THURSDAY: Birmingham: NEC Arena - Rod Stewart. Academy - Beres Hammond Reggae Night. Symphony Hall - Madredeus. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Cream'd. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 a- Steve Harley and Cockley Rebel. Lichfield: Rugby Club - Gary Potter.

FRIDAY: Bewdley: Ramada Hotel - Ballroom Glitz. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Roger McGuinn. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Souled Out. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - A Stickylicky Promotion. Lichfield: Rugby Club - Crisis Blues Band.

SATURDAY: Bewdley: St Anne's Church - Wyre Forest Young Voices. Kidderminster: Town Hall - New Dimensional Experience Choir. Hartlebury: School - Worcestershire Jazz Orchestra. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Curtis Stigers. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - CBSO. Brierley Hill: Robin R'n'B - Bootleg Abba. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Jean Genie. Lichfield: Rugby Club - Alyson Cawley Quintet, Kent Duchaine, Alan Beechey's Bright Stars of Jazz, Dennis Rollins' Bad Bone & Co, Mella Faye and The Big Band. Pershore: Abbey - Birmingham Philharmonia Orchestra.

SUNDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Summer Serenade. Lichfield: Rugby Club - Mark Latimer Trio, Dunstan Coulber Quartete, Zappatistas, The Hamsters. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - One Dice.

MONDAY: Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Lunchtime Organ Music. NIA Academy - BB King. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Live Band of the Year Competition.

TUESDAY: Stourport: Black Star - Howard Sheldon Trio. Birmingham: NEC Arena - Elton John. Symphony Hall - Jubilee concert. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Tanglefoot. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Grateful Dead's Bob Weir & Ratdog.

WEDNESDAY: Stourport: The Swan - Jazz Night. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - CBSO. Dudley: Town Hall - Todd Miller and The Joe Loss Orchestra. Wolverhampton: Little Civic - Violent Delight.