Harvieu
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Fret Stomper
The Chestnut Tree, Worcester
LOVE THE BEATLES with at The Swan Stourport
The Swan, DY13 8BX, Stourport-on-Severn
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Monday 26th January 2026
thistle. / Ain't Co-Headline + Gill
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Tuesday 27th January 2026
Brown Horse + Ollie Cook & The Hogwash
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Kaia Kater
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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She Drew The Gun - An Evening of Story, Poetry & Song
Just Dropped In, CV1 5ED, Coventry
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INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK plus KROOKED TONGUE
Drummonds, Worcester
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Weirdshire presents Andrew DR Abbott & Child Owlet with Fingerstyle guitar explorations into psychogeography and the liminal
The Jam Factory, HR4 9EP, Hereford
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Wednesday 28th January 2026
Harry Strange
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Lauren South & Keith Donnelly
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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IVW: The Orielles
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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Thursday 29th January 2026
IVW: Big Sexy Noise (Lydia Lunch w/ Gallon Drunk)
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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Joe Joe Jims Open Mic Night
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
Joe Joe Jims Open Mic Night
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
Friday 30th January 2026
Disgusting Sisters
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Man of the World: The Music of Peter Green
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Man of the World: The Music of Peter Green
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Green Fake + Rage UK
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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It Girl
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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CIARS With: Redskies + 1 TBC
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Soul Rebellion *CANCELLED* With: Jim Sanders
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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Gwenifer Raymond with Haress
Just Dropped In, CV1 5ED, Coventry
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IVW: Main Sheriff
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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FAINTEST IDEA // LICKSHOT // SPORTSHORTS // SMOKING FINGERS with INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK FRIDAY!
Frog & Fiddle, GL50 3HW, Cheltenham
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COBO : Comedy Shutdown - Birmingham
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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COBO : Comedy Shutdown - Coventry
Belgrade Theatre, CV1 1GS, Coventry
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Indie Disco (DJ set)
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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Saturday 31st January 2026
HotWax + Slag
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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HotWax After-Party
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Fred Zeppelin in Rednal
Hawthorns Social Club, B45 9LL, Birmingham
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Riggerz - Rock 'n' Roll & Blues Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Quo – aka The Four rossis
The Hop Pole Inn, Bromsgrove
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Wrong Jovi (Bon Jovi tribute)
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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The Bollywood Bratpack Featuring Chirag Rao : Wolverhampton
Newhampton Arts Centre, WV1 4AN, Wolverhampton
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IVW: Hedera - Matinee
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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IVW: Karma Sheen + Batsch + Paul Toller | Ellipse
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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HAGGARD CAT // SENECA // DEADLY NIGHTSHADE // FUTURE PHANTOMS with INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK SATURDAY!
Frog & Fiddle, GL50 3HW, Cheltenham
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TOM ROBINSON with Accoustic Duo Show With ADAM PHILLIPS
Katie Fitzgerald's, DY8 3TB, Stourbridge
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BOWIE X with DJ Funky Pooch Coat - Daytime Extravaganza
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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Shifting Gears Presents: TRAX
Claptrap The Venue, DY8 1EE, Stourbridge
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Triple Threat: Preet Singh, Tommy Sandhu & Shazia Mirza Birmingham
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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The Pill
The Sub Rooms, GL5 1AE, Stroud
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Sunday 1st February 2026
Loz Rabone Rock, Pop & Indie Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Loz Rabone – Rock, Pop & Indie Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Naima Bock with Myer U Clark
Just Dropped In, CV1 5ED, Coventry
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Richard Blackwood : Unfiltered - Birmingham
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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Comedy at Society Birmingham with Josh Pugh, Brennan Reece, Darren Harriott, Jonathan Elston
Society, B4 6AA, Birmingham
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Rain or Shine Theatre Company: Agatha Appleton And The Peril Of The Pyramids
Bromsgrove Arts @ Fairfield Village Hall, Bromsgrove
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Romeo Stodart & Ren Harvieu with In association with Independent Venue Week
The Sub Rooms, GL5 1AE, Stroud
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Monday 2nd February 2026
Tummyache + Jazzcat + PIP
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Dylan LeBlanc
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Reckless Comedy February 2026
Reckless Comedy @ The Royal Pug, CV32 4NX, Leamington Spa
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Drollz with Plus Will Kelleen
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Thursday 5th February 2026
European Sun with Bush & Fey, Beat Kinkaid
The Thunderbolt, BS4 3ED, Bristol
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Dom Jolys SpeakeaZy with A live night
The Steam and Whistle, GL51 8NW, Cheltenham
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Joe Joe Jims Open Mic Night
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
Friday 6th February 2026
Gaz Brookfield at Gupshill Manor, Tewkesbury with Almost All Village Halls Tour 2026
Gupshill Manor, GL20 5SG, Tewkesbury
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Rum Jungle
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Riggerz - Rock 'n' Roll & Blues Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Basil Gabbidon Band Bob Marley Celebration + Steel Pulse & Gabbidon Reggae Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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West coast eagles
Longbridge Social Club, B31 2QU, Birmingham
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Jacek Stachursky
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Biffy McClyro (Biffy Clyro tribute)
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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The Bollywood Bratpack Featuring Chirag Rao - Coventry
Belgrade Theatre, CV1 1GS, Coventry
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Stealing Sheep
The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
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SCOTT LAVENE // DAN COOPER // DEAD ANYWAY
Frog & Fiddle, GL50 3HW, Cheltenham
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Basil Gabbidon Band – Bob Marley Celebration + Steel Pulse & Gabbidon Reggae Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Cloudbusting - The Music of Kate Bush
The Sub Rooms, GL5 1AE, Stroud
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Saturday 7th February 2026
The Rooters – A Celebration of Classic Rock!
