The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
UK pop band Steps have announced the world premiere of Here & Now, a brand-new musical using their iconic tracks. Accompanied with an original book by Shaun Kitchener, the musical will open at The Alexandra theatre in Birmingham for a limited engagement from 9 – 24 November 2024.
30 years since The Fast Show first burst onto our television screens, one of the defining comedy sketch shows of the Nineties is back, live on tour. Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse are reuniting with Simon Day, John Thomson, Arabella Weir and Mark Williams for the show at The Alexandra, Birmingham on 28 March.
Culinary and entrepreneurial icon Levi Roots, who leaped to fame following a memorable pitch in the Dragon’s Den, has been announced as keynote speaker for Birmingham Black Business Show. The Birmingham Black Business Show has announced multi-talented Levi Roots will be keynote speaker for their much-anticipated event this year, scheduled to take place on Saturday 15 June,…
Drag superstar Alyssa Edwards is heading from Texas to Birmingham this spring to share her life story with a generous dose of camp glamour. Following appearances on the Emmy-Award winning RuPaul’s Drag Race and Netflix series Dancing Queen, Alyssa Edwards – real name Justin Dwayne Lee Johnson – has announced that her critically acclaimed one-diva show…
A rising Nashville country music star who studied in the West Midlands is to play the Birmingham O2 Academy in May. Born and raised Nashvillian Cody Pennington, who is starting to make waves in the British country music scene, is heading back to the Midlands after being inspired by a highly varied and interesting life.
International singer-songwriter Raye and British singer Becky Hill will both perform at the Birmingham 2022 Beach Volleyball this week. Ray will be performing at the Smithfield site on Thursday 4 August with a live set which will be available exclusively to Beach Volleyball ticket holders.
Manchester Pride has announced the line-up for Superbia, a series of arts and culture events as part of the Manchester Pride Festival taking place from 24th – 28th August. Superbia is a culturally rich celebration of LGBTQ+ life featuring a line-up of free activities suitable for all ages from workshops to cinema screenings.
Self-service ticket machines are out of action at New Street Station in Birmingham, forcing throngs of customers to queue for tickets and causing some to miss trains and connections or be delayed on their journeys. To accommodate a refit of brand new ticket machines throughout the city’s main station, older models were largely out of action…
Drag Race superstar and all round loveable rogue Ginny Lemon has joined an incredibly diverse line-up for the Manchester Pride Festival, taking place in August. Everyone’s favourite lemon-tinged cabaret drag act will be taking their unique persona (and dog show) to the city as part of exciting festivities revolving around Manchester Pride.
A-list music stars came to Coventry over the weekend, with the likes of Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Calvin Harris, and Becky Hill taking to the stage in front of tens of thousands of fans at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Held at Coventry’s War Memorial Park, the three-day event made its comeback following a break during the pandemic,…