LANDMARK West Midlands music club JB’s has gone into administration after more than 40 years of helping to launch the careers of a string of stars.
Birmingham’s mac’s Arena has reopened for its first shows since undergoing a refurbishment, with an exciting programme of performances and events.
He may now be carving out a career as a film star in Hollywood, but Ricky Gervais showed he was still just as much at home on the stand-up stage as in the movies when he appeared in Birmingham for the fourth time.
Pictures of some of the acts and the revellers at this year’s V Festival in Weston Park.
Smooth Radio presenter Carlos gives us a weekly update of events happening across the region.
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