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Now the second largest city in Britain, with a population of over one million, Birmingham has long outgrown the squalor of its boom years and today its industrial supremacy is recalled in a crop of excellent heritage museums and an extensive network of canals. Birmingham also boasts a multiracial population that makes this one of Britain's most cosmopolitan cities. Live music is strong in Birmingham, too, with big-name concerts at several major venues and other, often local bands appearing at some clubs and pubs. The social calendar also gets an added boost from a wide range of up-market festivals , including the Jazz Festival in the first two weeks in July, and the Film and TV Festival in November.
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