00:00So let's start at our look at events you may need to book in early for in March when the
00:05Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships returns to Utilita Arena Birmingham.
00:11The tournament runs from the 4th to the 14th of March and expands to 11 days for 2027 with 219
00:19matches and larger single draws.
00:22It remains one of the biggest events in the international badminton calendar.
00:26Later that month, Chase and Status take over Utilita Arena for two nights on the 26th and 27th of March.
00:34The electronic duo have become one of Britain's biggest live dance acts, combining drum and bass with wider electronic sound
00:41across a career that now stretches back more than two decades.
00:46Into April, Teddy Swims brings his ugly tour to Utilita Arena on the 4th and 5th of April.
00:52The American singer broke through internationally with Loose Control and is now taking his biggest UK and European headline tour
01:01to Birmingham for two nights.
01:03May brings Rod Stewart back to the city with a show at Utilita Arena on the 4th of May.
01:09He's touring with the final encore, which says he will be his final tour after more than six decades on
01:16the road.
01:17Howard Jones is joining him as the special guest for the Birmingham date.
01:21Then, less than two weeks later, Eric Clapton plays BP Pulse live on the 17th of May.
01:29Birmingham is just one of five UK dates on his 2027 schedule.
01:35His career stretches from the Yardbirds and Cream through to one of the longest and most successful solo careers in
01:42British music.
01:43Then, on May 28th, Nickelback arrive at Utilita Arena with their Everything Under the Sun World Tour.
01:51The Canadian rock band have sold almost 65 million albums worldwide with a catalogue including How You Remind Me, Rockstar
02:00and Photograph.
02:01And Birmingham is one of the UK stops on their latest global arena run.
02:06Into August, one of the biggest theatre productions on the calendar arrives at Birmingham Hippodrome.
02:13Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express runs from the 11th of August to the 11th of September.
02:18The musical is famous for performers racing around the stage on roller skates and has been seen by more than
02:2430 million people worldwide.
02:26And it comes to Birmingham following its London revival.
02:29And finally, the 29th of September, make a note for Andrea Bocelli, who brings his Romanza 30th anniversary concert to
02:39the Utilita Arena.
02:41The Italian tenor is marking three decades since the album that helped establish him internationally.
02:48And that's our what's on.
02:50Loads of stuff to enjoy including sport, major rear tours and one of the year's biggest theatre runs.
02:56And wherever you choose to attend, we hope you have a lovely time.
