The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Brummies are being invited to show off their rap skills this weekend, in a bid to win the chance of studio time with British rapper, songwriter and actor Kano – and all they have to do is replace 3 bars from the artist’s hit track ‘Pan-Fried’ in a specially made recording booth at the Bullring. To…
International R&B legend Billy Ocean is set to swing by the Symphony Hall in Birmingham in November as part of a UK tour where the music star will be sharing new songs for the first time in a decade. As Ocean celebrates his 70th birthday this month, he today announced he’ll also be releasing One…
Reggae superstars Chronixx and Koffee joined forces for a rare but special show at Arena Birmingham this week. For anyone who likes reggae music, it was impossible to not know that Koffee and Chronixx were performing live on stage together, for one of only a couple times this has happened in the UK, and they chose Birmingham for this…
Harry Styles has announced a 2020 world tour, ‘Love On Tour,’ which will launch in Birmingham! In support of his upcoming album ‘Fine Line’, the extensive run of global shows will begin at Arena Birmingham on April 15 next year, and will take in seven UK dates including gigs in Sheffield, Dublin, Manchester, London and Glasgow; before…
One of the most anticipated reggae music concerts took place at the Arena Birmingham this week as reggae superstars Chronixx and Koffee left the crowd feeling lifted as they joined forces for a rare but special show. For anyone who likes reggae music, it was impossible to not know that Koffee and Chronixx were performing live on…
R&B legends Joe, 112 and Dru Hill graced the stage at the O2 Academy in Birmingham last week. If you love R&B music, it would be a sin to not know these grandees of that genre. Fans turned out in huge numbers diverse in every way from singles in their teens, to couples in their 50s, to sing along…
A huge 27-foot sculpture, made from 100,000 confiscated knives, was welcomed to Birmingham earlier today as the city comes together to tackle knife crime. Birmingham City Council, working with the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, has brought the Knife Angel to Victoria Square, where it will stand for four weeks as a physical reminder…
A veteran US rock band from Seattle, Washington, is heading to Birmingham next this year to pay a date in the city in May, as part of national tour. Alice In Chains remains one of the most successful and influential American rock bands of all time and are due to perform at Arena Birmingham.
A new incarnation of The Beautiful South is back on a national UK tour, playing the Birmingham Hare & Hounds next month. When great British pop institution, The Beautiful South split in 2007, most members of the band didn’t feel ready to hang up their microphones or instruments just yet.
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.