Everything About Music In Birmingham, UK

Over the next few minutes we will be taking you on a deep dive into everything about music in Birmingham, UK. Of course this is a really broad topic but we will do our best to share as much info as possible while still getting you out of here quick.

Kicking things off will be a list of the best musical instrument stores in your area. There will even be separate lists for where to buy guitars and the top drum shops in town and while some may quibble about which store should go in which list we will do our best to get things sorted out for you.

Where to get a broken instrument repaired will follow that up. There are many repair companies that can tune a piano, repair a guitar, or work on all varieties of band instruments.

Once all the instrument talk is out of the way we will pivot to local music classes and lessons for kids or adults before moving on to stores for music lovers that sell vintage CD’s and records. You can find numerous places to be entertained at the best concert halls and live music venues near you.

Bars and restaurants with live music will get a shout out as well. A discussion about the Birmingham music calendar wouldn’t be complete without mentioning some great festivals and events either.

At the end we will share a map to help you find these stores or venues, and you are all welcome to read more about the scene in some other towns around the UK if interested.

Musical Instrument Stores In Birmingham

The best musical instrument stores near you would be:

• The Bop Shop Music Store at #10, Rear of 179 Stratford Rd
• Hobgoblin Music at 8 The Priory Queensway
• Fair Deal Music at 79-83 Holloway Head
• Punjabi Roots at Tollgate Shopping Centre, High St
• Accordion Centre at 131 Midland St

Hobgoblin Music sells a wide range of folk and acoustic instruments, orchestral, accordions, melodeons, spares, accessories, and many more items.

Guitars, keyboards, pianos, pro audio, drums, and folk instruments in your area are sold at Fair Deal Music.

Punjabi Roots is known for its bhangra equipment, gutka sahib, dumala shaster, CD’s, DVD’s, and books and even comics like Sikh and more.

In addition to selling instruments near you from brands like Serenellini, Victoria, Brandoni, Hohner, Sonola, Excelsior, Weltmeister, Boorinwood, and more The Accordion Centre also offers tuning and repair services.

Where To Buy Guitars

If you are specifically trying to buy a guitar or guitar accessories check out:

• GuitarGuitar Birmingham at 104 Hagley Rd
• The Little Guitar Shop at 82 Vyse St
• Rockstar Guitar at Upper Floor, Ajax Buildings
• Used FX Pedals at 54 Cliveland St

Guitar Guitar in Birmingham stocks acoustic and electric instruments, amps, and accessories.

Rare, vintage, and used instruments, equipment, and gear are sold at The Little Guitar Shop.

Local instrument repair services as well as guitar, bass, ukulele, and piano lessons are offered at Rockstar Guitar which also buys and sells new and used guitars, strings, amps, leather graft straps, tuners, picks, and much more.

Used FX Pedals has one of the largest selections of used pedals in the UK.

Both The Bob Music Store and Fair Deal Music from our previous list are also great places to buy guitars.

Drum Shops Near You

You can find drums along with other instruments at Fair Deal Music from our best Birmingham music stores list, and plenty of other shops listed throughout this post will have some to offer as well.

Instrument Repairs

You can get quality instrument repair services in Birmingham at:

• Barry Bob at 70 Fosbrooke Rd
• Clennell Custom Brass at 30 Norton Rd
• J. Parton Guitar Services at PMT, Trident Retail Park, 6 Westley St

Bob Barry has been repairing and customizing all types of guitars and stringed instruments in your area since 1977 including old and valuable ones using original materials and lacquers plus he also makes high quality handcrafted instruments.

For nearly 10 years Clennell Custom Brass has been making, customizing, and repairing brass instruments while offering music workshops and brass teaching as well.

Some of J Parton Guitar Services’ include fingerboard cleaning, hydrating, fret polishing, cleaning, tightening, re crowning, restrings, and adjustments.

The Accordion Centre, Rockstar Guitar, and Shades Music are all good places to go for instrument repairs in Birmingham as well.

Music Lessons

Taking music lessons at these schools can level up your game in a hurry:

• Progress Music Academy at 33 Northampton St
• Shades Music at 214-218 Alcester Rd
• Birmingham Rockschool at Parkview Trading Estate, 107 Pershore Rd S
• Virtuoso Music School at Vicarage Rd
• Guitar Lessons at 118 Swanshurst Ln

Professional guitar, drums, bass, piano, and keyboard lessons are offered along with workshops, seminars, and more at Progress Music Academy.

A wide range of guitars, keyboards, drums, and music accessories as well as quality repair services and classes are provided at Shades Music.

You can take lessons and learn guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, vocals, and more at Birmingham Rockschool.

Lessons for piano, keyboard, guitar, saxophone, and ukulele as well as music theory are provided at Virtuoso Music School.

