The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Crowds packed the Genting Arena in Birmingham last night for a star-studded music extravaganza, as artists including Olly Murs, Years & Years, Anne-Marie, Paloma Faith, Clean Bandit, James Arthur and Rak-Su entertained the excited audience at Free Radio Hits Live 2018.
The spectacular Arenacross Tour returns for 2019 with the fast-paced show set descend on Birmingham next year – coming to the Genting Arena 1-2 February 2019. The UK’s fastest indoor action-sports show promises seat grabbing entertainment from the worlds craziest indoor Motocross racers and Freestyle MX stars from across the globe.
Newly-crowned Cage Warriors welterweight champion Stefano Paternò will put his title on the line at Cage Warriors 98 against Ross Houston. The Italian world champion captured the title with a first-round knockout of Mehrdad Janzemini at Cage Warriors 95 in London back in July, and will make the first defence of his newly-won title at…
One of the most prestigious titles in European MMA – the Cage Warriors featherweight title – will be decided by a four-man tournament across two blockbuster events in Birmingham. The Cage Warriors featherweight title has catapulted the likes of Conor McGregor and Paddy Pimblett to MMA stardom, and four of the last five Cage Warriors…
Birmingham’s Genting Arena will be the venue for Cage Warriors 98, the leading European MMA tournament has announced. With 5 events already staged this year and a further 4 announced, Cage Warriors are showing no signs of slowing their mission to provide the top mixed martial arts showcase in Europe, setting the stage for CW98…
Florence + the Machine will be playing Birmingham’s Genting Arena in November as part of their UK ‘High As Hope Tour’. Following news of the band’s hugely-anticipated new album, ‘High As Hope’, which will be released on June 29, plans are underway for a national tour which lands in Brum in Autumn.
It’s an ensemble too good to be true but an rock supergroup formed by Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper is heading to Birmingham Genting Arena this summer. As The Hollywood Vampires announce a run of four huge tour dates in the UK, opening at Birmingham’s Genting Arena, the band’s current main members – Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and…
Frankie Gavin’s IBO Welterweight World title fight with Bethuel Ushona has been pushed back a month after the Birmingham boxer suffers an ankle injury in training. The fight against the Namibian for the vacant title, which was due to be staged at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on Friday 23rd February, will now be rescheduled to…
One of 2017’s most guarded secrets can now be revealed, Slam Dunk Festival will have not one, but two major headline artists! Pop Punk titans Good Charlotte will be joining the previously announced emo-rock legends Jimmy Eat World.
Some of the world’s most famous YouTubers are in Birmingham this weekend for live interactive weekender HelloWorld. HelloWorld is an epic four-hour, immersive live show, with two identical separate performances on the 28th and 29th October at the Birmingham Genting Arena, bringing the world’s biggest social media talent and their fans together under one roof for an unforgettable, shared experience.