O2 Institute2 Birmingham

Venue information

O2 Institute2 Birmingham
78 Digbeth High Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
UK
B56DY

+44 (0)121 437 4150

mail@o2institutebirmingham.co.uk

The Digbeth Institute was originally built as a Methodist congregational chapel at the turn of the 1900s. In 1955, it was bought by Birmingham City Council and used as a civic hall. It later became a music venue and has become an essential part of the Birmingham live music and club scene. In the 1990s, it was synonymous with rave music and drum ’n’ bass scene.
Over the last 30 years the legendary venue has hosted bands such as Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, The Human League, Arctic Monkeys and The Cure and more recently has seen some incredible live shows from the likes of Lapsley, Sunsey Sons, Matt Corby, Jamie Woon and PVRIS.

Directions by car

The venue is easy to get to by all major approach roads, including the M6, M5 and A38, just follow the city centre to Queensway, and our postcode for sat nav is B5 6DY. There’s some street parking locally, so check the pay and display options on Milk Street and Coventry Street nearby if you travel by car. The Bullring car park has hundreds of spaces. Entrances are on Smallbrook Queensway and Park Street. The Mailbox car park is also close at Wharfside Street, enter B1 1RD or Royal Mail Street into sat nav and the venue is around 600 metres away.

Directions by bus

From Digbeth High Street, you can get any of these buses - 60, X1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 17, 60, 97 and X1 and X2 - towards Birmingham city centre. The following stop directly outside our venue. Digbeth High Street: 17 - Small Heath, Hob Moor Road, Yardley, Garretts Green - Tile Cross 60 - Small Heath, Yardley, Sheldon - Cranes Park 97 - Bordesley Green - Chelmsley Wood X1 - Yardley, Sheldon - Coventry X2 - Yardley, Sheldon - Solihull

Directions by rail/tube

Birmingham has a number of train stations, the main one at the heart of the country being Birmingham New Street that connects all major cities in the UK. We also have Moor Street and Snow Hill for other local destinations around the Midlands. O2 Academy Institute is just over half a mile away from Birmingham New Street station. Just leave the through the east side exit towards The Bullring, please only follow the pedestrian access routes when crossing the busy roads.