TONIGHT: Birmingham: Marriott Hotel - Lupa. NEC Arena - McFly (and Saturday/Sunday). Worcester: Marrs Barr - Fred Zeppelin. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Jaki Graham and The Soul Survivors. Wulfrun Hall - Hayseed Dixie. Little Civic - Play.

FRIDAY: Stourport: The Angel - jazz. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - Talon. Swan Theatre - Roll out the Barrel. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - Mike Fletcher Quintet free commuter jazz. CBSO Benevolent Fund concert of the Midlands' avourite classics. Burlington Hotel - Abba Now. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Toyah Willcox.

SATURDAY: Kidderminster: Town Hall - Sing Handel's Messiah with Kidderminster Choral Society. Birmingham: Symphony Hall - 153rd British Open Brass Band

Championships. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - I.Q. Civic Hall - Do You Wanna Riot? Little Civic - Katharsis. Worcester: Huntingdon Hall - A 60s Night Out. Hereford: St Bartholomew's Church - Bandemonium in Concert.

SUNDAY: Birmingham: Alexandra Theatre - Halfway to Paradise. Symphony Hall - Brass on Sundays gala concert. Botanical Gardens - West Midlands Concert Band

(afternoon). Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Matthews Southern Comfort.

MONDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - band showcase night. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Live Band of the Year competition. Wulfrun Hall - Trivium. Little

Civic - Johnny Panic.

TUESDAY: Stourport: Black Star - Howard Sheldon Trio. Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - 13-17 year-olds disco.

WEDNESDAY: Stourbridge: Rock Caf 2000 - Noise Pollution disco and live band. Wolverhampton: Robin R'n'B2 - Average White Band. Little Civic - The Mexicolas.

Theatre

Rose, Kidderminster - Piaf, Friday.

Swan, Worcester - Iolanthe, Tuesday until September 24.

Grand, Wolverhampton - Postman Pat, until Sunday. Daisy Miller, Monday until September 24.

Arena, Wolverhampton - Honk!, until

Saturday. Macbeth, Tuesday.

Alexandra, Birmingham - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Tuesday until September 24.

Hippodrome, Birmingham - Rebecca, Monday until September 24.

NIA Academy, Birmingham - Balamory Live! Strike up the Band, Friday until Sunday.

Festival, Malvern - National Hero, until Saturday. The Island, Tuesday.

RST, Stratford - Comedy of Errors, until October 31.

Swan, Stratford - Believe What You Will, until November 4.

Exhibitions

Library, Kidderminster - Kidderminster Town Hall Heritage Exhibition, until September 24.

Library, Bewdley - Two artists are diverted, until September 24.

Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham - Klinger and his Contemporaries, until Sunday.

MAC, Birmingham - When in Rome IV, until October 23. Avenues, until October 23. Uncertainties, until October 23. Impressions,

until October 30.

Porcelain Museum, Worcester - A Feast of Food and Flowers, until October 23.

Lighthouse, Wolverhampton - Buildings at Risk, until Sunday. The History of the Chubb Buildings, until Friday.

The Courtyard, Hereford - Five Fold, until September 24.

Apple Store Gallery, Hereford - H.Art 2005, until Sunday.

Cathedral, Hereford - Painting and sculpture by Diana Hoare, Friday until September 31.

Galanthus Gallery, Hereford - Work by three Herefordshire artists, Saturday until October 11.

Library, Bromsgrove - From camel girths to contemporary textiles, until September 24.

Library, Redditch - Kaleidoscope, until September 24.

Library, Droitwich - Images of Nature and Travel, until September 26. Droitwich Spa Art Club, until Saturday.

Library, Evesham - Pattern and Number, until September 29.

Library, Tenbury Wells - Paintings by Mr Green, until September 30.

Library, Pershore - Birlingham Art, until September 24.

Library, Wythall - Highbury art group, until September 24.

Library, Upton-on-Severn - We could be heroes, until September 30.

Parkfields Gallery, Ross-on-Wye - H.Art 2005, Saturday until September 26.