Bryan Adams Birmingham 2022: how much are tickets to Utilita Arena gig, setlist - and who is the support act?

Music legend Bryan Adams is bringing his UK tour to Birmingham, and it is set to be an unmissable show.

The tour follows the release of Adams’ latest album ‘So Happy It Hurts’ which was released on 11 March.

Taking place at one of Birmingham’s premier venues, here’s all you need to know ahead of the gig, including who is supporting Bryan Adams and which of his classic songs he is likely to play.

When does Bryan Adams play in Birmingham?

The Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist is calling in at Birmingham as part of his UK tour.

He will play at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Saturday, 14 May.

Where else will he play?

Bryan Adams will start his tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 10 May, he will also perform at the iconic venue on 11 May.

The Birmingham date will just be the third on Bryan Adams’ UK arena tour.

In total, he will play 13 dates in 12 UK cities throughout May.

The full tour schedule is listed below.

10 and 11 - Royal Albert Hall, London

13 - Brighton Centre, Brighton

14 - ResortWorld Arena, Birmingham

15 - Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

17 - AO Arena, Manchester

18 - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

20 - Utilita Arena, Newcastle

22 - P & J Arena, Aberdeen

23 - Glasgow Hydro, Glasgow

25 - Bonus Arena, Hull, UK

26 - London O2 Arena, London

29 - Belfast SSE Arena, Belfast

30 - Dublin 3Arena

How do I get tickets to the Birmingham concert?

Tickets to Bryan Adams’ gig at the Utilita Arena are still on sale, and available through The Ticket Factory, official ticketing partners of the arena.

Prices start from £52.75, and VIP packages are available from £179.

Booking and administration fees are included within the price of each ticket.

To get hold of tickets for the gig, visit the Ticket Factory website

What is the setlist?

As the European leg of the tour has drawn to a close, we can get a pretty good idea of the setlist Bryan Adams will perform at the Utilita Arena.

Below his is setlist from a show in Denmark on 29 April according to setlist.fm

• Kick Ass
• Can’t Stop This Thing We Started
• Run to You
• Shine a Light
• Heaven
• Go Down Rockin’
• It’s Only Love
• On The Road
• You Belong to Me
• Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?
• Here I Am
• When You’re Gone
• If Ya Wanna Be Bad Ya Gotta Be Good
• (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
• Back to You
• One Night Love Affair
• Rebel
• 18 til I Die
• Summer of ‘69
• Let’s Make a Night to RememberAll or Nothing (fan request)
• The Best of Me (fan request)
• Please Forgive Me (fan request)
• Cuts Like a Knife

Encore:

• So Happy It Hurts
• These Are The Moments That Make Up My Life
• Straight From the Heart (solo)
• Shine a Light (solo)
• All for Love

Who is Bryan Adams?

Bryan Adams was born in Ontario, Canada in 1959.

He is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and record producer and has been active on the music scene since 1975.

Adams has released 15 studio albums since 1980, including his 2022 release ‘So Happy It Hurts’, several songs from this will be performed during his UK arena tour.

Adams has many iconic tracks, with one of the most noticeable being ‘Summer of 69’ which has become a track that has defied time.