At the end of a horrible week in British politics, there’s nowhere better to be than a sweaty moshpit in a Digbeth warehouse being vibrated by the Bug’s colossal bass music, exorcising rage through MC Flowdan’s fury. This is the first night of Birmingham’s Supersonic festival, their first since 2019, promising release, recovery and rebuilding through a combination of metal and experimental music.
It opens on Friday with the euphoric herald of violinist Rakhi Singh playing Julia Wolfe’s Lad, originally for nine bagpipes, brilliantly transposed for violin. Later, Birmingham punk-with-electronic-hardware Blue Ruth rides the big soundsystem, with their part-punk, part-Suicide raw electro.
