Former Hummingbird and Carling Academy to reopen as huge new 3,500 capacity music venue
It s hoped Forum Birmingham, in Dale End, will open in late summer.
12:54, 15 APR 2021
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A huge new 3,500 capacity music venue is to open in the city centre - at the same site which previously hosted iconic acts including Nirvana and The Clash.
A new music venue will open its doors in Birmingham this year.
Housed in a building formerly home to the city s Birmingham Ballroom and Birmingham Academy, the newly renovated, multi-faceted 3,500-capacity Forum a venue designed with DJs and live electronic acts in mind is getting ready to open for summer.
Promoters already confirmed to host events include AEG Presents, Goldenvoice, Kilimanjaro Live and Cream, with local Birmingham promoters Leftfoot, Shadow City and Foliée also planning to host events at the new Forum. Tom Ranger, who has worked with the likes of Oval Space, The Pickle Factory, Percolate Live and Dreamland Margate, has been named the Head of Events & Programming.