Gig reviews, gigs in Birmingham & West Midlands

Arcade Fire Review, LG Arena Birmingham Dec 10 2010

THE SUBURBS topped many critics’ album of the year polls and from its live debut in Birmingham it seems to fully deserve the praise.Read

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club review Academy 3 Birmingham Dec 10 2010

BLACK Rebel pride themselves on their ability to vary sets and allow songs to evolve from the recorded versions.Read

Review: Bullet for my Valentine in Birmingham Dec 08 2010

WHEN it comes to arena shows the only metal acts likely to require the ‘sold out’ signs are the giants of the genre such as Maiden, Metallica or Slipknot.Read

Daniel O'Donnell at NIA, Birmingham Dec 07 2010

CHRISTMAS celebrations started early for Daniel O’Donnell fans as he delighted them with his festive show – complete with artificial snow.Read

London Philharmonic Orchestra\nSYMPHONY HALL, BIRMINGHAM Dec 06 2010

CBSO members might prefer to ignore the fact that another group of players were sitting in their seats, but it would be churlish indeed not to appreciate a visit by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.Read

Review: Pendulum at the NIA Dec 06 2010

PENDULUM did what they do best by performing a belting set of drum and bass classics.Read

Review: Arch Enemy, at Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton Nov 27 2010

HAVING been forced to reschedule their UK dates due to Iceland’s infamous Eyjafjallajokull volcano filling the skies with ash earlier this year, it was apposite that Swedish melo-deathsters Arch Enemy should cause a sizeable eruption of their own in Wolverhampton.Read

Paramore Review LG Arena Birmingham Nov 18 2010

THE innocent and sweet-looking Hayley Williams deceives the un-trained eye.Read

Middle East Peace Orchestra Review, Birmingham Town Hall Nov 18 2010

MORE of a folk band than an orchestra, this group of musicians and a singer blended Christian, Arabic and Jewish music for a medley of tunes.Read

Goldfrapp - O2 Academy, Birmingham Nov 16 2010

ALISON Goldfrapp was a dazzling success at the O2 Academy – literally.Read

Job for a Cowboy review, Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton Nov 12 2010

DEATH came to Wolverhampton in the form of one of the most brutal tours put together this year.Read

Comedy opera falls a little flat in second half Nov 12 2010

THE first half of this Welsh National Opera comedy was sparkling with wit.Read

Mary Chapin Carpenter\nTown Hall, Birmingham Nov 05 2010

MARY Chapin Carpenter showed extraordinary generosity to provide backing vocals for a song written and sung by her support act Tift Merritt, in the last encore in a hit-filled set.Read

Foals prove as riotous as ever Nov 05 2010

THERE’S something about Foals’ live shows that brings out the beast in their fans.Read

Paloma Faith Review, Wolverhampton Civic Hall Nov 03 2010

SHE’S the 1940s Lady Gaga, with a Barbara Windsor giggle.Read

Nigel Kennedy review Symphony Hall Nov 03 2010

A NIGEL Kennedy performance always delivers something a little bit different.Read

Doobie Brothers review Wolverhampton Civic Hall Nov 02 2010

IT’S Halloween Night in Wolverhampton – and the Doobie Brothers are in scarily impressive form.Read

Young Mancunians are simply a mystery. Nov 01 2010

REMEMBER The Mystery Jets before they started making melodic pop records?Well, multiply by 100 their weirdness circa Zoo Time and you start to approach where EHH are right now.Read