Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

This Side of Dawn → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/this-side-of-dawn-tickets-1980543516974

Let’s Build An Alternative Network → https://www.meetup.com/birmingham-rock-music/events/312639329/

DOUBLES: Percussion at Centrala → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/rbc-doubles/

Oslo Twins at The Victoria → https://www.seetickets.com/event/oslo-twins/the-victoria/3523291

Variations presents Ni Maxine + support Some Honey → https://ticket247.co.uk/Event/variations-presents-ni-maxine-support-some-honey-at-hare-and-hounds-kings-heath-birmingham-460978

Dead Ringers: The 25th Anniversary Tour → https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/dead-ringers-the-25th-anniversary-tour-birmingham-28-01-2026/event/1F00631AAEBE157B

Elsewhere: Denmark, Copenhagen → https://copenhagenfashionweek.com/

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

The Traiters Watch Party, 23 January (The Button Factory) →

https://thebuttonfactorybirmingham.co.uk/events/

Birmingham Jazz Presents – Pete Hurt, 23 January (1000 Trades) →

https://1000trades.org.uk/events/birmingham-jazz-presents-pete-hurt/

Romeo Stodart and Ren Harvieu, 25 January (Kitchen Garden Cafe) →

https://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/event/romeo-stodart-ren-harvieu/

Talking Horses, 24 January (Dead Wax) →

https://www.deadwaxdigbeth.pub/events/talking-horses

Threads of HIV: Empowering Quilts exhibition, now until 31 January (Library of Birmingham) → https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/events/event/5006/threads_of_hiv_empowering_quilts_exhibition

1000 Trades Presents: Vipond, 24 January (1000 Trades) → https://1000trades.org.uk/events/1000-trades-presents-vipond/

The Mighty Craic, 24 January (The Night Owl) → https://thenightowl.club/event/ire-ish-the-mighty-craic/

Revolve Festival, 23 January (Sydney, Australia) →

https://www.manningbar.com/event/revolve-festival-2026/

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Outer Circle is written and produced by Taylor Powney and Michele Zipkin.

Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

TDE: Xhosa Cole Residency, 23 & 24 January (The Mac) → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/book/instance/2001949

Pillion screening, 22 January (Mockingbird Cinema) →

https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1192812

Nai Whitts – EMM – Sharni – Mowgli the Mennace, 23 January (The Rainbow) →

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/thefuturesoundproject/nai-whitts-sharni-mowgli-the-mennace-1-tba/e-ovpbxp

Barber Lunchtime Concert, 23 January (Elgar Hall, Bramall, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts) → https://barber.org.uk/hanachang/

Emerging Artists Showcase 2, 22 January (The Sunflower Lounge) →

http://thesunflowerlounge.com/events/emerging-artists-showcase-2/

Palestine ‘36 screening, 22 January (The Mac) → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/palestine-36

Bandeoke, 22 January and Thursdays (Box Brindleyplace) →

https://www.theboxbar.co.uk/bars/brindleyplace/bandeoke

LIGHTHOUSE Winter Edition, 22-25 January (Bad Gastein, Austria) → https://lighthouse.plus/event/grandlighthouse26

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Burns Night at 1000 Trades → https://1000tradesonthepark.org.uk/events/burns-night-three-course-special-menu/

Vik ‘n’ Ade’s Free ‘n’ Easy Open Mic at The Dark Horse → https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/event/vic-n-ades-free-n-easy-open-mic/

Seed Talks: The Gut-Brain Connection — Nourish Your Mind, Body and Microbiome → https://booking.glee.co.uk/23031

Pink Noize Promotions – Hardcore Bands Gig at Centrala Space → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/closed-hands-misgendered-xcruciblex-meanlook/

Movie Night — Fargo at 1000 Trades On The Park → https://1000tradesonthepark.org.uk/events/movie-night-january/

Weekly Quiz @ 1000 Trades On The Park → https://1000tradesonthepark.org.uk/events/weekly-quiz-at-1000-trades-otp-2026-01-14/

Wednesday Quiz @ Hare and Hounds → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Quiz-Night---Every-Wednesday-at-the-HH/41613405/

Elsewhere: Dublin, Ireland: Tradfest Dublin

https://tradfest.com/

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

The Empire Strips Back: A Burlesque Parody (Old Rep Theatre) → https://feverup.com/m/480678

Deep Fried Comedy Club (Dark Horse, Moseley) → https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/event/deep-fried-comedy-club-35/

miniBEAST Informal Concert (University of Birmingham, BEAST) → https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/minibeast

Rush Hour Concert (CBSO at Symphony Hall, Gershwin) → https://cbso.co.uk/events/rush-hour-concert-january

BCU Tuesday’s at IKON → https://www.ikon-gallery.org/event/bcu-tuesdays

UOB at Pan Pan → https://www.pan--pan.com/product/cement

Elsewhere: Melbourne, Australia, Australian Open → https://ausopen.com/

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

What Are the Odds? Ikon Creative Health - Library of Birmingham → https://www.ikon-gallery.org/exhibition/ikon-creative-health-at-the-library-of-birmingham/

The John Richards Band – Red Lion Folk Club → https://www.ents24.com/birmingham-events/red-lion/the-john-richards-band/7406538

Sweet Henry V – Birmingham Rep → https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/sweet-henry-v/

Hamnet – Mockingbird Cinema → https://www.mockingbirdcinema.com/

Attic Brew Deal → https://www.instagram.com/p/DTQeRUxjOeJ/

Ozzy Exhibit Extended →https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/working-class-hero

Elsewhere: San Antonio Texas - Martin Luther King Jr. Day March → https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/CE/Special-Events/Dr-Martin-Luther-King-Jr/Events/March

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

SANTU, 17 January (The Night Owl) → https://thenightowl.club/event/santu/

Stirchley Open Cinema Presents: A Collection of Short Films by Mirha Soleil-Ross, 23 January (Centrala Space) →

https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/a-collection-of-short-films-by-mirha-soleil-ross/

Planetarium Lates: The Flowering Desert, 16 January (Thinktank) → https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/planetarium-lates-the-flowering-desert

Swive, 17-24 January (The Crescent Theatre) → https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/event-details/288131ASCTRRGDKNPMPLCDMJHDQVNVMDH/swive/

Bugeye, 16 January (The Victoria) → https://thevictoriabirmingham.seetickets.com/event/bugeye/the-victoria/3491144

DISCO BLISS, 17 January (Actress and Bishop) → https://theactressandbishop.co.uk/event/disco-bliss-january/

Coughing Pigeon DJ set, 17 January (1000 Trades) → https://1000trades.org.uk/

Goa Sunsplash, 17 & 18 January (Goa, India) → https://www.goasunsplash.com/

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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