Our Birmingham live music & DJ guide for December, Christmas and NYE 2019, offers original and alternative nightlife, gigs, parties and music listings. We work with local promoters and venues each month to ensure you won’t be missing out on the very best this city has offer. *Scroll down for full listings by date.
Regular Weekly Events..
The city’s finest disco, soul, eclectic DJs at Digbeth Dining Club every Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sunday with the ever diverse Nigh Owl round the corner. The Victoria and Island Bar host a wide variety of funk, soul, disco and indie DJs every weekend with occasional live gigs upstairs at the Vic (check out Tikki Thurs at Island). The Sun on The Hill offers the best in indie DJs on weekends. The Actress & Bishop provides live acoustic and gig nights throughout the month with late entry! The Stable hosts a variety of DJs and live music throughout the month with Bourne & Co hosting Damian (UK Vibe/Barefoot In The Head) every Saturday – also catch Damian every Friday at The Plough, Harborne.
A range of regular monthly DJ and jazz nights nights take place at 1000 Trades. Not forgetting the best in balearic, house, disco and soul Saturday evenings and Collective, Soulshake, Loose Joints on Fridays at the Lord Clifden. The Ruin, Digbeth is home to some of the city’s finest disco, funk and vintage house DJs every weekend. You can find soulful & funky live jazz at The Spotted Dog, Digbeth every Tuesday. Digbrew also hosts some top DJs and live music most weekends as does Digbeth Works. For the best in blues check out Henry’s Blues every Tuesday at Bull’s Head Brum.
Recommended Music Events December 2019
Sun 1 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| The Magic Gang Alldayer w/ Happyness, Dry Cleaning & More @ The Castle & Falcon |
Mon 2 Dec 19
| Neighbourhd #30 (Christmas Party!!) @ The Night Owl |
| Fickle Friends / Single Ruin / Real Cool @ The Castle & Falcon |
Tue 3 Dec 19
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
Wed 4 Dec 19
| Keeping real music alive uk subs xmas party @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Sumo Cyco, As Sirens Fall & Suburban @ Mama Roux |
Thu 5 Dec 19
| Kaleidoscope #18 – Bad Girlfriend / The Butters Aliens / Kaila W (free entry) @ The Night Owl |
| BIMM Birmingham End of Term Gig @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Applebum / Birmingham / Christmas Get Down @ Lab 11 |
| Laurence Jones Band · Birmingham @ Actress and Bishop |
| Caleb Hawley and Phoebe Katis @ Hare & Hounds |
| The Space / Luna Orchid / Headwired / The Mood @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Dead Waxin’ – Thursday at DWD with Killer Wave & Jim Drummond @ Dead Wax |
Fri 6 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Loose Joints DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| The Cureheads (Cure tribute) + Siouxsie tribute at Come Together @ The Night Owl |
| Skinny Lister / Nick Parker @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Rob Taylor @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Cirque Du Soul : Birmingham // Winter Special Ft. David Rodigan @ The Mill Digbeth |
| Afta-Bass part 2 with TS7 @ Lab 11 |
| 1985 Music @ Lab 11 |
| Stable Sessions: 4oz of Groove @ The Stable |
| ETD (House Classics) – 6th Birthday & Xmas Special @ Hare & Hounds |
| Queen Night @ Hare & Hounds |
| Paul Clarvis, Liam Noble Duo & Orquestra Mahatma @ 1000 Trades |
| SAER / Black Knight Satellite @ Cuban Embassy |
| Dig Brew Illuminations @ Digbrew |
| Digwood Sessions no3 Rodgers and Brush @ Digwood |
| Dead Waxin’ – Friday at DWD w/ I Dig Your Wig, Wax Truths & more @ Dead Wax |
Sat 7 Dec 19
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| TLC – disco, house, funk, balearic, cosmic, classics. Resident djs every week, 7pm – late @ The Lord Clifden |
| Saturday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| Tom Mason playing hip-hop, soul, covers and remixes @ The Ruin |
| The Night Owl Soul and Funk Brunch @ The Night Owl |
| 40 years of London Calling by The Clash with Take the Fifth live @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| Switch club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Moho: Garage Xmas Party @ Mama Roux |
| The Weird Science Office Party @ The Mill |
| Levels – The Christmas Party @ Lab 11 |
| The Acid Experiment 4th Birthday MASC World Exclusive @ Lab 11 |
