Birmingham

The following groups have played in this city: AC/DC (28 times), Hawkwind (27 times), The Who (25 times), Yes (25 times), Deep Purple (23 times), Motorhead (21 times), Roxy Music (19 times), Rush (17 times), Bob Dylan (16 times), The Rolling Stones (16 times), U2 (15 times), David Bowie (13 times), Eric Clapton (13 times), Pink Floyd (12 times), Bryan Ferry (11 times), Queen (11 times), Black Sabbath (10 times), Metallica (9 times), The Beatles (9 times), King Crimson (8 times), Bruce Springsteen (7 times), Led Zeppelin (7 times), Aerosmith (6 times), Depeche Mode (6 times), Kiss (6 times), The Notting Hillbillies (6 times), Robert Plant (5 times), Roger Waters (5 times), Dire Straits (4 times), Erasure (4 times), Genesis (4 times), Neil Young (4 times), Blue Oyster Cult (3 times), Mark Knopfler (3 times), Nirvana (3 times), Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (2 times), Billy Preston (2 times), Derek & The Dominos (2 times), Hoodoo Gurus (2 times), Kracker (2 times), Page & Plant (2 times), Van Halen (2 times), Various Artists (2 times), Alice Cooper, Big Country, Comsat Angels, Cream, David Gilmour, David Lee Roth, George Harrison, Hurrah!, Iron Maiden, Jeff Buckley, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, John Cale, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mott The Hoople, Rainbow, Stretch, The Alarm, The Doors, The Nightcaps and ZZ Top.

Bests live music venues in Birmingham: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Odeon, Town Hall and Pebble Mill Studios.