Events in October
Wednesday 1 October
David Saylor & Steve Cooper
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 6.00PM
Shakespeare Schools Festival
Theatre at Solihull Arts Complex 7.00PM
Festival Book Quiz
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.00PM
The Red Festival
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.00PM
Ken Dodd
Comedy at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
BRB - Beauty and the Beast
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
The Lady in the Van
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
TWO / Butterfly Fan The Inferno
Rock & Pop at The Rainbow 7.30PM
Birmingham Storytelling Session
Spoken Word at Scruffy Murphys 7.30PM
Anything Goes
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.30PM
Rea River Roots Club
Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Lets Wrestle / Popular Workshop
Rock & Pop at The Yardbird 8.00PM
Rich Batsford
FREE Rock & Pop at Nicole's 8.30PM
FrImp: Paul Dunnmal, Bruce Coates, Jamie Smith, Mike Hurley, Trevor Lines, Mark Sanders
Theatre at Station Pub 8.30PM
The Elements Acoustic Show
Rock & Pop at The Actress & Bishop 8.30PM
I Love Risa
Rock & Pop at Bar Risa 9.00PM
S.E.X.
Club at Oceana 9.00PM
Candipop
Club at Barracuda Birmingham 9.00PM
Big Wednesday
Club at Snobs Nightclub 9.30PM
Ice Breaker
Club at Air 9.30PM
Kitsch @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher10.00PM
MASH
Club at Basement11.00PM
Thursday 2 October
Organ Recital by Paul Carr
FREE Classical at St. Paul's Church 1.15PM
At The Gates of Gaza
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 1.30PM
BRB - Beauty and the Beast
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 2.00PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 2.00PM
Readers’ Groups Commissions
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 6.15PM
At The Gates of Gaza
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.00PM
Shakespeare Schools Festival
Theatre at Solihull Arts Complex 7.00PM
Gabriella Climi
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 7.00PM
Phil Butler, Steve Williams, Paul Tonkinson, Tom Stade
Comedy at Jongleurs 7.00PM
Ken Dodd
Comedy at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
The Organ Symphony
Classical at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
BRB - Beauty and the Beast
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Sleepercurve, Cashier No.9, Long Nines, Silberner
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.30PM
The Lady in the Van
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Glenn Wool, Andrew Lawrence, Kitty Flanagan, Mick Ferry
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
Streets Paved with Gold
Theatre at The Drum 7.30PM
Anything Goes
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.30PM
David Lodge - Deaf Sentence
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.45PM
Traditional Song Sessions
Folk at Kitchen Garden Cafe 8.00PM
Crossroads Blues Club
FREE Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Sarfraz Manzoor - Greetings from Bury Park
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 8.00PM
Exiles - Rock Nite
Rock & Pop at Sound Bar 8.00PM
Chaos Acoustic Club
Rock & Pop at Adam And Eve 8.00PM
The Lucky 27s, The Czech Cheque Checkers
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 8.30PM
Salsa Fabulous
Dance at The Cross 8.30PM
Apt @ The Bulls Head
Club at The Bulls Head 8.30PM
David Lloyd Henry & The Flat Five Band
Jazz at Bearwood Corks Club 8.30PM
Cocktail
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 9.00PM
Minted @ Mechu
Rock & Pop at Mechu 9.00PM
Opalphenia
Club at The Opal Lounge 9.00PM
Main Event: Student Night
Club at Air 9.30PM
Vodbull
Club at Walkabout10.00PM
Spin
Club at Dragon Eye10.00PM
Nice Nice Sunglasses and Hats
Club at Gatecrasher10.00PM
Skint @ Club DV8
Club at Club DV810.00PM
Sh!tDsko
Club at Barfly10.30PM
Friday 3 October
Nigerian Independence Day
World Music at The Drum12.00PM
One Republic, Liberation Works, This Love Affair, The Zombies in X Ray Specs
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 6.00PM
Any Questions?
