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Swim Deep announce Sunflower Lounge residency

May 14, 2019May 15, 2019 Luke Charnley B-Town, Live, Peace, sonic gun, Sugarthief, Swim Deep, The Sunflower Lounge, Wolf Alice

B-Town wonders Swim Deep are set to return to Birmingham for a run of intimate shows at the legendary Birmingham venue this summer.

The Textile Factory teases major reopening later this year

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Luke Charnley Birmingham, Crane, Digbeth, Nightlife, Textile Factory, The Rainbow Venues, venue

A recent series of social media posts has heralded the return of the former Rainbow Venue space to Digbeth, alongside plans to reopen Crane.

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Creation Records founder Alan McGee to talk Britpop, Oasis & more on UK tour

May 7, 2019May 9, 2019 Sophie Hack alan mcgee, Blue Nation, Britpop, creation records, Oasis, the jade assembly

Learn about the ins and outs of Oasis, Britpop and more as Creation Records founder Alan McGee heads to Birmingham’s The Night Owl.

Sausage Dog Café to descend on Birmingham this summer

April 29, 2019April 30, 2019 Luke Charnley Birmingham, cafe, pop-up, revolution, Sausage Dog

Revolution on Broad Street will host a Dachshund-themed pop-up party later on this summer, with owners and fans alike invited to attend.

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There’s a Bowie vs Prince club night coming to Birmingham

April 28, 2019 Richard Franks Bowie, David Bowie, Prince, Snobs, Snobs Nightclub

Birmingham’s most famous club Snobs set to play host to a Bowie vs Prince night – tickets are on sale now

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UoB team up with Grand Union gallery for new exhibition of local artists

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Luke Charnley art, Betsy bradley, Digbeth, Grand Union, minerva works, precarity, University of Birmingham

The exhibition of local artists runs through the first two weeks of May, and aims to examine precarity in art on both a broad and local scale

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Doves to headline new Birmingham festival at Perry Park

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 Richard Franks Birmingham, doves, inner city live, Perry Park

Legendary Manchester band Doves will play their only West Midlands date of 2019 at a brand new one-day festival for Birmingham this July

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Ned’s Atomic Dustbin & Pop Will Eat Itself to roll back the years in Birmingham

April 11, 2019April 12, 2019 Stuart Barton Love From Stourbridge, Miles Hunt, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, O2 Academy Birmingham, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Wonder Stuff

Love From Stourbridge returns to Birmingham this month, with Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Pop Will Eat Itself and Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff

Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, Bad Girlfriend & more to play Hott Date

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 Sophie Hack Bryony Williams, gruel, Hott Date, Liquid Cheeks, modern literature, Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, The Castle and Falcon, You Dirty Blue

Indie punk veterans Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam are joined by a whole roster of Birmingham bands and DJs for Hott Date this Easter Sunday.

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Designs revealed for Birmingham Moor Street Station redevelopment

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Richard Franks Birmingham, Digbeth, Moor Street Station

All change please! Plans have been revealed for a major regeneration of Moor Street Station in Birmingham city centre