Desi Live | 13.10.23 | Forum Birmingham

DESI LIVE 2023
Friday 13th October 2023
@ Forum Birmingham
52 - 54 Dale End, Birmingham B4 7LS

10.30PM - 03.30AM (Last Entry 00.30!)
#DoingItForHarvey

The UK’s premier Panjabi live music experience returns for 2023 for a very special night. We head to Birmingham for the first ever time to bring you a night of stars of the modern era for a very special cause.

All acts have agreed to perform to support the cause on the night as we raise funds towards aiding DJ Harvey, brother of Jaz Dhami, in his continued treatment from a very rare form of brain cancer. All profits from this event will go directly to Harvey in order to prolong his time with his family + causes related to raising awareness for this rare disease!

So join us for an amazing night of music & entertainment from a stellar cast of South Asian talent whilst supporting a great cause in the process!


PERFORMING LIVE ON THE NIGHT! (A-Z)

★★★★ ARJUN ★★★★

One of the UK’s biggest exports, Arjun is one of the most globally recognised talents of the past decade. The British-Sri Lankan R&B sensation has a string of hits that are a staple of every playlist of anthems.

► ‘TINGO’ ft Mickey Singh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spe7CjoJzrg
► ’SUIT’ ft Guru Randhawa -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ763VvqiEM
► ’KABHI JO BAADAL’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar-3chBG4NU
► ’VAADI’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaudYR8-YGI

& More!

★★★★ BEATS BY LIONS ★★★★

The UK’s Pre-eminent Dhol Group out the Midlands!


★★★★ CHANNI NATTAN ★★★★

The Canada-based hit maker & lyricist behind some of the MONSTER Modern Panjabi Anthems to come out in the past few years touches down exclusively to support this event alongside protege INDERPAL MOGA!

► ‘DAKU’ ft Inderpal Moga - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOdnRhWeHoY
► ‘UMBRELLA’ ft DILJIT DOSANJH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1GCt4JdV8U
► ‘UNFORGETTABLE’ ft DILJIT DOSANJH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBS8_RuRz54

★★★★ DJ FRENZY ★★★★

The Award Winning Mixmaster and man behind some of the biggest viral remixes of the past few years touches back down for another roadblock event! From DJ’ing at Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma’s wedding to touring Worldwide, he will show off why he is one of the most popular music channels on YouTube with insane live mixes, bass drops & some dance moves too!

► ‘Milli - 1’ ft Raf-Saperra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaj-nAK6YVE
► ‘Peach Munde’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaTv_AbP-v8
► ‘Shape of You’ Bhangra Remix - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmWolb92U9o
► ‘Lean On Diljit’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqoRlm3C9Q8
► ‘Despa-Suit-O’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDJwNU2W3rU

★★★★ DJ KIZZI ★★★★

The DESI BEATZ resident & hottest female DJ of the past 3 years - featuring on more stages, tours, club shows, festivals & radio shows than any other of her peers by a mile - PURE TALENT!


★★★★ DR ZEUS ★★★★

‘Pioneer', ‘Icon', ‘Original'.. These are terms so often thrown around to describe artists, but very few can claim to live up to those huge terms. Dr Zeus, however, is one who deserves these accolades. A legend in the UK Desi Scene, he has transcended boundaries and is now a globally recognised & respected hitmaker and cultural figure. Besides a monster catalogue of his own hits, he has produced some of the biggest Bhangra, Bollywood & Urban Desi songs for many well known artists.

► 'Woofer' ft Snoop Dogg, Nargis Fakhri & Zora - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5lxsBjCGc0
► ’Kangna’ ft Master Rakesh & Shortie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wem2XsJ1DFM
► ’Ah Ni Kuria’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVZP_nsvefc
► ’Inch’ - ft Zora Randhawa & Fateh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwKVmCKKa7M

& More!


★★★★ INDERPAL MOGA ★★★★

The Indo-Canadian SENSATION flies in with his collaborator Channi Nattan to perform LIVE for this huge event!

► ‘DAKU’ ft Channi Nattan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOdnRhWeHoY
► ‘JUNGLE’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfzNp3gz6Ik
► ‘BAD BOYS’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTuT-fLJb2E


★★★★ JAZ DHAMI ★★★★

One of the UK’s greatest exports - Jaz Dhami is widely recognised as arguably the greatest natural talent to have been born on these shores. Exploding on the scene with anthem after anthem, he has grown into his own unique brand, collaborating with everyone from Steel Banglez to Yo Yo Honey Singh!!

► ‘HIGH HEELS’ ft Yo Yo Honey Singh - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkgad9gngOQ
► ’AITVAAR’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmh6c7KiTSk
► ’BAS’ ft KARAN AUJLA- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joI4Dp7XWnM
► ’THEKE WALI’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qb4UFVjQXU

& More!

★★★★ PANJABI HIT SQUAD ★★★★ (BBC Asian Network) - Every Fri + Sat (6pm - 9pm)

The award winning ‘World Famous’ renown hitmakers PHS play an exclusive set of the finest blend of Bhangra, Bollywood & Desi Beats at Desi Live! ;) It’s easy to forget, PHS are true pioneers of the Asian scene - dropping bangers of their own throughout the years, whilst being long time residents on BBC Asian Network - the favourites hailing from Southall have entertained every time they have been on the decks at the biggest Festivals & Melas - expect EVERY Anthem you can imagine, from Badshah, to Jaz Dhami, from Panjabi MC to their own classic anthems - PHS are the guaranteed party smashers!

► ‘HAI HAI’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2fex1Kq2o0
► 'DIL MERA’ ft Rahat Fateh Ali Khan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDfJ9iXNz2Q
► ‘DEEWANA’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5gP2AXufGc

★★★★ RAF-SAPERRA ★★★★

YES - that’s right!! The most talked about new wave Panjabi Artist from the UK in the past decade - he’s not here to take part - he’s taking OVER!

► MODERA MIRZA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYXP0rDJiLY
► SNAKE CHARMER - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyvVGWlkzcE
► BAROOD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZmRQ9OB3D4
► NLS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA9zFc2tco4

+ MORE ACTS TO BE ANNOUNCED + SURPRISE GUESTS ON THE NIGHT!

HOSTED BY ★★★★ HARPZ KAUR ★★★★

Conditions of Entry -

18+ EVENT : VALID PHYSICAL ID REQUIRED (Driving License or Passport) - MRRA - NO REFUNDS ON BASIS OF INTOXICATION OR ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR!

LAST ENTRY 00.30!

Dresscode - Smart Casual, Trainers ok - Strictly no tracksuits!