FREE Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 6.45PM
Subterraneans
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 7.00PM
At The Gates of Gaza
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.00PM
Amanda Palmer
Rock & Pop at The Custard Factory 7.00PM
Emilie Autumn
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.00PM
Phil Butler, Steve Williams, Paul Tonkinson, Tom Stade
Comedy at Jongleurs 7.00PM
Comedy Winter Series
Comedy at The Drum 7.00PM
The Blackout
Folk at Birmingham Irish Club 7.00PM
Sam Roberts Band
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
Desperado
Rock & Pop at The Roadhouse 7.00PM
Ken Dodd
Comedy at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
BRB - Beauty and the Beast
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Bonobo & The Heritage Orchestra
Jazz at Town Hall 7.30PM
The Lady in the Van
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
David O'Doherty
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
Glenn Wool, Andrew Lawrence, Kitty Flanagan, Mick Ferry
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
Anything Goes
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.30PM
Goats don't Shave
Rock & Pop at Sheldon Marquee 8.00PM
Jimmy Carr - Joke Technician
Comedy at Symphony Hall 8.00PM
John Cooper Clarke, Bob Log III
Rock & Pop at Hare & Hounds 8.00PM
Rats in the Kitchen
Rock & Pop at The Pavilion 8.00PM
The Bureau
Rock & Pop at Sound Bar 8.00PM
Cracked Actors / The Heels / The Acoustic Theatre
Rock & Pop at The Rainbow 8.00PM
Jon Strong
Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
John Head (Shack)
Rock & Pop at Hare & Hounds 8.00PM
Formation Fridays with Robin Holland
Rock & Pop at The Tower Ballroom 8.00PM
Tropical Hotdog
Rock & Pop at Island Bar 8.00PM
Indie Go!
Rock & Pop at Sunflower Lounge 8.00PM
Acoustic Who
Rock & Pop at Adam And Eve 8.00PM
The Vehicles, The Zombies in X Ray Specs, Apollo
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 8.30PM
Octane OK, So Called Enemy, Little Hollywod, The Lean Yellows
Rock & Pop at The Actress & Bishop 8.30PM
Fun-Tastic Fridays
Club at Oceana 9.00PM
Frat Party
Club at The Sports Cafe 9.00PM
Thank Walkabout It's Friday
Club at Walkabout 9.00PM
Retrospect
Club at The Opal Lounge 9.00PM
Connection
Club at Snobs Nightclub10.00PM
Anarchy
Club at Subway City10.00PM
10 p.m-5 a.m'er
Club at The Custard Factory10.00PM
Propaganda @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher10.00PM
The Groove Party
Club at Dragon Eye10.00PM
Pashion @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher10.00PM
What? Dub-Step
Club at Concrete Bar10.00PM
Secret Society
Club at Concrete Bar10.00PM
Urban Vibes
Club at Mono Bar10.00PM
Bambu re launch with Hed Kandi
Club at Bambu10.00PM
XXL
Club at Club DV810.00PM
Crafty
Club at Barfly10.30PM
Saturday 4 October
Space Day
FREE Workshop at University of Birmingham10.00AM
Set Dancing Weekend
Dance at Birmingham Irish Club10.00AM
Notelets
Classical at CBSO Centre11.00AM
Tasmin Little - No Strings Attached
Classical at Town Hall11.00AM
diskotek 7-Daytime Bash
Club at OC's12.00PM
Notelets
Classical at CBSO Centre 2.00PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 2.00PM
BRB - Beauty and the Beast
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 2.30PM
Meltdown Metal Festival
Rock & Pop at Asylum 3.00PM
Ting Tings
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 6.00PM
Subterraneans
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 7.00PM
At The Gates of Gaza
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.00PM
Stevie Wonder
Rock & Pop at The NIA 7.00PM
Miles Crawford, Steve Williams
Comedy at Jongleurs 7.00PM
Brigade
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
Abba Party
Rock & Pop at The Barn Social Club 7.00PM
Pure Instinct
Rock & Pop at The Roadhouse 7.00PM
Velvet Texas Cannonball
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.00PM
Pleasure Ladies Night
Club at Oceana 7.15PM
Elvis On Tour
Rock & Pop at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
BRB - Beauty and the Beast
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Patrick & Bernadine
Theatre at Solihull Arts Complex 7.30PM
The Lady in the Van
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Glenn Wool, Andrew Lawrence, Kitty Flanagan, Mick Ferry
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
Johnny Too Bad
Rock & Pop at Cadbury Club 7.30PM
Anything Goes
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.30PM
Don't Panic!
