Gig reviews, gigs in Birmingham & West Midlands

Review: Boyzone at LG Arena Mar 03 2011

I admit I have a soft spot for Boyzone.Read

James Blunt performs birthday concert at Wolverhampton Civic Hall Feb 24 2011

JAMES Blunt celebrated his 37th birthday with a performance to remember at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.Read

Clare Maguire sticks to tried and tested tunes in brief encounter with fans Feb 18 2011

‘‘ALWAYS leave them wanting more’’ is a showbiz saying that Clare Maguire has taken to heart. This was the Solihull singer’s first headlining show in Birmingham and she was on stage for only 35 minutes.Read

Creole Choir Of Cuba: Birmingham Town Hall Feb 18 2011

EVEN being just ten strong, the impassioned voices of this vocal group tipped for global success flooded the auditorium of Birmingham Town Hall with the sounds and colours of Cuban life and history.Read

Review: White Lies at HMV Institute in Birmingham Feb 14 2011

THE gloomy Clockwork Orange music that welcomed White Lies to the stage jarred with the joyous reception they got from the crowd.Read

All good news as Russell Howard tour comes to Birmingham Feb 14 2011

IT was a ray of sunshine and good news as Russell Howard brought his Right Here Right Now tour to Birmingham.Read

Brighton's brightest need time to get going Feb 12 2011

IT’S hard to tell whether there was an initial mixing problems or if TGT’s ambitious layers of percussion, old-school breaks and shouty punk vocals gradually glued.Read

CBSO - Symphony Hall, Birmingham Feb 12 2011

THE CBSO, and especially the string players, had a chance to shine in a diverse programme that included Mahler’s achingly poignant Kindertotenleider as the centrepiece, sitting slightly uneasily between Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony No 8 and Dvorak’s Symphony No 7.Read

Punt & Dennis - Town Hall, Birmingham Feb 11 2011

A FULL 20 years after Hugh Dennis and Steve Punt worked together as half of The Mary Whitehouse Experience, they continue to prove that the age of the comedy double act is far from over.Read

Angels & Airwaves review Feb 08 2011

TOM Delonge has been there, done it and got the t-shirt – all with Blink 182.Read

Mahler Ninth Symphony\nSYMPHONY HALL, BIRMINGHAM Feb 07 2011

THESE are indeed exciting times for the CBSO.Read

Formidable Welsh rockers win the fight but lose the battle. Feb 07 2011

WHEN will people realise just how good this band are?They’ve spent three years relentlessly touring and working on their debut release – early contender for album of the year.Read

Artists offer transatlantic musical treat Feb 01 2011

CELEBRATED musicians and singers from both sides of the ‘pond’ came together to provide a marvellous three-hour feast of music.Read

Definitive Divas delight CBSO crowd Feb 01 2011

AT THE end of a week in which sexism has dominated newspaper headlines, three female vocalists singing with the CBSO delighted a large mixed audience.Read

Roxy Music Feb 01 2011

WHEN a band has survived more than 40 years in the music business you can forgive them for marking the milestone in a slightly self indulgent way.Read

Diva Alex raised the roof Jan 31 2011

SUPER-diva Alexandra Burke brought the NIA to life with a glitzy show of pop, passion and power.Read

Review: Usher / Tinchy Stryder, at Birmingham NIA Jan 28 2011

This visit from R’n’B royalty was rare and exhilarating and it left the Birmingham crowd panting for more. Read

Black Country Communion - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton review Dec 31 2010

ROCK music’s newest supergroup gave their Midland fans a late Christmas present by playing their first full gig for paying punters in the Black Country.Read

Right royal night from Kings Of Leon Dec 17 2010

SOUTHERN rockers Kings Of Leon have become mainstream superstars thanks to their last two albums, Only By The Night and Come Around Sundown, so it was unsurprising that much of last night’s set came from those two records.Read