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Who’s performing at the 2018 Simmer Down Festival in Handsworth Park?
The biggest free reggae festival in the UK is back in Birmingham this weekend, for some awesome laid-back music, amazing food and a chilled out vibe. The Simmer Down Festival returns to the beautiful setting of Handsworth Park on Sunday, for a day of live music, art activities and the food experiences of multi-cultural Handsworth; but who’s performing on stage?
Who are the Drag Punk Collective?
In the true tradition of Birmingham’s club kids, cabaret artists and queer culture icons, Brum now has a new “Drag Punk” syndicate. Dragpunk is a drag collective of creative queer-minded people based in Brum, who perform, host and run events and workshops, as well as the I’m Not Okay alternative queer ego and rock club night.
Awe-inspiring Walking with Dinosaurs spectacular rocks Birmingham
Dino-mania appears to be back in Birmingham this summer, and not just because of the latest installment in the Jurassic World film franchise or because Dippy the Dinosaur is on tour in the city! From today, some of the most well-known, interesting and predatory dinosaurs will be once again roaming the earth – specifically Birmingham -as the BBC…
Doctor Who themed live ‘Escape Rooms’ are heading to Birmingham
Official Doctor Who themed ‘Escape Rooms’ are heading to Birmingham, as part of a national launch of exciting live entertainment events later this year. BBC Studios and Escape Hunt have announced that they will be bringing Doctor Who-themed live escape rooms to several locations across the nation.
VIDEO: Huge fire engulfs ‘chemical factory’ in Nechells, Birmingham
West Midlands Fire Service have 15 fire engines in Inkerman Street in Nechells, Birmingham, tackling a huge fire at what is believed to be a chemical factory. Fire fighters have advised anyone living close to the location to “close their doors and windows for the time being due to large volumes of smoke”.
50 photos from the Birmingham Indian Film Festival launch
The Birmingham Indian Film Festival (BIFF) launched at Cineworld in Broad Street on Friday, initiating ten days of twenty independent South Asian movies across five different venues. Screening special preview films, premieres and discussion panels supported by Film Birmingham and Birmingham City University will be offering rare glimpses into some of the billion plus lives in…
12 photos of the new ‘Star Wars’ street art mural in Digbeth
You’ve probably seen a new mural in The Custard Factory celebrating’s Birmingham’s cinematic history, including Brum’s Star Wars connections, and wondering what it’s all about. Well, the artwork has been created to tie in with the opening of the all-new Odeon Luxe cinema at Broadway Plaza in Birmingham.
Impressive new ‘Star Wars’ mural unveiled in Birmingham city centre
A new mural has been unveiled in The Custard Factory to tie in with the opening of the all-new Odeon Luxe cinema at Broadway Plaza in Birmingham. The huge spray painting, under one of the railway arches, depicts Birmingham actors from the Star Wars films including the late Kenny Baker who appears as the iconic R2D2, and…
Tickets for a fiver as Stefflon Don announces charity show at Boxxed in Digbeth
An unmissable show with Stefflon Don has been announced to take place in Birmingham next month, to raise money for an international animal charity. The Brum-born 26-year-old – real name Stephanie Victoria Allen – will be hitting Boxxed in Digbeth on Saturday 7th July for a special show hosted by the Bacardi Rum brand.
5 acts to see at Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul this July
Not long now until the first of the three interconnected music festivals of Birmingham’s summer schedule. And, with Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul running across the weekend of Friday July 6th – 8th in Moseley’s Park, you may want to consider catching these acts across the weekend.