WHAT'S ON AT THE O2 ACADEMY, BIRMINGHAM
What's On at the O2 Academy, Birmingham
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Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Academy, Birmingham
What's On at the O2 Academy, Birmingham
The Chris Stapleton Experience
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 10 January 2026
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...Mariah the Scientist
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 15 January 2026
Mariah Buckles is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia, whose 2025 single "Burning Blue" has accounted for one of the biggest R&B hits of the year. Thanks to the explosive launch of "Burning Blue," Mariah's meteoric rise to becom...Midnight Til Morning
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 15 January 2026
With a rapidly growing fanbase across the U.S., Australia, and beyond, Midnight Til Morning - Conor Smith (AU), Mason Watts (AU), Shane Appell (US), and Zach Newbould (US) - are fast becoming one of 2025's breakout pop acts. Formed on the h...Then Jerico
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 16 January 2026
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...Then Jerico Birmingham Tickets
Slaughter To Prevail
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 18 January 2026
Russian deathcore band from Yekaterinburg, Slaughter to Prevail, relocated to Orlando, Florida in 2022 after condemning the Russian illegal invasion of Ukraine. Their song "1984", inspired by the George Orwell novel, was released in protest...The Highstool Prophets
Johnnie Guilbert
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 21 January 2026
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...Gareth Taylor and his Queenies
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 23 January 2026
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...Nirvana UK - Nirvana Tribute Band
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 24 January 2026
Nirvana UK are one of the world's premier tribute bands to Nirvana, who strive to be as close to the real deal as possible. From the sound to the style, their live sets cover a whole spectrum of Nirvana's back catalogue and deliver the ulti...Marmozets
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 24 January 2026
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...Magdalena Bay
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Monday 2 February 2026
Few artists are at once artful and savvy enough to transcend the endless scroll, but LA-based Miami indie synthpop duo Magdalena Bay have used social platforms to dispatch their music, and what you might call their philosophy, in hypnotic, ...Fatboy Slim
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 6 - Saturday 7 February 2026
As one of the world's most renowned pioneering dance music DJs and record producers, multi-million selling Brighton artist Fatboy Slim, a.k.a. Norman Cook, is a winner of numerous awards including ten MTV Music Awards, three BRITs, an Ivor ...DMA'S
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 8 February 2026
Renowned for their euphoric live performances, Sydney trio DMA'S aren't like most bands and have carved out a niche in an otherwise typically saturated guitar music scene. Their Madchester influences and swaggering mash-up of Screamadelica...Lorna Shore
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Monday 9 February 2026
The New Jersey-born extreme metalists are back, rising from the ashes like a phoenix, with a triumvirate of songs which are nothing short of an exorcism - and a plunge into something darker. Expect orchestral passages, bombast of blackened ...Lorna Shore Birmingham Tickets
Maximo Park
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 13 February 2026
Rakish Newcastle post-punks Maximo Park are a hyper-tuneful indie-rock outfit in the vein of XTC, Gang of Four, and particularly modern peers The Futureheads. They turn out the sort of breathless, keyboard-drenched art-pop numbers that ne...Maximo Park Birmingham Tickets
Mogwai
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 14 February 2026
The Mercury Prize Nominated, UK. No. 1 charting, Scottish avant-rockers Mogwai continue to please old fans and gain new as they offer something for everyone. Transcendent and surprising, sweetly melancholic or engulfed by a swell of fulsome...Arm's Length
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 14 February 2026
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...Black Honey
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 18 February 2026
Put it this way: if Lana Del Rey was (in) a rock band, it would sound like Black Honey. Brighton's bad-ass alternative pop-rockers are quite Lush-ish. You might even say they're Lush-ous, only a bit classicist, less 4AD than Telstar. They b...The Aces
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 19 February 2026
Formerly The Blue Aces, indie pop group The Aces grew up together in Provo, Utah, as part of the Mormon church. Their sparkling indie-rock has seen them support 5 Seconds of Summer.  ...Tom Rowley
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 19 February 2026
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...Punk Rock Factory
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 21 February 2026
High energy, punk rock powerhouses Punk Rock Factory make easy work of their special brand of punk covers - including a UK no.48 album consisting entirely of Disney classics - gaining an online following of over a million fans across the m...Punk Rock Factory Birmingham Tickets
The Entitled Sons
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 21 February 2026
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...Airbourne
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tuesday 24 February 2026
All-action Aussie hard rockers Airbourne are back with music cut from the same frayed cloth as classic late-'70s recordings - from an age before technology was driving the show, when it was all about energy, spirit and on-the-spot performa...Slippery People - Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense Live
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 27 February 2026
Following on from a sold out debut show at Manchester's Gorilla, Talking Heads tribute band Slippery People will recreate the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense live on stage, with all of the pulsating basslines, big suits, wild synths an...Less Than Jake
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 28 February 2026
Nearly 30 years into an already impressive career which includes 8 studio albums, tours with Descendents, blink-182, Bon Jovi, Linkin Park, Snoop Dogg, Bad Religion, and more, ska-rockin' maestros Less Than Jake has never been a band to res...A Band Called Malice + The Phonics (The Jam + Stereophonics Tributes)
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 28 February 2026
A Band Called Malice - The Definitive Tribute to The Jam - have quickly taken the tribute sector by storm in their quest to become the number one choice tribute act of the devoted fans of The Jam. The talented musicians are the real deal a...Less Than Jake Birmingham Tickets
Jordan Davis
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 1 - Monday 2 March 2026
