The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The Birmingham Social Media Cafe returned today following an absence in April due to numerous bank holidays. The event was packed out as regular and debut faces took to new venue Cafe Blend in Navigation Street to enjoy coffees while networking and catching up with media folk. Sponsoring the event for the first time was…
Birmingham Comic Con 2011 BC, the city’s newly revamped graphic novel convention, will be adopting a Prehistoric theme for it’s inaugural outing on Saturday 27th August. Brought to you by the very same creative folk behind BICS, the British International Comic Show which has also been held in the city in recent years, expect to see sexy cave…
Following his London solo debut this month, Fightstar frontman Charlie Simpson is heading to Birmingham as part of a six-date regional UK tour. The former Busted vocalist and lead guitarist will be bringing his acoustic based solo material to the city’s O2 Academy on Friday 1st July, prior to the release of his debut album ‘Young Pilgrim’ on August 15.
George Michael is bringing his ‘Symphonica’ tour to Birmingham It’s the news his millions of fans across the world have been hoping for. This summer George Michael makes his eagerly awaited return to the stage with Symphonica: The Orchestral Tour, his first European dates since the widely acclaimed 25Live tour concluded in Copenhagen in August…
Around 10,000 fundraisers participated in the BRMB Walkathon yesterday, already raising over £414,000 for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Individuals, friends and families braved the intense heat and occasional winds along the 26-mile route to raise funds to spearhead the refurbishment of the hospital’s dated emergency department.
After nearly five years of mischief, bad behaviour and political incorrectness, London’s funniest show by far is hitting the road. The Tony Award winning Avenue Q can be seen at the Birmingham Hippodrome this month.