Birmingham NEC Archives - Counteract – News | Music | Film | Food

ub40 in 1983

A beginner’s guide to: UB40

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Andrew Gutteridge 808 State, Afrika Bambaataa, Bee Gees, Beenie Man, Birmingham NEC, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Chrissie Hynde, DEP International, Ellis and the Mighty Diamonds, Elvis Presley, George Jones, Graduate Records, Hare and Hounds, Ian Campbell, Jackson Five, Joan Armatrading, John Holt, Keanu Reeves, Lady Saw, Mad Cobra, Martin Luther King, Matumbi, Maxi Priest, Neil Diamond, Nelson Mandela, Pato Banton, Queen, Randy Travis, Robert Palmer, Sandra Bullock, Sharon Stone, Sonny & Cher, Status Quo, Stevie Wonder, Sting, the pretenders, Tony Tribe, Toots Hibbert, United Colours of Sound, Wembley Stadium, whitney houston, Willie Nelson

From a bedsit in Balsall Heath to chart-topping domination in the 80s, Birmingham’s UB40 brought pop reggae to the masses.

Enter Shikari headline Slam Dunk Festival

10 must-see bands at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival in Birmingham

May 23, 2017May 23, 2017 Counteract Reporter Birmingham NEC, Bury Tomorrow, deaf havana, Enter Shikari, frank iero, Less Than Jake, madina lake, Neck Deep, oceans ate alaska, slam dunk, slam dunk festival, Turnover, We Are The Ocean

Slam Dunk Festival takes place over the May Bank Holiday weekend at Birmingham’s NEC complex. Here are a list of the top 10 bands to catch this year.