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PRoTesT: FighT The PoweRZellig at The Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham3 – 30 June 2010 bassfestival.co.uk

BASS Festival premieres a startling, and previously banned, collection of propaganda material at the Custard Factory.

The posters reflect over two decades of social unrest and street fighting culminating in a controversial exhibition of visuals by graphic designers from around the world. Having toured Africa and Asia as part of a British Council-sponsored show it is finally heading to the UK having been banned previously.

Political poster art has helped mobilise the masses for years. Images like that calling for a Trafalgar Square demonstration against Margaret Thatcher’s poll tax in 1990 led people to rally behind the cause.

The propaganda spans issues as diverse as the countries of origin including the campaigns to free Nelson Mandela from unfair imprisonment in South Africa to the satirical images aiming to undermine race and gender stereotypes.

Taking place for the fifth consecutive year, BASS Festival is the UK’s only month-long celebration of Black music and art.

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eAsTsiDe PRoJeCTs86 Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham, B9 4AR, 0121 771 1778www.eastsideprojects.org

June’s programme at Eastside Projects includes the solo exhibition by Dusseldorf and London based artist group hobbypopMUSEUM until 13 June however they will also be hosting events as part of Extra Special People.

Extra Special People is an associate membership programme that involves three main strands: Salons – weekly meetings where members are encouraged to suggest ideas for things they’d like to do, see, hear or talk about. Away Days - including trips to other cities to see key art events and shows and Artist and Curators Talks.

Merz Party12 June, 1-4pmFree entryMerz Party is about everyone making collage. With a vast and exciting array of printed material waiting at Eastside Projects to be cut up, and stuck back together, it uses a group dynamic to generate new ideas by swapping, sharing, obliterating and adding to each others’ work. Bring your best scissors and help artist Elizabeth Rowe bring a collage revolution to Birmingham!

Artist’s Talk: Brigid McLeer17 June, 6.30-8pmFree entryBrigid McLeer will talk about her work and project as the current artist in residence at The Rea Garden. Brigid’s project for The Rea Garden aims to respond to the particular context of the site and its surrounding area, and also to introduce new readings on to it. Her intention is to lay a miniature rail track onto the site, which will be used as a camera track. The piece is inspired by a number of sources in particular James Joyce’s Ulysses and the opening sequence to Jean Luc Godard’s film ‘Le Mepris’. Brigid’s residency began in April 2010 and will culminate in a ‘durational performance’ on Saturday 19th June.

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Throughout June & JulyThese Are A Few oF My FAvouriTe ThingsIkonIkon-gallery.co.ukIkon has invited key figures from Birmingham’s cultural life to reveal some of their personal artistic inspirations each Wednesday evening from 6.30pm during the summer. Places are free but should be reserved by calling Ikon on 0121 248 0708.9 June - Ikon Youth Programme participants16 June - Jonathan Coe, author of The Rotters’ Club23 June - Ruth Claxton, Birmingham-based artist30 June - Laura McDermott and Harun Morrison, Joint Artistic Directors of Fierce Festival7 July - James Langdon, designer21 July - Anthony Cartwright, Dudley-born author of The Afterglow28 July - Lynsey Hanley, writer and journalist for The Guardian

Until 20 JuneFRANCIS BACON: IN CAMERACompton VerneyFocusing on Bacon’s source material

and working methods this exhibition offers an insight in to one of the twentieth century’s most important painters.

until 3 JulyhoLyLAnDs By seAMus hArAhAnwolverhampton Art gallerywolverhamptonart.org.ukThis exhibition presents the gallery’s latest contemporary acquisition, a film by Belfast based artist and filmmaker Seamus Harahan. Holylands was made over the period of a year and a half from 2001 to 2003, shot through the artist’s window and on the streets.

Until 30 AugustPLUG INmac - Gallery & Studio Gallerymacarts.co.ukGuest-curated by artist Simon Poulter, plug in celebrates the opening of mac’s enviable new gallery space by exploring the changing role of our home city. The exhibition brings together selected artefacts from Birmingham’s rich industrial heritage plus, new artist commissions, documentary and photography.

Until 29 AugustTHE SAMPAD STORY - 20TH BIRTHDAY EXHIBITION RETROSPECTIVEmac, Cannon Hill Parkmacarts.co.ukThe Sampad Story is a retrospective exhibition that takes you on a journey of South Asian arts in the region since 1990.

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Until 4 JulyADAM DANTDANT ON DRINKThe New Art Gallery Walsallthenewartgallerywalsall.org.ukFor his solo exhibition Adam Dant has created a new series of large-scale ink drawings which take, as their theme, the enthusiastic attachment of the British to drink and drinking culture.

Until 4 JulyunTying sPACeThe new Art gallery walsallthenewartgallerywalsall.org.ukSun K Kwak designs every new piece of work as reaction to each specific location and the Korean artist’s latest temporary piece will be a sprawling creation across the crevices and contours of The New Art Gallery Walsall.

Until 18 JulyFroM here To Thereherbert gallery & MuseumHerbert.orgPaintings, films, textiles and installations from the Arts Council Collection have been gathered together in the Herbert Gallery to show various personal reflections on the theme of the diverse journeys and transitional phases in life.

until 11 JulyMADEIN - SEEING ONE’S OWN EYESIkonIkon-gallery.co.ukShanghai-based collective MadeIn focus this exhibition on contemporary art in the Middle East.

Until 29 JuneFLORIAN HECKERIkon EastsideIkon-gallery.co.ukAn installation of newly commissioned sound pieces by German artist Florian Hecker opens this year’s programme at Ikon Eastside. Featuring a trail of four electro-acoustic works that question the visitor’s perception of sound, body and space.

until 25 septemberATTiTuDeInitial Accessinitialaccess.co.ukThe eighth exhibition at Initial Access, curated by David Thorp, will feature a selection of paintings and sculptures by Dan Colen, Gerald Davis, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Dirk Skreber and Banks Violette drawn from the Frank Cohen Collection.

until 4 septembersTorieswolverhampton Art gallerywolverhamptonart.org.ukFree entryFeaturing the work of nine artists from varied creative backgrounds Stories is a captivating mix-media exhibition inspired by fairytales, mythology and childhood memories.

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The all new BE (Birmingham European) Festival kicks off at the end of June offering an exhilarating mix of live performance, workshops and new experiences all set within the AE Harris space that is the home of Stan’s Cafe.

Over four evenings, four companies will each perform a 30-minute show giving audiences the opportunity to see a taster of a newly developed piece. After the first two performances each evening the audience will be invited to dine with the companies to talk and gain further insight in to the

work. When all the shows are finished a programme of music and DJ’s will round off each night.

Companies from nine countries will share the stage throughout the festival offering a varied nights entertainment set along the theme of crossing borders. If you would like to get even closer to the action there is a chance to host some of the performers of this year’s festival. If you have a spare room please email the festival organisers for further information [email protected].

Be FesTiVALAe harris, 128 northwood street, Birmingham B3 1sZbefestival.org30 June - 3 July 2010

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Big uP mA sTReeTDAnCe moVes.BRAP!

Does going to the gym make you groan? Can just the thought of a silent, contemplative yoga class make you snore? Spinning classes, 5K runs and 50 lengths of the local pool; they soon become depressingly repetitive. Boring.

We all know we need to keep fit and most of us have a few stubborn pounds here and there we would love to budge, but exercise can be a chore we find too easy to avoid. Which is why so many of us fail to do it or embark on short bursts of enthusiastic participation quickly followed by complete disinterest. However, a

group of dancers in Birmingham have found that elusive exercise Nirvana. They just can’t wait to put on a hoody with some baggy joggers and shake their increasingly toned booties at weekly adult streetdance classes.

“I’ve gone to high impact gym classes before and I’ve found excuses not to go,” Lisa Kavanagh-Taylor, 30, admits. “With streetdancing I find excuses to go.”

Fresh Vibes launched adult streetdancing classes in Birmingham in October 2009. The classes arrived to the rapturous delight of a waiting

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list of aspiring streetdancers, all eager to emulate Cheryl Cole’s energetic routines, Beyonce’s mesmerising moves and Usher’s urban swagger. Emma Whelan, 21, had been on the look out for streetdancing classes for a while. “On the television and lately in more and more films, you see streetdancing and you think ‘wow, I wish I could dance like that’”, she says. “I chose street because it’s so energetic, it’s more of a technique I can use, rather than ballroom, which just isn’t really me.” And who doesn’t love to dance like they just don’t care? Given a few glasses of a favourite alcoholic tipple, a sweaty club dance floor and some enticing hip hop beats, most of us seamlessly transform into self-appointed dancing queens. Streetdance classes bring this feeling of smiley upbeat energy to exercise.

But for many of us over the age of 18, the thought of streetdance lessons unleashes a swirling mass of insecurities. Will the class be full of teenage urban trendy types? Is a first class degree in Pineapple Dance Studio style bitching more essential than a sense of rhythm? Will I injure some poor, unsuspecting classmate with my uncoordinated but extravagant technique and get banned from dancing in public ever again?

