New “back to basics” underground club, Colette, to open in Birmingham
Birmingham is getting a new club.
Helmed by the same people behind Digbeth venue Mama Roux’s, Colette aims to go “back to basics” of underground club culture, focusing on what they deem the essentials: “quality sound, intimacy, and a curated, culture-first experience”.
The club will be located next door to Mama Roux’s on nightlife hub new Lower Trinity Street club and split across two rooms, with the main room centred around a tiered design for “elevated dancing”.
Built on the site of a former fried chicken shop, the second room aka the Chicken Shop is described as the smallest of its kind in Birmingham. “The two rooms are linked by a terrace under the iconic Victorian viaducts with plans for summer day parties from local and international brands,” explained Club Colette’s Benjy Hill in a press release.
“Club Colette’s mission is to return to the basics of underground club culture, with a focus on the artistry of the DJ and the purity of the music itself”. Friday nights at the club will be targeted at rising talent, drawing from a variety of genres including amapiano and UKG.
Saturday nights will feature international house and techno artists in the main room alongside a range of genres in the smaller space.
Club Colette will kick off with an opening party on 14th December featuring new residents Lopaski, Mizo, Mark Birch, and others, before opening its doors fully on 1st March 2025.
The news arrives as a positive note at the end of a year in which cultural institutions in Birmingham have faced major funding cuts and grassroots venues around the country have faced closure due to soaring costs. The UK’s Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) recently warned that UK clubs could be “extinct” by the end of the decade if closures continue at the alarming rate they are on now. In the past four years, approximately three late licensed music venues have closed each week.
