Birmingham's live music venues, bars, comedy clubs, record shops, studios and festivals, plus what's on after dark across the city.
Kazuki Yamada leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra through a 2026-27 season that celebrates the CBSO Chorus's 1,000th performance and all nine Beethoven symphonies.
Opened in 2021 as part of Symphony Hall's £13 million redevelopment, the Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space has spent five years filling the foyer with free jazz, country, dance and poetry.
From Mendelssohn and Dickens to Miles Davis and Black Sabbath, a new online archive celebrates almost two centuries of history at Birmingham Town Hall, the city's oldest events venue.
Where UB40 played their first gig in 1979, the Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath has grown into one of the country's most respected grassroots music venues.
Going strong since the late 1990s, the Sunflower Lounge on Smallbrook Queensway remains a vital stepping stone for new bands, with a packed autumn calendar of intimate shows.
Opened in July 2015 as one of the first Northern Soul clubs in the Midlands, Digbeth's Night Owl still packs its sprung dance floor with soul, Motown, disco and indie fans.
Moseley Park's woodland amphitheatre hosted the 17th Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival in July 2026, and dates are already set for the next weekender in July 2027.
From a small two-day event in 2006 to one of the West Midlands' best-loved festivals, Moseley Folk marked its 20th edition with Super Furry Animals, Frank Turner and Lucinda Williams.
A free, world-first exhibition of Ozzy Osbourne's honours at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery became a place of pilgrimage for fans, running for 15 months after huge public demand.
Housed in a £57 million building on Jennens Road, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire trains the next generation of musicians and opens its concert halls and jazz club to the public.