Well you can breathe a sigh of relief; Fresh Vibes classes are not like that. The school is based on a philosophy that everyone should have the

opportunity to streetdance regardless of age or ability. At the first class, Krissy, the effervescent Birmingham instructor firmly asserts: “The first Fresh Vibes rule is to have fun. The second is to encourage and support each other and the third is absolutely no cattiness.”

This instantly puts everyone at ease and in the right mindset to enjoy the hour ahead. Over an eight-week term, each class learns a professionally choreographed, booty shaking, hair flicking, nonchalantly shoulder shrugging, hip hop dance routine. And after each class the dancers leave energised and invigorated by the challenge of learning the routine. “The day after class I’m doing the moves at the bus stop,” 30 year old Angela Slater says with a smile. “Streetdancing occupies your mind and your body. To remember the choreography you just have to switch every other thought off because you can only concentrate on the moves. It’s a release.”

“I can’t imagine not wanting to do it,” adds 37 year old streetdancer, Rachel Purnell. “I’ve been streetdancing since October and I can’t imagine not wanting to carry on.” And that’s not something many of us can honestly say about a sweaty session of body combat.

For more information on streetdance classes in Birmingham visit www.freshvibesdance.com.

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Your first track Swaggnificent comes out the 20th June how have you found the process?Its been brilliant. It is the first track to be taken from the album. It’s an anthem describing the journey I have taken in the music business – doors opening and shutting on me. We have just finished filming the video which you will be able to catch on all good virals.

Is it important for you to give the fans a good show?Yeah it’s massive, it’s part of who I am - a showman. In all of my shows I want people to come away saying the music and the show is something they will remember. Theatrics are a big part of that. In

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‘Jump Jump’ me and Bigg Wayne play out someone threatening to commit suicide. The theatre and the lyrics keep the audience’s attention and we have got a lot of good comments about that part of the show.

You are from Wolverhampton - how do you think the area has helped shape you as an artist?With my musical career Wolverhampton can sometimes indicate the end of a dream for some... but for me it kinda’ gave me the inspiration to try harder, to persevere and say ‘Yeah man I can get myself supporting a tour’. And now I’m touring with Mr Hudson and Chipmunk - a little kid from Wolverhampton that was my dream.

There is much in your music about your upbringing and your experiences with gun culture and losing friends. It all forms emotion in your tracks. Was that something that you were keen to convey?It’s a small city [Wolverhampton] and everyone is up in everyone’s business and I have had friends that have been injured or killed by guns. Big Wayne’s brother was shot. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s these sorts of things that I wanna address with the kids that there is more to life

than gunning and doing nothing. You gotta’ set these targets and stick to it and they will lead the way. You can be what you want to be. A lot of the school kids do what their brothers do you know drug-dealing stuff like that. I’m out there trying to tell the kids I’m doing it, I’m touring with Mr Hudson and Chipmunk. I’ve done it you can do it too!

One of your tracks Tin Soldiers covers events in the Iraq War – is that an important issue for you?I had a friend in the Iraq War who hated it and never understood what he was fighting for or what he was doing there so that inspired me to write the track. He joined up ‘cus he had nothing else to do and now he’s fighting for a cause he doesn’t understand or believe in the politics involved. I don’t believe in politics anymore from what I have seen nothing changes and it never will.

I didn’t dream I’d be where I am now and everyday something new comes along and shocks me. So I’m like ‘yeah man it’s happening!’

Catch Tenny Ten play The Big Fest with Tinie Tempah, Wiley + Mclean and more at Civic Hall on the 27th June.

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JAh shAKAThe rainbow warehouseDigbeth, Birmingham25 Junebassfestival.co.uk

Jah Shaka is considered the forefather of UK Dub and he’s bringing his infamous soundsystem to Birmingham’s Rainbow Warehouse as part of BASS Festival.

Having learned his musical trade in the 1970s, Jah Shaka has been on a non-stop exploration into roots and culture. His trademark thunderous bass, howling sirens and single-deck turntable means that witnessing a Shaka dub session is like having your senses assaulted with deep, heavy, heavy bass!

Pretty much every single person, without exception, who has produced dub music, or started a roots sound system in the past 20-years has been influenced by Shaka. His dances have become infamous for their stomach churning frequencies of bass and ear piercing sirens. Your ears will be ringing for days afterwards, but it’ll be worth every second.

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ToPshoP AnD TeenAge CAnCeR TRusT summeR BAnDsTAnD PiCniCThe vale village, Church road, edgbaston, Birmingham20th June

This June, Topshop will be hosting Topshop Bandstand Picnics for Teenage Cancer Trust, a very special and unique outdoor picnic event featuring the cream of the new musical crop performing in the loveliest green space.

The Birmingham event features Los Campesinos!, I Blame Coco, Eliza Doolittle and Summer Camp along with DJs: Broken Hearts, Blonde Ambition plus special guests.

The music, however, is only part of the equation, with the surrounding locale transformed into a classic, picnic style playground, complete with Native Faces providing festival face decoration with Topshop Make Up, Sk8 House roller skate hire, and sports day games such as wang a welly, egg and spoon, and sack races with special prizes up for grabs. Attendees will pack up a picnic and bring along their Neon Rose picnic blanket that is available instore when you spend £60 or more. As well as this there will be the opportunity to chill out in the sun-shade area, complete with sun-cream samples. There will also be Vitamin Water and LOLA’s cupcakes on sale with all profits donated to the charity, as well as one-off Topshop/Teenage Cancer Trust rain ponchos, which will be on sale with all the proceeds going back to the charity, all of which will combine to make this event completely unmissable.

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AnDY BeLL Andy Bell is perhaps best know for his time in the enigmatic band Erasure. An 80’s and gay icon (although he may dispute the 80’s part somewhat), he returns with his second solo album and shares his hopes for the new record and his plans for the future of Erasure. You’ve got your new album coming out the June 7th - Non-Stop, is that indicative of the way you see your career going?Yeah you know it’s just kinda really a nod to Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...Electro disco that sort of thing. It’s kind of a development on that idea. How does it feel now being on your own?It’s fine. I mean last time when I did the Electro Blue record it was with two other guys so I kind of had those two in tow. But as Pascal is a producer and writer he’s not around because he is working with people so I do miss him being there when I’m promoting, and especially touring, but now that I am doing the DJ thing it pays for my air fares so I am able to do all the PA (personal appearance) things so in some ways it’s nice being on your own. So it’s not like your missing an arm then?No it’s very character building. I love Pascal and I love working with him. It’s great, but it’s just nice to go off and do your own sort of thing. And in Pascal you have kind of found someone very similar to Vince...Yeah I was on tour with Pascal when he was in a band called Peach and he worked on some tracks with us years ago, and he’s Cancerian as well so he is the same as Vince and they both have this really strong, methodical work ethic and we just kinda clicked. Pascal is quite camp as well, like Vince. He’s straight but he’s very open and I love that. With the solo endeavour are you hoping to emulate the success of Erasure or define yourself as a solo artist?It’s sort of like when George Michael released Listen Without Prejudice, it’s that kind of vibe of not taking myself too serious. I love Erasure and we have got a great reputation but I don’t want to get stuck under an 80’s tag even though our first hit didn’t really come until ‘89 and we had more success in the 90’s...because of the sound we were branded an 80’s band. So it’s trying to shake that off. In some ways it’s a blessing in disguise because when people recap on that period they only play one or two of the more famous tracks which gives me the chance to re-define myself with a new generation.

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musiC Does it feel like it has been 20 years since the origins of Erasure?Its been a blessing. You don’t realise it when you’re 21 and fresh. It’s not until you are 40 that you realise how ageist the whole scene is. How hard it is to get past all that. Our boss at Mute Records told us that once you hit 50 you’ll be fine...you’re established; once you hit 50 you’re in there! I’m over it now though - I had my midlife crisis through the middle of last year. What performers do you like at the moment?I like to go on iTunes and have a scour around. I have just been listening to a band called S**t Robot and a band who came out in 1985 called Kano...it’s fantastic...like hallowed disco music. I love going on there as it reminds me of being in a record shop. I like it because I can look back at people from the past and get all nostalgic wondering what these people are doing now. One of the current albums I love is Amy Stewarts’. Her album is so beautiful - like hymns really. You mentioned iTunes being your equivalent to a record shop but lately there has been a revival of record shops, supported by various artists. You come from an era where they were the place to buy records, how do you feel about a possible revival? Well I’m hoping for a resurgence in them as it increasingly becomes the ‘hipster’ thing to do. With people like Blur releasing new and old tracks on vinyl, hopefully it will inspire people to buy them more because they are so beautiful...the colours and the smell. What are your future plans with Erasure?We were going to put out a new record at the end of the year but thankfully they have put it back to next year. We are mid writing me and Vince...mid flow...meeting in London and New York and recording whenever we can. We have 19 songs or so but I’m waiting to be inspired with the lyrics – sometimes I get lazy with lyrics. I can’t uniform my writing style I just write as and when inspiration comes to me.Actually it’s nice to hear a Midlands accent...I love the Midlands. Brummies are so friendly. It’s great every time I am up there cus you’re right in the centre and there is always something happening and something new all the time. It’s a fabulous place! So there you have it – Andy Bell loves Brummies, is still committed to Erasure and has his second solo album ‘Non-Stop’ is out now. Having heard what it has to offer a tour is almost certainly forthcoming and well worth the admission price.

