TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. Hippodrome - Concert version of Iolanta. Symphony Hall - CBSO Igorfest The Fairy's Kiss. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall - James Brown. Robin R'n'B2 - The Spirit of Rush. Coventry: Warwick University -

Flavor Flav. Malvern: Forum Theatre - The Drifters. Festival Theatre - The Rat

Pack (until Saturday).

FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - Jazz. Birmingham: Cathedral - Andrew Gough and Sarah Daniels free

lunchtime recital. Cathedral Choir concert. NEC - David Cassidy, David Essex and The Osmonds. NEC Arena -

Once in a Lifetime tour. Hibernian - The Jam Collective. MAC - T and Latouche and Go Lem System. Symphony Hall -

David Doruzka Trio free rush hour jazz. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Face Value. Lye: The Windmill - No Spring

Chicken. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Soul Survivors. Worcester:

Huntingdon Hall - The Animals. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Solihull Schools Music Festival.

SATURDAY: Birmingham: NIA

Academy - Brian McFadden; St Martin- in-the-Bullring - Birmingham Bach Choir. MAC - Subitango. Edgbaston: St

Augustine's Church - Birmingham Choral Union. Malvern: Forum Theatre

- Voulez Vous. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - The UK Journey Convention. Lye: The Windmill - Uncommon.

Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Steve Gibbons Band. Droitwich: Norbury

Theatre - Nota Bene.

SUNDAY: Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - The Taj Mahal Trio. Birmingham: Botanical Gardens - Wilnecote St John Ambulance Band (afternoon). Coventry: St Thomas More

Church - Boyce and Stanley.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - band showcase night. Wolverhampton: Grand Theatre - Abbamania (until July 2). Robin R'n'B2

- Live Band of the Year competition.

TUESDAY: ourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - 13-17 year-olds disco. Birmingham: The Jam House - Theroginnisszone.

Symphony Hall - CBSO with Thomas Trotter. Wolverhampton Robin R'n'B2 - The Strawbs.

WEDNESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Noise Pollution disco and live

band. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Steve Lukather (Toto) and his new

band. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - The Visitors.