Here’s our take on the coolest original live music nights in Birmingham this December 2023.
We search high and low to bring to you the best original music Brum has to offer each and every month.
1st December
Dominic Ingham @1000 Trades
2nd December
Mayunkiki & Surge @ pan-pan
3rd December
Dave Onions live @ Actress and Bishop
4th December
JAM JAH MONDAYS DJ Mr FIX (Skyline Radio) @ THE STATION PUB
6th December
Ice Cube + Cypress Hill + The Game @ Resorts World Arena
7th December
Kaleidoscope – Baby Vanga / J Drouzy / Astrofunken @ The Night Owl
Mickey Callisto @ Hare & Hounds Kings Heath
9th December
Turin Brakes – Ether Song 20th Anniversary @ O2 Institute 2
14th December
Sophie Ellis-Bextor @ Symphony Hall
15th December
Big Special @ Hare & Hounds Kings Heath
Plaid [Warp Records] @ Hare & Hounds Kings Heath
16th
MADNESS + Lightning Seeds @ Utilita Arena
Bedtime Stories live: tyger blue & okcandice @ pan-pan
1000 Trades Winter Party!
12 hours of enforced fun in your favourite winter hang out, with headline sets from Barcelona-based producer and DJ 12Tree and live music from Stroud 80s sycophants Popgang (think The Cure meets Public Service Broadcasting). Geeburd and his new 1000 Trades night R E S P E C T with the cream of late 80s/early 90s pop house, a journey through time and tempo with Matt Cottom’s Pitch Control and some serious broken beat machining + DJ Greg settles in the afternoon with his Eclectic Sessions.
20th December
The Loveless ft. Marc Almond @ Castle & Falcon
Regular Events..
First Sunday of every month
Come Sunday Jazz & Funk, 3.00pm-8.00pm Free! @ Cafe Artum
Mondays
Jam Jah Mondays ft Reggae & Dub sound system @ Dark Horse/The Statoin
Tuesdays
Contemporary live Jazz @ The Spotted Dog
Fridays
The Unique Experience takes place every Friday night ft live music and new bands showcasing the best of Birmingham at Hockley Social.
Saturdays
The Live Lounge every Saturday night ft new musicians, live acts spanning different genres also at Hockley Social.
Sundays
Live acoustic music @ The Anchor
And..
There’s plenty more out there each week, with regular live music and DJs at 1000 Trades, Cafe Artum, The Actress & Bishop, The Night Owl, Hare & Hounds, Sunflower Lounge, Scruffy Murphys, Subside, Deadwax, Fletchers Bar, Rock N’ Roll Brewhouse, Gunmaker’s Arms, Sun On The Hill, Snobs, Lab 11, The Ruin, Stir Stores and Nortons.