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If you are baffled as to what to spend your ticket money on this year let us help. The shear volume of festivals mean you could go to one every week over the summer, however that might cost a fair amount, so we’ve put together a snippet of our faves broken down in to local, national and European.

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DownLoAD FesTivAL - 11-13 JuneDonington Park, DerbyWeekend £145 / Weekend (with 3 day camping) £170Downloadfestival.co.ukFor those who want to rock to their hearts desire, then they should go get their overdose at this year’s Download. Three nights of non-stop noise will fill Donington Park with headline acts AC/DC, Rage Against the Machine and Aerosmith, as well as the four stages brimming with some of metal’s loudest, you’ll be hard pressed to get any rest and use your camping passes. Although if you really want to get into the festival spirit, and stay rested (to insure you don’t miss the likes of Motorhead, Deftones, Megadeth and Them Crooked Vultures) then there is the option to stay for five days on the campsite so you don’t miss a thing.

goDivA FesTivAL - 2-4 JuLyWar Memorial Park, CoventryFreeGodivafestival.co.ukWith 85,000 people attending last year’s event, Godiva promises that this year’s ticketless festival will be coming back even bigger and better. If the promising lure of a variety of retro and modern day musicians that span the genres was not enough to get your appetite whetted, then please take note that this festival is completely free! If you make the venture to War Memorial Park then you will be able to come and go as you please in their combination of music, fairground attractions and entertainers proving it truly is a family festival that welcomes all.

MosTLy JAZZ - 3-4 JuLyMoseley Park, BirminghamDay £28.50 / Weekend £48.50mostlyjazz.co.ukThis will be the first year for Moseley’s festival dedicated completely to contemporary jazz, funk and soul. The single site event will be headlined by Sun Ra Arkestra and Courtney Pine, supported by the likes of Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, Cymande, Birmingham’s own Andy Hamilton & The Blue Notes and a batch of new talent playing across two stages in the open air. Don’t just expect music though, as to compliment the festival they will also showcase a number of films, talks, dance performances, comedy and spoken word.

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BirMinghAM inTernATionAL JAZZ FesTivAL - 16-25 JuLyVarious locations throughout BirminghamFreeBirminghamjazzfestival.co.ukNow putting the 26th year under its belt, the Birmingham International Jazz Festival opens its doors once again at a multitude of venues across the city. The festival has consistently hoarded together a line up of some of the world’s most respected jazz musicians. So whether you’re a jazz aficionado and only what to listen to the smoothest sounds or a curious newcomer to the scene, you will be hard pressed to get a chance to listen to such a range of high calibre jazz musicians. To get yourself warmed up for the big shows there will be a number of gigs to countdown to the festival; check their site for the latest updates.

siMMer Down inTernATionAL reggAe FesTivAL - 17 JuLyThe Drum, BirminghamFreeThe-drum.org.ukImmerse yourself in a daylong journey into the world of reggae and its supporting arts. Not only will you be able to groove to Bob Marley tribute band The Legend, along with other local and international musicians, but you can also find the Marley in you by getting involved in music and dance workshops. You are invited to bring a picnic, but don’t bring too much food as there will be a jerk cookout contest; enter if you think you are up to scratch. While the outdoor fun stops at 6pm the party is far from over as you can head inside The Drum for an all-nighter from 9pm to 4am with DJs and special guests.

oFF The CuFF - 23-25 JuLyThe Flapper, BirminghamDay £5-8 / 3 Day £18Offthecuffbirmingham.co.ukBirmingham’s most treasured canalside venue plays host to a three-day line up of bands and DJs. A round up of the best touring bands in the UK have been gathered together in this intimate venue for your listening pleasure. First let your ears get a load of bands like Adebisi Shank, The James Cleaver Quintet, Runwalk, Bats and Holy State; then take a moment to reflect as you enjoy the waterside sunshine in Birmingham’s biggest canalside beer garden.

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MoseLey FoLk FesTivAL - 3-5 sePTeMBerMoseley Park, BirminghamTickets are from £28 - £77 (see website for family tickets and day ticket prices)moseleyfolk.co.ukStepping in to its fifth year the Moseley Folk Festival will host The Divine Comedy, psychedelic folk hero Donovan and The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain along with Mercury Prize nominated Turin Brakes and Guillemots front man Fyfe Dangerfield. Set in gorgeous surroundings the event is usually a sell-out (so get your tickets quick) thanks to its inclusive atmosphere, friendly punters and the Purity Ale that comes on tap.

suPersoniC FesTivAL - 22-24 oCToBerCustard Factory, BirminghamWeekend £75supersonicfestival.comThough they may have moved from their usual summery July dates to the dark nights of October, Supersonic has left nothing behind in the transition as it comes back again to push the boundaries of experimental and contemporary music. The festival, based in Birmingham’s creative hub of the Eastside, blends together a mix of metal, electronica and folk on a platform reserved for the latest, best or most creative. Topping the procession of performers blurring the lines between music and art will be New York City’s noise mongers Swans, who have not played a gig in UK since their dissolution in 1997.

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Lounge on The FArM - 9-11 JuLyCanterbury, KentWeekend £95 / Day £40Loungeonthefarm.co.ukMingle amongst the sheep and cows while listening to an eclectic mix of genres at the Lounge on the Farm’s 5th birthday celebration. Sit in a sunny field and soak up music from Erland & The Carnival, Quantic, These New Puritans, Phenomenal Handclap Band as well as a whole bunch of local talent.

noZsToCk FesTivAL - 9-11 JuLyBromyard, HerefordshireWeekend £75Nozstockfestival.co.ukDon’t hold back in Nozstock, as this is a festival where self-expression and eccentricities are paramount. As well as a number of workshops and events where you can let loose, there will be a number of excellent bands supplying the soundtrack including The Blockheads, Stanton Warriors, Caspa & Mc Rod Azlan, Sub Focus and High Contrast.

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iTunes FesTivAL - 1-31 JuLyRoundhouse, LondonFree for competition winnersitunesfestival.co.ukThe only chance you’ll get to see this festival is by winning tickets from the iTunes site, so head over there and register for your chance to win and see Scissor Sisters, Tony Bennett, Ozzy Osbourne, Faithless, Phoenix or The XX.

The Big ChiLL FesTivAL - 5-8 AugusTEastnor Castle Deer Park, HerefordshireWeekend £155Bigchill.netNestled safely in the Malvern Hills, The Big Chill sets it self up again as the festival for you to take a load off and take it easy. Leading the way this year are alternative superstars Massive Attack and M.I.A.; being followed closely by a ramble of bands worthy of top billing including: Kruder & Dorfmeister, Kelis and Roots Manuva. DJ sets are also plentiful and with sets from the likes of Zero 7 and Big Chill regular Mr Scruff.

hevy MusiC FesTivAL - 6-8 AugusTPort Lympne Wild Animal Park, KentWeekend camping £69Hevy.co.ukWith a mix of hardcore, punk and experimental indie, Hevy festival will be headlined by the likes of Gallows, Comeback Kid and the best of the UK’s underground including The King Blues and Dananananaykroyd.

shAMBALA FesTivAL - 27-30 AugusTNottinghamshireWeekend £109Shambalafestival.orgSecretive as ever, the Shambala graces Nottinghamshire with its presence in an undisclosed location and a line up that is kept under lock and key until the event itself. Rest assured though that if you take the risk and sign your weekend away to the festival you would be in for a treat at this green focused family themed experience. While there are the usual big stage festival attractions, much of Shambala’s uniqueness comes from the dozens of surrounding smaller spaces and creative areas. Along with workshops for kids, a relaxation area called The Meadow and an encouragement by the festival organisers to wear your best fancy dress; you may find you never want to leave.

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CreAMFieLDs - 28-29 AugusTDaresbury, CheshireWeekend camping £100Creamfields.comYou know the score when it comes to Creamfields, only the biggest and best dance acts will make it onto the stage and this year is no exception. Getting the beats going are David Guetta, Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha and Calvin Harris.

Jersey Live FesTivAL oF MusiC - 4-5 sePTeMBerRoyal Jersey Showground, JerseyWeekend £84 / Single Day £54Jerseylive.org.ukIt is time to descend again on little Jersey, but make no mistake that the small island has some big names including Kate Nash, Plan B and Calvin Harris. A sample of what is to come across five stages of Channel Island musical bliss.

