Classically-trained Blackpool-born tenor Alfie Boe – a former mechanic – is an A lister on the classical music and opera scene who has starred in scores of West End shows. He shares a perfect weekend with us.

Comedian Dave Spikey is a best-selling author who co-wrote and starred in Pheonix Nights with Peter Kay. He also presented the revamped Bullseye TV show.

Welsh icon Max Boyce ditched his career as a coal miner to become a comedian and singer in the 70s. He has sold more than two million albums and plays Birmingham Town Hall on Saturday night.

West End star Lee Mead shot to fame after he won BBC TV show Any Dream Will Do. He is bringing his new show The Love Tour to Birmingham this month. Lee is married to TV personality Denise Van Outen and tells us about his idea of a perfect weekend.

American singer/songwriter Kina Grannis is a web sensation, having scored 80 million YouTube hits – including 4.3 million for the video for her single In Your Arms. Here she shares a perfect weekend.

Former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell was one of the UK’s most successful post-punk singer/songwriters. At weekends he likes nothing more than a lie in, a vodka tonic and a spag bol.

Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole will hit the dancefloor in Birmingham with his dynamic show, Live and Unjudged on January 23. Here the Strictly bad boy shares his perfect weekend . . .

TV presenter and journalist Matt Allwright is best known for his TV programme Rogue Traders, as well as The One Show, Watchdog and Brassed Off Britain. Here he shares a perfect weekend . . .

Multi-award winning comedian Richard Herring has been making the nation laugh for more years than he cares to remember. We caught up with him to find out about his perfect weekend.

Celebrity choirmaster Gareth Malone is battling to get his Military Wives to number one for Christmas. Here, the 36-year-old music maestro tells us how he likes to spend his spare time.

Husband and wife Linda Lusardi and Sam Kane, who are starring together in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre, tell us how they like to spend their free time.

Midlands rockers Fred Zeppelin – a tribute to the region’s very own uber-rockers Led Zeppelin – are celebrating 18 years on the road this year. Fredz drummer Steve Black shares a Perfect Weekend.