The Jam House, at 3 to 5 St Paul's Square in Birmingham, is a live music venue with a balcony restaurant that opens for private events. The official site gives a total capacity of 550, formal dining for up to 200 guests and theatre seating for 100, with a complete audio-visual package available. It is set up for evening events built around live entertainment.
Seminars and company events
The venue lists colleagues and works parties among the groups it hosts, whether as a seated meal, a buffet or drinks with live entertainment. For a business presentation, the site offers theatre layout for 100 guests with a full audio-visual package, and the whole building has wifi for internet access. The venue is also available for private band hire, which the site presents for events, weddings and works parties. Hire is mostly for the evening, so it suits a company dinner, a client evening or a launch with music rather than a daytime conference.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings appear among the occasions the venue lists, with birthdays, anniversaries and retirements. A reception can be a seated meal, a buffet or drinks with live music. Formal dining is possible for up to 200 guests, and the venue can supply a band. The site invites couples to call and talk through what they need, since it says nearly anything is possible.
Rooms and capacities
The site states a total capacity of 550. Formal dining is possible for up to 200 people, and a theatre layout takes 100. The venue is available for exclusive evening hire from Sunday to Wednesday and for part hire on other evenings, which means other guests may be in the building. Smaller groups can book a booth in the front bar area: each booth seats up to six people, or a small area can be hired for up to 20. The booth fee includes admission and a bar tab, and availability and pricing are by enquiry.
Catering
The balcony restaurant overlooks the stage and serves seasonal menus. The kitchen bakes its own bread. For private events the venue offers a seated meal, a buffet or drinks only, and it publishes a restaurant menu and a New Year's Eve menu. An event brochure is available from the site.
History and setting
The Jam House programme is built around live music, with a calendar of soul, jazz, disco and Motown nights and visiting artists. A private event therefore sits inside a working music venue, with the stage, lighting and sound that come with it. The site also offers a virtual tour of the venue, which is useful for checking the layout before a visit.
Getting there
The address is 3 to 5 St Paul's Square, Birmingham B3 1QU. The venue has a Getting Here page on its website with directions. Contact the team on 0121 200 3030 or by email to birmingham@thejamhouse.com for availability.