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heineken oPen’er FesTivAL - 1-4 JuLyGdynia, Poland Weekend £85Opener.pl/enWinning Best Major Festival 2009 is no small feat, and with Pearl Jam, Kasabian and Klaxons playing this Polish super-festival they may be well on their way to grabbing the award again.

BeniCAssiM - 15-18 JuLyValencia, SpainWeekend camping £160Fiberfib.comThis year the Spanish 4 day bash is looking to be top dog of the festivals and it makes a very attractive claim for that title. For your consideration are Gorillaz, The Prodigy, Kasabian, Vampire Weekend, Ray Davies, Lily Allen, Leftfield, Dizzie Rascal, DJ Shadow and Echo & the Bunnymen.

BerLin FesTivAL - 10-11 sePTeMBerBerlin, GermanyWeekend €59 / Day €39Berlinfestival.deBerlin’s Tempelhof Airport opens its arms to music lovers and to entice them into Germany’s capital will be Editors, LCD Soundsystem, Fever Ray, 2Manydjs, Soulwax, Adam Green, Tricky and Herman Dune.

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kenDAL CALLing 30 JuLy - 1 AugusTLowther Deer Park, Lake District£85 weekend campingkendalcalling.co.ukCelebrating its 5th year Kendal Calling is set in a field with 2,000 year old trees providing stunning scenery to play host to the most diverse array of live music, world cuisine, games, frolics that the Lake District has ever seen. This years line up includes Doves, The Coral, Calvin Harris, British Sea Power, Stereo MCs, Badly Drawn Boy, Wild Beasts, The Futureheads, OK Go, Dub Pistols, Erol Alkan, DJ Yoda & Plump DJs.

sTAnDon CALLing6-8 AugusTStandon Lordship, Hertfordshire£95 weekend campingstandon-calling.com Set in the beautiful ground of a 16th century manor house in Hertfordshire this unique small festival is well renowned for

punching way above its weight when it comes to headliners. The three-day party includes secret areas that open up at midnight and an on-site nightclub that never seems to close. Headliners include Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, Liars, Etienne de Crecy, Efterklang, These New Puritans, The Magic Numbers, Efterklang, A Hawk & a Hacksaw and Giles Peterson.

suMMer sunDAe weekenDer 13-15 AugusT De Montfort Hall & Gardens, LeicesterDay (Fri) £40 / (Sat & Sun) £45 / Weekend £105Summersundae.comCelebrating its 10th year and still going stronger than ever, the 3-day Weekender prides itself on a mix of diverse acts, and this year is no exception with a choice of over 100 to see. The range of performers spans Friday’s headliner, lo-fi blues

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showman Seasick Steve, to Britain’s own dubstep virtuoso Roots Manuva; leaving no doubt that you will find something to tickle your fancy. In a UK festival exclusive, José Gonzalés will showcase his work with the band Junip, and former Beta Band front-man Steve Mason will give a solo performance of his latest eclectic sounds. To change things up even more the festival will have the theme of ‘beside the seaside’, with a number of seaside entertainers, deckchairs and a sandy beach. Don’t forget your bucket and spade for this one.

BooMTown FAirBuckinghamshire (site tbc)13th - 15th August£68 weekend campingboomtownfair.co.ukA feast for the senses this event hosts an expansive collaboration of music, entertainment, activities and art. The carnival-esque off-the-wall atmosphere is family friendly and

headliners this year include Bad Manners, DJ Derek, Dub Pistols, General Levy, Rodigan and Trojan Soundsystem.

L.e.D. - 27-28 AugusTVictoria Park, LondonWeekend £70 / Day £40 (VIP tickets are available)Ledfestival.netA new festival is born and this one is starting with a bang. Not only has this festival gathered together the dance scene’s greatest talent in David Guetta, Soulwax, Calvin Harris, Goldfrapp, Friendly Fires and Aphex Twin; but Leftfield will be returning after almost ten years away to headline the whole show.Cream, Goldenvoice and Loudsound, have joined forces to create this exciting outdoor electronic dance festival set in the picturesque surroundings of Victoria Park. Plus they’ve let Canadian electro super producer Tiga, and Radio One DJ Annie Mac, join the bill to host their own Arenas.

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sonisPhereJuly 30 - 1 AugustKnebworth HouseWeekend camping ticket £132.50sonispherefestivals.comIf you like your music with a bit of a harder edge then Sonisphere is the place for you! Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Iggy & The Stooges, Pendulum and Alice Cooper are just a few of the names on a mighty fine line up of established favourites and up-and-coming names from the world of rock. sToP MAking sense FesTivAL 3-5 sePTeMBerPetrcane, Croatia£80 general admissionsms-2010.comThe brainchild of former Big Chill head honcho Chris Greenwood and Alex Ruello from Need 2 Soul, SMS provides 3 days and nights of musical anarchy by the sea and is all set to be the ultimate festival getaway of the year. In the stunning site of The Garden in Petrcane, Croatia, attendees will be treated to an array of chilled out, funky beats and musical mayhem to keep them dancing the night away or supping cocktails on a boat party! Line up includes The Very Best, Django Django, Nathan Fake, Carl Craig, Juan Atkins, Theo Parrish and Friendly Fires (DJ set).

enTry DeTAiLsWe’ve got a pair of weekend tickets for each festival mentioned on pages 34, 35 & 36 to giveaway.

For your chance of winning tell us: What page, in this guide, is the Nissan Cube car hidden on?

Send your answer along with your name, address, telephone number and date of birth (you must be over 18 to enter this competition) to [email protected] putting the name of the festival you are entering in the subject box.

Deadline for entries is 16.07.2010.

This is a Spot the Cube competition – see page 3 for more details.

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hAiRsPRAYWolverhampton Grand Theatre, Lichfield Street, WV1 1DE1 – 19 Junegrandtheatre.info

John Waters’ story of a big girl with big hair, and an even bigger heart, has been drawing huge audiences since it turned from film to stage in 2007 in the UK.

The story follows Tracy Turnblad as she wins a spot on the local TV dance programme, The Corny Collins Show and, overnight, is transformed from outsider to irrepressible teen celebrity. But can a trendsetting hair-hopper like Tracy get her massively shy Mom out of the apartment, beat evil Amber to be crowned Miss Hairspray, integrate Corny’s show for good AND win the heart of local heartthrob Link Larkin, all without denting her ‘do?

The three-week Wolverhampton stint of this massively popular hit stars entertainer Brian Conley as Edna Turnblad (Tracy’s larger than life laundry-loving mother) and comedian and actor Les Dennis as Wilbur Turnblad (Tracy’s Joke Shop owning father).

The Theatre will also host a free ‘Hairspray Day’ on Friday 4 June from 11am-3pm at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

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The ability to have the right studio to work from and the space to push forward was the only excuse Garazi Gardner needed to develop her photography career in Birmingham after studying for a BA (Hons) Media & Communication degree at Birmingham City University.

“Birmingham is a great place to start a career. There’s space to advance and it’s affordable to do so, especially if you want to go freelance. Although London might seem like the Holy Grail, there are more opportunities here. I got a studio job a few years back where there were two candidates for the job in Birmingham and over two hundred for the job in London.”

Garazi has recently opened a music and photographic studio in Hockley with her partner. They are hoping to use the space to further push creativity in the city. “I’ve been a freelance photographer for the past three years after working in

several studios.I specialise in beauty and fashion, but I’ve shot loads of different clients.”

Garazi’s degree helped give her the “building blocks” to start her career although she has been able to benefi t from the further support of portfolio sessions at Rhubarb Rhubarb with Rhonda Wilson, along with assisting other photographers.

Favourite places to eat? Pizza at the Plough in Harborne (best pizza in town!)Favourite place to go for a drink? Cocktails at Island BarFavourite Birmingham attraction? Botanical Gardens (stunning location!)Favourite Birmingham based event? Focus on Imaging at the NEC (I bought my latest camera there and I’m still amazed by it!)

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Students from Birmingham’s fi ve universities make up a signifi cant part of the city’s population, but once they graduate where do they go? We meet two enterprising graduates who have studied and set up business here in Birmingham.

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Over the last few years the vintage fashion scene has taken on some momentum and Birmingham offers a great place to purchase unique fi nds. One of our favourites is the Saturday Flea which takes place every week at the Custard Factory and is also where you can fi nd Claire Bissell and her brand Mad Elizabeth.

Inbetween studying for her MA in Fashion Promotion at Birmingham Institute of Art and Design Claire manages to squeeze in her new venture, which she has started with a friend, specialising in vintage and reworked vintage clothing, as well as accessories.

“We both love vintage clothing and decided we’d like to try and set up our own business doing something we enjoy. We adjust a lot of the clothing ourselves to bring them up-to-date and more wearable. Vintage items can sometimes be very beautiful but not very practical because they are either too long or they don’t fi t quite right.”

