After years in the wilderness, MADE Festival returned to Birmingham last summer to roaring success. Now it’s celebrating its 10th anniversary in Digbeth, as the biggest (and arguably best) music festival in the West Midlands, with two massive headliners: platinum-selling MC and rapper Bru-C and BRIT and Mercury Prize-winning rapper Dizzee Rascal.
MADE Festival returned to its original inner-city site of The Digbeth Triangle last year. Seeing a crowd of 15,000 flock to the event across the weekend, this year’s MADE Festival looks to be even bigger. As it celebrates 10 years, it will showcase the biggest names in drum & bass, bass, UK rap, garage, house and disco, alongside up-and-coming artists from the region.
As an anniversary treat, MADE brings back two artists who previously delivered some pretty memorable shows. Saturday headliner Bru-C promises a huge set, armed with a slew of underground cuts and crossover bangers including his UK top 15 smash ‘No Excuses’ and Nathan Dawe collab ‘Oh Baby’. Meanwhile, Sunday brings the pioneer of grime, Dizzee Rascal, back to the MADE main stage – who has five UK No.1 singles including ‘Dance Wiv Me’, ‘Holiday’ and ‘Bonkers’.
MADE Festival returns to The Digbeth Triangle’s unique mix of outdoor and indoor spaces on August 3 & 4. Last year saw nine stages in total, as well as a street food village from Digbeth Dining Club, so we’re expecting a huge line-up to be announced very soon. Tickets for MADE Festival 2024 start at £45 and can be purchased here.