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.30PM
The Handsome Beasts
Rock & Pop at Sheldon Marquee 8.00PM
Crucible / Belzhazzar’s Feast
Folk at The Red Lion 8.00PM
Van Morrison
Rock & Pop at Symphony Hall 8.00PM
Hot Banana
Jazz at Waterworks Jazz 8.00PM
Gran Torino
Jazz at The Yardbird 8.00PM
The Colours, Subkicks, Light Cascades
Rock & Pop at Sunflower Lounge 8.00PM
444 Club Nite
Rock & Pop at Sound Bar 8.00PM
Not So Young
Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Salsa Dancing
Dance at Birmingham Irish Club 8.00PM
Nitelife
Rock & Pop at The Tower Ballroom 8.00PM
Licksntrix
Rock & Pop at Adam And Eve 8.00PM
Monotone, The Rambling Singles, Pony Chair Black
Rock & Pop at The Actress & Bishop 8.30PM
John McNicholl and His Band
Folk at Birmingham Irish Club 8.30PM
Dirty Bass
Club at Air 9.00PM
Big Prowler Saturday Night Out
Club at Nightingale Club 9.00PM
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Rock & Pop at The Drum 9.00PM
Saturday at Oceana
Club at Oceana 9.00PM
Playground @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher 9.00PM
Bad Science
Rock & Pop at Hare & Hounds 9.00PM
Loaded
Club at Snobs Nightclub10.00PM
Night Writer - The Return
Workshop at South Birmingham College10.00PM
Spectrum's Birthday
Club at The Custard Factory10.00PM
Squeeze
Club at G210.00PM
Who's Hardcore 21
Club at Subway City10.00PM
Cream Classics
Club at Q Club10.00PM
Graham's Reunion
Club at Concrete Bar10.00PM
Funktion
Club at Mono Bar10.00PM
Mint @ Club DV8
Club at Club DV810.00PM
Sunday 5 October
Juice
Club at G212.30AM
Set Dancing Weekend
Dance at Birmingham Irish Club10.00AM
BRB - Beauty and the Beast
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome12.30PM
Cats In Paris, Munch Munch, Calories
Club at The Rainbow Warehouse 4.00PM
Sir Willard White and Friends
Classical at Town Hall 6.00PM
Cajun Dance Party
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 7.00PM
Glamour of the Kill
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.00PM
Aiden
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.00PM
Absentee & Blitzen Trapper
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
The Retort Cabaret Show
Comedy at Kitchen Garden Cafe 7.00PM
Sharks
Rock & Pop at The Roadhouse 7.00PM
The Sunflower Sessions
Rock & Pop at Sunflower Lounge 7.00PM
Sunday Salsa
Dance at G2 7.15PM
The Steve King Big Band
Rock & Pop at Library Theatre 7.30PM
Lykke Li
Rock & Pop at Glee Club 7.30PM
Ivan Brackenbury
Comedy at Hare & Hounds 7.30PM
BCMG The Series 2008/09
Classical at CBSO Centre 7.30PM
Birmingham Comedy Selection
Comedy at Crescent Theatre 7.30PM
Robert Broderick
Comedy at The Drum 7.45PM
Dylan Moran
Comedy at Alexandra Theatre 8.00PM
Tom Bliss
Folk at Wagon & Horses 8.00PM
Devil Sold His Soul
Rock & Pop at Asylum 8.00PM
Aftermath
FREE Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Dean, Danny & Al
Rock & Pop at The Actress & Bishop 8.30PM
Monday 6 October
S4K's Romeo & Juliet the Musical
Theatre at Alexandra Theatre10.30AM
Thomas Trotter's 25th Anniversary Concert
Classical at Town Hall 1.00PM
S4K's Romeo & Juliet the Musical
Theatre at Alexandra Theatre 1.30PM
InnerPartySystem, Furthest Drive Home, The Riptides
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
Indie Night
Rock & Pop at Basement 7.00PM
OMD
Rock & Pop at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Drama School Presentation
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
The Arsonists
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.45PM
Take me to Brazil
Workshop at Hare & Hounds 7.45PM
Jason Manford
Comedy at Town Hall 8.00PM
Ladyhawke, Deluka, Death Ohh Eff, The Electrilickers
Rock & Pop at The Rainbow 8.00PM
Jam Jah Sound
FREE Club at The Bulls Head 8.30PM
Loaded @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher 9.00PM
HTID
Club at Air10.00PM
Oceana
Club at Oceana10.00PM
Tuesday 7 October
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep10.00AM
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep11.30AM
Write On Awards 2008
FREE Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 6.30PM
British Sea Power
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 7.00PM
Improvisation Birmingham: Fizzle
Jazz at The Lamp Tavern 7.00PM
Midnight Juggernauts
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
James Blunt
Rock & Pop at The NIA 7.30PM
The Laughing Sole
Comedy at The British Oak 7.30PM
Mahler's Third Symphony
Classical at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Alvin Stardust-50 Years of Rock 'n' Roll