They started the stall at the Saturday Flea Market and are now selling at lots of the bigger vintage fairs all over the country. “We are hoping to have an online shop very soon and eventually a living, breathing shop somewhere in Birmingham.”

Originally from Birmingham Claire is always discovering something new about the city. “There’s plenty going on to keep me out of trouble. The central location also makes it easy to visit my friends who are scattered all over the country.”

Favourite places to eat?Café soya in China TownFavourite place to go for a drink?The Victoria and SnobsFavourite Birmingham attraction?The Electric CinemaFavourite place to shop?Cow Vintage and the Saturday Flea Market of course

CLAiRe BisseLLMad Elizabeth - Reworked Vintage Clothingmadelizabeth.co.uk

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BosTin T-shiRTsBostin.bigcartel.com

Bostin T’s are fast earning themselves a revered reputation around the country with their brand of tongue-in-cheek T-shirt designs. Thanks partly to the recent spate of famous Brummies sporting their goods, from soul sensation Beverley Knight to the ITV’s Adrian Chiles, Bostin T’s are popping up all over the place.

Started a decade ago, the brand is the brainchild of by Donato Esposito who loved the positive nature of the word ‘bostin’ so much that he decided to create a T-shirt company that reflected the feel good ethos the name inspires. The brand has seen a rapid growth in sales due to its diverse range and innovative self-deprecating humour, playing on many of the stereotypes of Brummies

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throughout the region. During the recent election campaign they threw their political hat into the ring with a series of satirical T’s comprising the Election Collection.

The expansion of the brand includes brilliant Black Country observations ‘Oss’ (Horse), Yam-Yam, and our personal favourite – a take on the iconic I ‘heart’ NYC to I ‘Heart’ Tipton. Bostin is currently working with the team behind Birmingham’s City of Culture bid by creating a T-Shirt that embodies what people believe defines Birmingham as a city of culture.

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Worcester Arts & Vintage Events (WAVE) is a not-for-profit collective that has been putting on events in the city that mix genuine vintage clothing sellers with handmade crafts.

The events are put together by a collective made up of Clare Bridge from Second Hand Rose, The Hopmarket, Loll Newman from Toadstool Vintage, The Tything and Jo Bourke who is an arts writer/organiser.

The fairs are the first of their kind in Worcester and have proved so popular that past fairs have recorded visitors from as far as Buckinghamshire, London, Wales and even Edinburgh.

Because of the fairs popularity with sellers WAVE rotate the stall holders

offering variety to visitors, while at the same time maintaining their vision and aesthetic for the fair, setting it apart from other local events.

The fairs are a real treat, with stalls to suit a range of trends and budgets, a vintage teashop provided by RoyalTea and inspirational decoration in perfect venues.

Up coming events:

6 June - Vintage Swap Shop at The Firefly Pub, Lowesmoor, Worcester (advance tickets only), 2-6pm31 July - A 1940s themed summer fete at The Guildhall, Worcester High Street, 11am-4.30pm27-28 August - A two-day Vintage Extravaganza at St Helen’s Church, Fish Street, Worcester, 10am-5pmAY

VinTAge woRCesTeRworcestervintage.blogspot.com

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TuesDAY1 June

MusiCACousTiC Lounge LiZArDThe Yardbird7pm

MusiC kAssiDy02 Academy 37pm

MusiCFour yeAr sTrong The Slade Rooms £9, 7pm

MusiCCriMe in sTereo, shArks, wounDsThe Flapper

CLuBsTrAxx The Bulls Head8pm, Free

CoMeDyThe LAughing soLe CoMeDy CLuB The British Oak8.30pm

MusiCerik TruFFAZ, sLy Johnson Hare & Hounds9.30pm

MusiCTrey songZ02 Academy 7pm, £17.50

MusiCAgAinsT Me02 Academy 2 7pm, £10

CLuBouT oF sTePIsland barFree entry, 8pm

CoMeDyAnDrew MAxweLLLittle Civic £12.00, 7.30pm

CoMeDyDAve FuLTon, JACk whiTehALL, kevin MCCArThy, sALLy Ann hAywArDGlee Club£6.50-14.50, 7.30pm

weDnesDAY 2 June

MusiCThe eighTies MATChBox B-Line DisAsTer, BLACk FAngsHare & Hounds

MusiCDeAr suPersTAr, new DeviCe The Slade Rooms £6, 7pm

MusiCMAwkin, CAusLey The Yardbird7.30pm

CLuBThe LikeLy LADs Sunflower Lounge8pm

CLuBMosChino hoe AnD versACe hoTTieVictoria8pm, £3

CoMeDyJon riChArDson: This guy AT nighTThe Glee Club£12.50, 7.30pm

ThuRsDAY 3 June

MusiCFuTure oF The LeFT, sABoTAge LeFT, CirCus TownThe Rainbow

MusiCJohn FAirhursTHare & Hounds

MusiCTrADiTionAL song sessionsThe Kitchen Garden Café8pm

MusiCsouL CAFe Sunflower Lounge8pm

MusiConCe A woLF, FurThesT FroM iThACA, grAves For An insPireD ArTisT, vAniTy oF kings The Actress & Bishop8.30pm

MusiCCoBweB CoLLeCTive sessions The Yardbird, 9pm

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FRiDAY 4 June

MusiCLies, JACCALs, oThersiDe & sons oF BeAChesThe Slade Rooms£5.00, 7.30pm

MusiCJAZZie B (souL ii souL) Hare & Hounds9pm

MusiCChAriTy BAnD nighTIsland barFree entry, 7:30pm

MusiCCruk FunDrAiserIsland Bar7.30pm, donations

MusiCTeMPLeTon Pek, sTrAngeTiMeThe Flapper£5

MusiCevery Avenue, ouT oF sighT02 Academy 26pm, £8

MusiCDeFiniTeLy

MighTBe (oAsis TriBuTe) 02 Academy 36.30pm, £7

CLuBDeePThe VictoriaFree entry, 8pm

CoMeDyDAve FuLTon, JACk whiTehALL, kevin MCCArThy, sALLy Ann hAywArDGlee Club£7.50-15, 7.30pm

CoMeDyginA yAshere The Drum7.30pm

CoMeDyCoMeDy @The PuBLiC The Public8pm

CoMeDyMAnDy k, sinCk, MATT hArDy AnD PeTe Joh Highlight8.30pm

sATuRDAY 5 June

MusiCnew york ALCohoLiC AnxieTy ATTACk, The BuriAL seAsonThe Slade Rooms £6, 7.30pm

MusiCsounD oF ConFusionThe Victoria£4, 4pm

MusiCPhosPhores-CenT, riCh BATsForDHare & Hounds8-11pm

MusiCMoseLey FoLk DAy wiTh The DeMon BArBer roADshowmac£12/15, 11am-11pm

MusiCThe Turn, JusT MorALe, The JuLy DAysThe Flapper

MusiCDeMon BArBer roADshow mac, 9pm

MusiCTwenTy TwenTy, The FoLLowing An-nounCeMenT, oCTAne ok02 Academy 27pm, £7.50

MusiCvorTex FeATuring BoneheAD The Public7.30pm

MusiCDiAMonD BLAkk, siLenT JACk The Actress & Bishop8.30pm

CLuBChiCks Dig Jerks vs JoCko hoMoThe Red Lion8 til late, £3 entry

CoMeDyDAve FuLTon, JACk whiTehALL, kevin MCCArThy, sALLy Ann hAywArDGlee Club£18.00, 7.15pm

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CoMeDyMAnDy k, sinCk, MATT hArDy AnD PeTe Joh Highlight8.30pm

monDAY 7 June

MusiCskin PLus suPPorT MATT ALFonZeTTiWulfrun Hall £14.50, 7pm MusiC TeenAge FAnCLuB O2 Academy£12.50, 7pm

MusiCJACkie Leven Hare & Hounds £10 adv, 7.30pm

MusiCThe BeAr ThAT wAsn’T, JAMie CroFTThe Yardbird

MusiCrogue sTATes, BLACkChorDsHare & Hounds

sunDAY6 June

MusiCAPPLAuseThe Old Joint Stock2.30pm£8

MusiCJonAh MATrAngA, howArD JAMes kennyHare & Hounds

MusiCThe sunFLower sessions Sunflower Lounge6pm

MusiCMiLes hunT, eriCA noCkALLs Glee Club7.30pm

CoMeDysiLenT CoMeDy CLAssiCs: LAu-reL & hArDy AnD BusTer keATon Town Hall3.30pm

CoMeDyreTorT CABAreT showThe Kitchen

Garden Café7.30pm

sPorTCrunCh TiMe AT LunCh TiMe – BoxingCivic Hall

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TuesDAY 8 June

MusiCPowDer Finger02 Academy 2£7pm, £18.50

MusiCrise To reMAin, hoLy grAiLThe Slade Rooms £6, 7pm

FiLMFiLM CAFé - one MAn, one Cow, one PLAneTThe Kitchen Garden Café7.30pm

weDnesDAY9 June

MusiCThe BLACk ATLAnTiC, Chris Tye & BAnD, Ben CALverTHare & Hounds

MusiCJAy-Z LG Arena7.30pm

CoMeDyLAughing Cows wiTh MAureen younger, Jo enrighT, ruTh CoCkBurn, Jen BrisTer AnD rACheL sAMBrooksThe Kitchen Garden Café£8, 7pm

