Gig reviews, gigs in Birmingham & West Midlands

The Pierces review HMV Institute Library, Birmingham Jun 14 2011

“IT’S Ladies’ Night!” declared Alison Pierce, the blonde half of the siblings from Birmingham, Alabama, no less.Read

Review: Judy Collins at Birmingham Town Hall Jun 10 2011

JUDY Collins has been delighting audiences worldwide for an incredible half a century. And, happily, she shows no signs of hanging up her guitar just yet.Read

Review: Kasabian at Wolverhampton Civic Hall Jun 10 2011

TWO new songs and a heavy electronica rendition of Donna Summer’s disco classic I Feel Love – what more could Kasabian’s legion of fans have asked for?Read

Judy Collins - Town Hall, Birmingham Jun 10 2011

TOWN HALL, BIRMINGHAMRead

The Darkness - The Assembly, Leamington Jun 08 2011

FIVE years after going their separate ways The Darkness have seen the light and reformed.Read

Journey of discovery for melodic rock bands Jun 07 2011

BETWEEN them they have sold over 300 million records so having melodic rock giants Journey, Foreigner and Styx perform together was a real value for money ticket.Read

Sweeney Todd \nCRESCENT THEATRE, BIRMINGHAM\n Jun 04 2011

THIS is a razor-sharp production by the Crescent Theatre Company who have hardly missed a trick with the musical version of the demon barber of Fleet Street.Read

Yes, Prime Minister Jun 03 2011

MORE than 20 years after the hit TV series, the political comedy has been updated for a theatre tour – but PM Jim Hacker (Richard McCabe) now has a much more provocative challenge.Read

Review: Richard Marx, at Birmingham Symphony Hall May 30 2011

MARX’S first concert in Birmingham in more than 20 years was a casual affair with an acoustic set and lots of chat.Read

Marianne Faithfull: The Assembly, Leamington May 28 2011

THEY say if you remember the Sixties, you weren’t there. In the case of Marianne Faithfull, she’s almost certainly forgotten more than the rest of us will ever know.Read

Manics still have the power May 20 2011

WHERE does the time go? I got my tickets for this gig and tried to work out when I last saw the Manics – and was stunned to discover it was 17 years ago.Read

Show queen Kerry raises the Symphony Hall roof May 12 2011

WITH a show packed with show-stopping tunes the only question was which would receive the first standing ovation.Read

Hugh Laurie review Warwick Arts Centre May 09 2011

“I AM a raving egotist and want the attention” explains an excitable Hugh Laurie on stage.Read

Review: Defiled, at Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton May 07 2011

AFTER recently touring with Murderdolls, metal band The Defiled returned to the Midlands on their first UK headlining tour, equipped with their usual back-combed hair and excessive black eyeliner.Read