Birmingham concerts for 2023 - the big gigs coming to Utilita Arena, Resorts World Arena, O2 Academy & more

Birmingham has already hosted a number of huge names in 2022 and there is lots more to come in the new year.

The likes of Chris Brown, Yungblud, and Snoop Dogg will be performing in our city in 2023, and there’s much more to come in the next few months.

From award-winning solo artists to legendary performers and rising stars you can take your pick from the best coming to O2 Academy, O2 Institute, Resorts World Arena, Utilita Area, Symphony Hall and Birmingham Town Hall throughout the year.

In addition, Symphony Hall has just launched a new cafe called B:Eats where you can enjoy live music for free thorughout the summer. More details here.

Don’t miss out on these incredible gigs - take your pick from the list below and book your tickets now!

Here are all the 2023 gigs to look out for:

Snoop Dogg, Resorts World Arena - March 28, 2023

The tour sees Snoop Dogg enlist a selection of his key collaborators from the breadth of his iconic music career including further West Coast hip hop royalty; Warren G, Tha Dogg Pound, Obie Trice and D12. They will also be joined by the multi-million streamed Irish rap duo Versatile.

For tickets, check the Resort World Arena website.

Dermot Kennedy, Resorts World - April 13

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy - who released a new track recently from his upcoming album Sonder, will be performing at Resorts World. For tickets, visit their website.

Kevin Hart – Utilita Arena Birmingham, Monday 24 April 2023

Emmy and Grammy-nominated, box office sensation Kevin Hart announced his highly anticipated return to the UK for April 2023. The comedy icon will be taking his new Reality Check tour on the road for shows across the UK including a massive show at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena Birmingham and additional stops in Manchester and London before concluding in Glasgow on 29th April.

Tickets for the show at Utilita Arena Birmingham go on sale this Friday 9 December at 10am via the venues official box office, The Ticket Factory.

Tour date: 24 April 2023 – Birmingham, UK, Utilita Arena Birmingham

Paramore, April 24, Utilita Arena Birmingham

Following a jubilant return to the road in the U.S - including stops at Austin City Limits and When We Were Young festivals - Paramorehave announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2023, with special guest Bloc Party, in support of their highly anticipated sixth album This is Why.

Kicking off in Dublin in April, the band will make stops in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham. This will be the band’s first UK tour in over four years. For tickets, visit Utilita Arena website.

Andre Rieu, Resorts World Arena, April 15, 2023

Dutch violin superstar Andre Rieu who makes classical music accessible, is coming to Birmingham next year.

Promising to be a visual and audible treat with the musicians walking among the audience and donning lavish costumes, it is guaranteed to be a magical evening for the whole family. To book tickets, please visit the Resorts World website

Sam Smith, Resorts World Arena, April 23

Sam’s upcoming 13-track record, Gloria will be their boldest statement yet and comes off the back of the huge success of lead single, Unholy. The megahit featuring Kim Petras has surpassed 200 million Spotify streams and remained on top of the Spotify and Apple Music global charts since the day of release. Unholy is Sam’s eighth number 1 smash and sits amongst only three artists to debut at number 1 this year on the UK Official Charts.

For tickets, check Resorts World website.

Olly Murs, May 4 - Resorts World

Olly Murs is back with new music and a new Arena Tour in 2023! Murs has been off the radar for over four years. For a musician who had four Number One singles and four Number One albums in a near-back-to-back run after bursting onto the scene with his double-platinum self-titled debut in 2010, that’s a big gap! Last time round he sold 180,000 tickets for UK arenas in 2019. He’s determined to go bigger, better and louder this time.

For tickets, visit Resorts World website.

Duran Duran, Future Past Tour, Utilita Arena, 5 May 2023

Duran Duran announce the FUTURE PAST tour will extend with five huge headline arena shows across the UK and Ireland through Spring of 2023, beginning at Manchester’s AO Arena on April 29th, with dates at London’s The O2 Arena, Leeds’ First Direct Arena, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena, and the 3 Arena in Dublin. More details here.