| Stable Sessions: Miloe/Craig Ward B2B Gary Ward @ The Stable |
| Hot Club de Swing with Electric Swing Circus @ Hare & Hounds |
| Come As You Are * Early 90s Alt Rock Party @ 1000 Trades |
| The Jack Fletcher Band / Crest Glider / Smokin Eskimo @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Dead Waxin’ – Saturday at DWD with Weird Wax, Dizcoh & more @ Dead Wax |
Sun 8 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Peaky Blonder Duo @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Skid Row, The Quireboys, Crashdïet & Matt Mitchell @ The Mill |
| AFTA DARK After Party @ Lab 11 |
| FORJ live @ Café Artum |
| Beer Blues Sunday ft The Catwalk Villains @ Actress and Bishop |
| The Telescopes with The Devil and Saint Joseph + Superdrone @ Hare & Hounds |
Mon 9 Dec 19
| BINGO LINGO – Birmingham – Christmas Special @ The Mill |
| Barney Artist + Kofi Stone @ Hare & Hounds |
Tue 10 Dec 19
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Christmas Big Band @ The Spotted Dog |
| Torche @ Mama Roux |
| Hot Snakes + Rattle @ Hare & Hounds |
Wed 11 Dec 19
| SoulJam / Return of the Disco @ Lab 11 |
| Hiss Golden Messenger + Olivia Chaney @ Hare & Hounds |
| The Chats @ O2 Institute |
| Sophielou presents; SoulSearch LIVE @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Thu 12 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| James Reidy Presents – Wonderland @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Solve Along A Murder She Wrote @ Mama Roux |
| TEKTU. Presents: A Miracle on Trent St. @ Lab 11 |
| Stable Sessions: DJ Jus Neil @ The Stable |
| The Utopia Strong / Matters @ Hare & Hounds |
| WU-LU @ Dead Wax |
Fri 13 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| The Collective DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| Sensateria with The DC Spectres @ The Night Owl |
| Kyle Falconer @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Metz Jnr @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Voyage presents: Global Selects DDC Takeover @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Heritage and Desert Island Discs @ Hare & Hounds |
| Tekno Disco & Friends: End of Term Finale @ Hare & Hounds |
| Downtempo Disco @ 1000 Trades |
Sat 14 Dec 19
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| TLC – disco, house, funk, balearic, cosmic, classics. Resident djs every week, 7pm – late @ The Lord Clifden |
| Saturday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| Richie Rundle playing beats, edits, remixes and other interesting stuff @ The Ruin |
| The Night Owl’s Disco Brunch @ The Night Owl |
| Stride (live indie rock n’ roll) @ The Night Owl |
| All Back to Bez’s – the Official Happy Mondays Afterparty @ The Night Owl |
| Electric Cake Salad / Yur Mum @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Switch club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| The Renaissance Art Exhibition @ The Mill |
| Anjunabeats Birmingham @ The Mill |
| VOCAL – The Christmas Party @ Lab 11 |
| GAWI XMAS PARTY @ Hare & Hounds |
| Love Is The Message with Morais Vibes & Sam Redmore @ Dark Horse Moseley |
| Vetiver / Treetop Flyers @ Cuban Embassy |
| Harry Daniels / Echo Gecco / Black Bear Kiss / Selina Fever @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| Christmas Caroloke @ The Engine Room |
| Indie Break Up Party @ Digbeth Works |
Sun 15 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| The Busker-Tears @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Shite Raffle – Christmas special! @ Actress and Bishop |
| Brum Radio Christmas Party and Homeless Fundraiser @ The Warehouse Cafe |
Mon 16 Dec 19
| Billy Botnai and the Moosh Moops @ The Woodle Wormble |
| Jam Jah Mondays – Ft. Junior Roy (Fr) & Murray Man til 2am @ Dark Horse Moseley |
Tue 17 Dec 19
| Jazz night. Free Entry 8pm @ The Spotted Dog, Digbeth |
| Henry’s Blueshouse every Tuesday live blues @ The Bull’s Head Brum |
| Sounds Familiar’s Christmas Party @ Mama Roux |
Wed 18 Dec 19
| The BMA BIG Christmas Party @ Mama Roux |
| Swim Deep & JAWS w/ The Rhythm Method, Wolf Alice DJ set & More @ The Mill |
| Slag Mag Issue 3 Launch & Christmas Party w Pretty Grim & more @ Hare & Hounds |
| Hannah Johnson & The Broken Hearts – Christmas Special! @ Hare & Hounds |
| Amy Louise Ellis / Brandon Rivers / Emily Sambrook + more @ Cuban Embassy |
