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• An Evening with Zucchero  

  Wed 3 Dec Symphony Hall

  Zucchero is a multi-million-selling Italian singer-songwriter, a global rock star who has released over 13 albums and sold alltogether over 25m. He performs at all the biggest charity events on the planet and is now releasing a best of spanning from 1986 to the present. He is the only artist to have had 3 number 1 singles in 3 different languages, Il Volo (Italian), Feels like a Woman (English), Baila Morena (Spanish).
  
  
  

• Oleta Adams  

  Thu 4 Dec Symphony Hall

  The legendary Oleta Adams makes a welcome return to the UK in an evening of Gospel and Christmas classics. In a rare concert appearance outside of the US, this unforgettable artist combines her perennial hits with uplifting gospel favourites and soulful ballads, bringing her own soul-stamped signature to the festive season with _Winter Wonderland_ and _Let It Snow_ together with special arrangements of traditional carols. Oleta also shares new material from her eagerly anticipated Gospel album, and sings her renowned interpretation of _Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me_ together with the hauntingly beautiful _Get Here_ from the platinum selling _Circle of One_. Backed by some of America’s finest musicians and The Kingdom Choir, Oleta’s unique vocal style effortlessly blends Gospel with Jazz, and Soul with Rhythm & Blues in an evening not to be missed! "www.oletaadams.com":http://oletaadams.com
  
  
  

• Will Young plus special guests 

  Sun 7 Dec Symphony Hall

  Will's performance, as well as featuring many favourites from his enviable back-catalogue, will centre around his stunning new album. Released September 29th, _Let It Go_ plays to Will's strengths whilst also pushing him in exciting new directions, melding soul, disco and that extraordinary voice with good old-fashioned pop to create his most arresting record to date. The effervescent new single _Changes_ (released September 14th) provides an excellent introduction to his new material and whets the appetite for what will surely become the soundtrack to winter 2008. *Please note this performance is currently sold out. Clicking on the below link will take you to the booking page if any returns are available.* Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 0121 780 3333 to enquire.
  
  
  

• Will Young plus special guests 

  Mon 8 Dec Symphony Hall

  Will's performance, as well as featuring many favourites from his enviable back-catalogue, will centre around his stunning new album. Released September 29th, _Let It Go_ plays to Will's strengths whilst also pushing him in exciting new directions, melding soul, disco and that extraordinary voice with good old-fashioned pop to create his most arresting record to date. The effervescent new single _Changes_ (released September 14th) provides an excellent introduction to his new material and whets the appetite for what will surely become the soundtrack to winter 2008. *Please note this performance is currently sold out. Clicking on the below link will take you to the booking page if any returns are available.* Alternatively you can call the Box Office on 0121 780 3333 to enquire.
  
  
  

• The Puppini Sisters Christmas Special  

  Wed 10 Dec Town Hall

  Marcella Puppini, Kate Mullins and Stephanie O'Brien led the retro wave in 2006 with their 1940s influenced blend of 'pop with swing' and gorgeous sense of glamour and fun. "To Puppini" quickly became a lifestyle and fashion statement as the name became synonymous with fashion, style and allure and audiences embraced the girls' highly entertaining and original musical performance and the ethos of dressing to impress. _Betcha Bottom Dollar_ was the fastest selling jazz debut in Britain on its release and the album debuted at number 2 in the US jazz charts. Their second album _The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo_ revealed a new maturity in the writing and their sound. The girls will include a few Christmas hits in their set in the unique Puppini style! The West Midland's premier wind-up merchant, The Gramophone Man aka 'Dj Shellac' will be playing 78's from the 1920's, 30's and 40's on two wind-up gramophones in the foyer, before and after the performance.
  
  
  

• Jason Donovan plus support 

  Fri 12 Dec Symphony Hall

  Jason Donovan has enjoyed a very successful and varied career in film, television and theatre plus a record-breaking international solo career in which he made over 13 million record sales. Most famous for his role as Scott Robinson in _Neighbours_, Jason won nearly every Australian award during his time on one of Australia’s most successful drama series and the hearts of millions. Jason’s vocal career began in 1988 when he released ‘Especially for You’ with Kylie Minogue and a debut solo album, _Ten Good Reasons_. Following the release of his second album in 1989, Jason became the biggest selling UK and European artist. In the same year he was voted Best Male Singer and Britain’s Best Album at the Smash Hits Awards. Jason has performed internationally to sell-out audiences of thousands. Jason triumphed in the West End when he starred as Joseph in _Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat_ at the Palladium. Jason played to critical acclaim and sell-out business. In 1998, Jason again drew sell-out crowds for his performance as Frank ‘N’ Furter in The Rocky Horror UK Tour, during the show’s 25th Anniversary.
  