Rock & Pop at Solihull Arts Complex 7.30PM
Drama School Presentation
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Hattie Hayridge & Norman Lovett
Comedy at The Old Joint Stock 7.30PM
Delays
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.30PM
Michael Frayn & David Edgar
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.45PM
The Arsonists
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.45PM
Over the Rainbow - The Eva Cassidy Story
Theatre at Alexandra Theatre 8.00PM
Beggars Banquet
FREE Folk at Tower of Song 8.00PM
David Gaffney - Destroy Powerpoint
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 8.00PM
Salsa Galore
Dance at Hare & Hounds 8.00PM
Birmingham Jazz - John Escreet Group featuring Dave Binney
Jazz at CBSO Centre 8.00PM
The Arquettes, Twiggy Owens, Dan Mohr & Vad
Rock & Pop at Island Bar 8.00PM
Paul Tonkinson
Comedy at Station Pub 8.30PM
FiZZLE: John Butcher (sax) Mark Sanders (drums)
Jazz at The Lamp Tavern 8.45PM
Sound Proof @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher 9.00PM
Imagine
Club at Bambu 9.00PM
90's Night
Club at Subway City10.00PM
DJ Luck and Mc Neat and Tru Skool
Club at Oceana10.00PM
Wednesday 8 October
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep10.00AM
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep11.30AM
Centre Stage
Classical at CBSO Centre 1.10PM
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep 1.30PM
New Poetry with Roz Goddard
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 6.00PM
NYR Open Reading Group
FREE Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 6.30PM
Beggars
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
Duelling Pianos
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 7.00PM
Detroit Social Club
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.00PM
Wrote Under And Friends Comedy
Comedy at Kitchen Garden Cafe 7.00PM
The Subways
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 7.00PM
Colin Fry - an Evening of Clairvoyance
Theatre at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
Michael Bolton
Rock & Pop at The NIA 7.30PM
Schumann & Shostakovich with Schiff
Classical at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Mark Steel
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
Drama School Presentation
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Pink Space Comedy
Comedy at The Cross 7.30PM
Julian Baggini - The Duck That Won The Lottery
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.45PM
The Arsonists
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.45PM
Adam Bloom
Comedy at The Station Pub 8.00PM
Jim Jeffries - Hammered
Comedy at The Old Joint Stock 8.00PM
Johnny Foreigner, Sunset Cinema Club, Calories
Jazz at The Yardbird 8.00PM
Rea River Roots Club
Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Malorie Blackman – NAW Lecture
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 8.00PM
Sarah Jones
FREE Rock & Pop at Nicole's 8.30PM
The Elements Acoustic Show
Rock & Pop at The Actress & Bishop 8.30PM
I Love Risa
Rock & Pop at Bar Risa 9.00PM
S.E.X.
Club at Oceana 9.00PM
Mix Tape Kids
Club at Concrete Bar 9.00PM
Big Wednesday
Club at Snobs Nightclub 9.30PM
Kitsch @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher10.00PM
MASH
Club at Basement11.00PM
Thursday 9 October
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep10.00AM
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep11.30AM
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep 1.30PM
BRB - Russian Steps
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 2.00PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 2.00PM
Birmingham Poet Laureate Inauguration
FREE Spoken Word at Library Theatre 6.45PM
The Streets
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 7.00PM
The Dr Teeth Big Band
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 7.00PM
Oxfam & Fairtrade
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.00PM
John Fothergill, Brendan Burke
Comedy at Jongleurs 7.00PM
Detroit Social Club + Four Dead In Ohio + The Lucky 27s
Club at Barfly 7.00PM
Colin Fry - an Evening of Clairvoyance
Theatre at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
An Evening With Art Garfunkel
Folk at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
BRB - Russian Steps
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Richard Herring
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
The Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular starring live in person-The Rat Pack Trio
