Francis Smith, Author at Counteract – Music | News | Food

Sonic Wave Festival, a new multi-venue music experience, takes over some of Digbeth’s biggest and brightest music venues this May

Hands Off Gretel announce ‘Don’t Touch’ UK tour

South Yorkshire punk band Hands Off Gretel are to perform a string of UK dates in support of their upcoming EP

Roxy Ballroom recently launched its first Birmingham venue – here’s what the Digbeth launch night looked like.

Amidst controversy over its hegemony of established white male stars, the BAFTAs 2020 very much stuck to the script.

Buffalo rock behemoths Goo Goo Dolls return to the UK in support of latest album Miracle Pill, making a stop at Birmingham’s O2 Institute.

We’ve kept our ears to the Marshall amps and penned 20 of our favourite local artists that we think are set for big things this year.

Birmingham experimental promoters Supersonic have announced their annual celebration of all things women and non-binary.

A brand new retro gaming bar has opened in Digbeth, and it’s a must-visit for fans of classic console and arcade games.

MADE Festival has announced a new venue and a massive homecoming gig for its native Brummie headliner. It touches down in August.

Monday 27th January marked Waterparks’ return to Birmingham, this time around to film the gig for a live DVD.