Birmingham or Manchester Uni Music?

Hi! I have offers from both Birmingham and Manchester unis and I'm unsure which to accept.
For me the Manchester course looks slightly better/ more academic?
Never been to Birmingham but have friends there who enjoy it.
People seemed really friendly and course really good at Manchester but unsure on city- v different to my small town: main points being v big, scary, not much green space, don't know that many. What is Birmingham like compared.
Having said this, I was only in Manchester briefly with not great weather so not sure...
any help greatly appreciated xx