Rock & Pop at Solihull Arts Complex 7.30PM
Drama School Presentation
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Sean Percival, Micky Flanagan, Richard Morton
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
Roz Goddard - The poetry of Carol Ann Duffy
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.30PM
Chubby Brown Tribute: Chubby Spencer
Comedy at The Station Pub 7.30PM
The Great Songwriters
Rock & Pop at Crescent Theatre 7.30PM
The Arsonists
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.45PM
Lee Evans
Comedy at The NIA 8.00PM
Jim Jeffries - Hammered
Comedy at The Old Joint Stock 8.00PM
Caramany
FREE Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Writers Without Borders
FREE Spoken Word at Library Theatre 8.00PM
Exiles - Rock Nite
Rock & Pop at Sound Bar 8.00PM
Pivot, Einstellung / Cellardoor
Rock & Pop at The Rainbow 8.00PM
Connect 4
Rock & Pop at Island Bar 8.00PM
Punk Night
Rock & Pop at Adam And Eve 8.00PM
Scott Stroman
Jazz at The Yardbird 8.00PM
Salsa Fabulous
Dance at The Cross 8.30PM
Apt @ The Bulls Head
Club at The Bulls Head 8.30PM
Simon Spillett
Jazz at Bearwood Corks Club 8.30PM
Cocktail
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 9.00PM
Minted @ Mechu
Rock & Pop at Mechu 9.00PM
Vodbull
Club at Walkabout10.00PM
Wax:On
Club at The Rainbow Warehouse10.00PM
Bad Taste Party- Dirty Sanchez
Club at Gatecrasher10.00PM
Skint @ Club DV8
Club at Club DV810.00PM
Sh!tdsko
Club at Barfly10.30PM
Friday 10 October
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep10.00AM
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep11.30AM
Disturbed, The High Society, iwillattack, The First Seven
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 6.00PM
Spinto Band
Rock & Pop at Barfly 6.30PM
Mike Wilkinson, Adam Crow, Sean Collins
Comedy at Jongleurs 7.00PM
The Intentions
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 7.00PM
Raven, Marshall Law, Lost In Vegas, Hostile
Rock & Pop at Asylum 7.00PM
Trevor Burton Band
Rock & Pop at The Roadhouse 7.00PM
Colin Fry - an Evening of Clairvoyance
Theatre at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
Friday Night Classics: John Williams Blockbusters
Classical at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
BRB - Russian Steps
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Drama School Presentation
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Sean Percival, Micky Flanagan, Richard Morton
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
The Brothers
Comedy at The Drum 7.30PM
Sylvia
Theatre at Hall Green Little Theatre 7.30PM
The Great Songwriters
Rock & Pop at Crescent Theatre 7.30PM
Skellig
Theatre at The Old Rep Theatre 7.30PM
Sweet Freedom
Theatre at Library Theatre 7.30PM
The Arsonists
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.45PM
Lee Evans
Comedy at The NIA 8.00PM
Trio Valore plus support
Rock & Pop at Town Hall 8.00PM
Aaron Yorke
Rock & Pop at Solihull Arts Complex 8.00PM
Futurology Live!
Comedy at The Old Joint Stock 8.00PM
Ted Chippington, Birmingham Monologues, Nadeem Rangzeb
Rock & Pop at Hare & Hounds 8.00PM
Surface Unsigned
Rock & Pop at Sound Bar 8.00PM
Midnight City
Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Formation Fridays with Robin Holland
Rock & Pop at The Tower Ballroom 8.00PM
The Sex Pistols Experience
Rock & Pop at Sheldon Marquee 8.00PM
Bishi Live
Rock & Pop at Concrete Bar 8.00PM
The Little Black Hearts
Rock & Pop at The Rainbow 8.00PM
Dizzy Lizzy
Rock & Pop at Adam And Eve 8.00PM
Subkicks, Cavalier, This Beautiful Thief,
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 8.30PM
Sons of the Desert, Deano, My Secret Life, Edward Smith
Rock & Pop at The Actress & Bishop 8.30PM
Old School Tie, Copious, Vixens
Rock & Pop at Island Bar 8.30PM
The Fillmore Gears & HINGe
Rock & Pop at Sunflower Lounge 8.30PM
Frat Party
Club at The Sports Cafe 9.00PM
Thank Walkabout It's Friday
Club at Walkabout 9.00PM
New York Noise with Adam Regan, Sam Redmore
Rock & Pop at The Yardbird 9.00PM
Connection
Club at Snobs Nightclub10.00PM
Resurrection
Club at Subway City10.00PM
Dubstep VS Drum N Bass
Club at The Custard Factory10.00PM
Moist
Club at OC's10.00PM
Propaganda @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher10.00PM
Pashion @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher10.00PM
Urban Vibes
Club at Mono Bar10.00PM
High Society
Club at Bar Academy10.00PM
XXL
Club at Club DV810.00PM
Bleep Bleep - LAUNCH NIGHT!
