Birmingham Local Music Concert Guide: 69 Shows happening in May 2025
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Check out one (or more!) of these 69 local music performances springing up in May!! There is so much joy in live music – find a new local artist to follow along and hype up!
Reb Egg Picks Six (in chronological order!)
- Tunes on Tap with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Where: Monday Night Social Club, 14 12th St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Thursday, 5/8 – music starts at 7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Dead For Love
- Where: Avondale Brewing, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Friday, 5/9 – doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance or at the door
- Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Friday, 5/16 – music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $15 at the door
- Birmingham Folk Festival
- Where: Avondale Amphitheater, 3839 5th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Saturday, 5/17 – 11AM – 7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!) You can learn more about the festival here.
- World’s Greatest Dad with local support from Bitter Calm, Beersippers and Mighty Menace
- Where: Firehouse Community Arts Center, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Friday, 5/23 – doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 cash at the door / $15 digital
- Jack Romano & the Staten Island Two, Hunter Bobby and Rebecca Egeland
- Where: Max Stern Lounge, 1023 Lakeview Crescent, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Saturday, 5/31 – doors at 6:30PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10-15 donation at the door
Thursday, May 1st
- Joe Breckenridge
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
Friday, May 2nd
- Metal Night featuring The Crimson Mask, Hiraeth, Zenith and Karkaza
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music starts at 7PM
- Tickets: Cover at the door
- Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
- Intergalactic Planetary: Saturn’s 10 Year Anniversary Party with DJ Andromeda, DJ Supreme, The Audiovore and Earth Libraries
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Show at 9:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Saturday, May 3rd
- Cash Langdon
- Where: Seasick Records, 3131 5th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music at 4PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Locals Night featuring Todd Simpson and Mojo Child
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music starts at 8PM
- Tickets: Cover at the door
- Local Man
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
- NIGHTCLUB featuring Andrea Really and Mellow Mellow
- Where: Avondale Brewing, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 9PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
Sunday, May 4th
- Darter Fest 2025 with live music from Winston Ramble, the Little Raine Band and Tri-City Jazz
- Where: Avondale Brewing, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 12PM to 5PM
- Tickets: Check out ticket details here.
- Magic City Blues Society presents…Thomas Trussell & Friends
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 4PM until 7PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
Monday, May 5th
- Birmingham Bandstand – Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Come around 7PM
- Tickets: $3 cover – FREE if you perform!
Tuesday, May 6th
- Jake Xerses Fussell with local support from Will Stewart
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $18 in advance or more at the door
- Jazz Jam with Jose Carr
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music starts at 7:30PM
- Tickets: Cover at the door
Wednesday, May 7th
- Matt Casey
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
Thursday, May 8th
- JD & the Man
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- Arturo’s Sol Musica & Friends
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 7PM until 10PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Tunes on Tap with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
- Where: Monday Night Social Club,
- When: Music starts at 7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Meghan Downlen (ATL), Seriously and Breely Flower
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- The Inverted Cross with local support from ANOMALY, CERVIX and TAJNID
- Where: Firehouse Community Arts Center, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7:30PM, music at 8PM
- Tickets: $10 cash at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds!)
- Kirkos and Oxmoor
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, music at 10PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 day of show
Friday, May 9th
- Moral Support
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- Dead For Love
- Where: Avondale Brewing, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 in advance or at the door
- xBADCOFFEE
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Saturday, May 10th
- Kyndle Minter
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
Sunday, May 11th
- Rick Carter and John Kulinich
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 2PM until 5PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
- Zach Austin
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Music from 5PM-7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Monday, May 12th
- Birmingham Bandstand – Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Come around 7PM
- Tickets: $3 cover – FREE if you perform!
Tuesday, May 13th
- Converge with local support from Legion and Welded Steel
- Where: WorkPlay Theatre, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6:30PM, music at 8:00PM
- Tickets: $30 in advance or more at the door
- Jazz Jam with Jose Carr
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music starts at 7:30PM
- Tickets: Cover at the door
Wednesday, May 14th
- TUB
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
Thursday, May 15th
- Sour Room Songwriters hosted by Ian Cuthbertson and Rebecca Egeland featuring Leah Slaughter and LeAlan Carter
- Where: Avondale Brewing Sour Room, 201 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Matt Mathews
- Where: WorkPlay Theatre, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6:30PM, music at 8:00PM
- Tickets: SOLD OUT!
