Subside Bar

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!

🎸🔥 TONIGHT AT SUBSIDE 🔥🎉1986 make their Birmingham debut tonight with Xenith and Malicious Compliance tearing up the sta...
06/09/2026

🎸🔥 TONIGHT AT SUBSIDE 🔥🎉

1986 make their Birmingham debut tonight with Xenith and Malicious Compliance tearing up the stage for a full‑power free entry gig. Massive shout to Surprise You’re Dead and Phil the Room for bringing the noise. Once the live music wraps, the night doesn’t slow down.

Huge discounts for all industry and blue light workers, plus free pool, PS5 games and b**r pong running all night. We’re open until 6am so you can keep the energy flowing straight through.

DJ Big Dean is in the booth bringing house‑party vibes and hosting the Dance Gavin Dance after‑show party, so if you’re coming from the gig, this is where the night keeps rolling.

See you down the front.

06/09/2026

🎤🔥 DANCE GAVIN DANCE — INDUSTRY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES NIGHT 🔥🎤

Heading out to see Dance Gavin Dance in Birmingham?
When you’re done shouting every word of We Own the Night and losing it to Young Robot, don’t let that energy drop.

Come over to Subside.
DJ Big Dean is taking the reins for the after show vibes, keeping that emo/ pop punk and alt energy flowing all night with all your favourites and whatever requests you throw his way.

Sundays are our Industry and Emergency Services Night, giving everyone who’s been grafting all week a proper place to unwind.
We’ve got huge drink deals for industry and blue light workers all night long.

It’s free entry all day and we’re open from 5pm until 6am.

Free pool
PS5 games
B**r pong

Here’s some of the bands we’ll be spinning
Dance Gavin Dance
Silverstein
Movements
The Home Team
Hail The Sun
A Lot Like Birds
Broadside
The Used
A Day To Remember
Sleeping With Sirens
Hawthorne Heights

And all your Dance Gavin Dance favourites to keep the night rolling long after the show ends.

See you at Subside, Birmingham’s favourite rock and alternative bar for the last 18 years.

🎤🔥 DANCE GAVIN DANCE — INDUSTRY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES NIGHT 🔥🎤Heading out to see Dance Gavin Dance in Birmingham?When y...
06/09/2026

🎤🔥 DANCE GAVIN DANCE — INDUSTRY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES NIGHT 🔥🎤

Heading out to see Dance Gavin Dance in Birmingham?
When you’re done shouting every word of We Own the Night and losing it to Young Robot, don’t let that energy drop.

Come over to Subside.
DJ Big Dean is taking the reins for the after show vibes, keeping that emo/ pop punk and alt energy flowing all night with all your favourites and whatever requests you throw his way.

Sundays are our Industry and Emergency Services Night, giving everyone who’s been grafting all week a proper place to unwind.
We’ve got huge drink deals for industry and blue light workers all night long.

It’s free entry all day and we’re open from 5pm until 6am.

Free pool
PS5 games
B**r pong

Here’s some of the bands we’ll be spinning
Dance Gavin Dance
Silverstein
Movements
The Home Team
Hail The Sun
A Lot Like Birds
Broadside
The Used
A Day To Remember
Sleeping With Sirens
Hawthorne Heights

And all your Dance Gavin Dance favourites to keep the night rolling long after the show ends.

See you at Subside, Birmingham’s favourite rock and alternative bar for the last 18 years.

06/09/2026

A very late walk through and as ever Subside is packed and rocking along!

06/09/2026

The first walk through of the night, Subside is busy as usual and we’re here till 6am as ever with the best mix of rock, metal & alternative tunes!

🔥 SATURDAY NIGHT AT SUBSIDE 🔥It’s party time and we’re already turning the heat up.DJ James Booth has just jumped on the...
05/09/2026

🔥 SATURDAY NIGHT AT SUBSIDE 🔥

It’s party time and we’re already turning the heat up.
DJ James Booth has just jumped on the decks and the place is warming FAST — so finish those pre‑drinks and get yourself to where the real fun is happening.

We’ve got 5 Twister Bombs for a tenner running all night, so you can treat your mates without rinsing your wallet. That’s how we look after you.

Celebrating, commiserating, rolling in after Soulfly or out for that classic “one drink”… whatever your vibe, Subside’s gotchu. This is the spot tonight.

We’re open till 6 AM, so forget the early night — bring your energy, we’ll bring the party.

Free entry for the next 45 minutes so hurry up!
£1 off with your gig ticket!

See you at subside!

🔥 SOULFLY AFTER SHOW PARTY @ SUBSIDE 🔥Are you out tonight for Soulfly?When you’re done singing to Back to the Primitive ...
05/09/2026

🔥 SOULFLY AFTER SHOW PARTY @ SUBSIDE 🔥

Are you out tonight for Soulfly?
When you’re done singing to Back to the Primitive and dancing to Jumpdaf**kup, don’t let the music end at the encore. Grab your mates and come over to Subside where we’re keeping the energy alive all the way till 6am.

DJ Big Jim is on the decks spinning banger after banger plus all your Soulfly favourites so you can relive every moment from the gig.

But that’s not all. Expect to hear:

• Sepultura
• Slipknot
• Machine Head
• Lamb of God
• Korn
• Pantera
• Fear Factory
• Deftones
• Gojira
• Static X

We’ve got drink deals running all night
5 Twister bombs for £10
Buffalo Trace bourbon and Frïs premium vodka £4 DBL

Open 12pm - 6am
Free Entry (Before 9pm)
£1 off entry with your gig ticket!

🎉🔥 SATURDAYS ARE WHAT WE DO BEST 🔥🎉Saturday at Subside never misses! Tonight we have the one and only DJ James Booth bri...
05/09/2026

🎉🔥 SATURDAYS ARE WHAT WE DO BEST 🔥🎉

Saturday at Subside never misses! Tonight we have the one and only DJ James Booth bringing that full Saturday flavour you know and love. The room stays alive from the moment he starts and it doesn’t slow down for anyone.

Bring your requests! They are always welcome bere.

Frïs is staying in as our house vodka after we secured a seriously good deal on it so you’re getting that clean smooth premium taste all night without paying premium prices.

Plus we’ve got 5 Twister Bombs for a tenner keeping the pace high

It’s gonna be a messy one! Don’t miss

04/09/2026

🎉🔥 TONIGHT AT SUBSIDE 🔥🎉

Tonight we’ve got Decades of Decadence with Ben Mortiboy on the decks from 8pm bringing you the anthems that shaped generations. And we’ve got some fantastic news for you as well.

We’re continuing to serve Frïs premium vodka as our house vodka. We landed a seriously good deal, and whenever we get discounts, you get them too. That’s how we do it.

So get yourself down here, grab your Frïs, and hit that dancefloor.
See you tonight rocking out all the way through.

📸 LAST WEEK’S PHOTO GALLERY DROP 📸As we get ready for Decades of Decadence tonight with Ben Mortiboy from 8pm, here are ...
04/09/2026

📸 LAST WEEK’S PHOTO GALLERY DROP 📸

As we get ready for Decades of Decadence tonight with Ben Mortiboy from 8pm, here are the pictures from last week to get you warmed up for the weekend.

You know what to do.
Tag your mates.
They might end up on next week’s Hall of Fame!

Doors are open and the night is already taking shape.
Let’s make it a big one!

open 5pm - 6am
FREE ENTRY (Before 9pm)

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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