A what’s on gig guide for live music & arts events in Birmingham.
If you’re looking for live music in Birmingham, 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.
Thursday 1st May 2025
Rocky Hollow
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Friday 2nd May 2025
ULTRA:FOXX & AGENCY-V @ THE FLAPPER
The Flapper, Birmingham
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Hotel Lux + Shortwave
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Slaughterhouse Festival 2025
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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TARA CHINN LIVE
The Actress and Bishop, Birmingham
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Class of '79 - A Punk and New Wave Revue!
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Class of '79 - A Punk and New Wave Revue!
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Back of the Bar: Lobby & Palco Palco Palco
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Voulez Vous Club Night
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Saturday 3rd May 2025
Stanleys + The Viz + The Blooms
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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The Fleetwood Mack Experience - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Fleetwood Mack Experience - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Ska Brunch
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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The Last Tree Squad (Album Launch)
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Sunday 4th May 2025
Victor Andrews - A Tribute to Elvis Presley
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Dom Pipkin with Tales of New Orleans at the Piano
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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The Muslims Are Coming : Birmingham
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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Victor Andrews - A Tribute to Elvis Presley
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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The Subterraneans - Classic Rock Anthems!
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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May The Fourth Be With You: A Star Wars & Sci Fi Party
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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The Subterraneans - Classic Rock Anthems!
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Monday 5th May 2025
Neighbourhd
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Hachiku + Bryony Williams + Chloe Hawes
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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The Core Reggae Band – Reggae Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Core Reggae Band - Reggae Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Tuesday 6th May 2025
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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South for Winter
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Wednesday 7th May 2025
ANI ASKS: the showcase + Alyssa Palmer + Gemma Ballam + Lola Laurren
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Sarah McQuaid with Plus Rob Peters
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Thursday 8th May 2025
Ladies Lounge
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Panic Shack + The Pill
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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John Smith
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Friday 9th May 2025
Vanity Fairy + ALISHA
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Voulez-Vous (Floorfillers Club Night)
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Gold Panda + Baba Ali
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Troy Redfern + Red Giant
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Birmingham Jazz Festival 2025 - Jazz Women Of The World
1000 Trades, Birmingham
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Troy Redfern - Blues Rock with Special Guests Red Giant
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Saturday 10th May 2025
Fleetwood Mac Brunch
The Night Owl, Birmingham
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Banco De Gaia + Pye Corner Audio + Warrington-Runcorn Newtown Development Plan
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Roxy Magic - A Tribute to Roxy Music
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Birmingham Jazz Festival 2025 - Jazz Women Of The World
1000 Trades, Birmingham
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Roxy Magic - A Tribute to Roxy Music
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sunday 11th May 2025
Kayla Painter + Faex Optim + Giants of Discovery + Yellow Belly + Swansither + The Mistys + Jilk
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Midnight City Soul Band - Northern Soul & Motown Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Midnight City Soul Band - Northern Soul & Motown Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Abigail Lapell and Steph Cameron
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Birmingham Jazz Festival 2025 - Jazz Women Of The World
1000 Trades, Birmingham
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Tuesday 13th May 2025
Simeon Hammond Dallas
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Wednesday 14th May 2025
Bottle Rockets
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Sam Amidon with Antony Hurley
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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The Lost Notes Trio with Plus Marianne & Angel
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Thursday 15th May 2025
Nick Harper: Earth Day Blue with Ben De La Cour
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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MARKETPLACE + Edlars
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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BIIG TIME
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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DMC: Cowboy Builder, Genie Tempest, Lucifer Sky + Liliput Moss, Oldbort
The Dark Horse, B13 8JP, Birmingham
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CONTEMPT + ROTUNDA + CHUB @ SCRUFFY MURPHY'S, BIRMINGHAM, 15/05/25 with A boozy Birmingham night of trashy punk fury and rebel anthems
Scruffy Murphys, B4 7LN, Birmingham
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Friday 16th May 2025
The Fearless Scoundrels
Chas Mann`s, Birmingham
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Gypsy Pistoleros + The Outlaw Orchestra
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Devils Henchmen + Exorcism + Born Hostile + Destination Disease
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Vaseline
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Vaseline - Punk Rock
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Knoxville highway with Country music band
Longbridge Social Club, B31 2QU, Birmingham
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Saturday 17th May 2025
Mike Stoyanov
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Noasis
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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West Coast Eagles - A Tribute to the Eagles
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Terminally Groovie
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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West Coast Eagles - A Tribute to the Eagles
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sunday 18th May 2025
Grannys Attic
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Wooden Horse - Blues, Bluegrass and Americana
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Wooden Horse - Blues, Bluegrass and Americana
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Wednesday 21st May 2025
Catherine MacLellan & Lucy Farrell
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Sunday (1994) + beaux
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Edwina Hayes with Plus Emily Slade
The Red Lion Kings Heath, B14 7LY, Birmingham
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Thursday 22nd May 2025
Donny Benet
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Mishra
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Friday 23rd May 2025
Fred Zeppelin in Birmingham
The Billesley, B13 0AB, Birmingham
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The Maz Mitrenko Band - Powerful Blues Rock
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Green Jelly + The Convalescence + Thrashatouille + Captain Gobshite & The Bawbags
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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The Maz Mitrenko Band - Powerful Blues Rock
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Saturday 24th May 2025
Paint Me In Colour + The Royals + Gingham + Genevieve Miles
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Canaan Cox
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Found in a Field with Folk band.
