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Maryam Snape July 11, 2016December 7, 2017 Alternative Dub Orchestra, Beat Goes Bang, Blackalicious, Bostin' Brass, Call Me Unique, De La Soul, Grandmaster Flash, Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival, Nubiyan Twist, Wyles & Simpson

Review: Friday at Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival 2016

Our verdict and photographs from the first day of Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul Festival at Moseley Park, Birmingham.

Nick Owen October 23, 2016December 7, 2017 All Years Leaving, Fear of Men, Gengahr, Happyness, Hooton Tennis Club, Moshi Moshi Records, Table Scraps, The Big Moon, Third Man Records, This Is Tmrw, Twin Peaks, Ulrika Spacek, yak, Yuck

Review: Another successful year for All Years Leaving festival

All Years Leaving festival marks another success in the Birmingham music scene.

Richard Franks July 31, 2017December 7, 2017 Birmingham, bunny, Chase & Status, Dapz on the Map, Delta Autumn, Digbeth, Giggs, Goldie, High Contrast, Jaykae, Juice Aleem, Levelz, Lotto Boyzz, Made Festival, Mike Skinner, My Nu Leng, Nu:Logic

Review: Another sell-out success for Made Festival

Made Festival returned to the Digbeth Triangle for a third successive sell-out year – featuring headliners Chase & Status and Giggs.

Beyond the Tracks Festival Birmingham Orbital Leftfield

Andrew Gutteridge September 16, 2017December 7, 2017 Beyond The Tracks, Deano Ferrino, Eastside City Park, Faithless, Higher Intelligence Agency, Jagwar Ma, Jukes of Hazard, Leftfield, Leftfoot, Magic Door, Orbital, Pixx, Sister Bliss

Review: A triumphant opening day for Beyond The Tracks Festival 2017

Day one saw the likes of Faithless, Jagwar Ma and Orbital take to the Birmingham festival stage.

Ocean Colour Scene at Beyond The Tracks Festival

Millie Finn September 17, 2017December 7, 2017 Beyond The Tracks, carl barat and the jackals, Digbeth, JAWS, Maximo Park, Ocean Colour Scene, Sugarthief, Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, Superfood, Table Scraps, The Americas, The Sandinistas, The Twang

Review: Ocean Colour Scene headline day 2 of Beyond The Tracks

Ocean Colour Scene headline day 2 of Birmingham’s Beyond The Tracks Festival.

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Richard Franks September 18, 2017December 7, 2017 Beyond The Tracks, Editors, Hoopla Blue, Peter Hook & The Light, Slowdive, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Victories at Sea, Wild Beasts

Review: Editors close the inaugural Beyond The Tracks in style

Editors were joined by the likes of Slowdive, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Wild Beasts, Peter Hook & The Light, Hoopla Blue + more.

Boomtown 2017, photo by Sam Neill

Richard Franks December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Boomtown Fair, Gorillaz

Gorillaz to headline the tenth chapter of Boomtown Fair

The world’s biggest fictional city welcomes the world’s most successful virtual band Gorillaz in August 2018

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