Misfits Music Foundation’s 14 month Brum Rocks project culminated in Birmingham’s biggest rock band on Sunday 14 July at Forum Birmingham with 400 musicians, singers, audience members coming together for a live concert hosted by BRMB’s Luke Crawford.

The show opened with Hit the Dhol whose bhangra beats had everyone up on their feet along with encouraging everyone to sing along to their adaptations of ‘Its Coming Home’ and ‘Sweet Caroline’ ahead of the Euro final.

The highlight of the rock concert however was the new anthem from Jasmine Gardosi ‘Brummie Steel’ which is inspired by Birmingham’s industrial roots and its unique identity as a super-diverse city encouraging us to celebrate our differences as its this mixture that makes the city stronger.

Brum Rocks participants and audiences were also surprised with some special video well wishes from rock legends including Fyfe Dangerfield of the Guillemots; Joan Armatrading; Nick Mason CBE of Pink Floyd; Rob Halford of Judas Priest and Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. All congratulated participants for getting involved and for rocking out in Birmingham, the home of rock.

Brum Rocks Workshops ran from September 2023 across Birmingham and the Black Country, and were funded via The National Lottery Community Fund People’s Project. The new anthem for Birmingham – Brummie Steel penned especially for Brum Rocks Live by Jasmine Gardosi, Birmingham’s Poet Laureate, was funded through Heritage Lottery Fund.

Find out more about the project: misfitsmusic.org.uk