WHAT'S ON AT THE O2 INSTITUTE, BIRMINGHAM
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What's On at the O2 Institute, Birmingham
The New Roses

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 18 September 2025
Fasten your seat belts as the German hard rockers are back! After touring with world famous artists like Scorpions, Saxon, Accept and Tremonti, the quartet around Timmy Rough deliver stadium rock that would make the likes of Bon Jovi proud!...grentperez
O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 18 September 2025
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...Fun Lovin' Criminals

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 20 September 2025
Slick NYC group The Fun Lovin' Criminals have sold over ten million records worldwide since their debut album 'Come Find Yourself' reached no.7 in the UK charts in 1996, a record that inhabited the UK charts for an amazing 100 weeks. Herald...Ruger

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Africa's pace-setter, Nigerian Afrobeats musician Ruger was introduced to the world in January 2021, with the release of "One Shirt"; a song which brought his striking signature style to the world and was followed by Platinum-selling hits i...The Crane Wives

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 25 September 2025
Born of the 2010's folk boom and now comfortably stationed in their rock and roll era, Michigan's The Crane Wives epitomise the evolving landscape of indie folk. Their high-energy performances have been described as "charged with emotion an...Rend Collective

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 26 September 2025
Originally birthed out of Bangor, genre-blurring Northern Irish Christian folk rock worship band Rend Collective have never lacked imagination. From the bewildering array of children's toys and whimsical, handmade oddities they call instrum...Baga Chipz

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 27 September 2025
Baga Chipz is stunning. Baga Chipz is Class. Baga Chipz is Sexy. She's now a material girl. The iconic RuPaul's Drag Race UK legend hits the road with her first ever solo theatre show 'Material Girl'. Expect a brand-new show with live sing...Theatre Of Hate
O2 Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 27 September 2025
Support: The Lagan 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...Atreyu

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Sunday 28 September 2025
California's own hardcore-metal outfit Atreyu return, exceeding all expectations and expanding the boundaries of metallic rock yet again. ...LOWKEY - Soundtrack to the Struggle tour
O2 Institute, Birmingham
Tuesday 30 September 2025
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...Gardna

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 2 - Friday 3 October 2025
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...Corella

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 3 October 2025
A popular act on the festival scene, Corella is a refreshing indie quartet from Manchester whose signature catchy melodic hooks, propulsive multi-layered guitar riffs, and reminiscent lyrics, relay a coming-of-age story of their own. The gr...The Holloways
O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 3 October 2025
Support: CAMENS 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. O...GoldLink

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Sunday 5 October 2025
D'Anthony Carlos, better known by his stage name GoldLink, is an American rapper and singer from Washington, D.C. who is best known for his 2016 single "Crew", which went 7 x Platinum in the USA, and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performa...BAD TOUCH & THE DUST CODA

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Tuesday 7 October 2025
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...Rose Gray

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Wednesday 8 October 2025
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...New Model Army

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 9 - Friday 17 October 2025
Formed in Bradford in 1980, New Model Army's beginnings were inspired by Northern Soul, Punk Rock and the incendiary atmosphere of the times. Since then, they have had a long, creative and eventful journey. They have been massively influent...The Pigeon Detectives

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 10 October 2025
With platinum and gold selling accolades across their back catalogue, Leeds band The Pigeon Detectives return with their high octane live show, peppered with sing-a-long hits that have passed the test of time with flying colours attracting ...49 Winchester

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 11 October 2025
Virginia-based 49 Winchester is ready and roaring to break onto the scene with its unique brand of tear-in-your-beer alt-country, sticky barroom floor rock-n-roll, and high-octane Appalachian folk. ...Bury Tomorrow

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Sunday 12 October 2025
Forming in Hampshire in 2006, metalcore outfit Bury Tomorrow rapidly propelled the genre into the British mainstream. Now comprising co-vocalists Daniel Winter-Bates and Jason Cameron, bassist Davyd Winter-Bates, drummer Adam Jackson, ...CMAT

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 16 October 2025
CMAT is the stage name of Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, the North Dublin-born global country-pop star who after relocating to Manchester aged 17 and forming the band Bad Sea, returned home to live with her grandparents before settling down in ...Somebody's Child

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 17 October 2025
Somebody's Child is a rising young Irish male singer-songwriter who has been making serious waves in the Irish music scene, having supported acts like The War on Drugs and headlined the 3Olympia Theatre. His music has drawn comparisons to ...Sofia Camara
O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 17 October 2025
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...Somebody's Child Birmingham Tickets

Jessie Murph

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Sunday 19 October 2025
Teenage Nashville Country pop star Jessie Murph was discovered by uploading vlogs and covers to TikTok and YouTube, clocking up millions of streams in the process. Her song "Pray" charted around the world, leading to a collaboration with ...The Cat Empire

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Monday 20 October 2025
Formed in Melbourne, Australia and adored the world over, jazz/funk band The Cat Empire is a musical success story that continues to be written, crafting infectious, genre-embracing anthems and releasing chart-topping, multi-platinum albums...Battle Beast

