No Stella by starlight
Martin Longley finally reaches the end of the road at the Gent Jazzfest.
Lambic Gent-o-meter
It’s a mixed-up kinda day at the Gent Jazz Festival, decides Martin Longley.
Trappist artist
Following a three-day breather in the city’s groovy bars, Martin Longley jumps into the second weekend of the Gent Jazz Festival.
Gent chick-fest
Martin Longley has survived the first long weekend of the Gent Jazz Festival.
Birmingham Comedy Festival announce 2014 programme
Line-up includes major names and special events.
Holland in Flanders
Martin Longley’s third nite at the Gent Jazz Festival.
gent ale men prefer blondes
Martin Longley continues his quest for higher percentages in Belgian Trappist brews.
A Gentle start
Martin Longley begins his coverage of the Gent Jazz Festival, one of Europe’s finest double weekenders.
Brindleyplace on the hunt for this year’s chilli champ
Hottest stuff in Birmingham required.
In:Site returns to Birmingham.
Graduate festival of creativity to transform Birmingham city centre.
6 metre Godiva, a giant spider, theatre in a wheel
Festival of Imagineers Saturday 9th August.
All that jazz (the grand finale)
Part three of our Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival round-up.
Cum On Feel the Norze!
Martin Longley reports from day three of Norway’s Førdefestivalen world music festival.
Hardanger management
Martin Longley on day two of Norway’s Førdefestivalen.
Fjord fiesta
Who needs WOMAD?, asks Martin Longley, when there’s Norway’s Førdefestivalen, a weekender of global music on the west coast.
All that jazz (cont)
Here’s the highlights of the 30th Birmingham International Jazz & Blues Festival part II.
All that jazz
The 30th Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival starts today. Here are some of the early highlights.
Ciderfest – the core of summer drinking
What could be better on a hot summer’s day?
World’s largest archaeology festival comes to the Midlands
Learn all about it.
Coracle regatta set for the Severn
Ironbridge to host Bank Holiday river attraction.
Afrovibes set for Birmingham venues
Third staging of festival sees arts centre highlights.
Lichfield Rocks full line-up announced
X Factor star leads diverse line-up.
Schedule revealed for Brindleyplace film festival
Organisers of the Brindleyplace Film Festival have revealed the schedule – as voted for by members of the public.
Birmingham to host youth theatre festival
Fifty countries to be represented at world gathering.
Lucy Spraggan headlines Lichfield Rocks festival
X-Factor star to top July bill.
BE Festival launched
Festival featuring the best of European theatre returns to Birmingham.
Hosts wanted for festival
Organisers of Birmingham’s BE FESTIVAL are asking Brummies to extend a warm welcome to European artists this summer.
Birmingham Fest line up at Old Joint Stock
City centre theatre sages second annual fringe events.
New festival designed to enhance your life
This is definitely a gathering with a difference.
Those were the…
Ikon gallery continues to mark their anniversary with a look back at a decade of style and subversion.