Club at Barfly10.30PM
Saturday 11 October
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep10.00AM
Performance Skills for Writers - Lorna Laidlaw
Workshop at South Birmingham College10.00AM
Animating the Voice - Giles Abbott
Workshop at South Birmingham College10.00AM
A New Time, A New Place - Michael Thomas
Workshop at South Birmingham College10.00AM
How Unwell Does A Poet Need To Be - David Hart
Workshop at South Birmingham College10.00AM
Radio Writing - Stephanie Dale
Workshop at South Birmingham College10.00AM
The Soccer Squad
Spoken Word at Birmingham Central Library11.15AM
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep11.30AM
The Handbag of Happiness
Spoken Word at Birmingham Central Library12.30PM
Five
Dance at Birmingham Rep 1.30PM
Writing For The Terrified - Chris Hoskins
Workshop at South Birmingham College 1.30PM
Character Building - Paul Dowswell
Workshop at South Birmingham College 1.30PM
Writing For Performance - Kaite O’Reilly
Workshop at South Birmingham College 1.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 2.00PM
Family Writing Workshop
Workshop at Birmingham Central Library 2.00PM
Afternoon Tea with the Poetree
FREE Spoken Word at Birmingham Central Library 2.00PM
BRB - Russian Steps
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 2.30PM
The Arsonists
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 2.45PM
Giles Abbott - Deirdre of the Sorrows
Spoken Word at South Birmingham College 4.30PM
The Brothers
Comedy at The Drum 5.30PM
Billy Ocean
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 6.00PM
Mike Wilkinson, Adam Crow, Sean Collins
Comedy at Jongleurs 7.00PM
The Intentions
Rock & Pop at The Jam House 7.00PM
Tay-Mar Pigeon
Rock & Pop at The Roadhouse 7.00PM
Pleasure Ladies Night
Club at Oceana 7.15PM
David Garrett and his band
Classical at Town Hall 7.30PM
Birmingham’s Brightest
Classical at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
Boy George
Rock & Pop at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
BRB - Russian Steps
Theatre at Birmingham Hippodrome 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
Drama School Presentation
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Sean Percival, Micky Flanagan, Richard Morton
Comedy at Glee Club 7.30PM
Sylvia
Theatre at Hall Green Little Theatre 7.30PM
Mystery Jets, Noah and the Whale
Rock & Pop at Barfly 7.30PM
Salsa Central Party
Dance at The Portland Pavilion 7.30PM
The Great Songwriters
Rock & Pop at Crescent Theatre 7.30PM
Skellig
Theatre at The Old Rep Theatre 7.30PM
The Arsonists
Theatre at Crescent Theatre 7.45PM
Lee Evans
Comedy at The NIA 8.00PM
Rock$tar
Rock & Pop at Sheldon Marquee 8.00PM
Roy Bailey & John Kirkpatrick
Folk at The Red Lion 8.00PM
Eddie & The Hotrods plus Guests
Rock & Pop at Asylum 8.00PM
Groovenik
Jazz at The Yardbird 8.00PM
Take The 5th
Rock & Pop at Sound Bar 8.00PM
Finn Peters Finntet
Rock & Pop at The Polish Club 8.00PM
The Palmers & The Paynes
Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Stoolpigeon: Postcards On The Edge
Comedy at The Old Joint Stock 8.00PM
Martyr de Mona
Rock & Pop at The Bear Tavern 8.00PM
Nitelife
Rock & Pop at The Tower Ballroom 8.00PM
360, Stained Glass Alice, BSN4:20
Rock & Pop at Adam And Eve 8.00PM
Skatch, Kyoto Drive, Vote for Pedro, 4 Star Treatment
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 8.30PM
The Outer Circle, Sick City Club, Thieves Like Us, Eventually
Rock & Pop at The Actress & Bishop 8.30PM
Beyond the Barricade
Rock & Pop at The Barn Social Club 8.30PM
Funkbox featuring Mr Thing
Club at Hare & Hounds 8.30PM
Raver Baby - Event Eleven
Club at Air 9.00PM
Mr Scruff
Rock & Pop at The Custard Factory 9.00PM
Saturday at Oceana
Club at Oceana 9.00PM
Below Ibiza Gathering
Club at The Rainbow Warehouse 9.00PM
Playground @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher 9.00PM
The Brothers
Comedy at The Drum 9.30PM
Loaded
Club at Snobs Nightclub10.00PM
Nex Level
Club at Q Club10.00PM
Squeeze
Club at G210.00PM
Bikram Singh Live
Club at Concrete Bar10.00PM
Funktion
Club at Mono Bar10.00PM
Mint @ Club DV8
Club at Club DV810.00PM
Sunday 12 October
Juice
Club at G212.30AM
Orchestra of the Swan: Italian Sunshine
Classical at Town Hall 2.30PM
Jeremy Warmsley, Raina
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
Big Guns
Rock & Pop at The Roadhouse 7.00PM
Sunday Salsa
Dance at G2 7.15PM
Level 42
Rock & Pop at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
The Brothers
Comedy at The Drum 7.30PM
Zhenya Strigalev’s Cherry Grand Moth
Rock & Pop at The Drum 7.45PM
Lee Evans
Comedy at The NIA 8.00PM
Frankie Boyle - Live!
