The upcoming final Black Sabbath performance on Saturday 5th July is a hugely momentous occasion, not only for Sabbath fans, not only for Birmingham, but mostly for the bands, musicians and audiences that, since the 1960s, have established Birmingham as THE UK HOME OF ROCK & ROLL!
And that demands to be celebrated…Let’s welcome them home and reward Birmingham’s rock fans – the best in the UK – with an extravaganza of live music.
With 20 performances, 18 of them free admission, in 14 venues over the 4 days of July 3rd to 6th.
The venues will include pubs and bars, a music instrument store, libraries – and a canal boat! The music will cover a wide spectrum of styles, ranging from Black Sabbath’s very first interest, The Blues through to bands that play straight-ahead Sabbath to others that have been influenced by them in some way.
For these five sunny July days, the eyes of the entire Rock ‘n Roll World will be on Birmingham – let’s give them something to talk about.
All performances are free admission unless otherwise stated.
| DATE | TIME | VENUE | ARTIST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 3rd July | 17:00 | The Brasshouse | Smokin’ Eskimo |
| 17:30 | Snobs | The Uptown Jukes | |
| 19:00 | The Barrel Store by Attic Brew Co. | Chickenbone John & Harmonica Dave | |
| 19:30 | Wednesbury Library | Back On The Road | |
| 19:30 | The Victoria | Santu + A Week Full Of Mondays & Mantarray (£8 advance, £10 OTD) | |
| 20:00 | Lord Clifden | Honeyboy Hickling Blues Band | |
| 20:30 | Snobs | The Shufflepack | |
| Friday 4th July | 16:00 | Hennessey’s Bar | The Shakedown Brothers |
| 17:00 | The Brasshouse | The Uptown Jukes | |
| 19:00 | Barbara’s Bier Haus | Snakebite | |
| 19:00 | The Bartons Arms | Sabbra Cadabra | |
| 19:30 | West Bromwich Central Library | Slide Boy Roy | |
| 20:00 | O’Neills, Broad Street | Melvin Hancox Band | |
| 20:00 | Ye Olde Foundry, Dudley | 10th Global Black Sabbath Convention | |
| Saturday 5th July | 15:00 | The Brasshouse | Stuart Maxwell’s Blues Raiders |
| 19:00 | Barbara’s Bier Haus | Slide Boy Roy | |
| 19:30 | Brindley Cruises Embark canalside outside of The Sea Life Centre | Black Sabbath: The Early Years Q&A with first manager, Jim Simpson (£6.50) | |
| Sunday 6th July | 13:00 | Fair Deal Music | Birmingham: The UK Home Of Rock & Roll Discussion and Q&A with Cissy Stone, Jaci Davis, Des Tong, Roy Davis and Pete Francis |
| 15:00 | The Brasshouse | Jamie Thyer & The Worried Men | |
| 18:30 | Snobs: Birmingham Rocks | Out Of The Blue Big Band |
