The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
The cheeky Kooks boys were back in Birmingham Friday night, to finish their UK mini-tour with a bang! The HMV Institute, Digbeth sold out completely for the gig on the 9th of May, where fans flocked to see the British indie-pop group and get a glimpse of their new material accompanying old favorites.
West End and Musical theatre star Warren Sollars will lead the cast of the musical, 20th Century Boy, playing the Glam Rock legend Marc Bolan. He will be joined by TV stars Sue Jenkins and Luke Bailey. Inspired by the life of rock legend Marc Bolan, explodes onto the stage nearly four decades after the iconic…
A video of two Birmingham youngsters singing a hit song from Disney’s hugely successful winter film Frozen, has amassed hundreds of views online. The young friends from the Sutton Coldfield area in the West Midlands, were driving together when they spontaneously burst into a lip-sync cover of Love is an Open Door, originally performed by Kristen…
Birmingham-born film director Steven Knight’s new film Locke, stars Hollywood heavyweight Tom Hardy as a Brummie tradesman and is set on the M1 motorway around the city. Speaking to Empire magazine about his inspiration for the film, the 54-year-old filmmaker – and creator of TV series Peaky Blinders – explained, “The first time I thought…
Birmingham’s sixth annual Zombie Walk has been announced for Saturday 13th September, with over two thousand of the ‘walking dead’ expected to descend on the city. Following a successful march through the city last year in aid of the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, thousands of fundraisers will once again don Zombie make-up and attire and take…
Singing and acting superstar Justin Timberlake graced the LG Arena in Birmingham for the first of two sold-out shows, both of which were the last in the UK of his 20/20 Experience tour which showcases his latest album of the same name. Timberlake’s decision to have no support act could have been seen as arrogant but when the 33-year-old came on…
To say the O2 Academy was bursting with energy on Saturday night would be a complete understatement. The noise and excitement of a sold out crowd for Five Finger Death Punch’s first UK show of this Headline tour was outstanding. With support from PopEvil and Upon A Burning Body, FFDP exploded onto their tour with…
Musician, artist, and activist Ben Harper will be heading to Birmingham Symphony Hall next month. Ben recently picked up his third Grammy Award at this year’s ceremony for the album Get Up! – a duet with blues legend Charlie Musselwhite.
The spectacle that is The Australian Pink Floyd Show arrived back at the Birmingham NIA for part of their Set The Controls Tour. With a packed out audience, the show was separated into two sets, the first being a tour long list, and the latter being selected by the audience online before the show.
Beatlemania was reborn in Birmingham this week, as the New Alexandra Theatre set its stage for the jukebox musical, Let It Be. Directed by John Maher, the iconic tribute to the fab four takes you on a magical mystery tour through the Beatles musical career. First stop is 1962 back in Liverpool at the Cavern…