Cartlands Tea Rooms, B14 7TQ, Birmingham
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Hells Bells - A Tribute to AC/DC!
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Hells Bells - A Tribute to AC/DC!
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sunday 25th May 2025
Skabucks Ska/Two Tone Tribute
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Skabucks – Ska/Two Tone Tribute
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Monday 26th May 2025
Mark Radcliffe and David Boardman
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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The Garage Band - Soul and Rhythm 'n' Blues
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Garage Band - Soul and Rhythm 'n' Blues
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Tuesday 27th May 2025
The Sheepdogs
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Andy White
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Wednesday 28th May 2025
Simply Dylan
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Thursday 29th May 2025
Simply Dylan
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Friday 30th May 2025
Spear Of Destiny
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Chris Jagger
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Chris Jagger - Legendary Folk, Blues & Rock Singer-Songwriter
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Saturday 31st May 2025
Ultimate RnB
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Yeh Dosti : Celebrating 50 Years Of Sholay - Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, B73 6DA, Birmingham
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Love the Beatles - A Tribute to the Fab Four!
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Love the Beatles - A Tribute to the Fab Four!
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sunday 1st June 2025
Melvin Hancox Band - Blues/Rock Psychedelia
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Melvin Hancox Band - Blues/Rock Psychedelia
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Amelia Coburn
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Monday 2nd June 2025
Peggy Seeger 90th Birthday Farewell Tour with With Neill & Calum MacColl
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Tuesday 3rd June 2025
Panda Bear
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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The Anna Howie Band with 'Good for Roses Tour
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Wednesday 4th June 2025
Songhoy Blues
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Thursday 5th June 2025
Wayward Jane
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Friday 6th June 2025
Under the Covers - Rock Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Under the Covers – Rock Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Saturday 7th June 2025
Kozmic Pearl - A Tribute to Janis Joplin
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Kozmic Pearl - A Tribute to Janis Joplin
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sunday 8th June 2025
Another Audience without Jake Thackray with Performed by John Watterson (Jake's biographer)
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Matt Woosey Big Band
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Sam Kelly with Dreamers Dawn Album Launch
Hare and Hounds, B14 7LG, Birmingham
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Matt Woosey Big Band - Blues
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sam Kelly with Dreamers Dawn Album Launch
Hare and Hounds, B14 7LG, Birmingham
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Monday 9th June 2025
Dani Larkin
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Thursday 12th June 2025
Niamh Regan
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Friday 13th June 2025
The Delray Rockets - High Octane Rockabilly
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Delray Rockets - High Octane Rockabilly
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Saturday 14th June 2025
Scruffy Murphy's Folk Metal Night with Brought to you by Trowsholm, LN and Aventail
Scruffy Murphys, B4 7LN, Birmingham
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Marblehead Johnson - The Ultimate Britpop Experience
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Laid
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Marblehead Johnson - The Ultimate Britpop Experience
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Sunday 15th June 2025
8 Foot Under
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Core Reggae Band - Reggae Classics
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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8 Foot Under - Classic Rock
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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The Core Reggae Band - Reggae Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Thursday 19th June 2025
UK Subs
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Friday 20th June 2025
Jenny Colquitt
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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The BonnyLou Band - Soul, Blues & RnB
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Bonnylou Band - Soul, Blues & RnB
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Summer Solstice Ceilidh & Live Aerial Night with A community Ceilidh
CircusMash, B14 7RA, Birmingham
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Saturday 21st June 2025
Black Flag
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Killerstream: The Weekend Anthem Band
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Killerstream, The Weekend Anthems Band - Pop & Rock Anthems
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sunday 22nd June 2025
Nirvanher (All Female Nirvana Tribute Act)
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Laughing Out Loud : Apollo Greats - Birmingham
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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Steve Ajao Quartet - Bebop Jazz
