WHAT'S ON AT THE O2 ACADEMY, BIRMINGHAM
What's On at the O2 Academy, Birmingham
Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Academy, Birmingham
What's On at the O2 Academy, Birmingham
Oliver Samuels - in Where Deres a Will Deres a Criminal
Sunday 25 October 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 Reject 2 anniversary
Sunday 25 October 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 ...
The Kid LAROI
Tuesday 27 October 2026
The chart-topping Australian rapper, singer, and songwriter is the recipient of various accolades, including two ARIA Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, an iHeartRadio Music Award, and nominations for two Grammy Awards and three MTV...
Yaelokre
Wednesday 28 October 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 Mary Wallopers
Thursday 29 October 2026
Described by The Guardian as "invoking the raucous ghosts of The Dubliners and The Pogues to startling effect", The Mary Wallopers are a folk group from Dundalk, Ireland, breathing new life into both well known & rare ballads. Travelling th...
Skindred
Friday 30 October 2026
From hard-hitting metal to reggae, rock to pop, dub to electro, nothing's off limits for Welsh ragga rock pioneers Skindred as their heavy, distortion-laden riff punches melt into vocalist Benji Webbe's frenzied rapping. Explosive metal an...
Archspire
Friday 30 October 2026
Sitting at the apex of technical and extreme death metal, Vancouver, Canada, band Archspire are among the genre's masters. Serving up technical death metal at it's most extreme and intricate. The G-force levels of velocity and dizzying tech...
Static Dress
Sunday 1 November 2026
Fresh from supporting Knocked Loose and Terror, the rising UK hardcore act go on tour. ...
The Home Team
Friday 6 November 2026
Seattle heavy pop favourites. ...
Nontaines D.C
Friday 6 November 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...
Overpass
Saturday 7 November 2026
Known for their anthemic guitar music, Birmingham's Overpass boast influences spanning decades, including 90s rock and 2010s indie. ...
Morgan Wallen Tribute UK
Saturday 7 November 2026
The UK's first tribute to Country mega star Morgan Wallen with a full live band, comprised of some of the UK's finest musicians, takes you on a musicaljourney through the hits of this world record-breaking artist. Morgan Wallen's meteoric r...
Paris Paloma
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Derbyshire-born sensation Paris Paloma delivers evocative storytelling, ethereal vocal, and a hauntingly beautiful fusion of dark folk-pop. Here 2023 feminist anthem, "Labour" reached no.22 in the UK singles chart and, for "The Lord of th...
Picture This
Thursday 12 November 2026
Emerging from County Kildare in Ireland with euphoric tunes and a cinematic pop-rock style all their own, Picture This were formed by childhood friends Ryan Hennessy and Jimmy Rainsford. As a duo, they uploaded the song Take My Hand to th...
Chasing Abbey
Thursday 12 November 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...
Shed Seven
Saturday 14 November 2026
Perpetual underdogs, Shed Seven seldom received critical acceptance, yet the York-formed indie legends were one of the leading lights of Britpop with two gold albums, 15 Top 40 singles and a legion of loyal fans. Their thunderous indie-rock...
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience + Sam Offender (Tributes)
Saturday 14 November 2026
Gary Digan Aka is the UKs Premier & Definitve Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon. With his Strong Scottish Accent, his infamous live shows are a mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica and heartfelt vocals. The anthemic sing along tra...
The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience - Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon
Saturday 14 November 2026
Gary Digan Aka is the UKs Premier & Definitve Tribute to Gerry Cinnamon. With his Strong Scottish Accent, his infamous live shows are a mixture of up-beat acoustic guitars, soulful harmonica and heartfelt vocals. The anthemic sing along tra...
MEEK
Sunday 15 November 2026
London alt-pop singer Georgia Meek first gained recognition through independent indie-pop releases, which saw her collaborate with artists including James Hurr, Lumix and Will Clarke, before enjoying a Top 30 hit of her own in February 2026...
Songer
Friday 20 November 2026
Songer is a different kind of UK rapper. At 22 he's recorded three of the most watched Blackbox freestyles of all time, collaborated with artists like Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Vibe Chemistry, and released three album-length mixtapes, ama...
Embrace
Saturday 21 November 2026
West Yorkshire brothers Danny and Richard McNamara have come a long way since the days of out-of-tune criticisms and gags about being Oasis' little brothers. With three UK number 1 albums to their name, and smash hit Top 10 singles "Natu...
PRESIDENT
Monday 23 November 2026
Despite never having released any music, anonymous masked metal band PRESIDENT first appeared on the line-up of the 2025 Download Festival, confusing fans as no other details were released as to who the band was. Shortly afterward, the ban...
The Smyths - Tribute to The Smiths
Friday 27 November 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...
Bleachers
Saturday 28 November 2026
Scoring a UK Top 5 album in March 2024, New Jersey indie pop rockers Bleachers are sonically sad yet joyful, producing music for driving on the highway to, for crying to and for dancing to at weddings. There's something reassuringly touchab...
Valencia Grace
Saturday 28 November 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...
Electric Six
Tuesday 1 December 2026
Detroit's fun-loving alternative garage rock collective Electric Six celebrate 20 years of their UK Top 10 debut album "Fire" in 2003. The high-octane collection, mixing garage rock, disco, punk, new wave, and metal into cleverly dumb, in-y...
