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CBSO, Symphony Hall

FOUR Last Songs - completed a year before Richard Strauss's death at the age of 85 in 1949 - provide a moving image of a life fulfilled and nearing its end. Read

Paramore, Birmingham Academy

PARAMORE brought the house down with a stunning show. Read

Bullet For My Valentine, Civic Hall, Wolverhampton

Mark Woodward gives his verdict on the gig. Read

Henry Rollins, Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton

FORMER American punk rock star Henry Rollins now spends more time performing observational humour and reminiscing about his colourful life. Read

Steve Earle, Birmingham Town Hall

STEVE Earle certainly knows how to captivate an audience. Read

Break an arm, darling

SEE HOW THEY RUN Read

Near-misses enliven Argos hit catalogue

ART BRUT Read

Symphony Ballroom!

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans got a fix of their favourite series when two of the stars took to the stage at Symphony Hall. Read

Tom Paxton, Birmingham Town Hall

ISN'T it great when your heroes can still cut it after so many years? Read

Darkest Hour, Barfly, Birmingham

THE prospect of Darkest Hour playing on Blue Monday - thought to be the most depressing day of the year - could have made for a lethal combination. Read

CBSO, Symphony Hall

THE music of Bruckner is to understatement what Dawn French is to anorexia. He is a composer not given to restraint. Read

Roy Wood Rock & Roll Band, Birmingham Town Hall

FESTIVE cheer arived early from a familiar source as Roy Wood played a rare hometown gig. Read

Festive Favourites with Aled Jones, Birmingham Symphony Hall

ALED Jones is as associated with Christmas as mince pies and tinsel, so this concert was perfect for getting into the spirit of the season. Read

UB40 NEC gig review

LEGENDARY reggae boys UB40 made a triumphant homecoming as they performed in front of thousands of familiar faces in their native Birmingham. Read

UB40 NEC gig review

LEGENDARY reggae boys UB40 made a triumphant homecoming as they performed in front of thousands of familiar faces in their native Birmingham. Read

The Twang @ Barfly

SOAKED in beer from a frenzied audience, frontmen Phil Etheridge and Martin Saunders from The Twang obviously love playing for their hometown. Read

Status Quo @ Sixways Stadium, Worcester

ROCK 'N' ROLL in the rain - you can't beat it! Read

Andy Williams @ Symphony Hall

ANDY Williams says his voice gets stronger the more he sings so with this Birmingham show coming near the end of an 11-date UK tour, we knew we were in for a treat. And we were not disappointed. Read