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Steve Ajao Quartet - Bebop Jazz
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Tuesday 24th June 2025
Aerial Salad
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Friday 27th June 2025
The Terraplanes Blues Band - Hard-Hitting, Soulful Rhythm & Blues
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The U2 Experience
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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The Terraplanes Blues Band - Hard-Hitting, Soulful Rhythm & Blues
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Gene Loves Jezebel with Claytown Troupe & Black Rose Moves
The Flapper, B1 2NU, Birmingham
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Saturday 28th June 2025
Mike Sanchez & the Portions - Rock 'n' Roll & R&B
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Morgan Wallen UK
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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SKASOLTICE with Presented by The THREEAMIGOS
The Greenland's Inn, B31 4LF, Birmingham
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Mike Sanchez & the Portions - Rock 'n' Roll & R&B with Support from Joe James Thomas
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sunday 29th June 2025
The Bush Pilots – Classic Blues & RnB
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Tommy Sandhu : Live - Birmingham
The Glee Club, B5 4TD, Birmingham
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Dan Whitehouse & Max ZT
Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
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The Bush Pilots Classic Blues & RnB
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Tuesday 1st July 2025
Dawn Landes
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Josh Rouse
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Thursday 3rd July 2025
The Weeping Willows (AUS) with Banjo Jen
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Friday 4th July 2025
Vehicle - Rock Classics of the 70s & 80s
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Vehicle - Rock Classics of the 70s & 80s
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Clann An Drumma
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Saturday 5th July 2025
Reginald D Hunter
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Killerstream: The Weekend Anthems Band - Pop & Rock Anthems
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Killerstream, The Weekend Anthems Band - Pop & Rock Anthems
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Thursday 10th July 2025
James Maddock
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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CHAS LEMAN AND BAND @THE RAINBOW BIRMINGHAM with Support TBA
The Rainbow, B12 0LD, Birmingham
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Friday 11th July 2025
The Remi Harris Blues Rock Roadshow ft. Dave Small
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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The Remi Harris Blues Rock Roadshow ft. Dave Small - Psychedelic Rock & Blues Classics
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Saturday 12th July 2025
Michael Morrow & The Culprits - Hard Rock Countryfied Blues
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Michael Morrow & The Culprits - Hard Rock Countryfied Blues
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Tuesday 15th July 2025
Iron Void & Cardinals Folly - Witchfinding In The UK Tour 2025
Scruffy Murphys, B4 7LN, Birmingham
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Wednesday 16th July 2025
Blue Rose Code with Duo Tour 2025
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Thursday 17th July 2025
DJ Swiftie
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Friday 18th July 2025
New Rock City (Day 1)
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Children of the Gravy A Tribute to Classic Black Sabbath
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Children Of The Gravy - A Tribute to Classic Black Sabbath
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Saturday 19th July 2025
New Rock City (Day 2)
The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
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Russell Watson + Special Guest: Nancy May
St Paul's Church, B3 1QZ, Birmingham
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Sunday 20th July 2025
Not So Young : Re-interpreting the Neil Young soundscape
Fletchers Bar & Eatery, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Eve Selis & Friends with Dark Sky Blue ~ Healing Hearts Tour
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Thursday 24th July 2025
Deerhoof
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Phil Odgers & Bobby Valentino: A Night To Remember
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Friday 25th July 2025
Angels of Darkness
Castle and Falcon, Birmingham
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Born Jovi - A Tribute to Bon Jovi (+Support from Indigo Kid)
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Born Jovi - A Tribute to Bon Jovi (+Support from Indigo Kid)
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Saturday 26th July 2025
Thomas Heppell Band - Blues / Blues Rock
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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Thomas Heppell Band - Blues / Blues Rock
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Sunday 27th July 2025
A Different Thread
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Tuesday 29th July 2025
Steve Wickham (Waterboys / NoCrows ) with Ray Coen (NoCrows)
Kitchen Garden Cafe, B14 7SA, Birmingham
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Friday 1st August 2025
Fair Weather Riders - Driving Country Blues & Americana
Joe Joe Jims, B45 8UU, Birmingham
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Fair Weather Riders - Driving Country Blues & Americana
Joe Joe Jims, Birmingham
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