http://www.thenia.co.uk/feeds/upcoming.rssThu, 17 May 2012 02:10:45 +0100{41A0531D-C6F9-448A-A9FF-B16EA37BC667}http://feeds.thenia.co.uk/~r/thenia-next/~3/iWyu0tNS9jE/bmx-world-championshipsSports24 - 27 May 2012<br/>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:55:01 Z2012-03-29T10:46:03+01:002011-12-01T09:00:00;#20120524;#24/05/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#20120525;#25/05/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#20120526;#26/05/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#20120527;#27/05/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#<p>The 2012 UCI BMX World Championships will take place in Birmingham in what is the biggest annual prize in BMX racing, with the world’s best riders chasing the right to wear the coveted rainbow stripes for the following 12 months. The event takes on extra significance in 2012 because it is the last event in which nations can secure valuable qualification points as they strive to earn their place at the London Olympic Games.</p> <p>The NIA will see some of the world’s best BMX riders go head to head over four days of competition between 24th and 27th May 2012. Two thousand riders from 40 countries will compete for world titles in what promises to be the most spectacular World Championships ever.</p> <p>Please note* Session times are subject to change up to the event. For up to date details, ticket holders should check the event website <a href="http://www.bmxworldchamps.com/">www.bmxworldchamps.com</a></p>http://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/bmx-world-championships/PublishingImages/medium.jpghttp://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/bmx-world-championships{45D8AFEB-35C5-44E8-93B6-63B38FF748E6}http://feeds.thenia.co.uk/~r/thenia-next/~3/TzGivRltaZA/blink-182MusicRock07 Jun 2012<br/>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:41:38 Z2012-03-28T10:39:00+01:002010-12-09T09:30:00;#20120607;#07/06/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#<p>The Blink 182 tour rescheduled date is 7th June 2012, original tickets for the show will still be valid.</p> <p>This is the band’s first headline tour for over 8 years; the boys will be joined by All American Rejects and Four Year Strong. The NIA show is the first in the tour and due to popular demand, extra tickets have just been released.</p> <p>Blink 182 were formed in San Diego in 1992 by Mark Hoppus and Tom De Longe and later joined by drummer Travis Barker, will be doing two different dates at Birmingham venues, the NIA and LG Arena. On 7 June, the band will be playing to crowds at the NIA with Four Year Strong. Then, on 16 June Blink 182 will be supported by Twin Atlantic at the LG Arena. Both dates will see All American Rejects as the main support act.</p> <p>Blink 182’s breakthrough album, Enema Of The State, was released in 1999 and went on to sell in excess of 15 million copies worldwide. Their next two albums, Take Off Your Pants And Jacket (2001) and blink 182 (2003) cemented their position as a pop punk supergroup. Additionally the band have won a number of MTV Awards throughout their career. Their latest album Neighborhoods was released last year, and the tour will feature a variety of tracks from their entire discography.</p>http://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/blink-182/PublishingImages/medium.jpghttp://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/blink-182{C77778B3-5897-49C6-95E9-82D0E6B0D406}http://feeds.thenia.co.uk/~r/thenia-next/~3/qYsf_7qsoJo/nicki-minajMusicPopR + BHip hop26 Jun 2012<br/>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:04:29 Z2012-03-19T11:48:21Z2012-03-23T09:00:00;#20120626;#26/06/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#<p>Nicki Minaj is following an incredibly successful two months with a brand new tour, ‘Pink Friday’, hitting Birmingham’s NIA on Tuesday 26 June.  <br> <br>The female rapper and singer has seen her debut album become a multi-platinum selling record as well as landing herself a place in history with the most charted singles by any female rap album in Billboard history over the past 12 months. She has also become the first artist ever to have 7 singles on the Billboard HOT 100 chart simultaneously. </p> <p>Having criss-crossed the US playing to massive sell-out audiences with friend and mentor Lil Wayne on the sold–out “I Am Music II” tour, Nicki then went on to appear as a special guest on Britney Spear’s US tour, this will be her first solo tour, and it is hotly anticipated. In addition to winning Best Hip Hop Video at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards along with Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album and Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist at the 2011 American Music Awards, Nicki was recently nominated for three Grammys for Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Album.</p>http://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/nicki-minaj/PublishingImages/medium.jpghttp://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/nicki-minaj{CB983484-0BC3-48E5-B284-CE4C7EEE39C8}http://feeds.thenia.co.uk/~r/thenia-next/~3/NoNeqmnHxmw/trampoline-british-championshipsSportsAthletics07 - 08 Jul 2012<br/>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:02:09 Z2012-05-08T17:06:09+01:002011-02-04T10:00:00;#20120707;#07/07/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#20120708;#08/07/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#<p>The weekend 7/8th of July will see Britain's best gymnasts descend on the NIA to battle it out for coveted British titles.</p> <p>Non-stop action with high-flying somersaults and twists in the spectacular individual and synchronized trampoline events, is mixed with mind-blowing fast paced tumbling and the dynamic double-mini trampoline (DMT), giving the crowd a real feast of gymnastics to cheer on.</p> <p>With the trampoline discipline of gymnastics represented at the Olympic Games, the British crowd will be especially looking forward to cheering our female Team GB representative just weeks before she competes in London.</p> <p>Following a spectacular 2011 World Championships at the NIA, the British gymnasts return no doubt looking for the same kind of home support that led them to a whole host of world beating performances last November.</p>http://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/trampoline-british-championships/PublishingImages/medium.jpghttp://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/trampoline-british-championships{4D103441-744A-4000-875C-5C256653AA8B}http://feeds.thenia.co.uk/~r/thenia-next/~3/oe3UW6eHNig/madonnaMusicPopDanceFamily19 Jul 2012<br/>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:46:28 Z2012-03-26T11:08:01+01:002012-03-30T09:00:00;#20120719;#19/07/2012 00:00:00;# ;# ;# ;#<p>The Madonna 2012 World Tour keeps getting bigger with sell-out performances confirmed in Amsterdam, Berlin, Abu Dhabi, Istanbul, New York City, Los Angeles and more. Today, it has been confirmed that the Material Girl will be making a stop at Birmingham’s NIA on Thursday 19 July.</p> <p>The tour begins in May and will stop in 26 European cities before starting in North America in August.  Madonna’s newest album release “MDNA” is already getting rave reviews and fans can expect a fantastic show, billed as the world’s biggest dance party.</p>http://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/madonna/PublishingImages/medium.jpghttp://www.thenia.co.uk/whatson/madonna