The BBC today (Friday) confirmed the seven UK cities on the shortlist to host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest next year. Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have been shortlisted to host the event. There were expressions of interest from 20 cities across all four nations that make up the United Kingdom. Applicants …
Commonwealth Games sells over 1.5 million tickets
More than 1.5 million fans filled venues to watch this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and across the Midlands. Organisers also announced that 30,000 fans packed out the specially revamped Alexander Stadium for 12 consecutive athletics sessions. The total number of 1.5 million tickets sold is higher than the projection set out by the organising …
NEC Campus set to hold outdoor Wireless festival
Wireless Festival will take place on the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Campus this year, with international stars and homegrown UK talent to perform at the festival. Promoted by Festival Republic, which is part of live entertainment giant Live Nation, the three-day Birmingham event will welcome over 135,000 attendees. The festival will not use the indoor …