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

Below is a list of what's on sale this week, and when, so you can be sure to snap those tickets up before it's too late...

THE 1975 | RESORTS WORLD ARENA | WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2024

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 8 September

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.

TOM JONES | RESORTS WORLD ARENA | SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER 2023

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 8 September

Tom Jones is undoubtedly one of Britain’s all-time greatest vocal talents. With a career spanning over 60 years, he has sold over a staggering 100 million records, has amassed 36 Top 40 hits, been honoured with the prestigious Music Industry Trust Award and been the recipient of multiple Grammy awards. Jones is widely considered to be one of the greatest singers and recording artists of all time.

From soul-stirring ballads to exhilarating anthems, the Ages & Stages tour promises to showcase the full spectrum of Tom Jones’ colossal career, brought to life by his distinctive voice and magnetic charisma.

SIMPLE MINDS | UTILITA ARENA BIRMINGHAM | SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2024

Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 8 September

In the past decade alone, Simple Minds have played to hundreds of thousands of people around the globe.

Demand to see the band perform well known hits including Promised You a Miracle, Glittering Prize, Someone Somewhere in Summertime, Waterfront, Alive and Kicking, All The Things She Said, Sanctify Yourself, Don’t You Forget About Me, Mandela Day, Belfast Child and See The Lights has grown year on year, with the band consistently acclaimed as one of the best live outfits of their generation. 

Having sold over 60 million albums, and had number one hits the world over, not only have Simple Minds become a must-see live act, they have rekindled the magic that made them a vital artistic force in their early days and referenced by a slew of younger artists. Their most recent and critically acclaimed album Direction of the Heart reached number 4 in the UK album chart and top 10 in multiple territories.

UB40 FEATURING ALI CAMPBELL | UTILITA ARENA BIRMINGHAM | SATURDAY 13 APRIL 2024

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 8 September

Celebrate the UK’s most successful reggae band of all time, as UB40 featuring Ali Campbell bring The Hits tour to Birmingham.

September marks 40 years since the release of their seminal album Labour of Love on 12 September 1983, which produced the groundbreaking hits that will be performed on this tour such as Cherry Oh Baby, Many Rivers to Cross, Please Don’t Make Me Cry, and of course the ubiquitous Red Red Wine which topped the charts both sides of the Atlantic.

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.

KUMAR SANU, UDIT NARAYAN AND ABHIJEET BHATTACHARYA | RESORTS WORLD ARENA | FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2023

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 8 September

Famous playback singers in the Bollywood industry, Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, and Abhijeet Bhattacharya, bring their Rewind Reloaded tour to the Birmingham this winter.