  
  

• Roy Wood Rock & Roll Band: Christmas Special plus support 

  Wed 17 Dec Town Hall

  *PLEASE NOTE: due to high demand for reserved seating, the Stalls area will now be seated for this performance, and tickets are available to book now!* Birmingham born Roy enjoyed huge success as a member of The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard and is forever linked to the festive season thanks to the hit _I Wish it Could be Christmas Everyday_. Following last year's sell-out performance at Town Hall, Wood returns with his band to kick off Christmas in style.
  
  
  

• Black Voices Christmas Concert  

  Fri 19 Dec Town Hall

  Town Hall Associate Artists Black Voices, the UK’s most successful female a cappella group, return for their annual Xmas concert. In the second half, they’re joined by the inspirational Town Hall Gospel Choir for highlights from Messiah: A Soulful Celebration, the gospel/soul version of Handel’s masterpiece that reopened Town Hall last year, to huge success. Black Voices is a Town Hall Associate Artist
  Black Voices Carol Pemberton music director Town Hall Gospel Choir Ken Burton music director Musicians from the BBC Big Band
  
  

• Grace Jones The Hurricane Tour 

  Mon 19 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall

  Musical maestro Grace Jones returns to the UK this January with the _Hurricane Tour_. _Hurricane_, the new LP co-produced by Grace herself along with Ivor Guest, has seen Ms Jones collaborate with old friends Sly and Robbie as well as the likes of Brian Eno, for her first studio album in nearly 20 years. The show will see Grace perform tracks from Hurricane, which has firmly positioned Ms Jones back on the music-scape. With jaw dropping and spine tingling hooks and rhythms, _Hurricane_ projects Grace at her most enigmatic. As with everything Grace, expect the unexpected. . . . . .
  
  
  

• Shared - Presented by The Wonder Stuff's Miles Hunt  

  Fri 30 Jan 2009 Town Hall

  The Wonder Stuff’s Miles Hunt presents ‘Shared’, an evening of acoustic performances by some of the UK’s finest artists. Miles Hunt & Erica Nockalls of The Wonder Stuff, Nick Heywood formerly of Haircut 100, Wayne Hussey of The Mission/Sisters Of Mercy, Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera, Katell Keineg plus more... “Stripping back a great song can easily pull punches on a grander production. Every artist performing at ‘Shared’ has had a great affect on me, not only as a writer/performer myself, but also as a fan and I take it as an honour that they have accepted my invite.” Miles Hunt £19.50
  
  
  

• Michel Legrand and his orchestra with special guest Alison Moyet  

  Mon 2 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall

  Michel Legrand has charmed audiences for generations with his music. He is the winner of three Oscars, five Grammy awards, and two Palmes d’Or. He has written the scores for numerous movie classics which include Yentl, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Umbrella’s of Cherbourg. Michel is an accomplished and innovative musician as gifted in the jazz milieu as he is with classical music and is one of the giants of popular song. Accompanying Michel will be the mellifluous Alison Moyet famed for her strong blues voice and award winning music career spanning 26 years; from mainstream pop group YAZOO, to solo artist, and more recently acting in the musical CHICAGO and the play SMALLER both in the West End. Winner of three BRIT awards and Grammy nominee, her latest album THE TURN was released in the UK in 2007 and the US in 2008. £35, £32.50
  
  
  

• Teddy Thompson  

  Sat 7 Feb 2009 Town Hall

  _A Piece of What You Need_ - Thompson's fourth album overall and his third for Verve - is the London-born, New York-based artist's most ambitious and accomplished effort to date, showcasing his formidable vocal, songwriting and guitar talents while venturing into rewarding new musical and lyrical territory. Thompson's trademark blend of catchy songcraft, pensive emotional insight and good-natured black humor is present on such new tunes as In My Arms, What's This?!!, Don't Know What I Was Thinking and the bittersweetly fatalistic Turning the Gun On Myself. The album's effortless pop sensibility is matched by a playful sonic palette that incorporates such aural surprises as the careening brass band on _Can't Sing Straight_ and _One of These Days,_ or the Hitchcockian orchestral rushes that haunt the cinematic _Jonathan's Book._ American singer/songwriter Tift Merritt opens the show with music from her extensive repertoire, including songs from her critically acclaimed album _Tambourine_. £13
  
  
  

