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Birmingham gig reviews, gigs in the Midlands, concert reviews, live music http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/12/02/coldplay-birmingham-nia-66331-22386623/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:05:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/12/02/coldplay-birmingham-nia-66331-22386623/ COLDPLAY have come a long way since they played Birmingham’s Ronnie Scott’s in 2000, just as their album Parachutes was hitting the headlines. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/29/the-rifles-birmingham-academy-2-66331-22368366/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:58:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/29/the-rifles-birmingham-academy-2-66331-22368366/ THOSE of us of a certain age and inclination have been waiting 26 years now for a band to come along and fill the vacuum in our musical lives left by the break-up of The Jam. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/29/the-nutcracker-birmingham-hippodrome-66331-22368364/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:56:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/29/the-nutcracker-birmingham-hippodrome-66331-22368364/ For dance fans, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s annual production marks the start of the Christmas season. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/22/elton-john-goes-bananas-66331-22317923/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:54:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/22/elton-john-goes-bananas-66331-22317923/ SO what did you do at work today, dear? http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/22/cliff-richard-birmingham-nia-66331-22317922/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:41:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/22/cliff-richard-birmingham-nia-66331-22317922/ IF there really is an elixir of youth then Cliff Richard seems to have cornered the market. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/22/ryan-adams-carling-academy-66331-22317909/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:20:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/22/ryan-adams-carling-academy-66331-22317909/ A YEAR ago I went to see Ryan Adams and the Cardinals. After an hour and a quarter I was none the wiser as to whether Adams is a rock musician trapped inside a wistful country boy’s shell, or not. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/20/elton-john-s-red-piano-tour-birmingham-nia-setlist-and-pictures-66331-22301826/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:26:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/20/elton-john-s-red-piano-tour-birmingham-nia-setlist-and-pictures-66331-22301826/ After more than 200 shows and four years in Las Vegas, Elton John is taking his Red Piano on the road – and first stop was Birmingham. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/18/review-roddy-frame-birmingham-glee-club-16-11-08-66331-22281675/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:56:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/18/review-roddy-frame-birmingham-glee-club-16-11-08-66331-22281675/ THE gig at the Glee last night was brilliant. Confirmation that this man must be one of the finest singer/songwriters the country has produced. Timeless classics from "High Land Hard Rain" given a new twist by the maestro's mastery of the guitar sounding fresh and relevant today. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/06/review-walt-disney-on-ice-presents-finding-nemo-nia-birmingham-66331-22195238/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:50:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/06/review-walt-disney-on-ice-presents-finding-nemo-nia-birmingham-66331-22195238/ Disney On Ice has become a date on my family's annual calendar, it's a yearly event that's as regular as Christmas, Halloween and Bonfire Night. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/04/al-green-nia-66331-22179580/ Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:51:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/11/04/al-green-nia-66331-22179580/ IT WAS the night the NIA was souled out – in every sense of the word. Al Green, the reverend of love, wowed an enthusiastic Birmingham crowd with a concert that not only proved he could reach his trademark high notes but still dance along with the music and crowd alike. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/25/city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-puccini-s-la-boheme-66331-22116956/ Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:27:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/25/city-of-birmingham-symphony-orchestra-puccini-s-la-boheme-66331-22116956/ WHO do you think would work up the greatest sweat? A aerobics instructor or an orchestra conductor. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/25/the-courteneers-birmingham-academy-66331-22116955/ Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:24:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/25/the-courteneers-birmingham-academy-66331-22116955/ MANCHESTER rockers The Courteeners delivered a high-octane display for their legion of moshing fans. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/17/queen-paul-rodgers-birmingham-nia-setlist-and-pictures-66331-22057156/ Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:22:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/17/queen-paul-rodgers-birmingham-nia-setlist-and-pictures-66331-22057156/ THE show must go on, and so it does. With much the same stage set, songs and lighting they used three years back at the NEC, the reinvented Queen held court at Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/14/review-oasis-birmingham-nia-setlist-66331-22030034/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:26:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/14/review-oasis-birmingham-nia-setlist-66331-22030034/ TONIGHT, I’m a rock’n’roll star. Never was a truer word said. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/11/love-s-labour-lost-courtyard-theatre-stratford-66331-22013527/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:04:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/11/love-s-labour-lost-courtyard-theatre-stratford-66331-22013527/ AFTER the rigours of playing Hamlet, David Tennant’s second outing with the RSC must be a pleasant break. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/11/lee-evans-birmingham-nia-66331-22013526/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:02:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/11/lee-evans-birmingham-nia-66331-22013526/ THIS cheeky chap certainly raised a chuckle out of me, but he didn’t have me LOLing (Laughing Out Loud for those of you out there who don’t text or e-mail) the night away when he performed in Birmingham this week. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/11/british-sea-power-carling-academy-birmingham-66331-22013524/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/11/british-sea-power-carling-academy-birmingham-66331-22013524/ FEW, if any, bands share the philosophy of Brighton-based British Sea Power. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/11/russian-steps-birmingham-academy-66331-22013522/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:57:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/11/russian-steps-birmingham-academy-66331-22013522/ RUSSIA has given the world the cream of classical music composers – and ballet dancers. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/07/chicago-comeback-for-rock-legend-tina-turner-66331-21980633/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:52:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/07/chicago-comeback-for-rock-legend-tina-turner-66331-21980633/ Rock legend Tina Turner kicked off her comeback tour in Chicago at the weekend. PAUL COLE joined the diva’s VIP guests on a whistlestop visit to the Windy City. http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/06/beauty-and-the-beast-birmingham-hippodrome-66331-21975348/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:39:00 GMT http://www.sundaymercury.net/entertainment-news/pop-music-news/birmingham-gig-reviews/2008/10/06/beauty-and-the-beast-birmingham-hippodrome-66331-21975348/ ROBERT Parker has landed again – and ballet fans’ hearts have taken off.