As the name suggests Guitar Lessons With Jack has lessons for beginners as well as classes for electric and acoustic guitars that are suitable for all ages and abilities.

Remember that Clennell Custom Brass also offers lessons too.

CD & Record Stores

Some of our favorite stores for local music lovers with lots of vintage CD’s and records are:

• The Diskery at 99 Bromsgrove St
• Swordfish Records at 66 Dalton St
• HMV at The Vault, 31 Dale End
• Hard To Find Records at 28 Hall St
• Psychotron Records at 26 Boldmere Rd

The Diskery is well known for selling vintage records and CD’s in your area and has been doing so for decades.

New and used vinyl records and CD’s from The Lilac Time, Henry Rollins, Billy Bragg, The Kooks, Razorlight, Mark Ronson and Duran, Duke Spirit, The Wonder Stuff, Lenny Kravitz, and King Adora are available at Swordfish Records.

You can choose from a wide selection of newly released music, films, and records at HMV.

HTFR has one of the world’s best selections of vinyl records which are sold at reasonable prices.

New and used vinyl records, LP’s, singles, and other collectibles are provided at Psychotron Records.

Live Music Venues

These Birmingham live music venues are great places to see a concert or performance:

• The Jam House at 3-5 St Paul’s Square
• The Sunflower Lounge at 76 Smallbrook Queensway
• Asylum at 38-43 Hampton St
• Tower Of Song Music Venue at 107 Pershore Rd S
• Route 44 at Inn On The Green, 2 Westley Rd
• O2 Academy at 16-18 Horse Fair
• The New Inn at 71 Summer Rd, Erdington
• White Horse at 2 York St, Harborne
• Hare & Hounds at 106 High St, King’s Heath

The Jam House is a popular 80 capacity local live music venue hosting jazz, blues, and rock artists.

Since 2002 The Sunflower Lounge has been showcasing regional talents and amazing DJ’s.

Roots and blues nights as well as gigs by many well known artists are held at Tower Of Song Music Venue.

Route 44 at Inn On The Green hosts exciting live music near you ranging from rock and metal to classic rock, punk, indie, and ska as well as regular show nights with some of the best original acts in the region.

Over 500 events featuring some of the hottest bands and global superstars are hosted at O2 Academy.

There’s live music, sports on TV’s, delicious food and drinks, and a beer garden at White Horse.

Gigs and entertainment are held in two venues with art nouveau tiles at Hare and Hounds.

Fun Restaurants With Entertainment

Have a nice meal and enjoy good music at these restaurants:

• The Botanist at House 14, Cheltenham, 16 Temple St
• The Dark Horse at 145 Alcester Rd
• Devon House at 16 Hall St
• Brasshouse at 44 Broad St
• Arco Lounge at 147 High St, Harborne

The Botanist at House features a world famous selection of botanical cocktails, craft beers, ales, champagnes, wines, and more as well as live music in your area every night of the week.

In addition to live music Devon House Restaurant serves a wide range of traditional Jamaican dishes marinated and cooked with some of the most natural seasonings and herbs with homemade sauces.

An extensive range of fine quality pub grub is offered along with great live music at Brasshouse.

Bars With Live Music In Birmingham

Plus there are bars that play live music too:

• Clearys Irish Bar at 128 Moseley St
• Subside Bar at 57 Digbeth
• Circo at 580, Circo, 582 Bristol Rd
• O’Neill’s at Broad St
• Hennessey’s Bar at 30-31 Allison St
• The Charlie Hall – JD Wetherspoon at 49 Barnabas Rd, Erdington
• Slug & Lettuce Harborne at 186-196 High St, Harborne
• The Fighting Cocks at 1 St Mary’s Row, Moseley
• The Juke at 16 York Rd, King’s Heath

Subside Bar has regular live music in Birmingham along with pool tables, draft brews, booze, lagers, traditional ales, ciders, spirits, soft drinks, and plenty more.

O’Neill’s Broad Street has a function room upstairs with a private bar and a DJ booth perfect for parties and other special occasions.

Hennessey’s Bar is one of the best places to go for live sporting events on multiple screens and late night DJ sessions.

Music Festivals In Your Area

We will be back soon with this info.

You may also be interested in our posts about:

• Record Shops In London
• Record Shops In Manchester
• Record Shops In Sheffield
• Record Shops In Worcester

Enjoy The Birmingham Local Music Scene

Well guys, we tried cover as much as we possibly could. You read about the best musical instrument stores, drum and guitar shops, instrument repair services, where to go for lessons, vintage CD and record stores, concert halls and other live music venues like bars and restaurants, plus the best festivals near you.

Anyone that is still here probably knows bit about the local music scene themselves. If so feel free to tell us if we got anything incorrect, if we left any cool spots out, or just share your own thoughts in the comments at the end of the post. Now go have fun enjoying the music in Birmingham, UK.