- Arturo’s Sol Musica & Friends
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 7PM until 10PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Jimmy Can’t Jam
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
Friday, May 16th
- Filter with Deadly Apples and Deadcode with local support from Audiophile
- Where: WorkPlay Theatre, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6:30PM, music at 8:00PM
- Tickets: $22.50 in advance or more at the door
- Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $15 at the door
- Brandon Jordan, Bo Lee & Foxhound String
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 8PM, music at 9PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 day of show
- Zombie Rave with DJ Radish and BluPrint
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Show at 10:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Saturday, May 17th
- Birmingham Folk Festival
- Where: Avondale Amphitheater, 3839 5th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: 11AM – 7PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!) You can learn more about the festival here.
- Greyhaven with local support from Null, Ladder To God, Adlet and Until The Bitter End
- Where: WorkPlay Theatre, 500 23rd St S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Doors at 6:30PM, music at 8:00PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance or more at the door
- Dana Skully and Brooke Pridemore with The Official Bard of Baldwin County and Frownlines
- Where: Firehouse Community Arts Center, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 6PM, music at 7PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
- C.A. Jones and G.W. Henderson (the Unofficial Folk Festival Afterparty)
- Where: Mom’s Basement, 4411 3rd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music starts at 9PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
- Q Dot, JAXXON and Friends
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, music at 10PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 day of show
Sunday, May 18th
- The Flourish presents…High Tea featuring two local artists TBA!
- Where: The Greenhouse, 602 19th St Ensley, Birmingham, AL 35218
- When: 7PM-10PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance or more at the door!
- Blank Hellscape with Flesh Circuit and local support from Anomaly, B.O.R.N and Domesticatrix
- Where: Firehouse Community Arts Center, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 cash at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds!)
- Rock for Your Rights Benefitting Birmingham Indivisible featuring Jason Grubbs, The Amazing Live Sea Monkeys, Earth to Alice, Abusements and Blood Moon Riot with DeeDee Starshaker
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 3PM, show at 4PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance and more at the door!
Monday, May 19th
- Birmingham Bandstand – Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Come around 7PM
- Tickets: $3 cover – FREE if you perform!
Tuesday, May 20th
- Ladies Night (Female Songwriters Round) featuring Beth Veres, Kat Turner and Mandi Rae
- Where: Woodlawn Theatre, 5503 1st Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Doors at 7PM, show at 8PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance and more day-of!
- Jazz Jam with Jose Carr
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music starts at 7:30PM
- Tickets: Cover at the door
Wednesday, May 21st
- Len Park
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- Food House and Folie with local support from Domesticatrix
- Where: Firehouse Community Arts Center, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $15 in advance and $20 at the door
- Enemy of Fate, Bitter Route, Blxck Sheep and Cold Promise
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 8PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 day of show
Thursday, May 22nd
- Arturo’s Sol Musica & Friends
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 7PM until 10PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Sarah Mason
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
Friday, May 23rd
- Moral Support
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- World’s Greatest Dad with local support from Bitter Calm, Beersippers and Mighty Menace
- Where: Firehouse Community Arts Center, 412 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Doors at 7PM, music at 7:30PM
- Tickets: $10 cash at the door / $15 digital
- Oxmoor
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $5 at the door
- Lunar Parque, Steph & the Web and Palo Brea
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 9PM, music at 10PM
- Tickets: $7 in advance, $10 day of show
Saturday, May 24th
- Justin Jeansonne
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
Sunday, May 25th
- Frank Jordan Duo
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 5PM until 8PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Monday, May 26th
- Birmingham Bandstand – Open Mic
- Where: The Nick, 2514 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Come around 7PM
- Tickets: $3 cover – FREE if you perform!
Tuesday, May 27th
- Jazz Jam with Jose Carr
- Where: True Story Brewing, 5510 Crestwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35212
- When: Music starts at 7:30PM
- Tickets: Cover at the door
Wednesday, May 28th
- Erin Mitchell & John Kulinich
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
- Oscillations Open Mic (Experimental Noise Night)
- Where: Saturn, 200 41st St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Show at 8PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
Thursday, May 29th
- Arturo’s Sol Musica & Friends
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 7PM until 10PM
- Tickets: FREE (!!)
- Alice Bargeron
- Where: The Fennec, 1630 2nd Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233
- When: Music from 5:30PM-7:30PM
- Tickets: FREE (!)
Friday, May 30th
- Erin Mitchell Band
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
Saturday, May 31st
- Jack Romano & the Staten Island Two, Hunter Bobby and Rebecca Egeland
- Where: Max Stern Lounge, 1023 Lakeview Crescent, Birmingham, AL 35205
- When: Doors at 6:30PM, show at 7PM
- Tickets: $10-15 donation at the door
- Medicine Bus
- Where: Elysian Gardens, 101 40th St S, Birmingham, AL 35222
- When: Music from 8PM until 11PM
- Tickets: $10 at the door
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