Here’s our take on the coolest original live music nights in Birmingham this December 2024.
We search high and low to bring to you the best original and eclectic live music Brum has to offer each and every month. There’s some top Christmas and New Years parties in this list.. so don your santa hat and get into it!
4th December
IDLES @ O2 Academy Birmingham
Confidence Man @ O2 Institute Birmingham
5th December
Our Girl + Hoopla Blue @ Hare & Hounds Kings Heath
Katy J Pearson @ The Castle & Falcon
6th December
Shader @ Deadwax Digbeth
Arnie Somogyi & Sara Oschlag @ 1000 Trades
7th December
Dreadzone @ Hare & Hounds Kings Heath
The Human League Plus very special guests Sophie Ellis-Bextor & T’Pau @ Utilita Arena
9 December
Jazz Xmas Jazz: Lucinda Fosker Quintet @ Pan Pan
11th December
Leo Morland @ Cherry Reds
Xmas Soul Sessions – De’ray Love, Abigail Hudson, Hunzz, Aji Sang Aji + Lina Suraya @ The Night Owl
13th December
Back of the Bar: Iona Sky, Genevieve Miles & Heidi Eldest @ The Night Owl
Utah Saints @ Hare & Hounds Kings Heath
Sam Fender plus Special Guests Wunderhorse @ Utilita Arena Birmingham
The Wonder Stuff + Jack Francis @ O2 Academy Birmingham
14th December
Namesbliss @ The Sunflower Lounge
17 December
Victories At Sea + Manzoni Gardens @ Hare & Hounds Kings Heath
20th December
The Brand New Heavies: Brother Sister 30 Tour @ Town Hall
TING-A-LING XMAS END OF YEAR PARTY ft Jam Jah Sound! @ Artum
21st December
Sudoku Productions Charity Gig @ Centrala
The Twang: Jewellery Quarter + Pastel, shortstraw @ O2 Academy Birmingham
22nd December
King Herd & Dead Sea Skulls Xmas Bash! @ Actress and Bishop
27th December
TROJAN RECORDS CELEBRATION @ The Jam House
28th December
World Vibrations with QUEEN LILAS @ Hockley Social Club
Lobster Shack Christmas Cracker with Lobster & Culture Dub Orchestra @ The Night Owl
31 December
NEW YEARS EVE Party ft Urban Jukebox @ Hockley Social Club
NYE with Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam @ The Victoria
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 Night Owl
Fridays
Live Lounge 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.