Birmingham nightlife is spread over a few clear districts, and Digbeth is the one that matters most after midnight. XOYO, LAB11 and Forum Digbeth fill old warehouses east of the Bullring with garage, bassline, drum and bass, house and hip-hop most weekends. Broad Street is the mainstream strip, with Snobs and Rosies. The Gay Village around Hurst Street runs late, and the Jewellery Quarter adds the Tunnel Club, Asylum and a few good bars. Most club tickets cost £5–20, and the big rooms close between 03:00 and 06:00. Worth knowing: trams do not run through the night, so plan a taxi or a walk home before you go out.
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Digbeth is where the big nights happen. East of the Bullring, old warehouses and railway arches hold XOYO, with room for nearly 3,000 people across several spaces, the LAB11 warehouse and Forum Digbeth, which moved here in 2025 and announced a second hall, the Annexe, for December 2025 to double its capacity to 4,000. Most weekends bring garage, bassline, drum and bass, house and hip-hop.
The old institutions are still open. Snobs has played indie and alternative records since 1972 and moved into its own building at 240 Broad Street in September 2026. The Nightingale Club, founded in 1968, is the city's oldest and largest LGBTQ+ venue, three floors on Kent Street in the Gay Village.
Saturday often starts in the afternoon. LAB11, XOYO and Mama Roux's run day parties that start between 13:00 and 16:00, and LAB11's finish by 23:00. The late crowd arrives after 22:00 and stays until 03:00 or later, so read the times on your ticket before you plan dinner.
Bassline, garage and drum and bass fill the Digbeth listings: Detox at XOYO, Substance at LAB11 and Kings of the Rollers at Forum Digbeth.
Snobs plays indie and alternative across three floors on Fridays and Saturdays, and Asylum runs emo, Y2K and pop-punk club nights from 23:00.
The Gay Village around Hurst Street has the Nightingale Club for the big night and Missing Bar for drag, karaoke and a 04:00 finish at the weekend.
Rosies on Broad Street and Circo in Selly Oak run cheap themed nights in term time, with Circo tickets from £1.
Hare & Hounds in Kings Heath, the O2 Institute in Digbeth, the Sunflower Lounge and the Jam House have gigs most weeks.
The Night Owl has a sprung wooden dancefloor built for northern soul, and its Digbeth Jazz Tuesdays cost £6.
Not for you if you want one compact old town where every bar is on the same street. The scenes are spread over several districts, and Digbeth to Broad Street is a long walk or a taxi.
Saturday day parties open at LAB11 and Mama Roux's, and XOYO's Roof Garden fills when the weather holds.
Gig doors at the O2 Institute, Hare & Hounds and the Sunflower Lounge.
Club doors at Forum Digbeth, the Tunnel Club, the Nightingale and Rosies.
Snobs opens on Broad Street. Asylum and the late XOYO events follow at 23:00.
Digbeth is at its fullest, and the Gay Village is busy between the Nightingale and Missing Bar.
XOYO and most Digbeth nights finish. Snobs runs to 03:30, or 04:00 on Saturday, and Missing Bar to 04:00 at the weekend.
XOYO's main room has a mezzanine and a laser rig, and the A/V Room next door runs a Void sound system for up to 450 people.
Rehab on Fridays and Loaded on Saturdays, three floors, £8 on the door, in the club's new home on Broad Street.
The Tunnel Club on Livery Street, a minute from Snow Hill station, has four rooms for drum and bass, techno and house.
Three floors at the Nightingale, then Missing Bar on Bromsgrove Street until 04:00.
A 300-capacity Digbeth bar with a sprung wooden floor and soul and Motown on vinyl.
Hare & Hounds, where UB40 played their first gig in 1979, has two upstairs rooms for bands and club nights.
The best area to go out for club nights. XOYO, LAB11, Forum Digbeth, the O2 Institute, The Night Owl, Mama Roux's and Dead Wax are all here, a 10 to 20-minute walk from Moor Street station.
Snobs and Rosies, plus chain bars and Popworld. Busy, cheap and loud at the weekend, with Brindleyplace tram stop on the street.
Hurst Street and the streets behind it: the Nightingale Club on Kent Street, Missing Bar on Bromsgrove Street and the Sunflower Lounge on Smallbrook Queensway.
