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Subside Bar Birmingham's best rock & alternative music bar! Come in for an early week drink, play pool, listen and request songs from the bar and hang out with the staff!
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays:

Subside is open from 5pm till midnight, unless we have a special event scheduled. Admission is free except on special occasions and Bank Holiday events. Wednesdays:
Wednesdays are our student night. With more great brand name drinks offers than any other night of the week and the coolest tunes from our resident DJ there is no other place to be. Drinks offers include:
Bud Light + Carling Cider - £2.30 Pint
Doom Bar @ £2.80 pint
Becks, Budweiser and Tiger @ £2.00 bottle
Amaretto, Captain Morgan Spiced, Fireball, Gordon's Pink Gin, Jägermeister @ £2.50 a double - add 50p for mixer
The bar is open all day from 5pm through till 3am with our DJ kicking off at 8pm! Thursdays:
Thursdays are our live band night. Each week Surprise You’re Dead Music will be putting on a great bill featuring the best in local talent. And the best news about this is that entry is totally FREE! This way you get to check out the hottest local bands without having to lose any of your precious beer money! The bar is open all day from 5pm (midday) through till midnight and admission is free except on special occasions and Bank Holiday events. Are you in a band? Want a gig? Now’s your chance to play at Subside, Birmingham’s rock & alternative bar! Subside will be holding gigs for local bands and are looking for bands of any type that falls into the rock & alternative genres to play. You must have your own backline equipment (drums, amps, cabs!) and/or be willing to kit share with another band due to lack of stage space but it’s your chance to play at the soon to become legendary Subside and propel you on the road to superstardom…..! Well maybe anyway…
So, if you want to play with your band at Subside then please send an e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected] and send us your band details including any links to music etc and we can look into putting you on the next bill! Fridays & Saturdays:
The whole bar will be rocking to the tunes played by our rotating resident DJ’s so that you never get bored by the mix of rock, metal, punk, ska, indie & alternative anthems old and new that will be blasting out each and every week! The bar is open all day from 5pm on Fridays and 12pm on Saturdays through till 6.00am the next day. Admission is free before 9.00pm and then £4.00 on the door after!

BLINK 282 LIVE THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!Blink 282 bring the full pop‑punk chaos of Blink 182 to Subside with the punchy riffs, ...
22/10/2026

BLINK 282 LIVE THIS FRIDAY!!!!!!!

Blink 282 bring the full pop‑punk chaos of Blink 182 to Subside with the punchy riffs, the bratty charm, the massive singalongs and the high‑energy nostalgia that shaped an entire generation of alternative kids.

Expect a set stacked with the classics, the deep cuts and the festival‑favourite anthems that defined the golden age of pop‑punk.

If you love shouting along to:
All the Small Things
What’s My Age Again
The Rock Show
First Date
Feeling This
I Miss You

You can’t miss this show.

And once the band wraps up, the night is nowhere near over. We have Dj Ferbz hosting the after show party and keeps the energy high until 6AM.

A massive tribute show, free entry before 9PM, and a night built for the TRUE Blink fans!

See you in the pit.

Open from 5PM
Free Entry until 9PM
Party goes until 6AM

🎃 Spooky Quiz + Halloween Student Night! 🎃Next Wednesday, our Subside Quiz returns with a spooky twist! We're running a ...
22/10/2026

🎃 Spooky Quiz + Halloween Student Night! 🎃

Next Wednesday, our Subside Quiz returns with a spooky twist! We're running a special Halloween edition. Get your team together and come down to battle it out for the top prize of £100 Subside Cash.

As always, entry is completely free. Just make sure you're here before 7pm to sign up!

1st Place: £100 Subside Cash
2nd Place: £20 Subside Cash

One lucky winner will be kicking off Halloween week with a bang!

Once the quiz wraps up, we have our Halloween Student Night. Fancy dress is highly encouraged, and we'll have crazy drink deals running all night long.

Whether you're here to win the quiz, show off your costume, or party into the early hours, we've got your Wednesday night sorted.

Round up your team, get your best Halloween fit ready, and join us for a night of prizes, drinks, and spooky student party vibes at Subside! 🎃🕸️🍻

Ps: It might be called Student Night but absolutely everyone is welcome!

🎓 STUDENT NIGHT TONIGHT 🎓We are open and ready to rock!Tonight we have a special Student Night planned for you, with a h...
21/10/2026

🎓 STUDENT NIGHT TONIGHT 🎓

We are open and ready to rock!

Tonight we have a special Student Night planned for you, with a heavy music showcase from UOB Fresh Blood XI.

THE LINE UP:

Sertralinum
Disloyal
Mystiek
Destination Disease

Once the bands wrap up, DJ Curtis Allen will be on the decks playing the best alternative anthems alongside deep cuts and hidden gems until 3am.

Got a song you've been vibing to lately? Let Curtis know! He's always looking for new music and loves chatting with fellow music fans.

It might be called Student Night, but absolutely everyone is welcome, and everyone gets the same great drinks deals.

