Ninth annual Birmingham B-SIDE Festival set to return with new additions - Here's what you can expect

The B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival is back and ready to celebrate all things Hip-Hop from 6 – 9 June 2024.

This year marks the ninth edition of the festival, which has become a staple event for Hip-Hop lovers across the globe.

What is the B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival?

The B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival showcases the very best Hip-Hop talent from across the pillars of Hip-Hop, including Breakin’, Graffiti, DJing, and MCing.

The four-day festival will take place across Birmingham Hippodrome, Southside, and Bullring & Grand Central.

Who will be performing at the B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2024?

Chris Sudworth, Creative Director at Birmingham Hippodrome, said, "We’re excited by the line-up for B-SIDE 2024, across the elements of Hip-Hop.”

The festival will feature fantastic free content from firm favourites Break Mission, Queer-Side, Afroflux, and High Vis Festival.

A new addition to the festival this year is the Edinburgh hit Hip-Hop theatre piece TONES, which will be showcased in the Patrick Studio.

What events can we expect at the B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2024?

The festival kicks off on Thursday, 6 June, with a Young Community Takeover event.

This event focuses on unlocking young people’s creativity through Hip-Hop workshops. The same day will also feature a showing of Gerel Falconer’s production, TONES.

On Friday, 7 June, the festival will host an advanced & intermediate level dance workshop program.

The festival then explodes onto the streets of Southside and inside Birmingham Hippodrome on Saturday, 8 June.

This day will feature dance competition qualifiers, a music block party, Graffiti Jam, Afroflux marketplace, workshops, talks, and much more.

The festival culminates on Sunday, 9 June, with the Break Mission Worldwide and Queer-Side Dance Championships Finals taking place in the Bullring.

This event will feature some of the very best contemporary Hip-Hop talents from across the UK and internationally.

Who are the partners and supporters of the B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2024?

The B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival is produced by Birmingham Hippodrome in partnership with Break Mission, Queer-Side, Afroflux, and High Vis Festival. The festival is also supported by Red Bull, Southside District, and The Arcadian.

When will the full programme for the B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2024 be announced?

The full B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2024 programme will be announced in May.

So, get set to celebrate all things Hip-Hop this June at the B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2024!