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Filmstar
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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TV Smith
The Chester Tavern, Kidderminster
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Ian Prowse & The Fiddle of Fire with The Radical Hope Tour
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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The Rooters A Celebration of Classic Rock!
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Big Band Of Boom
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Swing from Paris at Bromsgrove Arts
Fairfield Village Hall, Bromsgrove
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Tool Shed (Tool tribute)
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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The Real Queens Of Bollywood Wolverhampton
Newhampton Arts Centre, WV1 4AN, Wolverhampton
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Rewind : The Journey of Soul, R&B and UK Garage Live! Wolverhampton
Wulfrun Hall, WV1 1RQ, Wolverhampton
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SKA, Reggae & 2-Tone Night
Biddulph Moor Village Hall, ST8 7HP, Stoke on Trent
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JUDGE JULES LIVE AT DRUMMONDS plus Support Djs to be announced
Drummonds, Worcester
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Great Recitations Festival - Don't go into the Cellar! presents "Edwin Drood"
Script Haven, WR1 2HW, Worcester
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Great Recitations Festival - Don't go into the Cellar! presents "Edwin Drood"
Script Haven, WR1 2HW, Worcester
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GLHC PRESENTS... PERP WALK // NOT WITHOUT PUNISHMENT // DEMEANOUR // CONCRETE JUNGLE // BLACK MOULD with BRINGING HARDCORE BACK TO GLOUCESTERSHIRE!
Frog & Fiddle, GL50 3HW, Cheltenham
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LOL : Ladies Of Laughter - Coventry
Belgrade Theatre, CV1 1GS, Coventry
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JUDGE JULES - LIVE AT DRUMMONDS with SUPPORT DJS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Drummonds, WR1 2DP, Worcester
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TV Smith returns to The Chester Tavern with + support from If The Dress Don't Fit
The Chester Tavern, DY10 1TN, Kidderminster
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Great Recitations Festival - Lucinda Dickens Hawksley
Script Haven, WR1 2HW, Worcester
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Great Recitations - Saturday Pass
Script Haven, WR1 2HW, Worcester
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Great Recitations - Weekend Pass
Script Haven, WR1 2HW, Worcester
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Battery Farm
Spin The Black Circle, Worcester
Sunday 8th February 2026
96 Bitter Beings + Midnight Feature + Black Water Fiend
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Scott Lavene
Just Dropped In, CV1 5ED, Coventry
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Great Recitations Festival - Dickens the man with with Professor Christine Skelton
Script Haven, WR1 2HW, Worcester
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Great Recitations - Sunday Pass
Script Haven, WR1 2HW, Worcester
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Wednesday 11th February 2026
beaux
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Small Changes
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Weirdshire presents Si Paton with Bassist/improviser/composer/academic/educator/event curator/smart mouth/antagonist
Speakeasy, HR4 9DG, Hereford
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Thursday 12th February 2026
Daniel Kimbro with Carpet in the Kitchen
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Music Spoken Here presents Ankora
The Marrs Bar, Worcester
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ELIJAH JEFFERY & EDDIE GRIPPER
El Rincon, BS3 1JU, Bristol
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John Crace with What The Hell Just Happened
The Sub Rooms, GL5 1AE, Stroud
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Joe Joe Jims Open Mic Night
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham