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Bee Gees tribute act at fever pitch at the Alexandra Theatre

SATURDAY Night Fever will break out in Birmingham – on Sunday!Read

Jets frontman Nic Cester sobered up by inspirational Mani

REFORMED party animal Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield has inspired Australian rockers Jet to clean up their act.Read

Birmingham O2 Academy: Midlands acts get venue off to a flying start

AN ABUNDANCE of Midland music is getting Birmingham’s O2 Academy off to a flying start.Read

Ocean Colour Scene

Ocean Colour Scene launch new 02 Academy with Selfridges gig

THERE was a treat in store for music fans when Brummie band Ocean Colour Scene took over a city centre shop to mark the opening of a new concert venue.Read

Songbird's special bond with Rodeo

FOLKY songstress Dawn Landes is set to be one of the final musicians to perform at the O2 Academy in Dale End.Read

Beverley Knight takes control of a Hurricane...

MIDLAND star Beverley Knight has taken to heart the sentiments of fellow popsters Destiny’s Child and become an Independent Woman.Read

Album preview treat at launch

BIRMINGHAM’S newest concert venue will be opened next week with a show to remember by adopted Brummie band Editors.Read

A view over the Moselle Valley.

Germany: Wine trail is a grape place to get away from it all

AS A keen gardener and the owner of a couple of grapevines that have yielded many pounds of delicious fruit during the past few years I jumped at the chance to see how professional growers cultivate their crops and turn their bounty into wine.Read

A long player after 21 years

YOUNG Soul Rebel Kevin Archer had high hopes for his new musical project when he quit Dexys Midnight Runners in 1981 - but it has taken 21 years for the Blue Ox Babes’ debut album to be released.Read

Buckcherry promise to bring thunder!

AFTER releasing two albums, Los Angeles-based hard rock band Buckcherry dissolved, but three years later they rose from the ashes and delivered a monster hit record, 15.Read

Meeting Makers in Brum car park

THE Reverend’s congregation can’t get enough of their hero so he’s more than happy to stage impromptu free shows for them and it all started in Birmingham.Read

Review: Eagles at the NIA Birmingham

WITH ticket for this show priced between £50 and £100, fans shelling out their hard-earned cash had a right to expect something special - and that’s exactly what they got.Read

Ali Campbell launches attack on UB40

EX-UB40 frontman Ali Campbell launched a blistering attack on his brothers and former bandmates – and said they should be renamed Newbie 40.Read

Still telling it like it is

THEY have been playing arena gigs for years, but UB40 would love to return to the intimate venue where they played their first show three decades ago.Read

Dancers spring into double bill

AWARD-WINNING Kenyan choreographer Opiyo Okach will open this year’s BASS Festival with the first UK performance of dance double bill No Man’s Gone Now and Border Border Express at Birmingham Hippodrome’s Patrick Centre on Thursday June 4.Read

Review: Nickelback at NIA in Birmingham

NICKELBACKRead

Small is good for inspired Twang

BIRMINGHAM Indie band The Twang went back to basics for their new album - and they’ll be doing the same thing to launch the disc next week.Read

Review: AC/ DC at LG Arena, NEC

FOR those who have rocked at the NEC Arena, we salute you! AC/DC headlined the final concert at the arena - now sponsored by LG - before it closes for a five month refurbishment.Read

Starsailor waiting for fresh acclaim

AMERICAN music totally dominated the airwaves in 2001, with bands like The Strokes and The White Stripes spearheading the so-called Garage Rock Revival.Read

It’s all go for Gary

IT’S go, go, go for new singer/songwriter Gary Go.Read

Author Profile

Andy Coleman is a Birmingham Mail veteran having worked at the paper for 25 years. He is the Mail's music editor, regularly reviewing rock concerts at the NEC, NIA and Carling Academy, as well as CDs and DVDs. Andy edits the Friday What's On section and also compiles the Mail's gardening pages.

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