The Tunnel Club under the arches by Snow Hill, Asylum on Hampton Street, the Jam House on St Paul's Square and 40 St Paul's, a 24-seat gin bar.
Bristol Road near the University of Birmingham. Circo runs cheap student nights on Mondays and Saturdays in term time.
South of the centre on the 50 bus. Hare & Hounds has gigs and club nights most of the week.
Bring photo ID. Snobs takes a passport, a driving licence (provisional is fine) or a CitizenCard, and turns away sportswear, workwear, football tops, caps and hoods. LAB11 accepts only a driving licence or a passport, allows bags up to A5 and bans large bags, two-piece tracksuits, slides and big jewellery. The big Digbeth nights sell out online: several LAB11 events in October 2026 were sold out before the night.
Most club nights cost £5–20. Recent examples: £8 at Snobs, £6–22.50 at XOYO, £10–25 at LAB11, £5–20 at Forum Digbeth, £5 for Halloween at the Nightingale and £1–15 for student nights at Circo. Special events with big bookings or table packages can reach £40–60.
Trams run every 30 minutes in the late evening and stop overnight. The X1 bus to the airport and Coventry runs 24 hours; for other routes, check the NX West Midlands journey planner before you go out. A bus single costs £3 and a day ticket £5.50. Southside and the Jewellery Quarter are within walking distance of New Street and Snow Hill, and from Digbeth or Broad Street most people take a licensed taxi or a booked car.
| Club entry | £5–20 (€6–23) |
| Beer in a club | £5–7 (€6–8) |
| Cocktail | £9–13 (€10–15) |
| Cloakroom | £2–3 (€2.50–3.50) |
| Bus single (NX West Midlands) | £3 (€3.50) |
| Taxi across town | £10–15 (€11.50–17) |
| Chips or a kebab at 03:00 | £5–9 (€6–10) |
| Hostel bed, weekend | £25–45 (€29–52) |
Digbeth Jazz at The Night Owl for £6 or a student night at Circo, three drinks and a £5.50 bus day ticket.
An £8 ticket at Snobs or £10 at LAB11, five drinks, the cloakroom and a shared taxi home.
Gin at 40 St Paul's first, a £20 headline night at XOYO or Forum Digbeth, drinks until 03:00 and a taxi back.
Many Saturday events at LAB11 and Mama Roux's start at 14:00 or 15:00, and LAB11's day parties end by 23:00. The time on the ticket is the one that counts.
LAB11 accepts nothing else, and other doors check ID on club nights.
Since 17 September 2026 it is at 240 Broad Street. Older guides still send you to its previous home.
The old Forum at Corporation Square closed in April 2025 for demolition. The club reopened as Forum Digbeth on Glover Street.
LAB11 allows bags up to A5, and large bags are refused at the door.
The gin bar has 24 seats and 140 gins. Walk-ins on a Saturday are a gamble.
The Nightingale opened in 1968 in Camp Hill, in a former restaurant, and later moved to Kent Street, where it now fills three floors.
The band played their first gig at Hare & Hounds in 1979. The pub's current building dates from 1907 and is Grade II listed.
The O2 Institute opened in 1908 as a mission of Carrs Lane Congregational Church and became Digbeth Civic Hall in 1955.
Snobs has been open since 1972. In September 2026 it opened at 240 Broad Street under the line: no more landlords, no more developers.
Usually between 03:00 and 04:00. XOYO's late events finish at 03:00, Snobs closes at 03:30, or 04:00 on Saturday, and Missing Bar stays open until 04:00 at the weekend. The Tunnel Club lists 06:00 as its latest finish.
Digbeth for clubs, with XOYO, LAB11 and Forum Digbeth a short walk apart. Broad Street for mainstream student nights, the Gay Village around Hurst Street for a late night, and the Jewellery Quarter for bars and the Tunnel Club.
Not under that name. Its website no longer works and ticket sites list no events. XOYO Birmingham, which opened in September 2023, runs on the same street, Lower Trinity Street.
Usually £5–20. Snobs charges £8 on standard Friday and Saturday nights, XOYO £6–22.50 and LAB11 £10–25, while student nights at Circo start at £1.
By taxi or on foot. Trams do not run through the night. The X1 to the airport and Coventry runs 24 hours; a bus single costs £3.
In Southside, around Hurst Street, a short walk from New Street station. The Nightingale Club is on Kent Street and Missing Bar on Bromsgrove Street.
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