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Bloc Party @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall

AFTER shifting over a million copies of their debut album quicker than you can say their name, Bloc Party are facing the thorn in every hit band's side - releasing the follow up. Read

Dennis Locorriere @ Symphony Hall

WHEN you're in love with a beautiful woman you've got to watch your friends - good advice there from American rockers Dr Hook, but as I've got neither I went to see the band's lead singer Dennis Locorriere with my mum. Read

Barenaked Ladies @ Carling Academy Birmingham

IT wasn't just the temperature that was hot at Birmingham's Academy as the Barenaked Ladies set the audience ablaze with excited cheering. Read

Razorlight @ NEC

RAZORLIGHT, the band with the golden touch, ensured thousands of fans had a real Good Friday. Read

Disappointing OCS and the day they caught a car...

THE stage was empty, the crowd booed and it was a disappointing ending to a great night for Ocean Colour Scene. Read

The Beat/Neville Staple @ Carling Academy Birmingham

WHILE they have influenced a countless number of bands over the last 30 years, The Beat and Neville Staple proved there really is no substitute for the real thing. Read

Having a ball with Michael

Having a Ball with Michael Read

Cheeky 'Babes failed to wow fans

THE Sugababes turned into the Cheeky Girls when they performed in outfits carrying the message 'Feel My Hits'. Read

Michael Ball @ NEC

WHATEVER your music taste, the chances are a Michael Ball concert will supply it. Read

Sugababes @ NEC

THE Sugababes turned into the Cheeky Girls when they performed in outfits carrying the message 'Feel My Hits'. Read

McFly @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall

A SELL-OUT crowd, already ramped up by the rambunctious Lil' Chris who played the bigger venue with aplomb, went absolutely berserk for McFly last night as they brought their Up Close and Personal Tour to Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Read

Dolly Parton @ NEC

AT 5ft 1 Dolly Parton is a diminutive blonde bombshell, but when it comes to star quality they don't come any bigger. Read

The Shins @ Wolverhampton Wulfrun

YOU wouldn't normally recommend crippling insomnia, but it seems to work for The Shins. Read

Jethro Tull @ Alexandra Theatre

IT takes a pretty brave man to suddenly change direction after nearly 40 years. Read

Lucie Silvas @ Glee Club

IT WAS a night to remember for more than 100 Birmingham Mail readers who filled the Glee Club's studio theatre for an exclusive show by Lucie Silvas. Read

Faithless @ NIA

IF Maxi Jazz, Rollo and Sister Bliss had known in 1995 that they would still be able to fill arenas, sell out records and have every single person in the NIA on their feet in 2007, then the band would probably have been named Faith. Read

Bryan Ferry @ Symphony Hall

FOR such an original artist, Bryan Ferry spends an awful lot of time recreating other people's material. Read

Lily Allen @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall

SHE may have been snubbed at the Brit Awards but performances such as this one prove Lily Allen is a rare shining light in a largely dim and predictable music scene. Read

Charlotte Hatherley @ Birmingham Academy

LOOKING remarkably like a young Chrissie Hynde, indie pin-up Charlotte Hatherley has left Ash permanently to promote her second solo album The Deep Blue. Read

Eagles of Death Metal @ Carling Academy Birmingham

THE Eagles of Death Metal hit the stage in Birmingham last night with their charismatic frontman sporting a 'tache that Lee Van Cleef would have been proud of. Read

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