WHAT'S ON AT THE O2 ACADEMY, BIRMINGHAM
What's On at the O2 Academy, Birmingham
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Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Academy, Birmingham
What's On at the O2 Academy, Birmingham
Brooke Combe
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 3 April 2026
Liverpool-based viral-sensation, Edinburgh soul singer-songwriter Brooke Combe shot to fame online with her bedroom cover versions, watched by millions. Working with The Coral and Blossoms and supporting the likes of Courteeners and Miles K...Happy Mondays
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 4 April 2026
Pioneers of Madchester, Salford legends Happy Mondays are back twistin' our melons with their first tour in five years and the first since the sad passing of bassist Paul Ryder in 2022. Dubbed 'The Been There Done That Tour', it will inclu...Cat Burns
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 10 April 2026
Multi-BRIT-nominated, double-platinum-selling South London indie pop artist and Celebrity Traitor Cat Burns is one of the UK's most exciting singer/songwriters. Shooting to fame with the double Platinum UK no.2 hit and TikTok sensation ...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 11 April 2026
Scottish power trio Moving Pictures play for over two hours covering all the Rush classics such as Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio and Xanadu (with doubleneck guitars) plus some deeper cuts such as By Tor and later belters such as Far Cry a...Skye Newman
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 12 April 2026
With a voice that's both delicate and defiant, and lyrics that speak to life's messier truths, Skye Newman has quickly become one of the most compelling new voices in British music. Don't miss your chance to witness her magic live. ...Miguel
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Boldly genre-defying, Californian singer Miguel Pimentel has been compared to the likes of Babyface and Prince for the way he incorporates R&B, funk, hip hop, pop, rock and electronic into his music. His single "Sure Thing" went 3 times ...Miguel Birmingham Tickets
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 15 April 2026
The Hampshire punk and folk artist was initially a vocalist in the punk rock band Million Dead, before turning his focus towards a folkier, acoustic-based solo career. Since that time, he has reached international acclaim as a chart-topping...Frank Turner - Campfire Punkrock Twenty Tour
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 15 April 2026
With support from: Dave Hause // Katacombs Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it?s preferable you don't, ple...Lady Pank
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 18 April 2026
One of the most popular groups in the history of Polish rock, 1980's rockers Lady Pank come to the UK. The chart-topping Wroclaw act garnered some attention in the United States in 1985, when MTV placed the video for the band's single "Mi...Definitely Mightbe - Tribute to Oasis
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 18 April 2026
The longest established Oasis tribute in the world with over 2,000 shows under their belt. So, as good as the real thing? Well the lengendary Alan McGee thought so when he recently introduced the band live on stage! So they..... DEFINITELY ...Definitely Mightbe Birmingham Tickets
Lady Pank Birmingham Tickets
Skillet
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 22 April 2026
One of Christian music's top-selling rock bands, Memphis, Tennessee, hard rockers Skillet capture the raw energy and multitextured sonic landscape for which they have become known. A mixture of dissonant chords, anthemic builds and memorabl...The Lancashire Hotpots
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 25 April 2026
There's only one thing more satisfying than a visit to the chippy and that's an evening with The Lancashire Hotpots. St. Helens' finest are the undisputed kings of the Northern "knees up" with banging comedy folk anthems such as "Chippy Te...The Lancashire Hotpots Birmingham Tickets
Leon Thomas
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 26 April 2026
Not to be mistaken for the spiritual jazz legend of the same name, Leon Thomas began his career on Broadway, appearing in the The Lion King, Caroline, or Change and The Color Purple, before providing the singing voice of Tyrone on the Nick ...Tucker Wetmore
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 26 April 2026
Having notched back-to-back spots on Billboard's Hot 100 with his debut singles "Wine Into Whiskey" and "Wind Up Missin' You," as he clocks in over a quarter of a billion streams in four months, Washington-born singer-songwriter Tucker Wet...Tucker Wetmore - the Brunette World Tour
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 26 April 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...The Charlatans
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 1 May 2026
The West Midlands-formed, Northwich-relocated Madchester legends have notched up seventeen Top 40 studio albums - three of them number ones - alongside 22 Top 40 singles, including nineties Top 10 hits "One to Another", "The Only One I Know...The Charlatans Birmingham Tickets
Ninja Sex Party
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 2 May 2026
American musical comedy synth rock duo Dan Avidan and keyboardist Brian Wecht are better known as Ninja Sex Party characters Danny Sexbang, an idiotic, exuberant, hypersexual Jewish man who tries to hit on women with varying degrees of suc...N0FX V RANC1D > A LIVE TRIBUTE
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 2 May 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Tide Lines
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 8 May 2026
Scottish folk pop band Tide Lines rounded off a huge 2023 with a unique conceptual tour throughout Scotland entitled Elements. Such was the success of these special, stripped back shows, the band are now getting set to take Elements on t...Tide Lines Birmingham Tickets
Daft Funk: Live A Retrospective Celebration of Daft Punk Performed Liv
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 9 May 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it? 's small. Only one small ...LOLO
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 13 May 2026
LOLO, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Having built an audience via TikTok, she has released two EPs and one album with Hopeless Records. Her sound is influenced by pop-punk and alternative rock ...Lights
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 14 May 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Lights Birmingham Tickets
Example
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 15 May 2026
Rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer extraordinaire, London-born Elliot John Gleave (a.k.a. Example) took his stage name from his initials "e.g.", the abbreviation of the Latin phrase meaning "for example". The first artist signed...The Smyths - Tribute to The Smiths
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 15 May 2026
The Smyths are a joyous celebration of arguably the greatest band of all time, Manchester legends The Smiths. Thrillingly accurate, the group have amassed a huge following and regularly sell out huge venues both here and abroad. 2023 marks...Example Birmingham Tickets
Kingfishr
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 16 May 2026
Three unassuming young lads from Ireland have stories to tell, and they know how to tell them well. Meet Kingfishr, the folk-rock band rapidly becoming one of the most talked-about and in-demand acts for 2025. As society frets and fights ov...Soul & Lovers Rock Legacy
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 24 May 2026
With support from: Rose Windross (1st Lady of Soul II Soul), Pauline Henry of The Chimes, Kenny Thomas, Jaki Graham, Junior Giscombe, The Cool Notes, Sandra Cross, Tradition ft Paul Dawkins Lorenzo Hall of The Investigators. Security ? Bag ...
