Centenary Square Summer Series 2024: Birmingham to host four day summer music festival - tickets & details

A new four day summer music festival will take place in Birmingham's Centenary Square this summer.

Metropolis Music has today (February 22) announced the inaugural Centenary Square Summer Series, a four-day 4,999 capacity festival series in the heart of the city.

The festival will see a series of plays, film, exhibitions, live and recorded music, dance performances and more take place in the city venue on Broad Street outside the Library of Birmingham.

The Centenary Square Summer Series will offer Birmingham residents and visitors the opportunity to see high-profile bands and musicians in the heart of the city centre next summer.

Last week, we reported that Live Nation had submitted a planning application to host the four day music festival in Centenary Square. The plans have now been approved with the city centre festival taking place across the August bank holiday weekend this year (August 23-26).

Mirroring the fan-loved format of the Summer Series at London’s Somerset House and The Piece Hall in Yorkshire, Centenary Square Summer Series will be programmed by Metropolis Music & produced in partnership with Cuffe and Taylor. With ambitions to be "one of the greenest events on the summer calendar, the series will be powered solely by the national grid and be single use plastic free".

Line-up & how to get tickets

Artist announcement is scheduled for Friday, March 1 at 10am, interested customers can register for exclusive early access to festival tickets at www.centenarysquaresummerseries.com

What's been said about the festival?

Dan Roberts, Series Programmer, Metropolis Music, said: "Birmingham and the people of the West Midlands deserve a flagship summer festival series. In that spirit, we are excited to announce the inaugural Centenary Square Summer Series. Thanks to everyone at Birmingham City Council, B:Music, friends and residents around the square for supporting this concept. Bookings are complete; we’ve got some amazing artists lined up for you, more news soon.”