Louisiana country pop star Jordan Davis has topped the Country Radio Airplay chart, amassing over 735M global streams and earning NSAI Song of the Year, with the double-platinum CMA Song of the Year, "Buy Dirt" feat. Luke Bryan. The hit son...Jordan Davis - Ain't Enough Road Tour
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Monday 2 March 2026
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...Franz Ferdinand
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 6 March 2026
Multi-Platinum-selling Mercury Prize, NME and Brit Award-winning, chart-topping Scottish phenoms Franz Ferdinand are back showcasing the world-conquering success of their career to date. The Glasgow-based indie rocker's second single "Take...The Vaccines
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 7 March 2026
Torchbearers for British guitar music, UK Album Chart-topping London act The Vaccines are back and continue to be a vital band in the British rock canon. Their anthemic discography - with a mammoth five UK Top 5 albums and a Platinum-sellin...Lauren Ash - 'Call me when you get this' UK Tour
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Wednesday 11 March 2026
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...sombr
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 13 March 2026
Join 20-year-old singer-songwriter, producer and Indie rock breakout star sombr on his European headline tour after a year of chart-topping new music. A New York-native, sombr - born Shane Boose - started making music in his bedroom while ...Scouting for Girls
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 14 March 2026
Friends since they were five, London indie pop three-piece Scouting For Girls have never changed to chase success. Success came to them; their 2007 self-titled debut went on to become triple platinum and birthed the generation-bridging anth...Audrey Hobert
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 14 March 2026
New York pop singer Audrey Hobert co-write several songs with her childhood best friend Gracie Abrams on her 2024 album The Secret of Us including hit singles "That's So True", "I Love You, I'm Sorry", and "Risk". The former Nickelodeon s...Sigrid
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Monday 16 March 2026
From writing at the piano of the stunning Ocean Sound Recordings in her hometown of Alesund, to winning the BBC Sound of 2018, the Norwegian pop star's epic songs are tales of the unexpected; fearless musical collages and shout-outs to huma...Sigrid - There's Always More That I Could Say. Tour
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Monday 16 March 2026
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...Sigrid Birmingham Tickets
Waterparks
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Waterparks are a pop-punk trio from Austin, Texas who blend forbearers such as blink 182 and Fall Out Boy with elements of pop, hip-hop and electronica. Â ...Ari Abdul
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 19 March 2026
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...Stiff Little Fingers
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 20 March 2026
During the first wave of U.K. punk rock, plenty of bands sang about a world full of violence and chaos, but Stiff Little Fingers didn't have to imagine a dystopian world - formed in Belfast in 1977 at the height of "The Troubles," police br...Chesney Hawkes
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 20 March 2026
With his era-defining smash hit The One and Only, film star good looks and boy next door charm, Chesney Hawkes was one of the UK's biggest pop stars of the '90s. Three decades on, and now certifiably the kind of bloke you'd love to have a p...Paul Draper (Mansun)
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 21 March 2026
The former frontman and songwriter of Mansun, one of the 90s most forward-thinking and iconic rock'n'roll bands, performs the Chester band's classic album 'SIX' live and in its entirety. Veering through genres, from warped, razored rock'n'...Crystal Lake & Miss May I
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Sunday 22 March 2026
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 b...Leon Thomas
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 26 March 2026
Not to be mistaken for the spiritual jazz legend of the same name, Leon Thomas began his career on Broadway, appearing in the The Lion King, Caroline, or Change and The Color Purple, before providing the singing voice of Tyrone on the Nick ...Kofi Stone
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 26 March 2026
Inspired by his Grandad's poetry, Birmingham rapper Kofi has had an advanced taste from as early as he can remember, freestyling and writing whenever he had the chance. A musical diet of Lupe Fiasco, Common, Kano and Sway further sparked hi...Leon Thomas Birmingham Tickets
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Thursday 26 March - Sunday 26 April 2026
Leon Thomas at O2 Academy Birmingham...October London
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 27 March 2026
Indiana native (born Jared Samuel Erskine) is foremost a soul-rooted artist whose smooth, heartfelt vocals recall giants of the past - especially Marvin Gaye - October London is a versatile artist who also raps and is equally comfortable w...October London Birmingham Tickets
Echo & The Bunnymen
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 28 March 2026
One of the most influential British bands in modern history, Echo & The Bunnymen will celebrate the songs that have brought the group twenty top 20 hits and nine top 20 albums so far during their incredible 40-year career. The band's semina...Ferocious Dog
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 28 March 2026
 Worksop's Ferocious Dog has emerged as a prominent figure in the music world, renowned for their dynamic and authentic folk-punk sound that echoes the essence of Nottinghamshire. Celebrated for their narrative-driven lyrics addressing so...Brooke Combe
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 3 April 2026
Liverpool-based viral-sensation, Edinburgh soul singer-songwriter Brooke Combe shot to fame online with her bedroom cover versions, watched by millions. Working with The Coral and Blossoms and supporting the likes of Courteeners and Miles K...Happy Mondays
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 4 April 2026
Pioneers of Madchester, Salford legends Happy Mondays are back twistin' our melons with their first tour in five years and the first since the sad passing of bassist Paul Ryder in 2022. Dubbed 'The Been There Done That Tour', it will inclu...Cat Burns
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Friday 10 April 2026
 Multi-BRIT-nominated, double-platinum-selling South London indie pop artist and Celebrity Traitor Cat Burns is one of the UK's most exciting singer/songwriters. Shooting to fame with the double Platinum UK no.2 hit and TikTok sensation ...Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 11 April 2026
Scottish power trio Moving Pictures play for over two hours covering all the Rush classics such as Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio and Xanadu (with doubleneck guitars) plus some deeper cuts such as By Tor and later belters such as Far Cry a...Moving Pictures ( A Tribute to the music of Rush )
O2 Academy, Birmingham
Saturday 11 April 2026
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...How to get to the O2 Academy, Birmingham
Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Academy, Birmingham