For more concerts at O2 Institute and O2 Acacemy visit here

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Michael Bublé - Resorts World Arena - 10-11 May

Multi-platinum selling global superstar Michael Bublé announces his highly anticipated return to the UK with ‘Higher’ next spring, Bublé’s first nationwide arena tour in more than four years. 20 years after the release of his self-titled debut album. The ‘Higher’ Tour, produced by TEG Live Europe brings a charismatic, intimate show - an evening you won’t forget.

Performing his most-loved hits and the greatest tracks from his phenomenal career, alongside songs from his No.1 album ‘Higher’, released earlier this year, the multi-Grammy winning showman will bring the tour to a show-stopping close at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena.

For tickets, visit Resorts World Arena website.

Post Malone, Resorts World Arena - 14 May

GRAMMY® Award-nominated 5x diamond-certified artist Post Malone has announced the long awaited European leg of his Twelve Carat Tour with special guest Rae Sremmurd. Produced by Live Nation, the 13-date run kicks off on 22nd April at Oslo’s Telenor Arena, making stops in Stockholm, Copenhagen, Antwerp, Zurich, Cologne, London, Dublin, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester before wrapping up in Amsterdam at the Ziggo Dome on 19th May.

For tickets, visit Resorts World Arena website.

Elton John, Farewell Tour, 10 - 11 June 2023, 8 June 2023

The Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, which won both Pollstars “Major Tour of the Year 2020” and Billboard Music Awards 2020 “Top Rock Tour,” kicked off to a sold-out crowd on 8 September, 2018, in Allentown, USA, and has since received rave reviews across the world. Elton John has added a further date to the final leg of his award-winning global Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour on 8 June 2023.

Find tickets here.

Ozzy Osbourne, NO MORE TOURS 2, June 14, 2023 - Resorts World Arena

The Ozzy Osbourne tour with guests Judas Priest was due in February 2021 but was postponed to 2023. He will be returning to Birmingham after his summer 2022 performance at the Commonwealth Games.

He will perform at Resorts World Arena. He’s starting his tour in Finland and ending it in Birmingham.

For tickets and more information, visit the Ticket Factory website.

Peter Gabriel, i/o - the tour, Utilita Arena, 23 June 2023

Gabriel will be playing new material from his forthcoming album i/o, as well as delving into his peerless catalogue of music, with hits, fan favourites and the unexpected. For the shows, Gabriel will be joined by regular band-mates Tony Levin, David Rhodes and Manu Katché.

Peter Gabriel first came to international prominence with the success of Genesis, a band that he co-founded while still at school. Find tickets here.

Maroon 5 – Resorts World Arena, Tuesday 4 July 2023

GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum powerhouse Maroon 5, have announced their UK/European headline and festival run for 2023. The European stretch kicks off on Tuesday 13th June at Lisbon’s Passeio Maritimo De Alges, before heading to Spain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, and France, before wrapping up in the UK.

Tickets for the show at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, go on sale this Friday 9 December at 10am via the venues official box office, The Ticket Factory.

Shania Twain, Queen of Me Tour, Utilita Arena, September 26, 2023

Shania will embark on the Queen of Me Tour across the UK and Ireland. The tour marks the first time fans will get to see the queen in all of her glory in nearly five years. Shania Twain continues to be one of the world’s most popular artists, with over 100 million global album sales and 330 million streams in the UK alone. Find tickets here.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Kitchen Disco tour in December 2023

Sophie Ellis-Bextor will be bringing her Christmas Kitchen Disco show to Birmingham on Thursday, December 14, 2023. It is the last date of the tour, and she will be performing at the Symphony Hall

Tickets to see the Murder On The Dancefloor hitmaker are not yet on sale. They will first be going on presale via Ticketmaster on Tuesday, December 6 at 10am.

Then, they will be going on general sale, also through Ticketmaster on Wednesday, December 7 at 10am.