• Sharleen Spiteri  

  Sun 8 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall

  Sharleen Spiteri, one of the most successful women in British music over the last 25 years, makes her solo debut at Symphony Hall this February - hot on the heels of her solo album ‘Melody’ which went straight into the album charts at No 3, and has already been declared Gold for 100,000 sales. The release of 'Melody' has seen Sharleen back in huge demand with performances on a range of massive UK TV shows from Later with Jools Holland to the Andrew Marr Show, via Graham Norton, The Charlotte Church Show and Transmission. Debut single ‘All The Times I Cried’ received a Neilson award for over 10,000 plays on UK Radio, including a coveted Radio 2 ‘A’ Playlisting. Follow up single ‘Stop I Don’t Love You Anymore’ is also climbing the Airplay Top 20. Sharleen has also performed radio sessions for Radio 2 and Virgin as well as slotting in a triumphant main stage surprise performance at hometown festival T in the Park. She also starred at the recent BBC Proms in the Park, when she performed to over 30,000 people in London’s Hyde Park. Press plaudits include the NME who called Melody ‘a succulent record of Dusty Springfield-isms’. The 2009 tour will see Sharleen perform tracks from Melody for the first time, along with a few Texas classics and, as always with Sharleen, some musical surprises - all delivered by one of the best and most distinctive voices in British music.
  
  
  

• Ray Lamontagne  

  Thu 12 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall

  With his remarkable, rough hewn vocals and evocative, finely etched songs, Ray LaMontagne has, in but a few short years, become the rare artist of whom the world waits with to see what each new work will reveal. Now, on his much anticipated third album, the Maine-based singer and songwriter has crafted a warm and welcoming record which unveils heretofore untapped depths of ingenuity and optimism. Touching upon a range of styles and musical setting - spanning pastoral folk, railroad blues, front porch country, and plangent balladry - “GOSSIP IN THE GRAIN” proves to be LaMontagne’s most creative and emotionally expansive collection to date. £19
  
  
  

• An Evening with Barbara Dickson  

  Sat 14 Feb 2009 Town Hall

  For over four decades, Barbara Dickson has continued to deliver songs to the public in her own incomparable fashion. As a multi-million selling recording artist with an equally impressive Olivier award-winning acting career, Barbara Dickson OBE has firmly established herself as one of the most enduring and popular entertainers in Britain today. Globally known for hits which include _Caravans_, _Another Suitcase in Another Hall_ and her chart-topping duet with Elaine Paige, _I Know Him So Well_, Barbara Dickson is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress with roles including Anita Braithwaite in TV's Band of Gold and the original Mrs Johnstone in Willy Russell's long-running musical Blood Brothers. Barbara Dickson now brings her sensational show to Birmingham providing audiences with a musical treat; as she performs her classic hits, as well as other material in her own inimitable style. '_The chance to hear her sing a personal choice of favourite good songs should not be missed_' *The Times* '_Barbara Dickson shows what true class is all about_' *The Stage* £22.50, £24.50
  
  
  

• Elaine Paige  

  Sun 15 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall

  In this special 40th Anniversary celebration Elaine Paige, the first Lady of musical theatre, revisits her award-winning roles as she recaptures her performances in the shows she made famous including _Evita_, _Cats_, _Chess_, _Piaf_ and _Sunset Boulevard_ during the journey through her career since 1968. £27.50, £32.50, £35
  
  
  

• Symphonic Rock with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  

  Fri 20 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall

  Following sell-out shows at London's Royal Albert Hall, experience the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performing great rock anthems and classic pop tracks, featuring hits by: *Queen, The Moody Blues, The Beatles, Procol Harum, U2, Madonna, Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf and Eric Clapton*
  *Nick Davies* conductor *Metro Voices*
  
  

• Shelby Lynne plus special guests  

  Cancelled

  Sat 21 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall

  This event has been cancelled due to the artist's recording commitments. Please contact the Box Office for information about ticket returns on 0121 780 3333.
  
  
  

• Errol Brown The Farewell Tour, plus guests 

  Thu 26 Feb 2009 Symphony Hall

  Errol Brown, one of the first innovators of Brit pop returns to Australia with his distinctive vocal style, which is always packed with soul on delivery, and laminates the lyrical content of each song with a depth of honesty. His songs have stood the test of time and are frequently heard on radio stations, commercials and all good parties! £23, £26
  
  
  

• This is Soul featuring Geno Washington, Jimmy James, PP Arnold & The Ram Jam Band 

  Fri 27 Feb 2009 Town Hall

  This is Soul brings together the giants of soul music in one sensational show. Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band are 60s soul legends, famously immortalised in the Dixy’s Midnight Runners song Geno. Jimmy James, formerly of The Vagabonds, scored a hit with their cover of Red Red Wine, and he brings his own vintage style soul to this line-up. Completing this soul explosion is PP Arnold, whose soulful vocals have graced classic hits such as _Angel of the Morning_ and _First Cut is the Deepest_. £22
  
  
  

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