TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Symphony Hall - Russian State Opera. CBSO Centre - Cello quartet

lunchtime concert with an operatic

flavour. Music by Villa Lobos, Jacob et al with Claire Prewer. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - Donovan. Little Civic - Morning Runner and Jackson Analogue. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Rory

McLeod. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - The Deborah Bonham Band.

FRIDAY: Kidderminster: Baxter College - KODS Kapers (and Saturday). Stourport: The Angel - Jazz. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Snake Davis. Birmingham:

Cathedral - Bluecoats Lower School Choir free lunchtime recital. Symphony Hall - The Singh Quartet rush hour free jazz. Malvern: Forum Theatre - Barry Douglas with London Mozart Players. An Evening of Purcell with Malvern Festival Chorus. Lye: Windmill - Jaded. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Chumbwamba.

Wolverhampton: Little Civic - Selfish.

lSATURDAY: Bewdley: St Anne's Church - The Valentines. Birmingham: NIA

Academy - Girls Aloud. Symphony Hall - Stephen Kovacevich with the CBSO. NEC Arena - Adrian Sami. Kings Heath: Red Lion - Vin Garbutt. Worcester: Swan

Theatre - Dark Side of the Wall.

Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 Mark Taylor's Meatloaf. Wolverhampton: Arena Theatre - Jayita Pandey and Urga Desai Thakore. Wulfrun Hall - New Century Soul.

Coventry: Belgrade Theatre - The Elvis Collection. Lye: Windmill - Voodoo. Droitwich: Norbury Theatre - Julie Felix.

SUNDAY: Birmingham: Alexandra

Theatre - That'll Be The Day. NEC Arena - Avril Lavigne. Botanical Gardens - AD Concert Band (afternoon).

Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall -

Hawkwind. Little Civic - Hal.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - band showcase night. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - Three Children of Fortune.

TUESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - 13 to17 year-olds disco. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - The Desert Roses.

Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Organ Fireworks!

WEDNESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Noise Pollution disco and live band. Worcester: Swan Theatre -

Counterfeit Stones. Birmingham: NIA Academy - Brian McFadden.

Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - Fightstar. Little Civic - 28 Costumes.