The 10 best clubs in Birmingham, ranked: XOYO, LAB11, Forum Digbeth, the Tunnel Club, the Nightingale, Snobs and more, with prices, closing times and door tips.
The best clubs in Birmingham are spread across a handful of districts, and most of the big nights now happen in Digbeth. XOYO, LAB11 and Forum Digbeth hold the biggest crowds in old warehouses east of the Bullring, with garage, bassline, drum and bass, house and hip-hop most weekends. The Tunnel Club runs four rooms in the arches by Snow Hill. Snobs, open since 1972, moved into its own building on Broad Street in September 2026, and the Nightingale Club has anchored the Gay Village since 1968.
A lot has changed recently. Forum moved from Corporation Square to Digbeth in 2025, The Mill no longer trades under that name, and older guides still send you to venues that have gone. Every club on this list had events on sale for autumn 2026. For each one we give the ticket price, the closing time where it is published, what the door wants and one honest reason to skip it.
We ranked clubs on five things: sound, crowd, door, late licence and value. Sound means a room and a system built for the music, from XOYO's lasers to the Tunnel Club's arches. Crowd means people who came for the night rather than the photo. Door covers how easy it is to get in, from LAB11's licence-or-passport rule to the dress code at Snobs. Late licence is how far into the night a club runs, here usually 03:00 to 04:00. Value compares the ticket with what you get. Every club had events listed for autumn 2026, and every price, time and address comes from the venue or its ticket listings. We do not sell tickets ourselves.
The London club's Birmingham sister opened on Lower Trinity Street in 2023 and holds nearly 3,000 people across a laser-lit main room, the A/V Room with its Void sound system, The Yard and a roof garden. Garage, bassline, reggaeton and hip-hop fill autumn 2026, with most tickets between £6 and £22.50. Skip it if you want a small room where you can hear yourself think.
An independent warehouse on Trent Street with five indoor spaces, a rooftop terrace and an outdoor area under the viaducts, named Best Club Venue at the 2019 Skiddle awards. AFTA DARK brings house, tech house and techno most Saturdays, and tickets cost £10–25. Skip it if you hate strict doors: ID, bag and dress rules are tight.
When the old Forum at Corporation Square closed for demolition in April 2025, its team moved the d&b audiotechnik system to the former Roller Jam building on Glover Street. It holds about 2,000 people and runs hip-hop, amapiano, party and drum and bass nights from 22:00, mostly for £5–20. Skip it if you want polish: it is a raw warehouse a long walk from the centre.
Four rooms in the railway arches on Livery Street, a minute from Snow Hill, with room for about 1,500 people and drum and bass, techno, tech house and bassline. Many nights cost £5–10 and some terrace parties are free, and its listing allows for a 06:00 finish. Skip it if you want a modern, polished room: the arches are rough round the edges.
Founded in 1968 and now on three floors in Kent Street, the Nightingale calls itself Birmingham's oldest and largest LGBTQ+ venue, with room for about 2,000. Thursday's queer student night runs from 22:00 to 04:00, Saturday is the main weekend night, and tickets have recently cost £5–21. Skip it if you want a quiet drink: go to a bar round the corner instead.
Open since 1972, Snobs moved into its own building at 240 Broad Street on 17 September 2026, with three floors of indie, alternative, retro, R&B and hip-hop. Rehab runs on Fridays and Loaded on Saturdays, entry is £8 and it closes at 03:30, or 04:00 on Saturday. Skip it if you want electronic music: guitars run the night.
A Grade II listed Kings Heath pub where UB40 played their first gig in 1979, with two upstairs rooms for bands and club nights. Gigs start at 19:30 for £10–26, club nights such as Kylie Wears Berghaus cost about £15, and it stays open until 02:00 at the weekend. Skip it if you want to stay in the centre: it is a bus ride south.
A 300-capacity Digbeth bar built for northern soul and Motown, with a sprung wooden dancefloor and vinyl on the decks. Digbeth Jazz on Tuesdays costs £6, and bigger shows reach £15. Skip it if you want a modern club sound: this is a soul room first.
A rock and alternative venue on Hampton Street that turns into a late club on Saturdays and Tuesdays from 23:00, with nights such as Cigarettes and Eyeliner and Nickelbrat. Tickets cost £4–15. Skip it if you want house or techno: guitars and pop-punk rule here.
Rosies bills itself as Birmingham's biggest club, with five themed rooms on Broad Street and pop, party classics, R&B and hip-hop. Vodka'd on Thursdays and Get Loose on Fridays start at 22:00, and Saturday has a party from 17:00. Skip it if you want specialist DJs: this is a mainstream student night.
Plan the night around one district. In Digbeth, XOYO, The Night Owl and Mama Roux's share Lower Trinity Street, LAB11 is a few minutes away on Trent Street, and Forum Digbeth is a longer walk east on Glover Street. The Gay Village is compact: the Nightingale on Kent Street and Missing Bar on Bromsgrove Street are round the corner from each other. Snobs and Rosies are both on Broad Street, and the Tunnel Club sits by Snow Hill station, about ten minutes on foot from Asylum.
Moving between districts is harder. Digbeth to Broad Street is a long walk, so take a taxi. Trams run every 30 minutes in the late evening and stop overnight, while the X1 to the airport and Coventry runs 24 hours; check other late buses on the NX West Midlands planner. Bring a driving licence or passport: LAB11 accepts nothing else.
Birmingham rewards a simple plan: pick one district, buy the ticket that might sell out, and keep a second room within walking distance. For prices, transport and how the night runs from the first drink to 04:00, read our full Birmingham nightlife guide. If you are still choosing an area, our guide to Birmingham nightlife by neighbourhood covers Digbeth, Broad Street, the Gay Village and the rest in turn. For ticketed nights and events, see NightFind tickets. Planning another city? See our guides to Manchester and London.
It depends on the night you want. XOYO for a big production with a roof garden, LAB11 for house and techno in a warehouse, the Tunnel Club for drum and bass under the arches, the Nightingale for the Gay Village's biggest night and Snobs for indie.
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 the Nightingale's Thursday runs to 04:00. The Tunnel Club lists 06:00 as its latest finish.
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 weekend nights, XOYO £6–22.50, LAB11 £10–25 and the Tunnel Club up to about £12, while some nights are free.
Yes. Club nights check photo ID. LAB11 accepts only a driving licence or a passport, and Snobs takes a passport, a driving licence or a CitizenCard but no photocopies.
