Gig reviews, gigs in Birmingham & West Midlands

Steve Earle at Birmingham Town Hall Nov 07 2009

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Theatre Review: It Started With A Kiss; Grange Playhouse, Walsall Nov 07 2009

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Tyson won Wolverhampton Civic Hall gig on points Nov 05 2009

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Tyson won Wolverhampton Civic Hall gig on points Nov 05 2009

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Review: A-ha at Birmingham NIA Nov 03 2009

WITH only weeks since A-ha announced they were to split, it appears that this was the band’s final ever appearance in Birmingham.Read

Review: The Nolans in comeback at Birmingham NIA Oct 29 2009

IT felt as though I was caught somewhere between a musical version of Loose Women and the biggest hen night in town as The Nolans made their comeback after 25 years.Read

Review: Green Day at the LG Arena Oct 28 2009

US PUNK rockers Green Day put on a spectacular, marathon show and left the crowd still begging for more.Read

Review: ZZ Top at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Oct 28 2009

TEXAN trio ZZ Top celebrated their 40th anniversary with a barnstorming boogie blitz that pretty much blew the roof off the Civic Hall.Read

Editors at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Oct 26 2009

BIRMINGHAM boys Editors were at their intense best as they entertained Wolverhampton Civic Hall last night.Read

Morrissey at the Symphony Hall Oct 26 2009

AT THE end of a week of more recession and unemployment gloom, I needed cheering up.Read

The Noisettes at The Academy Oct 26 2009

WOW! The Noisettes have to be one of the best live acts around right now. Decked out in a glittering gold dress and donning her trademark wild hair, lead singer and bassist Shangai Shoniwa looked every bit the star she has become when she performed to a packed O2 Academy on Friday night.Read

Oxjam Brum music festival takes place this weekend Oct 22 2009

Over forty hot new music acts from across the West Midlands are set to rock Birmingham city centre this weekend to fight poverty through music as part of the Oxjam Brum music festival.Read

Review: Franz Ferdinand at Wolverhampton Civic Hall Oct 20 2009

AFTER an hour of what seemed like a ‘best of’ compilation, I was racking my brains over what favourites were left for this Scottish four-piece to pull out the bag for their encore.Read

Franz Ferdinand still as electrifying as ever at Wolverhampton Civic Hall Oct 20 2009

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Review: Tom Jones at the LG Arena, Birmingham Oct 19 2009

Tom Jones christened the newly opened LG Arena with a barnstorming performance last night.Read

Princess Wishes - Disney On Ice at the NIA, Birmingham Oct 16 2009

I’VE never bought into the whole pink fest that surrounds Disney Princess and screams at you from almost anywhere you go with a little girl in tow these days.Read

Review: Richie Kotzen at Robin 2, Bilston Oct 14 2009

RICHIE Kotzen has long been regarded as one of the finest musicians of his generation and one of rock’s most recognisable voices.Read

Review: Cliff Richard and The Shadows at NIA Oct 02 2009

THE Peter Pan of pop had new pretenders to his crown as Hank Marvin and The Shadows joined him to roll back the years in this 50th Anniversary Reunion tour.Read