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DIY legend Calvin Johnson mesmerises crowd at Centrala

ColdRice legend Calvin Johnson makes a welcome live return with his first Birmingham show in 30 years.

Fuzzy Sun provide a warm start to the week with a fantastic set of indie-funk bangers at the Hare & Hounds. Inhaler provide support.

The South London duo may sing about spontaneously combusting, but their short serenade to each other missed the mark in Birmingham.

25-year-old Sam Fender plays a beautiful sold-out performance at Birmingham’s O2 Institute – he’ll be back in the city later this year

On April 27th, JAWS invaded the halls of O2 Institute Birmingham once again as part of their album release tour. Read our review, with photos, here.

Idlewild make a long-awaited return to Birmingham with a blistering and bittersweet set mixing new tracks with old classics.

Doncaster trio The Blinders return to Birmingham to conquer the O2 Institute, supported by Glasgow’s The Ninth Wave and locals The Clause.

Verve songsmith and solo troubadour Richard Ashcroft stunned a sold-out O2 Academy Birmingham with a career-spanning set

Birmingham indie royalty, Superfood, say farewell with an explosive sell out show at London’s Scala on 22nd April