Birmingham – City of Music

Black Sabbath’s original manager backs Birmingham’s ‘City of Music’ bid.

Blues, jazz and paranoid

Worldwide media focus on Birmingham as UK’s home of blues music.

Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival confirmed for 2026

Promoter praises “overwhelming support” from public, business and artists.

Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival continues

Black Sabbath’s first manager triumphs over adversity with 41st festival.

Earth to Ozzy….

Ozzy Osbourne and co’s long-lost pre-Black Sabbath recordings to be released.

The visit of Oz

The city gets ready to welcome the Greatest Living Brummie and his mates.

New book recalls Birmingham’s eighties nightlife

The Dirty Stopout’s Guide to 1980’s Birmingham brings back memories of people, places and events.

Birmingham music man wins lifetime achievement award

Local legend honoured at 2024 Birmingham Awards.

A case of the blues

Dave Woodhall sees the Dirt River Band at Snobs.

Honour for promoter as jazz festival kicks off

Black Sabbath’s original manager receives Honorary Doctorate in Music.

The show will go on

Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival director Jim Simpson has something to say on the festival’s future.

Blues on Broad Street.

Dave Woodhall finds an old favourite in a new place.

Tony Iommi signs programme to support jazz festival

Black Sabbath legend helps long-running Birmingham music event.

Stopping out late

Dave Woodhall watches a band and reads a book.

Sailing the Broad Street delta

Dave Woodhall catches some fine musicians, yes siree.

Nostalgics wanted for new project

Authors put call out for memories and pictures of ‘70s Birmingham.

Birmingham arts venues get funding boost

Culture Recovery Fund provides lifeline to enable events to take place.

Broad Street bench marks Black Sabbath again

Tony Iommi talks Black Sabbath as band’s bench reinstalled in Birmingham.

The last jazz festival standing

Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival swings to a finale this weekend.

Keep on running

Dave Woodhall pays tribute to Spencer Davis, who died earlier this week.

Birmingham jazz festival carries on regardless

Is this the only live music festival in the UK right now?

The band plays on in Birmingham

Delayed Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival going ahead.

Brothers sing the Brasshouse blues

Musical protest over plans for telecoms pole on Broad Street.

Second first birthday for Henry’s Blueshouse

Birmingham blues club celebrates once more.

Celebrating fifty years of heavy metal

Birmingham event set to mark anniversary.

Jazz city launch key to City of Culture

Long-established festival gets underway.

Black Sabbath Bridge to be unveiled

Live event set to attract thousands of fans to Birmingham.

Henry’s Blueshouse rides again

Legendary Birmingham music night relaunches.

Lord Mayor’s awards honour community activists

Recognition for “improving the lives of thousands in the city”.

Talking the blues

An old face returns to the city’s music scene this evening.