Gig reviews, gigs in Birmingham & West Midlands

Band Of Horses, Birmingham Carling Academy 2 Feb 26 2008

SOUTH Carolina's Band of Horses attracted a full house to this concert which was sold out weeks ago but the audience must have left with mixed feelings.Read

Silent Heroes: The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, CBSO, Symphony Hall Feb 25 2008

IT was the ultimate in surround sound - DVDs will never be the same again. Read

Nouvelle Vague, Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton Feb 18 2008

IT may have been freezing cold outside but trendy French music collective Nouvelle Vague filled Wolverhampton's Wulfrun Hall with the sounds of sizzling smooth jazz and hot Latin beats.Read

Benedetti Plays Sibelius, Symphony Hall Feb 18 2008

NICOLA Benedetti is one of the rising stars of classical music and is arguably one of the finest UK violinists.Read

Paul Potts, Symphony Hall Feb 13 2008

PAUL Potts is living the dream and while audiences live it with him, good luck to the lad.Read

NME Shock Waves Tour 2008 Feb 12 2008

LIKE a catapult with a pushy mum at the helm the NME awards tour has become notorious for launching bands into the big time. Read

Kula Shaker, Birmingham Academy 2 Feb 12 2008

THE reformed Kula Shaker drew a sold-out crowd at Birmingham Academy 2, pulling in a surprisingly large number of younger fans, rather than those who were around to witness the Indian-influenced indie magic back in 96.Read

Alison moyet, Symphony Hall Feb 08 2008

WHETHER solo or one half of a duet, Alison Moyet remains true star quality.Read

CBSO, Symphony Hall Feb 07 2008

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 Feb 06 2008

PARAMORE brought the house down with a stunning show.Read

Bullet For My Valentine, Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Feb 04 2008

Mark Woodward gives his verdict on the gig.Read

Henry Rollins, Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton Jan 30 2008

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 Jan 30 2008

STEVE Earle certainly knows how to captivate an audience.Read

Break an arm, darling Jan 30 2008

SEE HOW THEY RUNRead

Near-misses enliven Argos hit catalogue Jan 30 2008

ART BRUTRead

Symphony Ballroom! Jan 28 2008

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 Jan 28 2008

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

Darkest Hour, Barfly, Birmingham Jan 23 2008

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