The Electric Cinema. Separado!. Gruff Rhys, frontman for the Super Furry Animals, is on a mission. Over a hundred years ago, a large Welsh community resettled to South America, and one of those Welshmen was Rhys' uncle, folk singer Rene Griffiths. Travelling to Argentina, Rhys is determined to track him down, taking a camera crew along with him.
Friday 20th to Thursday 26th August at The Electric, Birmingham's oldest working cinema. Further info
Warwick Arts Centre. Comedians such as Rich Hall, Frankie Boyle, Ross Noble, Jimmy Carr, Arthur Smith, Richard Herring, and Stewart Lee all have upcoming gigs at the Warwick Arts Centre venue. Visit the website for dates and ticket details. Further info
AUGUST
5-8: The Big Chill. Massive Attack, M.I.A., Roots Manuva, Plan B, Kruder & Dorfmeister and Kelis are among the first acts to be announced
for the annual festival of alternative, dance and chill-out music and comedy. Eastnor Castle, Ledbury, Herefordshire. Buy tickets
Ricky Gervais. Ricky Gervais is returning to Birmingham with his hit stand up show, SCIENCE. So for those of you who weren't able to get your hands on the hottest tickets of the year last time round and for those who loved it so much, you just want to see it again...Ricky Gervais will be performing at The NIA Academy for 2 nights on 10 & 11 August 2010. Further info
13-15: Summer Sundae 2010. Tinchy Stryder, Mumford And Sons, Local Natives, Go! Team, The Fall, The Sunshine Underground. De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester. Find out more
SEPTEMBER
Stewart Lee.Vegetable Stew. Intelligent satire from the stand-up veteran and star of BBC TV's recent 'Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle'. Thursday 12th October 2010. Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton. Buy Tickets
OCTOBER
Moseley Folk Festival. Headliners include Donovan, The Divine Comedy, and Turin Brakes. Other performers include Fyfe Dangerfield (from the Guillemots), Johnny Flynn, and The Low Anthem. Moseley Park, Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham. Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September 2010. View the website for the full line-up. Further Info
Lincoln Comedy Festival 2010. Featuring Canandian comedian Stewart Francis - as seen on Mock The Week, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and 8 Out Of 10 Cats.
"One of very few stand-ups whose perfectly-crafted gags bear proper comparison with transatlantic greats like Steven Wright and Woody Allen2. He will be appearing on Tuesday 12th October at the Lincoln Engine Shed venue. Further info
Ross Noble. NONSENSORY OVERLOAD is Noble back fresh from his travels, not to mention his own TV show, doing what he does best; spinning forth hilarious nonsense for your amusement. Now is your chance to see one of the best live comics working internationally today.
The Geordie comedian will hit Wolverhampton's Civic Hall on Friday 22nd October 2010. Further info
Doctor Who Live. BBC Worldwide has announced a series of arena dates for the very first production of Doctor Who Live. The new stage show based upon the BBC's smash-hit, award-winning series, Doctor Who, promises to deliver a spectacular audio/visual experience featuring live music, special effects and appearances from the show's most popular monsters. Please note that Matt Smith will be appearing on video screen. Shows at Birmingham's NIA (18, 19, 20) and Nottingham Trent Arena (25, 26) during October. Further info
NOVEMBER
Top Gear Live. Clarkson, Hammond and May are returning with an all new action packed Top Gear Live at MPH The Prestige & Performance Motor Show in Birmingham on 11th - 14th November at the NEC. Further info
APRIL 2011
9: Peter Kay. 'Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour'. £39.34 + £2 booking free , NIA, Birmingham Buy tickets
MAY 2011
John Cleese. Called the ALIMONY TOUR because he says they will help him pay off the estimated £12million cost of his divorce from third wife Alyce Faye Eichelberger. The show is billed as 'an evening of well-honed anecdotes, psychoanalytical tit-bits, details of recent surgical procedures, and unprovoked attacks on former colleagues, especially Michael Palin'.
The veteran comedian will visit Birmingham Hippodrome on May 10 and 11 next year. Further info
REGULAR INDIE CLUB NIGHTS
Click Club @ Snobs. Big room: indie hits, rock beats and some tunes you haven't heard for years with DJ Gav La Jones.
Small room: retro classics with Matt Brown. Drinks offers: £1 bottles of Carlsberg, £2 pints of Carlsberg and Tuborg, £2 double house spirit (vodka whiskey gin and mixer).
10pm til 3am at Snobs Nightclub in Birmingham. Every friday. Further info
Propaganda. Propaganda is the UK's biggest indie night with regular celebrity djs, £3, O2 Academy, Birmingham. Every friday. Find out more
TOURS
Al Murray. The Pub Landlord's 'Barrel of Fun' tour hits Birmingham, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, Northampton, and Wolverhampton during October and November. Further info/Buy tickets
Peter Hook. 'Unknown Pleasures'. Former New Order/Joy Division bass player appears at Birmingham's Glee Club (11 April) and Derby's Assembly Rooms (29 April) hosting a speaking tour. Howard Marks comperes. Find out more
Frankie Boyle. 'I Would Happily Punch Everyone Of You In The Face'. Appearing in Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham, Grimsby, Wolverhampton, and Northampton. Further info/Buy tickets
Jimmy Carr. 'Rapier Wit'. Appearing in Birmingham, Buxton, Coventry, Derby, and Northampton. Further info/Buy tickets
Dave Gorman. 'Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up'. Appearing in Birmingham, Coventry, Derby, Leicester, and Nottingham. Further info/Buy tickets
Dara O' Brian. Appearing in Birmingham, Derby, and Wolverhampton. £22.50. Further info/Buy tickets
Roy Chubby Brown. Appearing in Birmingham, Leicester, and Wolverhampton. Further info/Buy tickets
Chris Addison. Appearing in Coventry, Derby, Nottingham and Wolverhampton. Further info/Buy tickets
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