Concerts and Shows News & Updates
A total audience of well over 62,000 this summer means the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival is coming back for its 43rd consecutive year in 2027.
- 10th September 2026
Walsall residents, local creatives and community organisations were placed at the heart of a weekend of music and creativity as Walsall-born artist Jorja Smith celebrated her roots with a special homecoming performance.
Sam Nicoresti, the 2025 winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show and first trans woman ever to win the prestigious accolade, has added another string to her bow… or should that be air guitar?
- 11th August 2026
The original manager of Black Sabbath is to make Barbara’s Bier Haus on Birmingham’s Broad Street the new weekly home of the legendary Henry’s Blueshouse live music night.
- 31st July 2026
‘Bilston Live – Britpop Reunion’ comes to the new Bilston Market event space on Friday 11 September, promising an unforgettable evening celebrating the iconic sounds of the 1990s.
- 29th July 2026
After two successful years, Poetry After Chai is back as part of Bangla Month 2026!
CBSO in the City returns for its third year, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s (CBSO) musicians performing for free to tens of thousands of residents across Birmingham from 27 to 31 August.
- 28th July 2026
Ahead of Shropshire Petal Fields’ opening in August, there are two live music events planned for the flower field in Newport.
One of the top business leaders in the Midlands has hailed the Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival as a “remarkable” event that brings “extraordinary music” to the region.
There are plenty of places to watch live music in Britain, but very few can rival the experience of spending a summer evening inside an 11th-century Norman fortress.