ThuRsDAY 10 June

MusiCThe LunAr soCieTy PresenTs gooDnighT Lenin, The oLD DAnCe sChooLHare & Hounds

MusiCBrighT LighTs, Big PArTy PresenTs, Anni B sweeTIsland Bar8pm, £3

MusiCJAMes yuiLL, Joyous, ToM PeeL, wALer, goLDen TrAsh DJs Hare & Hounds£5

MusiCBLessure grAve, The DeAD LighTsThe Flapper

CoMeDyLuCy PorTer, John wArBurTon, siMon CLAyTon, sTeve shAnyAskiGlee Club£6.50-14.50

FRiDAY 11 June

MusiCCAPsuLe PresenTs: PLAiDmac£12/15

MusiCTroPiCAL hoTDog, Bryn Bowen & The shALFonTsIsland Bar8pm, £3

MusiCThe woe BeTiDes, JuDAsAnCoThe Flapper

MusiCThe suBTerrA-neAns The Jam House11pm

CLuBvuLTure vuLTure Rainbow 10pm

CLuBMFTPThe VictoriaFree entry, 8pm

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wArBurTon, siMon CLAyTon, sTeve shAnyAskiGlee Club£7.50-15, 7.30pm

CoMeDyChArLie BAker, AnDrew LAwrenCe, AnThony king AnD JArreD xMAs Highlight8.30pm

sunDAY 13 June

MusiCJeni & BiLLyKitchen Garden Café £6 adv, 7.30pm

MusiCexiT CALM, The Lines, guiLe, DogFighT revoLuTion, siM sPACeMAn (sounD oF Con-Fusion) DJ seTThe Slade Rooms £7.50, 7.30pm

MusiCThe BuFFALo rioT, LiBerATion worksThe Flapper

CoMeDyThe xxxx CoMeDy CABAreT Hare & Hounds8.30pm

sATuRDAY 12 June

MusiCkiD BriTish, TeMPTing rosie, The CiTy LighTZ The Slade Rooms £10, 7.30pm

CLuBAvAnT gArDeThe VictoriaFree entry, 10pm

CLuBATTA girL - 1sT BirThDAy! Island Bar8.30pm, £1

CoMeDyChArLie BAker, AnDrew LAwrenCe, nThony kingHighlight8.30pm

CoMeDyLuCy PorTer, John wArBurTon, siMon CLAyTon, sTeve shAnyAskiGlee Club£18, 7.15pm

sPorTworLD CuP – engLAnD vs

usA02 Academy6pm, Free entry

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monDAY 14 June

MusiCBroken AMP eveningAdam & Eve7pm

MusiCChAos ACousTiC CLuB,The Victoria 8.30pm, Free

MusiCBAnD oF horses Wulfrun Hall £13.50, 7pm

ArTMAD Moo’s – PAinT your own PoTTeryThe Kitchen Garden CaféFree entry, 5.30pm-10.30pm

TuesDAY 15 June MusiCoLD sChooL Tie, MuChuuHare & Hounds

MusiCwheATus02 Academy 27pm, £10

TheATreDerren BrownAlexandra Theatre7.30pm

weDnesDAY 16 June

MusiCTrigger The BLooDsheD, BLeeD FroM wiThin, The DeAD LAy wAiTing, ForLorn, ConFineD wiThinThe Little Civic £6, 6.30pm

MusiCkeAne02 Academy7pm, £32.50

MusiCTALL shiPs, Men, soni-QueLLAThe Flapper

MusiCJeFF kLeinHare & Hounds

evenTsToryTeLLing CAFéThe Kitchen Garden Café7.30pm, Free entry


ArTCrAFTy BeerThe Victoria7pm, Free entry

ArTThese Are A Few oF My FAvouriTe Things: wiTh JonAThAn CoeIkon Gallery6.30-7.30pm, Free

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ThuRsDAY 17 June

MusiCrATT, AnviL Wulfrun Hall £17, 7pm

MusiCCoBweB CoLLeCTive sessions The Yardbird9pm

CLuBsouL CAFe Sunflower Lounge8pm

CoMeDyTrevor Crook, iAn MooreGlee Club£6.50-14.50, 7.30pm

CoMeDyLiTTLe CiviC CoMeDy CLuB - ALisTAir BArrie, JAMes reDMonDThe Slade Rooms £6/5, 7.30pm


sATuRDAY 19 June

MusiCsuZAnne vegATown Hall£25, 7.30pm

MusiCThe DuPLiCATesHare & Hounds8pm

MusiCDogs, BLACk MArkeT eMPire, AT The ZooThe Flapper

MusiCsouL FooD ProJeCT LAunCh PArTy FeATuing CoPTer, CAsTiLLions, vinny & The Curse, rivers PresLey seT, BronZe MeDALsHare & HoundsFree entry

MusiCvooDoo six, The Jokers The Slade Rooms £6, 7pm

FRiDAY 18 June

CLuBnoTeChThe Victoria10pm, Free Entry

CoMeDyTrevor Crook, iAn Moore, MAnDy knighTGlee Club£7.50-15, 7.30pm

CoMeDyPATriCk MonAhAn, JiMMy MCghie, niniA BenJAMinHighlight8.30pm


TheATrereMeMBer MeThe Old Joint Stock Pub£6/12, 8pm

TheATreConFessions oF A “sMArT” wresTLing FAnThe Victoria7pm

sPorTengLAnD vs

ALgeriA02 Academy6pm, Free entry

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MusiCThe DuPLiCATes Hare & Hounds8pm

CLuBsweATThe Victoria8pm, £5

CoMeDyPATriCk MonAhAn, JiMMy MCghie, niniA BenJAMin Highlight8.30pm

CoMeDyTrevor Crook, iAn Moore, guesT, MAnDy knighTGlee Club£18, 7.15pm

TheATreDerren BrownALexAnDrA Theatre7.30pm

TheATrereMeMBer Me The Old Joint Stock Pub£6/12, 2.30pm & 8pm

sunDAY 20 June

MusiCDeAThsTArsO2 academy£12, 7pm

MusiCPi, eMiL Friis, one eyeD MuLe Hare & Hounds £3, 7.30pm

MusiCFinLAy QuAye, BurnsiDeHare & Hounds

MusiCFrAnCesQA, Tiger PLeAse02 Academy 37pm, £5

MusiCThe MoMerAThs, sTeALing sheeP & Big hAnDs Big heArTThe Kitchen Gar-den Café8pm, £6

CoMeDyThe reAL MCCoy - CoMeDy xPLosion! Alexandra Theatre8pm

TheATreCirQue Du soLeiL - sALTiMBAnCo The NIA8pm

evenTsuPerFreAko-noMiCs Live!Town Hall7.30pm, £15

monDAY21 June

ArTMAD Moo’s – PAinT your own PoTTeryThe Kitchen Garden Café5.30pm, Free entry

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TuesDAY 22 June

MusiCLive nATion PresenTs The gAsLighT AnTheM 02 Academy£13.50, 7pm

MusiCwe Are sCienTisTs Wulfrun Hall £12.50, 7pm

MusiCThroATs, LAvoTChkin, The JAMes CLeAver QuinTeTThe Flapper

FRiDAY 25 June

MusiCsuMMer sLAM 2010 FT. FuTures & kyoTo Drive PLus More The Slade Rooms £6, 6.30pm

MusiCBLAk CAnThe Flapper

MusiCsCissor sisTers02 Academy6.30pm, £30

MusiCThe geT uP kiDs02 Academy 26pm, £12

MusiCJesse MALin02 Academy 36.30pm, £10

CoMeDyJohn FoThergiLL, TiM CLArk, yiAnni AgisiLAou Glee Club7.30pm

weDnesDAY23 June

sPorTworLD CuP 2010 – engLAnD vs sLoveniA02 Academy1.30pm, Free entry

ArTThese Are A Few oF My FAvouriTe Things: wiTh ruTh CLAxTonIkon Gallery6.30-7.30pm, Free

ThuRsDAY 24 June

MusiCThe wishing weLL BAnD The Old Joint Stock8pm, £8


CoMeDyPoPCorn CoMeDyThe Victoria7.30pm, £5

CoMeDyJohn FoThergiLL, TiM CLArk, AnDi osho, AnDrew ryAnGlee Club£6.50-15.50, 7.30pm

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CoMeDyJohn FoThergiLL, TiM CLArk, yiAnni AgisiLAouGlee Club£7.50-15, 7.30pm