STUDENT NIGHT DRINK DEALS
• Carling & Stowford Press (all flavours) £3
• Trooper £3.50
• Budweiser, Peroni & Sol £2.50
• Double Captain Morgan £3
• Double Malibu £3
• Double Southern Comfort £3
• Double Jägermeister £3
• Double Amaretto £3
• Double Fireball £3
• Double Buffalo Trace Bourbon £3
• 4x WKD (same flavour) £12

Double up on any spirit for just £1
Spooky H***H Cocktails £7 all October

Come on down, support live music, grab a drink and get ready to party with us until 3am!

See you at Subside! 🤘

Open 5pm - 3am
FREE ENTRY

21/10/2026
🩸🩸🩸Fresh Blood Showcase x Student Night🩸🩸🩸Tonight, UOB's Fresh Blood Showcase takes over Subside for a night dedicated t...
21/10/2026

🩸🩸🩸Fresh Blood Showcase x Student Night🩸🩸🩸

Tonight, UOB's Fresh Blood Showcase takes over Subside for a night dedicated to local up-and-coming heavy acts, bringing everything from melodic metal to old-school death metal.

LIVE ON STAGE TONIGHT

🔥 Sertralinum
🔥 Disloyal
🔥 Mystiek
🔥 Destination Disease

Once the bands wrap up, the party is far from over! DJ Curtis Allen will be taking over the decks for Student Night, keeping the party going right through until 3am.

🍻 DRINK DEALS

• Carling & Stowford Press (all flavours) £3
• Trooper £3.50
• Budweiser, Peroni & Sol £2.50
• Double Captain Morgan £3
• Double Malibu £3
• Double Southern Comfort £3
• Double Jägermeister £3
• Double Amaretto £3
• Double Fireball £3
• 4x WKD (same flavour) £12
• Double Buffalo Trace Bourbon £3

Open 5pm - 3am
FREE ENTRY

🔥 TWO MASSIVE SHOWCASES  AT SUBSIDE 🔥We've got two huge nights of heavy music coming to subside packed with local up and...
20/10/2026

🔥 TWO MASSIVE SHOWCASES AT SUBSIDE 🔥

We've got two huge nights of heavy music coming to subside packed with local up and coming talent! The best part? Both shows are FREE ENTRY!

Wednesday 21 October - Fresh Blood Showcase
A night dedicated to emerging and established heavy acts bringing everything from melodic metal to old-school death metal.
LINE UP:
Sertralinum
Disloyal
Mystiek
Destination Disease

Then we kick off November in devastating fashion...

Sunday 1 November - Day Of The Dead Festival
An all-day celebration of heavy music featuring an outstanding line-up of bands ready to bring the noise.
LINE UP:
M**h Club 7
Kick the Clown
Informal Complaint
MDK
Rabid Saint
Keghammer

Whether you're into progressive metal, death metal, groove metal, hard rock or hardcore mayhem, there's something for everyone is these two showcases!

Get down to Subside and support live underground music. 🤘

20/10/2026

Subside ghost story continues… The hired paranormal investigators left screaming and the entity is stronger than ever … Who could help us in our time of need?

Scottywartooth this is a job for you!

🎃 HALLOWEEN AT SUBSIDE 🎃Goth Christmas is here, and we have a stacked Halloween week planned for you!Here’s what’s going...
20/10/2026

🎃 HALLOWEEN AT SUBSIDE 🎃

Goth Christmas is here, and we have a stacked Halloween week planned for you!
Here’s what’s going on at Subside so you can text the group chat and start making plans.

🎃 Wednesday - October 28th - STUDENT NIGHT HALLOWEEN PARTY
Crazy drink deals running all night, house DJ taking your requests and keeping the party going until late.
Warm up with our Subside quiz from 7pm. Fun, fast paced, and with £120 worth of prizes up for grabs.
Open 5pm to 3am
Free entry

🎃Friday - October 30th - BENJI WEBBE DJ SET / SKINDRED OFFICIAL AFTERSHOW PARTY
The man, the myth, the legend that is Benji is coming down to Subside for a DJ set after the Skindred gig.
Open 5pm to 6am (£5 after)
Free entry until 9pm
Please note: Once we hit capacity it will be one in one out.

🎃Saturday - October 31st - SUBSIDE HALLOWEEN PARTY
This is the big one. Get your costumes ready and come down to the best alternative Halloween party in the Midlands. £240 in prizes to be won. Fancy dress very much encouraged.
Prizes for best male and female costumes:
1st place £60 Bar Tab + Drinks Hamper
2nd place £40 Bar Tab
3rd place £20 Bar Tab
Open 12pm - 6am
Free entry until 9pm (£5 after)

Drinks offers:
Double up on any spirit for only £1
Five bombs for £12
H***h SPOOKY cocktails on offer all month!

Address

57 High Street, Digbeth
Birmingham
B56DA

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 12am
Tuesday 5pm - 12am
Wednesday 5pm - 3am
Thursday 12pm - 12am
Friday 12pm - 6:30am
Saturday 12pm - 6:30am
Sunday 5pm - 6am

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