TONIGHT: Kidderminster: Library - Simon Deeley Trio and John Saunders. Hagley: St John's Church - Staffordshire Brass Band. Birmingham: Hotel Marriott - Lupa. NEC Arena -

Kylie Minogue. CBSO Centre - lunchtime concert. Symphony Hall - Swing Thing! With Ray Gelato. Worcester: Huntington Hall - The

Music of Dave Brubeck. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall - 70s Soul Jam. Bearwood: Corks Social

Club - Andy Hamilton and the Blue Notes. Coventry: Belgrade Theatre - Lady Salsa (until Saturday). Warwick Arts Centre - concert performance of Madama Butterfly. Tamworth:

Assembly Rooms - Complete Madness. Coventry: Hereford: Courtyard - Barkham Harp Quartet.

FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - Jazz. Hagley: St John's Church - Tasmin Little and Wayne Marshall. Worcester: Marrs Bar - Fred Zeppelin.

Huntingdon Hall - Houghton Weavers.

Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Leo Altarelli Klezmer free commuter jazz. Nanci Griffith and the Blue Moon Orchestra. Cathedral - Abigail

Bennett free lunchtime recital. Bromsgrove: Ryland Centre - Battle of the Bands. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - Magnum. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Once More into the Bleach.

SATURDAY: Hagley: St John's Church -

Midlands Fretted Orchestra (day). Haybridge Soul Band (day). Mark Bebbington. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Bochmann Quartet. Birmingham: MAC - Fine Friday. Symphony Hall

- St George's Day Concert. CBSO play Mozart. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - Lucie Silvas. Arena Theatre - Shashank. Shrewsbury: St Mary's Church - Ex Cathedra. Kings Heath: Red Lion - Roy Bailey. Bromsgrove: Hop Pole - live rock band. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - The Other Morrisey and The Other Smiths.

SUNDAY: Hagley: St John's Church - Choral Concert. Birmingham: Hippodrome - The Musical Box. Symphony Hall - Florian Boresh

morning concert. Bournville Children's Choir. Wolverhampton: Wulfrun Hall - The Bluetones. Bromsgrove: Dodford Parish Church - Exaudi. Hop Pole - musician (unplugged session).

Wishing Well - live band.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Skinny Molly. Wolverhampton: Civic Hall - The Hives. Little Civic - Tokyo Dragons. Birmingham: NIA Academy - Tears for Fears. Alexandra Theatre -

Love Shack. Coventry: Warwick Arts Centre - Coull Quartet.

TUESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Mike Peters of The Alarm. Bromsgrove: Avoncroft Museum of Buildings - Songs for a Conquering

Hero. Red Lion - Dan Greenaway. Birmingham: NIA - Faithless. Symphony Hall - Granada

Symphony Orchestra. NEC Arena - Smackdown.

WEDNESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Noise Pollution disco and live band. Birmingham: NIA Academy - Australian Pink Floyd Show. Worcester: Huntington Hall - Rock, Salt and Nails. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - Hard Fi.