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features 

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

October 1, 2019October 3, 2019 Sophie Hack 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

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

September 1, 2019September 11, 2019 Sophie Hack 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

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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10 gigs in Birmingham this May for less than a tenner

May 1, 2019May 9, 2019 Sophie Hack arcade hearts, Black Mekon, Brain Food, Calvin Johnson, cave girl, Centrala, cherry pickles, DAME, George Pannell, hamer, Hare and Hounds, harry jordan, henrik appel, methods, Spilt Milk Society, spinn, stonefield, Sunflower Lounge, Swampmeat Family Band, The Castle and Falcon, The Flapper, The Mighty Young, The Moving Pictures, The Night Owl, the nude party, the pines, weakened friends, whitelights

We’ve rounded up (just a small handful) of the best, super value gigs in Birmingham so you don’t have to. You’re so welcome.

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news 

Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, Bad Girlfriend & more to play Hott Date

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 Sophie Hack Bryony Williams, gruel, Hott Date, Liquid Cheeks, modern literature, Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, The Castle and Falcon, You Dirty Blue

Indie punk veterans Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam are joined by a whole roster of Birmingham bands and DJs for Hott Date this Easter Sunday.

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touring 

GIRLI heads to Birmingham on UK tour – get tickets here

April 3, 2019 Sarah Staniforth Girli, The Castle and Falcon

Hot on the heels of the release of her debut album, Odd One Out, released April 5th, London-based alt-pop singer GIRLI will be heading to Birmingham

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touring 

MY BABY to play five UK dates this month – get tickets here

March 7, 2019March 9, 2019 Emily Doyle my baby, The Castle and Falcon

Dutch-New Zealand trio MY BABY are bringing their roots-driven blues-trance to Birmingham as part of a five-date UK tour in March.

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releases 

Album review: Cloud Nothings’ fifth album is scrappy and nihilistic in the best way

October 22, 2018November 17, 2018 Luke Charnley cloud nothings, Idles, Last Building Burning, Shame, The Castle and Falcon

Cloud Nothings’ latest record, Last Building Burning, is their most chaotic, incendiary and accomplished.

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live 

Review: Sugarthief sweet talk Birmingham at epic homecoming gig

October 13, 2018October 18, 2018 Samuel Lambeth George Pannell, Sugarthief, The Castle and Falcon, The Mysterines, Violet

Birmingham heavyweights Sugarthief and Violet come together for an epic night of barnstorming Birmingham indie, all at the Castle and Falcon.

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touring 

L.A. Witch to play Birmingham on European Tour

June 19, 2018June 20, 2018 Emily Doyle castle and falcon, jimmy temniuk, Killer Wave, L.A. Witch, Lions of Dissent, Moseley, psych rock, sonic gun, surf, surf rock, Table Scraps, The Castle and Falcon, Thyla

The Castle & Falcon in Moseley to host an evening of surfy-garage rock from California’s premiere beach goths, L.A. Witch.

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features 

10 gigs in Birmingham this May for less than a tenner

April 27, 2018July 19, 2019 Sophie Hack Bad Girlfriend, nilufer yanya, rascas, Sugarthief, The Bank Accounts, The Castle and Falcon, The Night Owl, The Sunflower Lounge

Brand new bangers from Birmingham natives, plus bands touring from across the continent. All these great gigs, all for less than a tenner.

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