Birmingham scene guide
Birmingham scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Villa Park Warehouse. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Birmingham’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like A Guy Called Gerald: Villa Park Warehouse, Tunnel Club, Hare & Hounds
- Techno — if you like Slam: Tunnel Club, Hare & Hounds, Pan-Pan
- Drum & Bass — if you like Crossy: Tunnel Club, The Castle & Falcon, Lab 11
- Acid — if you like A Guy Called Gerald: Hare & Hounds, Tunnel Club, The Castle & Falcon
- Funk / Soul — if you like Mr Scruff: Hare & Hounds, The Old Crown
- Disco — if you like Greg Wilson: Villa Park Warehouse, Hare & Hounds, The Old Crown
- Jungle — if you like Crossy: The Castle & Falcon, Lab 11, Suki10c
Busiest venues
- Villa Park Warehouse
- Tunnel Club
- Hare & Hounds
- The Castle & Falcon
- The Drop inn
- 11 Bromley Street
- Suki10c
- Lab 11
How big is Birmingham’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 427 club nights across 69 venues in Birmingham, featuring 421 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:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| komunal | 104 |
| Hare & Hounds | 54 |
| Club Colette | 38 |
| Suki10c | 26 |
| Pan-Pan | 20 |
| Tunnel Club | 17 |
| Lab11 | 17 |
| XOYO Birmingham | 9 |
| Dark Horse Moseley | 9 |
| The Rainbow Pub | 8 |
What time do Birmingham club nights actually start and end?
From the 427 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 99 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 17% run past 04:00 and 4% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Birmingham cost?
Across the 122 listings publishing prices (29% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £9, with half of all nights between £0 and £15. 36% 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 October.
What does Birmingham sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 21% · Techno 19% · 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.