We thought it would be a good day to let you all know that the legendary Roy Ayers will be returning to the venue on Fri 24th July.  The last show was voted “Best Live Gig of 2008″ by the Night Times and this promises to be another special night.

Full details will appear on the listings page in the next few days.  As before, there will be 2 shows and we’ll be offering some very limited £12 early bird tickets from next week.

You really don’t want to miss this one…

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are on Later With Jools Holland tonight.   

And then catch them in Kings Heath on sunday.  This promises to be another big bank holiday at the H&H so make sure you get involved.

We’ve also got Son Of Dave playing live on wednesday (with the Frimp collective hosting Venue 2) and Sublime Frequencies with Omar Souleyman on thursday.

More info on the bank holiday weekend in tomorrow’s blog.

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Manchester Orchestra announce exclusive 4 date UK tour in July and they come to Birmingham and the Hare & Hounds on July 18th… tickets available now!

See full details here!!

After another great weekend of music at the Hare & Hounds, we thought we’d let you know about some recent confirmations. The legendary DJ / producer Andrew Weatherall will be launching a new night called ” An Evening With…” He’s influenced so many of todays house and techno DJ’s and this promises to be a roadblock (more info will appear in the listings very soon).
Capsule continue their run of ground-breaking live shows with the inimitable Chromehoof. Prepare yourself for an audio visual treat from this astonishing band.
Leftfoot & Funkbox join forces to bring you the mighty Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Having recently been confirmed as the main support for Blur in Hyde Park, this promises to be a memeorable evening. Support comes from the DJ / Vocalist Ben Westbeech.
World Unlimited take a different route for their next live show, with James Taylor Quartet playing their contagious brand of hammond-led funk (including their memorable cover of the Starsky & Hutch theme).

The Bank Holiday weekend started last night with some great live music and DJ’s.   Bohemian Jukebox, Grindhouse & The Other Woman’s Club featured a variety of musical styles over 3 rooms (from Techy Drum & Bass to folk and ska!)

In Venue 1 tonight, Capsule kick things off with live sets from Baroness, Alabaster Suns & Mothertrucker, whilst OpenMindedPeople & Sweat will be taking you “Way Back When” in Venue 2.

On saturday night we’ll be helping World Unlimited celebrate their 20th year, with a live show from Kanda Bongo Man in Venue 1.  Resistor offer a multitude of musical styles with special guest DJ, Jerome Hill in Venue 2.

And then onto Bank Holiday Sunday, when Jibbering will be hosting one of the greatest Reggae vocalists of all time! Horace Andy will be performing tracks from his recent “Inspiration Information” project, alongside collaborator Ashley Beedle and their band. Tickets have nearly sold out so be quick if you don’t want to miss it.  In Venue 2 Funkatronic have live music from Gran Torino and DJ’s Dani C & Lopan.