Legendary names from many and varied fields will soon be taking to the stages.
Fairport Convention
Back by popular demand, the folk rock legends and ‘Britain’s friendliest band’ Fairport Convention, head to Birmingham Town Hall for another cracking performance on 9thMarch. Tickets £23, on sale now.
Kulvinder Ghir
The Real McCoy, Bend It Like Beckham and Goodness Gracious Me star Kulvinder Ghir promises a show featuring Bollywood, Bhangra, comedy sketches and a memorable evening for all the family at Birmingham Town hall on 20th March. Tickets £25, on sale now.
Join conductor Barry Wordsworth and the BBC Concert Orchestra for a free evening concert celebrating the art of musical portraits at Birmingham Town Hall on 7th May, to be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. Free tickets available now
Mike Scott - Waterboys
Mike Scott leads a new seven-piece Waterboys line up performing a killer set of vintage material and content from new album An Appointment with Mr Yeats at Symphony Hall on 22nd May. Tickets £28.50/£25, on sale from 10am on 4th February.
Due to a huge demand for tickets, a second Birmingham Town Hall performance has been added for the creative and unashamedly theatrical Australian ensemble the Spaghetti Western Orchestra, on 23rd May. Tickets £18.50/319.50, on sale now.
The popular Irish country singer Mike Denver, famous for his white suit, Stetson and loyal fan base heads to Birmingham Town Hall with special guests Blake & Brazil on 9th June. Tickets £25, on sale now.
Self-taught guitarist-singer-composer-songwriter-musician Raghu Dixit, who blends beautiful Indian music with styles from across the world, makes his Birmingham Town Hall debut on 13th June. Tickets £15 standing/£17 reserved seating, on sale now.
The Black Dyke Band, the most successful brass ensemble in the world with many national titles and British Open championships to their name celebrate 125 years of British Bandsman magazine at Symphony Hall on 1st July. Tickets £15/£19/£22, on sale now.
Featuring Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Elgar’s Nimrod, Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz and many other classics, the Last Night of the Summer Proms takes place at Symphony Hall on 14th July. Tickets £12.50/£16.50/£23.50/£27.50/£31.50/ £35.00, on sale now
Performing material from his novel This Way to Spaceship, the New Zealander Rhys Darby, – aka Murray from Flight of the Conchords – promises surreal musings, hilarious stories and a healthy dollop of nonsense and fantasy at Symphony Hall on 18th July. Tickets £20, on sale now.
The legendary jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, heads to Symphony Hall on 20th July with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as part of the 21st Anniversary Festival and to celebrate the presence in Birmingham of their sporting counterparts, the US Olympic track and field team Tickets £16.50/£21.50/£26.50/£32.50, on sale now.
Two UK cricket titans Henry Blofeld and producer Peter Baxter bring their side-splitting show full of memories from within the Test Match Special commentary boxes all over the world, live on stage at Birmingham Town Hall on 21st July. Tickets £18.50, on sale now
Tony Benn
The longest serving Labour MP in the history of the party, ex-Cabinet minister, author, broadcaster and holder of seven honorary doctorates Tony Benn returns to the historic stage of Birmingham Town Hall on 17th September. Tickets £17, on sale now.
The UK rock legend Steve Harley together with Cockney Rebel performs the band’s influential first two albums The Human Menagerie and The Psychomodo in full, complete with orchestra and choir in this special one-off concert at Symphony Hall on 24th November. Tickets £37.50/£42.50, on sale from 10am on 7th February.
Eagles tribute band Talon have a 15th Anniversary tour date at Birmingham Town Hall on 26th January 2013, featuring all the classics from the band’s timeless back catalogue plus Don Henley solo hits. Tickets £15, on sale now.
For further details call the Town Hal/Symphony Hall box office on 0121 780 3333, or visit www.thsh.co.uk
