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Sophie Hack November 17, 2019November 21, 2019 Birmingham, Digbeth, Metronomy, O2 Institute, Squid

Review: Metronomy unashamedly bring nerd-pop to Birmingham

Peppered with nostalgia for the 2010s, Metronomy let their new sparks dance with old flames at Birmingham’s O2 Institute.

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Sophie Hack November 13, 2019 castle and falcon, Robert Craig Oulton, Swampmeat Family Band

Swampmeat Family Band to bring festive frenzy to The Castle and Falcon

The Family are back for a Christmas knees up with supports, DJ sets and more. This is one Christmas party you don’t want to forget.

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Sophie Hack November 3, 2019November 6, 2019 Digbeth, Pond, The Crossing

Review: Pond show Digbeth a brand new world of soft rock psych

The Australian quintet return from a four year break with the glowing and subtle ‘Tasmania’, performed at The Crossing, Digbeth.

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Sophie Hack November 3, 2019November 6, 2019 arlo day, big joanie, Brain Food, Chartreuse, china bears, clarion, EKKAH, Exotic Pets, hamer, Hare and Hounds, humanstairs, kaleidoscope, mount pleasant, muthers, night owl, NONSUCH, patawawa, Prince of Wales, Robert Craig Oulton, Shai Brides, Sofa King, Sorry Grace, sugar candy mountain, Sugarthief, The Castle and Falcon, The Flapper, the ninth wave, The Taboo Club, walt disco

November 2019: 10 gigs in Birmingham for less than a tenner

Cramming as much live music, in one month as possible, here’s the low down on the best gigs for less than a tenner in Birmingham.

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Sophie Hack October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 bad girls, brexit, button factory, castle and falcon, cave girl, club night, fruit tones, halloween, Jewellery Quarter, le freak, minerva works, mockingbord, Snobs, Swampmeat, The Night Owl, The Old Crown

Halloween 2019: The 10 best events in Birmingham

Rise like the dead for some of the best parties around the Birmingham block, from gigs to club nights, tea parties to tequila tasting.

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Sophie Hack October 2, 2019 Boat To Row, odmansbox, Rosie Tee

Boat to Row launch crowdfunded album ‘Rivers That Flow in Circles’

The folk quartet release their crowdfunded new album ‘Rivers That Flow In Circles’ with a launch party on October 18th.

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Sophie Hack October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 cave girl, Centrala, Exhailers, FLARES, fruit tones, homeowner, leather party, Mutes, O2 Academy, only sun, shanghai blues, The Castle and Falcon, The Cosmics, The Night Owl, The Sunflower Lounge, The Victoria, Thyla, Violet

October 2019: 10 gigs in Birmingham for less than a tenner

Forget the dreary weather and darker skies, Birmingham is alive and kicking with local and touring bands, and all for less than a tenner.

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Sophie Hack September 20, 2019 Birmingham, Metronomy, O2 Institute, Squid

Metronomy to tour highly new anticipated album across the UK

Metronomy are back with sickly sweet electronic beats, supported by math pop madness Squid this November.

Sophie Hack September 1, 2019September 11, 2019 11 57, Captain Suun, devil and joe joseph, Echo Beach!, Froth, harry jordan, james reidy, lincoln durham, pjj, pretty vile, strange cages, Sunflower Lounge, Tall Stories, Tempesst, The Assist, The Castle and Falcon, The Night Owl, the novus, the pines, the seamonsters, The Victoria, Watermark

September 2019: 10 gigs in Birmingham for less than a tenner

Festival season may be over for another year, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had in good old Brum for less than a tenner.

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Sophie Hack August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Black Mekon, Brain Food, castle and falcon, cherry pickles, Die Das Der, eliza may, flake, Handwaxx, Hare and Hounds, headshrinkers, high knucks, home of metal, kinda of light, mallorva, odmansbox, Outlander, pjj, Sonic Gun Weekender, SUE, Sugarthief, The Clause, The Dark Horse, The Flapper, The Lizards, the new righteous mood, The Night Owl, the sunflowe rlounge, the velvet tides, truman dinosaur

August 2019: 10 gigs in Birmingham for less than a tenner

Satiate those mad music cravings with these ten high tenacity gigs in Birmingham, all for less than a tenner.