Birmingham's largest multi-purpose entertainment venues, Utilita Arena Birmingham, Resorts World Arena and NEC, play host to an all year round programme of music, comedy, sport and family events.

Below is a list of our 2024 highlights. With many events already sold out, get booking those tickets now before it's too late...

And don't forget, VIP tickets are available for all shows and events via the venues' Amplify initiative. To find out more, click here.

The 2024 Birmingham International Tattoo | Resorts World Arena | Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 February

One of the first events to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the 2024 Birmingham International Tattoo serves up more than three hours of pageantry and spectacle, the culmination of which is a grand finale that features a staggering 1,200 performers.

Displays include the Inter-Service Field Gun competition and the British Flyball Association competition. Land Of Hope And Glory and The Evening Hymn also feature in the show’s programme of entertainment.

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The 1975 | Resorts World Arena | Monday 21 February

Between the impressive staging, high concept performance art and surprise appearances from friends, the The 1975's Still… At Their Very Best tour has been lauded as a band truly in their prime; a claim backed up by the plethora of five-star reviews from critics. 

Over the last decade, The 1975 have firmly established themselves the defining band of their generation with their distinctive aesthetic, passionate fanbase and unique sonic approach.

Released last October, the band’s fifth studio album Being Funny In A Foreign Language was met with lavish praise, with The FACE labeling it “an album of massive tunes, pristine production and sincere romanticism” and Rolling Stone vowing the album saw the band “reassert themselves at the forefront of 2020s pop-rock”. It outsold the rest of the Top 5 combined to land the band their fifth Official UK Number 1 album in a row. The band were also crowned ‘Best Rock/Alternative Act’ at the 2023 BRIT Awards.

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YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships | Utilita Arena Birmingham | Tuesday 12 - Sunday 17 March

Bringing the best badminton players from around the world to compete in one of the oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments.

The 2024 Championships will welcome fans back into the Arena to experience world class action as the players showcase skill and speed in their effort to make history. The YONEX All England Open 2024 is a great value experience for all of the family, and not to be missed.

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UB40 featuring Ali Campbell | Utilita Arena Birmingham | Saturday 13 April

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell have announced The Hits Tour for 2024 in arenas across the UK, celebrating the biggest songs from the UK’s most successful Reggae band of all-time. 

Further hits from across the band’s career such as Kingston Town, a cover of I Got You Babe with Chrissie Hynde, and (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You helped the band and Ali Campbell become the authentic voice of UK Reggae, with a total of 70 million records sold, as they took their smooth yet rootsy musical blend to all corners of the globe.

Joining UB40 featuring Ali Campbell for the tour will be very special guest, Bitty McLean.

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Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer | Utilita Arena Birmingham | Friday 7 June

When The Smashing Pumpkins first emerged out of Chicago in 1988, the world had never heard a band quite like them. They spun together rock, pop, shoe-gaze, metal, goth, psychedelia, and electronic into a kaleidoscope of saccharine melodies, fuzzy distortion, bombastic orchestration, incendiary fretwork, eloquent songcraft, and unshakable hooks. Upon their formation, their sound was different, iconoclastic, and wholly new—and it still is today. As a result, they’ve sold over 30 million albums worldwide and collected two Grammy Awards, two MTV VMAs, and an American Music Award. Their catalog is highlighted by the platinum Gish, the quadruple-platinum Siamese Dream, diamond-certified Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, platinum Adore, and gold Machina/The Machines of God.

Weezer’s music has been streamed billions of times with the band selling over 10 million albums in the U.S. and over 35 million records worldwide since their debut album’s release in 1994. Their catalogue has included such megahits as Buddy Holly, Undone (The Sweater Song), Say It Ain’t So, El Scorcho, Hash Pipe, Island In The Sun, Beverly Hills, Pork and Beans, and more.

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Titanic Exhibition: Birmingham | NEC Birmingham | Saturday 27 July - Wednesday 28 August

A major exhibition about the Titanic - the British passenger liner which sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean.

The display features brand-new interactive exhibits, remarkable footage of the wreckage, a diverse range of artefacts from the vessel, and a selection of props from the 1997 Kate Winslet/Leonardo DiCaprio blockbuster film.

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The Strongman Open 2024 | Utilita Arena Birmingham | Saturday 7 September

Giants Live to bring the planet’s strongest athletes to Birmingham for the first time.

Impossibly heavy weights will be lifted, carried, and thrown over five gruelling events as the world’s elite strongman competitors battle for the prestigious Strongman Open title and one of three qualification spots for The World’s Strongest Man Finals.

The cream of the world’s strength elite have all regularly appeared at Giants Live, including the reigning World’s Strongest Man, Mitchell Hooper and two-time World’s Strongest Man, Tom Stoltman.

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Texas | Utilita Arena Birmingham | Friday 13 September

Following a triumphant, stand out performance on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury this year, which The Independent described as “one of Friday’s most memorable performances”, Texas will return to the stage in 2024.

34 years since they recorded I Don’t Want A Lover, then watched, gobsmacked, as it reached number eight in the charts, Texas, one of the UK’s most loved bands, have gone on to produce ten studio albums, selling over 40 million records worldwide.

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Paul Smith | Utilita Arena Birmingham | Friday 4 - Saturday 5 October 2024 & Friday 11 - Saturday 12 April 2025

Attention all comedy fans! Paul Smith is back and better than ever with his latest tour show, Pablo. Get ready to experience the jaw-aching, laugh out loud comedy that only Smith can deliver. This is Paul Smith's biggest and funniest tour show yet, and it promises to have you rolling around in laughter with every joke. The show features a mix of his trademark audience interaction and hilarious true stories from his everyday life. You can expect hysterics from start to finish, and you won't want to miss a minute.

The Human League | Utilita Arena Birmingham | Saturday 7 December

The internationally renowned synth-pop trio, best known for their smash hit Don’t You Want Me will visit Birmingham this winter.

Having sold over 20 million records worldwide, the band have garnered an army of fans for their distinctive electro-pop sound with hits including Mirror Man, Louise and Electric Dreams.