CoMeDyBoB MiLLs, rhoDri, roger Monk AnD seAn Meo Highlight8.30pm

TheATreCirQue Du soLeiL - sALTiMBAnCo The NIA8pm

TheATreThe unForTunATe vegeTAriAn The Old Joint Stock8pm, £10/8

evenTBirMinghAM soCiAL MeDiA CAFe Coffee Lounge10am, Free

sATuRDAY 26 June

MusiCBroken soCiAL sCene O2 Academy£13.50 adv, 6.30-10pm

CoMeDyBoB MiLLs, rhoDri, roger Monk AnD seAn Meo Highlight8.30pm

CoMeDyJohn FoThergiLL, TiM CLArk, yiAnni AgisiLAouGlee club£18, 7.15pm

TheATreThe unForTunATe vegeTAriAn The Old Joint Stock8pm, £10/8

sunDAY 27 June

MusiCThe Big FesT FeAT. Tinie TeMPAh, wiLey, MCLeAn, FugATive, DevLin, MZ BrATT, nu BrAnD, BrAgZ, khy, AvALAnCh, DhCivic Hall 7pm

MusiCJesse MALin & The sT MArks soCiALThe Slade Rooms £10, 7pm

CoMeDyThe iMProLyMPiAnsThe Kitchen Gar-den Café8pm, £5

TheATreCirQue Du soLeiL - sALTiMBAnCo The NIA

monDAY 28 June

MusiCBroken AMP eveningAdam & Eve7pm MusiCweekLy reggAe sessionsThe Bulls Head8pm

MusiCBLonDie Civic Hall £35, 7pm

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TuesDAY 29 June

MusiCThe FeATures, kAssiDy, gooDnighT LeninHare & Hounds

MusiCThe ACousTiC sessions The Jam House6pm

CLuBsTrAxxThe Bulls Head8pm

ArTin ConversATion: AnDrew Cross & CArL PALMerikon Eastside5-6pm, Free

weDnesDAY30 June

MusiCuniCorn kiDThe Flapper

MusiCJAZZ in The BArThe Old Joint Stock7.30pm, Free entry

CoMeDyeDinBurgh Preview - John BishoP / kevin BriDgesGlee club£6.50-10, 7.30pm

ArTThese Are A Few oF My FAvouriTe Things: wiTh The ArTisTiC DireCTors oF FierCeIkon Gallery6.30-7.30pm, Free

ThuRsDAY1 JuLY

MusiCkMFDM The Slade Rooms £15, 7.30pm


CLuBouT oF sTePIsland Bar8pm, £1

CoMeDyhArDeeP singh kohLi - The neArLy nAkeD CheFWulfrun Hall£14/12, 7pm

CoMeDyTony henDriks, MATT reAD, CArey MArx, JAson rouse Glee Club7.30pm

ArTAFTernoon TeA – exhiBiTion TourIkon GalleryFree

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FRiDAY2 JuLY

MusiCDirTysCore, The gruBer Sunflower Lounge8.30pm

CLuBhAsseLBAink sAys reLAxThe Victoria10pm, Free entry

CLuBvuLTure vuLTure: QeMisTs The Rainbow10pm

CoMeDyuPFronT CoMeDy FeATuring The reCession session The Drum7.30pm

CoMeDyTony henDriks, MATT reAD, CArey MArx, JAson rouse Glee Club, 7.30pm

CoMeDyCoMeDy @ The PuBLiC The Public8pm

TheATreDouBLe BookeDThe Old Joint Stock2.30pm, £7.50/6.50

evenTCATherine o’FLynn - Book LAunCh Ikon Gallery6.30pm, Free entry

sATuRDAY3 JuLY

MusiCChiPMunk PresenTs The shine shine Tour Civic Hall £14.50, 7pm

MusiCTigerTAiLZ - 20Th Anniver-sAry TourThe Slade Rooms £9.50, 7pm

MusiCsuMMer sTreeT FesTivAL The Rainbow

CLuBChiCks Dig Jerks vs CLuB PonyThe Victoria 8pm, Free entry

CoMeDyTony henDriks, MATT reAD, CArey MArx, JAson rouse Glee Club7.30pm

sunDAY4 JuLY


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monDAY5 JuLY

MusiCThe BLACk keys02 Academy7pm, £16

MusiCPoLLy & The BiLLeTs Doux, ADeLAiDe’s CAPe Hare & Hounds7.30pm

ThuRsDAY8 JuLY

MusiCBenTLey rhyThM ACeHare and Hounds8pm



CoMeDyADAM Crow, gorDon souThern Glee Club7.30pm

TuesDAY 6 JuLY

MusiCTo Toy heArTs suMMer sPeCiALThe Kitchen Garden Café8.30pm, £7

weDnesDAY7 JuLY

CLuBMosChino hoe AnD versACe hoTTieThe Victoria8pm, £3

ArTThese Are A Few oF My FAvouriTe Things: wiTh JAMes LAngDonIkon Gallery6.30pm, Free entry

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FRiDAY9 JuLY

MusiCeMMA sCoTT PresenTs gunDogs, kiLLing For CoMPAny, CriMson Joy & no AMeriCAnA The Slade Rooms £6, 7.30pm

CLuBM4TPThe Victoria8.30pm, Free entry

CoMeDynexT sToP eDinBurgh! 2010 - niCk heLMThe Old Joint Stock8pm


sATuRDAY10 JuLY

CLuBDeePThe Victoria8pm, Free entry

CLuBATTA girLIsland Bar8.30pm, £1

CLuBChiCks Dig Jerks PresenT - hoTT DATe ALLDAyer wiTh The TrAPs, CoPTer, swAMPMeAT, The CAsTiL-LiAns, MATAPAZi BoB, CoLDriCe, new sCoTLAnD yArD, oTher woMAn’s CLuB, guTTer skAnk, BeAsT rAve, This is ToMor-row, TesTiFy, sugArFooT sToMPThe Hare & Hounds12noon-3am


CoMeDynexT sToP eDinBurgh! 2010 - ALFie Brown AnD ivo grAhAMThe Old Joint Stock8pm

sunDAY11 JuLY

MusiCThe songs oF niCk DrAkeThe kiTChen Garden Café8pm, £10


CoMeDynexT sToP eDinBurgh! 2010 - JAson CookThe Old Joint Stock8pm

CoMeDyThe ALTernATive To The worLD CuP FinAL CoMeDy nighT Hare & Hounds8.30pm

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weDnesDAY14 JuLY

MusiCDeAn FrieDMAnThe Kitchen Garden Café8pm, £17.50

MusiCkeLe02 Academy 27pm, £12.50

CoMeDynexT sToP eDinBurgh! 2010 - MArCeL LuConT AnD henning whenThe Old Joint Stock8pm

ThuRsDAY15 JuLY



CoMeDynexT sToP eDinBurgh! 2010 - JAMes MuLLinger AnD ALi CookThe Old Joint Stock8pm

CoMeDyJiMeoin Glee Club7.30pm

monDAY12 JuLY

MusiCChAos ACousTiC CLuBThe Victoria 8.30pm, Free

MusiCToro y MoiHare & Hounds £5

TuesDAY 13 JuLY

MusiCConverge, kyLesA, gAZA, kveLerTAk O2 Academy7pm

CoMeDynexT sToP eDinBurgh! 2010 - Joe rownTree AnD seAnn wALshThe Old Joint Stock8pm

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The Drum12noon – 4am

evenTDr skeTChys – AnTi-ArT sChooL Bur-LesQueThe Victoria3:30pm, £8.50

sunDAY18 JuLY

MusiCBAsshunTer02 Academy7pm, £17.50-20

MusiCAn evening wiTh rAy MAnZArek AnD roBBy krieger oF The Doors wiTh The royAL PhiLhArMoniC ConCerT orChesTrA Civic Hall £32.50, 6.30pm

MusiCDe’BorAh, BoAT To row, ToM PeeL Hare & Hounds7.30pm

FRiDAY16 JuLY

MusiCThe weDDing PresenT The Slade Rooms £16. 7.30pm

MusiCThe LoveLy eggs, hoT PAnTs roMAnCeThe Victoria 8pm, £4

CLuBvuLTure vuLTure: L-vis 1990 The Rainbow10pm

CoMeDynexT sToP eDinBurgh! 2010 - Lee kern AnD AnDrew LAwrenCeThe Old Joint Stock8pm

CoMeDyBriAn higgins, MiChAeL FABBri, JAson Cook Glee Club7.30pm

sATuRDAY17 JuLY

MusiCsePuLTurA - 25Th AnniversAry Tour Wulfrun Hall £17, 6pm

MusiCThe wiCkeD Messengers, The eMissAries The Actress & Bishop8.30pm

CoMeDynexT sToP eDinBurgh! 2010 - sAM gore AnD MAx DiCkensThe Old Joint Stock8pm

CoMeDyBriAn higgins, MiChAeL FABBri, JAson Cook Glee Club7.30pm

FesTivALsiMMer Down inTernATionAL reggAe FesTivAL

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weDnesDAY21 JuLY

TheATreThe sounD oF MusiC Birmingham Hippodrome2.30pm

ArTThese Are A Few oF My FAvouriTe Things: wiTh AnThony CArT-wrighTIkon Gallery6.30-7.30pm, Free

