Reviews
Maxi Priest adds reggae flavour to Flyover Show
International reggae star Maxi Priest headlined Birmingham’s Flyover Show this weekend as revellers headed to Hockley to enjoy sunshine, Caribbean food and hits from music stars including Janet Kay and Soweto Kinch alongside performances by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Despite producing global hits including Wild World, Some Girls Have All the Luck and Close To You,…
REVIEW: One Beat Sunday @the mac
After one of the wettest beginnings to summer on record there were fears that One Beat Sunday would be a wash out, but that was not to be. Amazingly the sun came out making it a beautiful day and so the sunny stage was set for the massive line-up of bands, and they did not…
REVIEW: Dirty Dancing at Birmingham Hippodrome
When I heard Dirty Dancing was coming to the Birmingham Hippodrome I couldn’t quite contain my excitement, after all it’s one of my all-time favourite chick-flicks. It’s a movie that every young girl watches and dreams of falling in love… but would a stage play have the same sort of impact? Well, I was about…
REVIEW: Cirque du Soleil’s Alegria at the NIA, Birmingham
This week, the Birmingham NIA is playing host to one of the most dynamic, awe-inspiring, and downright spectacular circus troupes in the world of the performing arts. Cirque Du Soleil, the world-renowned entertainment giant, brings you Alegría, arguably their most successful and popular show.
REVIEW: Diversity: Digitized at LG Arena, Birmingham
The British street-dance troupe Diversity became a household name after their dynamic, acrobatic and humorous performances on the 2009 Britain’s Got Talent TV show. This Easter, they hit the Birmingham LG Arena to remind us all that whilst their similarities make them strong, their differences make them stronger. Although, having a bunch of kick-ass dance…
REVIEW: Asian Wedding Exhibition in Birmingham
The Asian Wedding Exhibition at the Pavilions shopping centre was the place to be this weekend. Even if you are not interested in marriage, this could entice you into entertaining the idea of marriage. If it doesn’t make you run all the way up the aisle, it would at least have you purchasing marriage accessories like…
REVIEW: The X Factor Live at LG Arena, Birmingham
Love it or loathe it, The X Factor is unavoidable. It’s all over mainstream media, be it magazines, newspapers or television; and pretty much every other artist in the chart seems to be a by-product of Simon Cowell’s talent show empire. If that wasn’t enough, to remind us there isn’t a calendar day remaining which…
BAMMA 9: The final fight results…
BAMMA, the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts, has announced the final fight results following a tense but invigorating BAMMA 9 tournament, which took place in the city’s National Indoor Arena on Saturday. Reigning champion Tom ‘Kong’ Watson successfully defended his BAMMA middleweight title by scoring a second round TKO victory over Jack ‘The Hammer’ Marshman in the main event…
REVIEW: Enter Shikari at Wolverhampton Civic Hall
British post-hardcore band Enter Shikari, who since their Hertfordshire formation in 2003 have travelled the globe amassing a huge fan following, performed live in the Midlands on Tuesday where they played new songs from their third and latest studio album A Flash Flood of Colour. With only three more UK dates before the band jet…
Local lad appears on Sky Living’s ‘The Love Machine’
A young man from Birmingham is to appear on brand new Sky Living show The Love Machine this week as he attempts to select a romantic partner and go on a date, with the whole audience watching. Omar Elkaseh, a 20-year-old batchelor from Birmingham, appears on the second episode of the highly-hyped series, due to be broadcast…