THURSDAY: Birmingham: Old Railway - Basehart/The Lucas Group. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - Buffseeds. Robin R'n'B2 - The Albion Band. Malvern: Theatres - Ralph Kirshbaum and Peter Frankl. Stourbridge: Rock Cafe - Seraphidian. Warwick: Arts Centre - Douglas Hollick and Iva Fleischhansov. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Bernard Allison Band.

FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - Jazz Night. Birmingham: NIA Academy - Cliff Richard (until Sunday). Old Railway - Rats in the Kitchen. Hibernian - Moore or Less. Schofields - The Trevor Burton Band. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - A-Tom-Ic Jones and The Explosive Reload Orchestra. Wulfrun Hall - LA Doors. Arena Theatre - Owen Morse-Brown. Worcester: Marrs Bar - Fred Zeppelin. Stourbridge: Rock Cafe 2000 - The Really Hot Chilli Peppers. Malvern: Theatres - English Symphony Orchestra. Lichfield: Guildhall - Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Achtung Baby.

SATURDAY: Worcester: Huntington Hall - Classic Clapton! Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - The Dylan Project. Malvern: Forum Theatre - The Singing Kettle. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Nearly Dan.

SUNDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Faure Requiem. Crescent, Theatre - Gala Concert. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - Hugh Cornwell. Robin R'n'B2 - The Carling Free Concert. Warwick: Arts Centre - Tim Garland's Dean Street Underground Orchestra.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Cafe 2000 - Musicians Jam Night. Warwick: Arts Centre - Coull Quartet. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Live Band of the Year Competition. Birmingham: Digbeth Irish Club - Los De Abajo.

TUESDAY: Stourport: Black Star - Howard Sheldon Trio. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Katia and Marielle Labeque. Old Railway - Silversuit/35 Seconds. Ceol Castle - Mystery Juice. Lichfield: Arts Centre - Paul Jones and Dave Kelly. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Arena.

WEDNESDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - CBSO. CBSO Centre - String Quartet. Old Railway - Metal Night. Stourbridge: Rock Cafe 2000 - Noise Pollution Disco. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - Lightyear and Captain Everything. Robin R'n'B2 - Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - The Carling Free Concert.