Seedhe Maut
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...My Leonard Cohen
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 29 May 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Pearl Scam + Angry Hair - Pearl Jam & Alice In Chains Tributes
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 29 May 2026
Pearl Scam is the UK's finest Pearl Jam experience. The band's musicians have come together with one common goal - recreating Pearl Jam's high energy live shows. Hear classic songs like Jeremy, Betterman, Elderly Woman and Given To Fly and...The 30+ Club
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 30 May 2026
Love to dance but can't hack late nights? The 30+ Club reclaim the dancefloor for the over 30s, with the pop music, the atmosphere and bedtime to suit those who've 'still got it'. ...MARINA
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Chart-topping Welsh electropop singer Marina Diamandis - also known by her previous persona, Marina and the Diamonds - is an award-winning, platinum-selling artist. Revered since her breakthrough in 2009, she has scored four UK Top 10 album...Rainbow Kitten Surprise
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 5 June 2026
As if channeling another dimension where genres simply don't exist, Rainbow Kitten Surprise find harmony in unpredictability - weaving together lyrical poetry, hummable melodies, and a rush of instrumental eccentricities. The genre-defying ...Rainbow Kitten Surprise Birmingham Tickets
The Streets
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 6 June - Saturday 22 August 2026
The Mike Skinner-fronted project known for blending genres that include garage, hip hop, indie and ska. Inspired by bands like Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, De La Soul, Daft Punk and Rage Against The Machine, Birmingham native Mike Skinner, who la...The Streets Birmingham Tickets
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 6 June - Saturday 22 August 2026
The Streets at O2 Academy Birmingham...Lola Young
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 13 June 2026
UK singles chart topping Croydon R&B pop rock singer-songwriter Lola Young was nominated for the Brit Award for Rising Star in 2021. She was chosen to cover the 1980s hit "Together in Electric Dreams" for the John Lewis Christmas advert be...Ethel Cain
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Florida-born, Pittsburgh-living Goth-pop trans artist Hayden Anhedonia, aka Ethel Cain, produces music with lyrics focused on nostalgic and Southern Gothic themes, such as poverty, substance abuse, domestic violence, death, and transgenera...Ethel Cain Birmingham Tickets
Royel Otis
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Australian duo - childhood friends Otis Pavlovic and Royel Maddell - swing between melodic, pop-inspired indie and woozy psych, but it never feels tied to one lane. As soon as one style or mood has outstayed its welcome, they handbrake turn...Royel Otis Birmingham Tickets
Bilmuri (Attack Attack!)
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 25 June 2026
Johnny Franck, also known as Bilmuri, is an American hard rock singer-songwriter best known as the former clean vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Attack Attack! ...Last Resort - NU Metal Tribute
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 26 June 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...The Luke Combs Experience - Luke Combs Tribute
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 27 June 2026
A Luke Combs tribute act who will bring you everything you need to have you foot-stomping and fist-pumping to all of the country superstar's hits. From 'The Kind of Love We Make', 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' to 'Beautiful Crazy' and 'Growin...Endorphinmachine - Prince Tribute
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 27 June 2026
The nine piece Prince tribute is made up of amazing musicians who all have one thing in common - they are huge fans of the music. This love is clear to see and hear when the band perform. Fast becoming known as 'the tightest live band out t...Phantogram
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 4 July 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Phantogram Birmingham Tickets
Breaking Benjamin
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 10 July 2026
Forming in 1998, and led by vocalist and guitarist, Benjamin Burnley, Pennsylvania hard rockers Breaking Benjamin have forged their own path through their angst-fuelled lyrics, crunching guitars and swelling choruses, that has seen them sel...Charlie Puth
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 18 July 2026
Internationally acclaimed, exciting pop-rock artist and multi-instrumentalist Charlie Puth creates his bravest, boldest and most honest work to date. With complex, life affirming and uplifting melodies he has scored UK Platinum-selling hits...Steel Panther
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 22 July 2026
The comedic glam metal band from Sunset Strip, Los Angeles are a living, breathing study in the art of "hair metal". With tongues firmly lodged in their cheeks, Steel Panther celebrate and ridicule all that was good and bad about the "great...Guns 2 Roses - Tribute to Guns n' Roses
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 24 July 2026
Guns 2 Roses the UK's longest running Guns N Roses tribute have existed since late 2002 and in 11 years have become biggest GNR tribute in history. Some tributes tried but not one has and will come close to the authenticity, charisma and hu...Solya
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 5 August 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...How to get to the O2 Academy, Birmingham
Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Academy, Birmingham
