Birmingham scene guide
Birmingham scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at TBA - Brindley Cruises. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Birmingham’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Jeremy Sylvester: TBA - Brindley Cruises, Lab11, Hare & Hounds
- Techno — if you like Regis: Tunnel Club, Hare & Hounds, komunal
- Drum & Bass — if you like Alix Perez: Tunnel Club, Hare & Hounds, Lab 11
- Tech House — if you like Jamie Fielding: Lab11, Tunnel Club, komunal
- Electronica — if you like Dave Julian: Tunnel Club, TBA - Suki 10, komunal
- Jungle — if you like Crossy: Hare & Hounds, Lab 11, Suki10c
- Acid — if you like ASLO: Hare & Hounds, Tunnel Club
Busiest venues
How big is Birmingham’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 392 club nights across 66 venues in Birmingham, featuring 413 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Birmingham tonight.
Which Birmingham venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Birmingham club nights actually start and end?
From the 392 listings publishing door times: the median Birmingham night opens at 20:00 — 74% open before 22:00, 26% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 49 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 16% run past 04:00 and 6% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Birmingham cost?
Across the 68 listings publishing prices (17% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £10, with half of all nights between £0 and £15. 35% of listed nights are free.
When does Birmingham go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (52% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 83% of the week. The busiest month of the year is July.
What does Birmingham sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 20% · Techno 20% · Minimal 18% · Tech House 16% · Drum & Bass 10% · Electronica 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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