Birmingham Mail - Tag - o2 academy

Music: Back to the beginning

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:19:00 GMT

SINCE earning international stardom with the enduring 1984 anthem Don’t You (Forget About Me), Scottish rockers Simple Minds have racked up a long list of huge hits.

Music: Things can only get better live

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:59:00 GMT

Synthpop pioneer Howard Jones will be revisiting former glories when he performs at Birmingham’s O2 Academy in April.

Music: Rock rebuff hits Kaisers

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:55:00 GMT

THEY had it all. Sold-out arena shows. The honour of opening the 2005 Live 8 Concert in Philadelphia. And even an Ivor Novello award for debut album Employment.

Retro band is a lost cause

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THEY may be named after the patron of lost causes, but London band Saint Jude have some heavyweight supporters in their corner.

Review: Will Young - O2 Academy, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THE phenomenon that is Will Young gave a stunning performance at a completely sold-out O2 Academy.

Review: The Darkness - O2 Academy, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:45:14 GMT

THE boys are back together and are back in town!

Will Young blames it all on Pop Idol

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

WILL Young is one of those responsible for the current craze for TV talent shows. Before the likes of X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, there was Pop Idol, which Will won in 2002.

The Darkness step back into the (spot) light

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

BROTHERS in a band are often a bad idea – just ask Oasis, the Kinks and the Darkness.

Review: Beady Eye - O2 Academy, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

WHILE big brother Noel is heading straight to the arenas with his new post-Oasis band High Flying Birds, Liam Gallagher is still trekking around the UK’s smaller venues promoting Beady Eye’s debut offering, Different Gear, Still Speeding.

Review: Friendly Fires - O2 Academy, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

GIGS are all about escaping from the humdrum, the mundane of everyday working life.