The Pogues
Thursday 3 December 2026
Following the death of Kent frontman Shane MacGowan in 2023, Celtic punk legends The Pogues return to celebrate their greatest hits. Original members, Mancunian accordian player James Fearnley, Stoke banjoist Jem Finer, and Eastbourne tin w...
Big Country Redux
Thursday 3 December 2026
Formed in Dunfermline, Scotland by the former-Skids guitarist Stuart Adamson and childhood friend Bruce Watson, Celtic-inspired Big Country quickly broke worldwide with their ringing, bagpipe-like guitars and anthemic songs helping their...
Absolute Bowie - Tribute to David Bowie
Friday 4 December 2026
There will only ever be one David Bowie, he was unique in every way and an inspiration to millions. Absolute Bowie continue to celebrate the life and music of the Starman with a spectacular show uniting Bowie fans across the UK. Absolute Bo...
The Damned
Saturday 5 December 2026
The greatest surviving British punk band The Damned formed in 1976, releasing the first ever UK punk single 'New Rose' fifty years ago. Considered one of the greatest songs from this period, it brought focus on the burgeoning punk scene ...
Ultimate Coldplay - Tribute to Coldplay
Saturday 5 December 2026
A live tribute to Coldplay and performing all the Coldplay hits and more in a brilliant sound and look-a-like show. The vocals, mannerisms and atmosphere these guys deliver are second to none. Giving the audience that same high energy perfo...
The Snuts
Tuesday 8 December 2026
The Snuts are all about big noises and raw honest performances. Close friends who grew up together in West Lothian, the four-piece love making music with their best mates. Comprised of frontman and guitarist Jack Cochrane, guitarist Joe McG...
Polyphia
Friday 11 December 2026
Originally known for classical guitar covers on YouTube, genre-blending instrumental Texan progressive rock heavyweights Polyphia deliver syncopated riffs that melt seamlessly together, backed by percussion few bands would ever be able to a...
Polyphia - MMXXVI
Friday 11 December 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 ...
The Dualers
Saturday 12 December 2026
The Dualers are a 9-piece Jamaican Rhythm & Blues band from South-East London. They first hit the headlines when the single Kiss on the Lips stormed in to the UK top 30 despite no industry or professional backing, they progressed to play...
Artemas
Sunday 13 December 2026
Garnering global attention with hundreds of millions of streams with his singles "if you think i'm pretty," and the internationally chart-topping I Like the Way You Kiss Me" London-based Oxfordshire-Cypriot Artemas Diamandis has only been r...
Dave Hill's Slade
Tuesday 22 December 2026
The farewell tour from Dave Hill and the boys end with a Christmas gig at the O2 Ritz in Manchester. Slade's unique blend of pop and rock'n'roll, outrageous flamboyance and pure fun, and no less than 23 Top 20 singles, they have become a fi...
Black Veil Brides
Thursday 14 January 2027
Committed to uncompromising expression, with a foundation in hard rock tradition and rule-breaking iconoclasm, Los Angeles glam rockers Black Veil Brides is a transcendent celebration of life-affirming power and anthemic catharsis combining...
Then Jerico
Friday 22 January 2027
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 ...
Nirvana UK - Nirvana Tribute Band
Saturday 23 January 2027
Nirvana UK are one of the world's premier tribute bands to Nirvana, who strive to be as close to the real deal as possible. From the sound to the style, their live sets cover a whole spectrum of Nirvana's back catalogue and deliver the ulti...
Ashley Cooke
Thursday 28 January 2027
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 ...
The Chris Stapleton Experience - Tribute to Chris Stapleton
Friday 29 January 2027
The Chris Stapleton Experience is a UK based tribute to Country music megastar, Chris Stapleton. The Chris Stapleton Experience are dedicated to bringing the essence of Chris Stapleton's music to life. The tribute band captures the spirit a...
Rory
Wednesday 3 February 2027
Roxanne Emery, a.k.a. RORY, is a Southampton-born pop singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer went viral with her single "Late" and a performance of Enrique Iglesias' "Hero" in 2011. An icon in the alternative music scene, ...
Tyler Braden
Tuesday 9 February 2027
Country powerhouse Tyler Braden is many things all at once. The Gold-certified Alabama-born and Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist is a classic Country troubadour whose storytelling strikes an intimate chord. At the same time...
South Arcade
Tuesday 16 February 2027
Oxford pop punk act South Arcade are making waves as one of the UK's most promising alternative bands, channeling the energy of early 2000s pop rock, that has seen them compared to Pale Waves, Avril Lavigne, and Bring Me the Horizon. ...
Sleeping With Sirens
Saturday 6 March 2027
Florida post-hardcore trail blazers Sleeping With Siren mix heavy melody while still remaining edgy and heavy. Kellin Quinn's unique leggero tenor vocal range makes the band stand out from the rest, with their albums charting in the UK Top...
Hotter Than Hell x Motley Crude
Saturday 6 March 2027
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...
Ben
Saturday 13 March 2027
Following the release of his debut album Sad Summer, Ben Forecast brings the record to life on stage for his biggest run of shows yet. Known for blending emotional storytelling with atmospheric pop production, Sad Summer explores themes of ...
KALEO
Friday 9 April 2027
Known for the way they gorgeously blend folk, country, rock and blues, the five-piece KALEO have become one of Iceland's most successful music exports. They released their debut eponymous album in 2013 and followed it with A/B in 2016...
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Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Academy, Birmingham