Thu 19 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Live Music @ The Gentleman & Scholar Bar |
| The Night Owl Free Karaoke & Christmas Party @ The Night Owl |
| Stable Sessions: DJ Matt James @ The Stable |
| Heavy Beat “Christmas” House Party #4 @ Hare & Hounds |
| The New Consistent’s Christmas Party @ The Sunflower Lounge |
Fri 20 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Friday DJs playing indie and alternative rock @ The Sun on The Hill |
| The Collective DJs playing the best in soul, funk, disco, house and balearic @ The Lord Clifden |
| Barefoot In The Head soul, latin, jazz, disco & boogie @ The Plough Harborne |
| A-Z of the 80’s with Paul Finn and Michael McGhee @ The Ruin |
| The Night Owl’s Christmas Brunch! @ The Night Owl |
| Le Freak – Soul Train Special! @ The Night Owl |
| Swampmeat Family Band Xmas Party @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Dead Pixels : DMC Takeover – Frank Miller Theme |
| Method 2nd Birthday w/ Youandewan @ The Mill |
| Stable Sessions: DJ Jus Neil @ The Stable |
| Yuletide Strut @ Hare & Hounds |
| Hooker Club x Voyage presents: Cinthie [Extended Set] @ Hare & Hounds |
| Blue Dot Radio @ 1000 Trades |
| Rob Taylor Live! @ Digbeth Works |
Sat 21 Dec 19
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| TLC – disco, house, funk, balearic, cosmic, classics. Resident djs every week, 7pm – late @ The Lord Clifden |
| Endless Summer with Flamingo Flame (Live Acoustic Set) @ Cafe Artum |
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| Damian playing soul, funk, latin, disco & boogie @ Bourne & Co |
| Various DJs @ The Plough Harborne |
| Small Fakers (Live Small Faces tribute) @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| Switch club night @ The Castle & Falcon |
| AbNL w/ Jasper James (Extended Set) @ The Mill |
| Foliée: Mason Collective, Reme, Ben Hemsley [Christmas Break-Up] @ The Mill |
| Stable Sessions: Call Me Unique @ The Stable |
| Lost Society: Xmas Party, Robert Nickson & Sam Mitcham @ Hare & Hounds |
| Heritage And Tin Tins Christmas Party @ Hare & Hounds |
| Grafton Ash / Matt Bedford / Redwood @ The Sunflower Lounge |
| The Little Easy Band / Blue Nation / Sleep Patterns + more @ The Flapper |
Sun 22 Dec 19
| Digbeth Dining Club + Cafe Colette + DJs from 5.30pm @ Spotlight! |
| A Christmas Gift For You with JudyD @ The Night Owl |
| Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club @ The Mill @ The Mill |
| Shakedown ft Candid – Christmas Special @ Actress and Bishop |
Mon 23 Dec 19
| Matt Taylor Benefit Gig with Havana A Go Go + more @ The Night Owl |
| This Is Tmrw Xmas Party with Black Mekon, The Cosmics, Outlander @ Hare & Hounds |
| Christmas Panto 2019 – Snow White @ Hare & Hounds |
Tue 24 Dec 19
| The Nitecrawlers – Henry’s Blueshouse Christmas Special! @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| Christmas Eve Hott Date (free party) @ Hare & Hounds |
Thu 26 Dec 19
| Boxing Day After Party @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Rum Runner Reunion Part 2 @ The Mill |
| Afta Dark pres. Solardo – Boxing Day Showcase @ Lab 11 |
| Back to the old school: Boxing Night @ Hare & Hounds |
Sat 28 Dec 19
| The Specialz: Ultimate Tribute to The Specials & Fun Boy 3 @ The Night Owl |
| Dig? Soul and Retro Club Night @ The Night Owl |
| BRUM PUNX XMAS BASH @ The Castle & Falcon |
| 12 Hours of TRMNL – 2019 Closing Party @ Lab 11 |
| Keg//Birmingham @ Café Artum |
| Stable Sessions: Paul Griff @ The Stable |
| NU:GROOVE – WINTER PARTY @ Hare & Hounds |
Sun 29 Dec 19
| The Night Owl New Year’s Eve Shindig! @ The Night Owl |
| Fursty Records 2nd Birthday @ Lab 11 |
| Wild Combinations ‘Xmas’ special @ Hare & Hounds |
Tue 31 Dec 19
| New Year’s Eve at The Castle and Falcon @ The Castle & Falcon |
| Tipitina – Henry’s Blueshouse NYE @ The Bull’s Head, Brum |
| New Years Eve @ Digbeth Dining Club |
| Magic Door – Cosmic Glitterball NYE @ Lab 11 |
| Planet V @ Lab 11 |
| New Years Eve Party! @ Actress and Bishop |
| New Year’s Eve Carnival @ Hare & Hounds |
| NewHam: A Night of Incredible 80s @ 1000 Trades |
| NYE feat. Peaky Blinders cast members @ The Victoria |
| Moho NYE ’19: The Comeback @ The Old Crown |
| NYE – Beach Party @ Island Bar |
| The Night Owl’s NYE Shindig @ The Night Owl |
| NYE Party with Morais Vibes & Mikey Stuart @ The Highfield |
| The Plough NYE Disco @ Plough Harborne |