ThuRsDAY22 JuLY

MusiCThe TiDe, JuPiTer 8, The Two n eighTs, CAPTure kenDAL O2 Academy 36.30pm


CoMeDyeDinBurgh Previews - PhiL niChoL / guesTThe Glee Club£10/6.50 NUS, 7.30pm

monDAY19 JuLY

MusiCoPen MiC nighT The Cross8pm

MusiCBroken AMP evening Adam And Eve7pm, Free entry

CLuBweekLy reggAe session The Bulls Head8pm

TuesDAY 20 JuLY

MusiCJoDy hAs A hiTLisT02 Academy 37pm, £5

MusiCMAx rAPTor, rAse The Flapper7.30pm

ArTCurAToriAL TALk: PiCTures For PALACes Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery1pm, Free

evenTBurLesQue workshoP The Jekyll and Hyde8pm

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sunDAY25 JuLY

MusiCsiLenT FiLTer - ALL DAyer Sound Bar1pm

MusiCLive Forever The Bulls Head7.30pm, Free entry

monDAY26 JuLY

MusiCoPen MiC nighT The Cross8pm

MusiCBroken AMP evening Adam And Eve7pm, Free entry

CLuBweekLy reggAe session The Bulls Head8pm, Free entry

FRiDAY23 JuLY

MusiCDweeZiL ZAPPA PLAys ZAPPA Civic Hall £27.50, 7pm

MusiCsCArLeT hArLoTs, DJsThe Yardbird Free entry

MusiCgiLLes PeTerson & eArL Zinger Hare & Hounds9pm

CoMeDyMArTy MCCLeAn, PhiL niChoL, sTePhen grAnT, susAn MurrAy Glee Club7.30pm

sATuRDAY24 JuLY

MusiCheADFesT Hare & Hounds3pm

MusiCrooM 94, MAvriCkZ O2 Academy 37pm

MusiCDinky The Actress & Bishop8.30pm

CoMeDyMArTy MCCLeAn, PhiL niChoL, sTePhen grAnT, susAn MurrAy Glee Club7.30pm

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ThuRsDAY29 JuLY

MusiCALL or noThing, kiDs CAn’T FLy, TeLL iT To The MA-rines, MAyCoMB, oCTAve ok Sound Bar8pm


CoMeDyPAuL sinhA The Drum8pm

TheATreThe sounD oF MusiC Birmingham Hippodrome

FRiDAY30 JuLY

MusiCJAh woBBLe & The niPPon DuB enseMBLe02 Academy 36.30pm, £12

CLuBDroPBeATs noT BoMBs suMMer CAMP Secret Location12noon

CoMeDyniniA BenJAMin, DAn nighTingALe, sTeve griBBin, PAuL Thorne Glee Club7.30pm

evenTBurLesQue - Red RocksIsland Bar8pm, £8

TuesDAY 27 JuLY

CLuBsTrAxx The Bulls Head8pm, Free entry

weDnesDAY28 JuLY

MusiCheAven’s BAseMenT, AuDrey horne, The FALLen O2 Academy 37pm

TheATreThe sounD oF MusiC Birmingham Hip-podrome

ArTThese Are A Few oF My FAvouriTe Things: wiTh Lynsey hAnLeyIkon Gallery6.30-7.30pm, Free

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woRLD CuP 2010Your guide to where to watch the matches during June

o2 ACADeMy - horseFAir, BrisToL sTreeT o2academybirmingham.co.uk Better known for gigs, O2 is promising “no nonsense football coverage in a friendly environment, with a stadium atmosphere”. All England games will be projected onto the big screen, with commentary through a state of the art sound system. Entry is free.

oDeon CineMA - new sTreeTodeon.co.ukGet the full cinematic experience live at the Odeon, Sit back grab some popcorn and soak up the atmosphere as you watch England on the Big Screen, all for the price of a normal ticket.

BroADwAy CAsino - BroADwAy PLAZAbroadwaycasino.co.ukCelebrate the World Cup in style at our favourite Casino. Featuring a multi-screen lounge, so you won’t miss out on any of the action, you can also have a flutter on the bustling gaming floor. To celebrate an England win how about dinner at the in house restaurant?

The viCToriA - John BrighT sTreeTthevictoriabirmingham.co.ukIf you’re one of those people who really doesn’t see the point in a load of grown men chasing a ball up and down a field then you’ll be pleased to know that the downstairs of the Victoria is a football free zone! Upstairs isn’t of course, with bottle bear bucket deals so you can stay glued to the 8ft screens, and hope and pray that this is the year when footballs coming home.

riLey’s -ThroughouT The wesT MiDLAnDsrileys.co.ukFootball isn’t the first sport you think of when you think of Riley’s but you may be surprised to find more than just snooker tables. With 3metre HD surround sound screens in all their flagship clubs, and the exciting introduction of 3D TV, this is a fantastic place to catch the World Cup and entertain yourself with a game of pool at half time.

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Venue DiReCToRYMusiC venues

ACTress & BishoP36, Ludgate Hill, Birmingham, B3 1EH0121 236 7426

The AsyLuM BAr AnD venue38-43 Hampton StreetBirmingham B19 3LS0121 233 1109theasylumvenue.co.uk

BuLLs heAD23, St. Marys Row, Moseley, B13 8HW0121 256 7777bullsheadmoseley.co.uk

CiviC/wuLFrun hALL, North Street, WV1 1RQ. 0870 320 7000wolvescivic.co.uk

The FLAPPerKingston Row, B1 2NU.0121 236 2421myspace.com/flapperbir-mingham

hAre & hounDs106 High Street, Kings Heath, B14 7JZ.0121 444 2081hareandhoundsking-sheath.co.uk

isLAnD BAr14-26 Suffolk Street, B1 1LT. 0121 632 5296bar-island.co.uk

JekyLL & hyDe28, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6BJ

Lg ArenANational Exhibition CentreBirmingham, B40 1NT(0) 121 780 4141lgarena.co.uk

niAKing Edwards Rd, Birmingham, B1 2AA0870 9094144necgroup.co.uk

o2 ACADeMy, 16-18 Horsefair,Birmingham, 08444 772 000o2academybirmingham.co.uk

PATriCk kAvAnnAgh142, Trafalgar Rd, Moseley, B13 8BX0121 449 2598

sunFLower Lounge76, Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham, B5 myspace.com/sunflow-erlounge

The rAinBow160 High Street Deritend, B12 0LD.0121 772 8174myspace.com/rainbowevents

The sLADe rooMsBroad StreetWolverhampton

sounD BAr28, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6BJ

Town hALLVictoria SquareBirminghamB3 3DQ0121 780 3333www.thsh.co.uk

The viCToriA48 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN.0121 633 9439thevictoriabirmingham.co.uk

The viLLAge innAlcester RoadMoseley, Birmingam

yArDBirDParadise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HJ

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ArT venues

BirMinghAM MuseuM AnD ArT gALLeryChamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DHbmag.org.uk

CusTArD FACToryGibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AAcustardfactory.co.uk

eAsTsiDe ProJeCTs86 Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4AR0121 771 1778eastsideprojects.org

The DruM144, Potters Lane, Aston, Birmingham, B6 4UU0121 333 2400the-drum.org.uk

The herBerTJordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QPtheherbert.org

ikon gALLeryOozells Square, Birmingham, B1 2HS0121 248 0708ikon-gallery.co.uk

MACCannon Hill ParkBirmingham0121 446 3232macarts.co.uk

new ArT gALLery wALsALLGallery Square, Walsall. 01922 654400thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk

The PuBLiCNew StreetWest BromwichB70 7PG0121 533 7161thepublic.com

wArwiCk ArT CenTreGibbet Hill Rd, Coventry, CV4 7AL024 7652 4524warwickartscentre.co.uk

woLverhAMPTon ArT gALLeryLichfield St, Wolverhampton, WV1 1DU, 01902 552055wolverhamptonart.org.uk

CoMeDy venues

The gLee CLuBThe Arcadian, B5 4TD.0871 472 0400glee.co.uk

highLighT259-262 Broad Street, Birmingham,B1 2HF

TheATre venues

ALexAnDrA TheATreStation St, Birmingham0844 847 2302alexandratheatre.org.uk

BirMinghAM hiPPoDroMeHurst Street0844 338 5000birminghamhippodrome.com

The grAnD TheATreLichfield StreetWolverhampton01902 573 300grandtheatre.info

The oLD JoinT sToCk PuB AnD TheATre4 Temple Row WestBirmingham, B2 5NY0121 200 1892oldjointstocktheatre.co.uk

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