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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 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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Richard Franks April 21, 2016July 26, 2019 40 St Pauls, Bacchus Bar, Cherry Reds, Gas Street Social, Island Bar, Post Office Vaults, Prince of Wales, Suds n Duds, The Botanist, The Bureau, The Church Inn, The Cosy Club, The Jekyll & Hyde, The Launderette, The Lost & Found, The Plough, The Victoria, Tilt Birmingham

17 of the best vintage and quirky bars in Birmingham

Whether you’re looking for somewhere to drink pre-gig or want to just wind down after a long week, any of these quirky Brum bars should tickle your fancy.

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Sophie Hack July 2, 2019July 22, 2019 all seeing eyes, aufbau principle, beholden tangerine, Black Mekon, Bryony Williams, cherry pickles, deaf balloons, deaths door, Die Das Der, Exhailers, flake, George Pannell, ghum, hare and honds, headwired, kendo nagasaki, krook nootz, Mutes, P.E.T., Sam Lambeth, Sunflower Lounge, The Assist, The Victoria

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

Glaston-who? You can keep your pyramid stages, muddy trenches and overpriced hot dogs, we’ve got a thriving music scene in Birmingham that is bursting at the seams with talent, all for less than a shower token in a field.

Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath, Birmingham

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Richard Franks May 23, 2016July 19, 2019 Cuban Embassy at the Bull's Head, Hare & Hounds, Independent Birmingham, Island Bar, mac birmingham, Sunflower Lounge, The Dark Horse, The Victoria

Save money at these music venues with an Independent Birmingham card

Did you know that the Independent Birmingham card can save you money at some of your favourite independent music venues in the city?

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Counteract Reporter June 12, 2018February 10, 2019 Johnny Killer, plastic scene, The Victoria

Emerging Worcestershire psych rockers Plastic Scene to play Birmingham

Plastic Scene are by now habitués of the Birmingham music scene. Having already played many of the notorious local stages over the past few years, they are now set to take over the The Victoria later this summer.

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Samuel Lambeth September 30, 2018October 8, 2018 Birmingham, Lilac Noise, Liquid Cheeks, not normal not ok, The Taboo Club, The Victoria

Review: The Taboo Club charm Birmingham crowd

Birmingham’s sultry rockers The Taboo Club bring their sax-drenched delights to The Victoria, with support from Liquid Cheeks and Lilac Noise.

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Counteract Reporter July 21, 2018July 25, 2018 Johnny Kills, M A R C, plastic scene, The Creature Appeal, The Victoria, What's Left

Review: Plastic Scene’s dreamy, psychedelic tunes enraptured Birmingham

Worcestershire psych quintet Plastic Scene headlined the evening of musical discovery at The Victoria on July 20th, where, accompanied by What’s Left, The Creature Appeal, Johnny Kills and M A R C, they each performed their most recent releases.