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Famous for their energetic shows, incredibly catchy choruses and odd sense of humour, Finland's Battle Beast are destined for glory after topping the charts in their homeland and hitting #11 in Germany. Having toured tirelessly since they w...Larkin Poe

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Rebecca & Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe are singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist sisters creating their own brand of Roots Rock 'n' Roll: gritty, soulful, and flavoured by their southern heritage. Originally from Atlanta and currently livi...Spanish Love Songs

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Los Angeles based punk band Spanish Love Songs are self-described as "grouchrockers" making "music for fans of boxed wine, divorce, and crushing self-doubt", tapping into the emotions we all seem to feel but harbour. ...Larkin Poe Birmingham Tickets

The Wedding Present

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 23 October 2025
Stalwarts of the flourishing independent scene from the mid-eighties onwards and continuing to impact to this day, the Leeds-formed indie band, fronted by Manchester-raised David Gedge, were avidly championed by BBC Radio One's John Peel. T...Fields of the Nephilim

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 25 October 2025
Formed in Stevenage, 1984, Fields of the Nephilim is the creation of vocalist and front man Carl McCoy. Highly influential, especially in the world of goth, but also within the metal and electronic genres, their legacy endures to this day. ...Fields of the Nephilim Birmingham Tickets

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 25 October 2025
Fields of the Nephilim at O2 Institute Birmingham...Dan Whitlam

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Sunday 26 October 2025
Poet, spoken word artist, rapper and actor from South London who gained traction from his music videos on TikTok. ...Ben Ellis

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Welsh pop singer-songwriter and TikTok star Ben Ellis ismainly known for his acoustic covers of popular songs. ...Those Damn Crows

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 30 October 2025
Modern Rock's unstoppable force, Welsh powerhouse Those Damn Crows have gone from strength to strength since achieving an official UK Top 15 with their sophomore album 'Point Of No Return' in 2020 and reaching no.3 with their 2023 follo...Ocie Elliott

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 30 October 2025
With songs gracing the soundtracks of Greys Anatomy and Sweet Magnolias, among others, folk duo Ocie Elliott pen tunes that feel lived-in. You can hear their memories, experiences, and emotions in the dusty acoustic guitars, the sparse prod...The Amazons

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 31 October 2025
Following three huge Top 10 records and sold out shows across the globe, one of the UK's most exciting guitar bands, Reading 4-piece The Amazons, take their stratospheric anthems, loose blues grooves, religious references and falsetto backi...Hanabie

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Sunday 2 November 2025
Hanabie. (花冷え。) is a Japanese metalcore band from Tokyo known for combining loud and heavy music with contrasting Harajuku aesthetics in a style self-described as "Harajuku-core". Their songs incorporate elements of metalcore, hardc...The Subways

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 6 November 2025
Displayed a melodic maturity far beyond the band's tender years, Welwyn Garden City rockers The Subways veer from rambunctious punk thrash to tender acoustic pop through grungy blues-infected dynamos like the addictive top 30 singles, 'Oh...Reef

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 7 November 2025
UK Album Chart-topping Glastonbury hard blues rockers REEF return with their thrilling blast of unadulterated funky rock'n'roll joy. Their energetic shows serve up nineties Top 10 classics such as "Place Your Hands", and "Come Back Brigh...Jah Lil

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 8 November 2025
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 Summer Set
O2 Institute, Birmingham
Monday 10 November 2025
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...James Marriott

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Wednesday 12 November 2025
With influences such as Two Door Cinema Club, Sam Fender and The Strokes, Brighton's multi-disciplinary alternative musician James Marriott only launched his independent music career in 2020 and has created a significant fan base since thr...Cast

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Thursday 13 November 2025
Part of Liverpool's incredible musical heritage, rock band Cast were formed in the city in 1993. Founded by John Power, the former bassist with The La's, and Peter Wilkinson, Cast were a major part of the Britpop movement of the 1990s along...Nemo

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 14 November 2025
The winner of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, Swiss singer/songwriter Nemo Mettler heads out across the continent to say hi to their hoards of new fans. The Biel/Bienne singer-rapper, who also plays the violin, piano and drums,...Nemo Europe Tour 2025
O2 Institute, Birmingham
Friday 14 November 2025
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 its preferable you dont, please make sure its small. Only one small bag p...swim school
O2 Institute, Birmingham
Saturday 15 November 2025
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 bag...Arthur Hill

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Monday 17 November 2025
Arthur Hill is a multifaceted talent making waves both in the music industry and the world of TikTok. Hailing from Buckinghamshire, Arthur has seamlessly blended his musical prowess with a flair for comedic content, captivating audiences...Grayscale

O2 Institute, Birmingham
Monday 17 November 2025
Philadelphia quintet Grayscale formed in 2011. Collin Walsh, Dallas Molster, Andrew Kyne, Nick Ventimiglia and Nick Veno met as high school students while playing in local bands together. All four were huge fans of the band Basement, and ch...Heaven 17
