Birmingham scene guide
Birmingham scene guide. House lands at Villa Park Warehouse. Venues, promoters and artists in Birmingham. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- House · if you like A Guy Called Gerald: Villa Park Warehouse, Tunnel Club, Hare & Hounds
- Techno · if you like Ben Sims: Tunnel Club, Suki10c, Hare & Hounds
- Drum & Bass · if you like Ben Sims: Tunnel Club, The Castle & Falcon, Lab11
- Tech House · if you like Ryan Resso: Lab11, komunal, The Rainbow Pub
- Minimal · if you like Cam Foster: 11 Bromley Street, komunal, The Rainbow Pub
- Garage · if you like Plastician: Club Colette, The Drop inn
- Acid · if you like A Guy Called Gerald: The Castle & Falcon, komunal
Busiest venues
How big is Birmingham’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 425 gigs across 66 venues in Birmingham, featuring 445 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Birmingham tonight.
Which Birmingham venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| komunal | 107 |
| Hare & Hounds | 53 |
| Club Colette | 33 |
| Suki10c | 26 |
| Pan-Pan | 19 |
| Lab11 | 16 |
| Tunnel Club | 16 |
| XOYO Birmingham | 12 |
| The Rainbow Pub | 10 |
| Dark Horse Moseley | 8 |
What time do Birmingham gigs start and end?
From the 425 listings publishing door times: the median Birmingham gig opens at 20:00. 74% open before 22:00, 26% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 162 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 20% run past 04:00 and 2% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Birmingham cost?
Across the 161 listings publishing prices (38% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is £8, with half of all gigs between £0 and £15. 37% of listed gigs are free.
When does Birmingham go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (52% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 84% of the week. The busiest month of the year is November.
What does Birmingham sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 20% · Techno 19% · Minimal 18% · Tech House 17% · Drum & Bass 10% · Garage 6%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.