Comedy at Alexandra Theatre 8.00PM
Michael Weston King
Folk at Kitchen Garden Cafe 8.00PM
Aftermath
FREE Rock & Pop at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Lee Rogers, Jamie Croft, This Love Affair, Chris Mason
Jazz at The Yardbird 8.00PM
INNIS 3
Folk at Birmingham Irish Club 8.30PM
Dean, Danny & Al
Rock & Pop at The Actress & Bishop 8.30PM
Monday 13 October
Lunchtime Organ Concert: Thomas Trotter
Classical at Town Hall 1.00PM
Monday Showcase
FREE Classical at Birmingham Conservatoire 1.00PM
Skellig
Theatre at The Old Rep Theatre 2.00PM
Cyndi Lauper
Rock & Pop at Symphony Hall 7.00PM
Envy & Other Sins
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
Towers Of London
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 7.00PM
Indie Night
Rock & Pop at Basement 7.00PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
The Motown Show
Rock & Pop at Alexandra Theatre 7.30PM
Drama School Presentation
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Natty
Rock & Pop at Glee Club 7.30PM
Oasis
Rock & Pop at The NIA 7.30PM
Sylvia
Theatre at Hall Green Little Theatre 7.30PM
Take me to Brazil
Workshop at Hare & Hounds 7.45PM
Jam Jah Sound
FREE Club at The Bulls Head 8.30PM
Loaded @ Gatecrasher
Club at Gatecrasher 9.00PM
Bassfaced
Club at The Rainbow10.00PM
Oceana
Club at Oceana10.00PM
Tuesday 14 October
Lunchime Local History Lecture
FREE Spoken Word at Library Theatre 1.00PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 2.00PM
Skellig
Theatre at The Old Rep Theatre 2.00PM
Roll Out the Barrel
Theatre at Alexandra Theatre 2.30PM
Foals
Rock & Pop at Carling Academy 7.00PM
Poetry Translation Centre Tour
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.00PM
Festival Readers’ Night
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.00PM
Paul Vincent, Jason Pegg, Februarymarch, James Broc
Rock & Pop at The Yardbird 7.00PM
Team Waterpolo
Rock & Pop at Bar Academy 7.00PM
Mark Thomas - Belching Out The Devil
Spoken Word at Birmingham Conservatoire 7.15PM
Tchaikovsky From St Petersburg
Classical at Symphony Hall 7.30PM
Wuthering Heights
Theatre at Birmingham Rep 7.30PM
SKIN by ACE Dance & Music
Dance at Solihull Arts Complex 7.30PM
Drama School Presentation
Theatre at Highbury Little Theatre 7.30PM
Oasis
Rock & Pop at The NIA 7.30PM
Salsa Fabulous
Dance at Hare & Hounds 7.30PM
Sylvia
Theatre at Hall Green Little Theatre 7.30PM
Skellig
Theatre at The Old Rep Theatre 7.30PM
If I Cover My Nose You Can't See Me
Spoken Word at Birmingham Rep 7.45PM
Beggars Banquet
FREE Folk at Tower of Song 8.00PM
Salsa Galore
Dance at Hare & Hounds 8.00PM
Sybil Ruth –Poems of a Survivor