THURSDAY: Kidderminster: Zanzibar - Rubix Cube. Hartlebury: The White Hart - Mike Sanchez. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - JJ Burnel.Star Hotel - Ballroom Glitz. Birmingham: NEC Arena - Duran Duran. Ty's Bar - Tony Ashford Quartet. Symphony Hall - CBSO. Ronnie Scott's - Curtis Little & The Receivers Soul Revue until Saturday. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Once More Into The Bleach, Civic - The Saw Doctors. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - The Bushburys.

FRIDAY: Kidderminster: Zanzibar - 'The' Black Lace Agga Doo. Stourport: Civic Centre - Carol Concert & tomorrow. Birmingham: Ty's Bar - Steve Ajao. Symphony Hall - Lesley Garrett. NEC Arena - Bjorn Again. Schofields - Fred Zeppelin. Stourbridge: The Shed - Kick Up The 80s. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Tonight's The Night. Wulfrun - Sick Of It All. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Nine Below Zero.

SATURDAY: Kidderminster: Harriers Arms - Shane Wilson. Lichfield: Arts Centre - R Cajun & The Zydeco Brothers. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Glory Days. Wulfrun - Cradle of Filth. Birmingham: NEC Arena - Status Wuo. Redditch: Town Hall - Ballroom Glitz. Stourbridge: The Shed - Run 2 You. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Limehouse Lizzy.

SUNDAY: Kidderminster: Baptist Church - Valentines Choir Carol Concert. Lichfield: Arts Centre - The Mellstock Band. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Replica. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Cards For All. Ronnie Scott's - Backbeat Beatles. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Joanne Shaw Taylor & Her Band (lunchtime).

MONDAY: Birmingham: Ronnie Scott's - Joolz until December 23. NEC Arena - Five & tomorrow. Symphony Hall - Christmas Gala Concert.Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - The Mellstock Band. Bromsgrove: Pine Lodge - Ballroom Glitz. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Introvert. Wulfrun - The King. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Audacity.

TUESDAY: Harvington: Dog Inn - Big Johns Dixieland Ramblers. Birmingham: NEC Arena - Five. Symphony Hall - CBSO. Wolverhampton: Civic - David Gray. Stourbridge: The Shed - Freehouse. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Three Blind Mice.

WEDNESDAY: Wolverhampton: Civic - Motorhead. Robin R'n'B2 - Free At Last. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - CBSO. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Nemo.