Decade of Music Live celebrated

Music Live, the UK's favourite music-making event, is celebrating its tenth anniversary next month at Birmingham NEC.

This year's event place from Friday, November 6, to Sunday, November 8, 2009, featuring a mouth-watering equipment exhibition that showcases – and lets visitors get their hands on – the world's best guitar, drum, keyboard and recording gear.

Exciting live performances are also part of the Music Live experience, which regulalrly pulls in corwds over 22,000 strong.

This year acoustic guitar wizard and YouTube phenomenon Erik Mongrain, new UK bands Cars On Fire and They Fell From The Sky and Ocean Colour Scene's Damon Minchella are all scheduled for Live Stage shows and masterclasses.

On Sunday, November 8, the Live Stage is given over to some of the country's finest tribute bands – including Iron Maiden tribute Hi-On Maiden who will be creating the classic 1988 Donnington Monsters Of Rock bill.

This year the show also 'hosts' the Hellfire Festival, taking place on the Music Live stage each evening and featuring classic names alongside hot new talent, from Saxon and Anvil to Sylosis and Blakfish.

Joint discounted tickets for both Music Live and Hellfire are available to allow access to both events.

For further information visit www.musiclive.co.uk