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West Midlands promoters (Click name):

This is a list of promoters operating in West Midlands county. All links are to the respective promoter's myspace page, or a website if the website is more useful.

Included in the list are venues that act as in-house promoters; not included are venues that always use outside promoters - the outside promoters at such venues are listed.

N.B. For bands: Please check promoters' respective Terms And Conditions carefully: Some promoters operate a minimum ticket sales policy that may result in pay-to-play if the minimum total sold isn't attained by the band.

Central Birmingham

444 Barfly, Yardbird, Sound Bar and Rainbow, Birmingham. Several gigs each week

Asylum Asylum, Hockley. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Autumn Store Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham. Occasional gigs.

Bandsamungus Island, Birmingham and Flannigan’s, Wolverhampton

Birmingham Jazz Jazz. Symphony Hall Foyer and Bar and Yardbird, Birmingham.

Birmingham Hardcore Collective Punk. Old Wharf.

Birmingham New Music Scene Occasional gigs.

Black Scorpion Old Wharf, Digbeth.

Black Stafford Flapper, Birmingham and Canal Club, Wolverhampton. Fridays at either Flapper or Canal Club.

Bon-Fire The Institute, Digbeth.

Burn The Jukebox

C And J Actress And Bishop, Birmingham. Every Wednesday at Actress And Bishop.

Capsule Factory Club, Custard Factory, Digbeth and Hare And Hounds, Kings Heath.

The Catapult Club Bar Academy, Birmingham, Hare And Hounds, Kings Heath and elsewhere. Several gigs each week.

Chicks Dig Jerks Various venues in Birmingham.

Club Bomb Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham. Every Wednesday and every second and fourth Friday of the month.

Club Uncooked

Cobweb Collective Various venues in Birmingham. Jazz.

Connect Four Island Bar, Birmingham. Second Thursday of each month. Electronica.

Emma Scott Presents Various venues in Birmingham. Occasional gigs.

Flapper Live Flapper. Friday.

FL2 Island, Birmingham. Once a month.

FV Live Various venues in Birmingham. Occasional gigs.

Glee Club Glee Club, Birmingham. Two or three gigs a week.

Go! Club Old Wharf, Digbeth. Three gigs a week

Goo Woom Gallery, Jewellery Quarter.

Gran And Pop Island Bar and Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham. Occasional gigs.

Heat And Light Old Wharf, Digbeth.

Hideout Fox, Birmingham. First Wednesday of each month.

Improvisation Birmingham Improv. Lamp Tavern and other venues in Birmingham.

It’s Just Noise Rainbow, Digbeth One gig a month.

Likely Lads Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham

Drum Drum, Birmingham. Jazz and Hip-Hop.

Lone Wolf Yardbird, Birmingham. Every Tuesday.

Loop

Madhouse Bar Madhouse Bar.

Millennium Of Blood Various venues in Birmingham. Metal.

Mob Monday

On Dry Land Occasional gigs

One Night Stand Island Bar, Birmingham. Once a week, acoustic.

Platform Sound Bar, Island Bar and Spotted Dog, Birmingham and Hare And Hounds, Kings Heath. Two or three gigs a week.

Project X Occasional gigs at various venues in Birmingham.

Radio Black Forest Occasional gigs.

Rehab Black Horse, Aston. Every Saturday.

Rehab Records (no connection to Rehab, above) Various venues in Birmingham. Two or three gigs a week. Jazz

Robot Professor Concrete. Last Friday of every month.

Robot Vs. Dinosaur Island, Birmingham. Occasional gigs.

Sean Promotions Swinging Sporran, Birmingham.

Secret Music Club Nicole's, Hockley. Every Wednesday.

The Soul Food Cafe Jazz and Funk. Yardbird, Centenary Square, Birmingham. Every Saturday.

Spotted Dog Gigs Moseley Arms, Digbeth.

Stop Scratching Rooty's, Custard Factory and Rainbow, Birmingham.

Sunflower Sessions Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham. Mainly acoustic. Usually, once a month on Sunday, late afternoon/early evening

This Is Tomorrow Yardbird, Birmingham. Mainly acoustic. Usually, a gig a week

Victoria Victoria, Birmingham.

Birmingham suburbs

Bearwood Jazz Corks Club, Bearwood. Every Thursday.

Bohemian Jukebox Hare And Hounds, Kings Heath. Every other Tuesday.

Clifton Sessions Clifton Road Youth Centre, Sutton Coldfield.

Cold Rice

Crossroads Blues Club Tower Of Song, Cotteridge. Every Thursday. Blues.

Curate's Egg

E & R Roadhouse, Stirchley.

Kite Chestnut Tree, Sheldon. Two or three gigs each week

Rea River Roots Tower Of Song, Cotteridge. Every Wednesday. Folk.

Red Lion Folk Club Red Lion, Kings Heath. Every Saturday. Folk

World Unlimited Folk music from around the world.

TL’s Jazz Club Patrick Kavanagh’s, Moseley. Once a month. Jazz.

Coventry

Acoustic Escape Acoustic. Escpae Bar, Coventry. Every Wednesday.

Acoustic Rooms Acoustic. Phoenix, Coventry and Soak, Selly Oak. Every Monday at Phoenix, every Thursday at Soak.

Ditch the TV Albany, Earlsdon. Twice a month. Acoustic.

Ghost Town Tin Angel, Coventry.

Jam Escape, Coventry. Every Tuesday.

Kasbah Kasbah, Coventry. Several gigs a week.

Liquid Bar Liquid Bar, Coventry. Every Friday. Acoustic.

Mint Mint, Coventry. Every Saturday.

Songbird Phoneix, Coventry.

Styvechale Folk Club Ex-Services Club, Coventry. Every Sunday.

The Tin Angel Taylor John's and Tin Angel, Coventry.

Dudley

JB’s JB’s, Dudley.

Steel Cross Promotions Bar South, Kingswinford.

Stourbridge

Acoustic Brew Acoustic. Atticus, Bearwood and Katie Fitzgerald's, Stourbridge. Every Wednesday at Katie Fitzgerald's, every Sunday at Atticus.

The Dark Blue Boogaloo Katie Fitzgerald’s, Stourbridge. One gig a week on Friday

KFFM Katie Fitzgerald's, Stourbridge. Last Monday of each month.

Sutton Coldfield

Fake Friday Night Project St. Michael's Church Hall, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield. Once a month. Ages: 14-18.

Sutton Blues Collective Station, Sutton Coldfield. Blues.

Walsall

Saturday Night Rocks Stein Bar, Walsall. Every other Saturday.

West Bromwich

Captured Public, West Bromwich. Every Thursday.

Wolverhampton

Burned Alive Giffard, Wolverhampton.

Live At The Planet Planet, Wolverhampton. Every Friday.

The Robin Robin 2, Bilston, Wolverhampton.