Your guide to the arts in Birmingham: exhibitions, plays and musicals, and concerts and gigs. Plus, discover what’s on at galleries, museums and cinemas across the city.
Following on from their epic gig battle with Busted. McFly has now been revealed as the latest headliners for the 2026 edition of Forestry England’s summer concert series. Known as Forest Live, McFly will play at three...
This is a creative team you wouldn’t want to bet against. Take two members of the award-winning sketch comedy troupe, The Penny Dreadfuls, and add the songwriting duo behind Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,...
UB40 are one of those bands, alongside Black Sabbath, Electric Light Orchestra, and Duran Duran, that should make Birmingham proud of its musical output. Hits like ‘Red, Red Wine’, ‘Kingston Town’, and ‘(I Can’t H...
Boublil and Schönberg’s famed musical is coming back to the Birmingham stage, bringing the heart-wrenching story of lost love and heartache back to life. As a result, Miss Saigon has embarked on a UK tour, also visiting...
It’s been quite the week for Lily Allen. After dropping West End Girl, her first new album since 2018, she has now announced her first run of headline shows in seven years, which will see her play 13 shows in the...
While a cultural phenomenon, ‘The Traitors’ had passed me up until this autumn—I got it, it’s Mafia, but on TV—but I decided to tune into ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ this time around and… Oh, my God, this is the greatest s...
MARINA has just announced her huge ‘Princess Of Power’ tour, which will see her play shows across the UK at the beginning of summer. This includes a massive date at Birmingham’s O2 Academy on June 3, 2...
Globally renowned pop group Westlife have announced the UK and European leg of their 25th anniversary celebrations – ‘Westlife 25: The Anniversary World Tour’, coming to Birmingham next October. The ne...
Global pop-rock stars 5 Seconds of Summer have announced that they’re bringing their electrifying live show on tour, including a date at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena in 2026. The Australian pop-rock band known...
Recent days have been an exciting time for palaeontologists and dinosaur enthusiasts alike, with the rare discovery of the largest dinosaur trackway in Europe, located in the UK. Uncovered by the experts from the Oxford...
