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Gigs

NELL BRYDEN Tues 27 June, Symphony Hall, Birmingham

TASH SULTANA Tues 27 June, The Civic at The Halls Wolverhampton

EINSTELLUNG + ZYGGURAT +

WILDFORMS Wed 28 June, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham

CAN’T SWIM + JETSKI Thurs 29 June, O2 Academy, Birmingham

RUTH ANGELL Thurs 29 June, Bromsgrove Folk Club

EASY 3 Thurs 29 June, Temperance, Leamington Spa

ELECTRIC SIX + SARPA SALPA Thurs 29 June, hmv Empire, Coventry

NELL BRYDEN Thurs 29 June, Huntingdon Hall, Worcester

SUGABABES Thurs 29 June, The Civic at The Halls Wolverhampton

SHOW ME THE BODY Fri 30 June, The Asylum, Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA Fri 30 June, Jennifer Blackwell Performance Space, Symphony Hall, B’ham

LEGEND: THE MUSIC OF BOB MARLEY Fri 30 June, Birmingham Town Hall

THE CHAMELEONS + LESLEY WOODS Fri 30 June, The Assembly, Leamington Spa

THE DUALERS Fri 30 June, hmv Empire, Coventry

TYGËR Fri 30 June, The Valkyrie Bar, Evesham

THE FABULOUS BORDELLOS Fri 30 June, 45Live, Kidderminster

CHRIS ISAAK Fri 30 June, The Civic at The Halls Wolverhampton

Comedy

FRANKIE BOYLE Mon 26 June, The Alexandra, Birmingham

ISMO Wed 28 June, The Glee Club, Birmingham

MAUREEN YOUNGER & LINDSEY

SANTORO Wed 28 June, The Kitchen Garden, King’s Heath, Birmingham

COMEDY CAROUSEL WITH ANDY

ROBINSON, ANNA MANN (COLIN HOULT) & TATTY MACLEOD Thurs 29 June, The Glee Club, Birmingham

RUSSELL HOWARD Thurs 29 June, Birmingham Hippodrome

ANIA MAGLIANO, LEW FITZ & ALEX

KITSON Thurs 29 June, Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry

DARREN HARRIOTT, DAVE LONGLEY, ANNA MANN (COLIN HOULT), TATTY

MACLEOD & ROMAN HARRIS Fri 30 June, The Glee Club, Birmingham

JONNY COLE Fri 30 June, The Glee Club, Birmingham

Theatre

THE WORLD WILL REMEMBER US Birmingham Ormiston Academy showcase a selection of musicals about true and life-changing events, Mon 26 - Tues 27 June, Old Rep, Birmingham

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE World premiere of Andrew Davies’ stage adaptationfrom his award-winning TV screenplay - of Jane Austen’s classic romantic comedy, Mon 26 June - Sat 1 July. Talisman Theatre, Kenilworth

THE ENCHANTED PIG Singers from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire perform Jonathan Dove’s operatic version of an enchanting fairytale with a humorous twist, Tues 25 June, The Dream Factory, Warwick

THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL Tom Read Wilson and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Divina De Campo take top billing in an ‘all-singing, all-dancing, deepsea pearl of a show’, Tues 27 JuneSat 1 July, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

HAPPY DAYS Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls/The Great Pottery Throw Down) plays Winnie in Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece, Wed 28 June - Sat 1 July, The Rep, Birmingham

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Amateur version presented by Kidderminster Operatic & Dramatic Youth Section, Thurs 29 June - Sat 1 July, The Rose Theatre, Kidderminster

OLIVER TWIST Adapted from Charles Dickens’ novel and featuring popular music hall songs, Thurs 29 June - Sat 1 July, The Bear Pitt Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Kids Theatre

DEMON DENTIST David Walliams’ ‘hilarious and thrilling’ story, live on stage, Wed 28 June - Sat 1 July, The Alexandra, Birmingham

Light Entertainment

THE BASTARD ENBY SHOW Genderdefiant performance collective bringing together the ‘creme-de-lathems of cabaret’, Fri 30 June, Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham

Festivals in the Midlands

GATE TO SOUTHWELL Line-up includes Raghu Dixit Project, Dog Show Sessions, Nine Below Zero, London

Monday 26 - Friday 30 June

The Enchanted Pig

The Dream Factory, Warwick, Tues 25 June

While fate decrees that her two sisters wed princes, Princess Flora finds herself marrying a pig.

Luckily for her, by night the pig becomes a handsome prince - one who has had a terrible curse visited upon him by a witch. But when the wicked old woman kidnaps the pig, Flora finds herself having to travel to the end of the world and beyond - to the sun, moon and Milky Way - to save her husband from a terrible fate... Jonathan Dove’s The Enchanted Pig has been universally adored by critics and audiences alike since debuting in 2006. Singers from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire here get their teeth into this bold, beautiful and family-friendly fairytale.

Afrobeat Collective, Thurs 29 JuneSun 2 July, Kirklington, Southwell, Nottinghamshire

BACK 2 FESTIVAL Line-up includes Blue, Basshunter, Cascada, A1, Boyzlife, Thurs 29 June - Mon 3 July, Catton Hall & Park, Derbyshire

ALDERFEST Line-up includes McFly & Sam Ryder, Fri 30 June - Sat 1 July, Alderford Lake, Shropshire

PUB IN THE PARK Line-up includes Bananarama, Toploader, Ronan

Keating, Soul II Soul, Fri 30 JuneSun 2 July, Victoria Park, Leamington Spa

HEAL FESTIVAL Line-up includes The Enemy, Cast, Dub Pistols, The Slow Readers Club, Fri 30 June - Sun 2 July, Greenhous West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury

GODIVA FESTIVAL Line-up includes The Enemy, Melanie C, Rudimental, Ella Eyre, Fri 30 June - Sun 2 July, War Memorial Park, Coventry

Enter now at whatsonlive.co.uk and be in with a chance of bagging one of these fab prizes...

A pair of tickets to see Fastlove: The George Michael tribute

This internationally acclaimed tribute to George Michael heads to The Alexandra, Birmingham on Sunday 25 June, marking what would have been the star’s 60th birthday.

Competition closes Monday 19 June

Four tickets to the National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham

Regarded as one of the region’s most popular visitor attractions, the National Sealife Centre features over 2000 amazing creatures and is home to the UK's Only 360° Ocean Tunnel.

Competition closes Monday 3 July

A pair of tickets to see Siouxsie

Returning to the stage following a decade-long hiatus, punk icon Siouxsie plays The Halls Wolverhampton on Wednesday 21 June as part of just handful of UK dates.

Competition closes Monday 12 June

A pair of tickets to see Sugababes

The era-defining girl group promise an epic comeback with original line-up Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy. The trio play The Halls Wolverhampton on Thursday 29 June.

Competition closes Monday 19 June

Four tickets to Heal Festival

The Enemy (pictured), CAST, The Slow Readers Club and The Dub Pistols are amongst the 80-plus performers playing at Heal this year. The festival takes place at The West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury, from 30 June to 2 July.

Competition closes Monday 19 June