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Richard Franks April 18, 2016July 19, 2019 Afterbloom, Birmingham Promoters, Black Sabbath, Boat To Row, Breeze, Capsule, Chartreuse, Cinema, Cut Glass Kings, Duran Duran, Editors, ELO, Faux Palms, Gleam, Godflesh, Hoopla Blue, Ignite Records, JAWS, Judas Priest, Juice, Luno, Mutes, Napalm Death, Ocean Colour Scene, Peace, Pleasure House, Polar Bear Records, Superfood, Swim Deep, Swordfish Records, The Beat, The Diskery, The Streets, The Twang, This Is Tmrw, UB40, Victories at Sea, Wood & Nails

22 reasons why Birmingham is great

From the bands to the food and Moseley to Digbeth, we’ve compiled 22 reasons why we think the city of Birmingham is great. We’re sure you’ll agree.

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Richard Franks April 18, 2016February 10, 2019 Birmingham Promoters

Win a pair of tickets to ANY Birmingham Promoters gig of your choice

Birmingham Promoters have been curating events in the city for years and have brought the likes of Joss Stone, Ed Sheeran & Royal Blood to Birmingham.

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Richard Franks April 17, 2016February 10, 2019 The Bank Accounts, The Mighty Young, The Sunflower Lounge, The Terror Watts

The Mighty Young announce debut EP details and Birmingham launch party

Counteract veterans The Mighty Young announced this week that they’ve being secretly recording their debut EP over the last couple of months.

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Richard Franks April 17, 2016April 17, 2016

18 essential things you NEED to pack for a festival – plus 12 additional items to consider

With our festival camping checklist you’ll be fully equipped to deal with pretty much anything that comes your way – including bad weather and sleeping.

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Richard Franks April 16, 2016February 10, 2019 Boomtown Rats, Charlatans, Godiva Festival, Mystery Jets, Scouting For Girls, Space, The Larrks, The Pigeon Detectives, The Subways

Charlatans, Boomtown Rats, Mystery Jets and The Subways for free-entry Coventry music festival

Acts at last year’s sun-soaked Godiva Festival included The Wombats, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Embrace, Slaves, JME, Big Narstie and Pulled Apart By Horses.

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Richard Franks April 14, 2016May 22, 2016 Benicassim, Glastonbury Festival, Leeds Festival, Lunar Festival, Moseley Folk Festival, Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival, Primavera, Reading & Leeds Festival, Reading Festival, Y Not Festival

14 must-have luxury camping gadgets and accessories for festival season

Is camping a struggle? Fear not! We’ve compiled a list of cool camping gadgets and accessories we think you should take with you this festival season.