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Brit Award-winning below, are to give fans an early Christmas present with a long-awaited reunion tour stopping off at Resorts World Arena, the NEC, on November 28. Seven years after saying a fond farewell, Marvin Humes, Aston Merrygold, Oritse Williams and JB Gill are making a comeback. JLS soared to fame after finishing as runners-up behind Alexandra Burke in the 2008 series of The X Factor. The gig is set to allow fans to relive hits including Everybody In Love, Beat Again, The Club Is Alive and Love You More.

Following a remarkable recovery from a diagnosis of terminal cancer,

the original Dr Feelgood guitarist, actor (Game of Thrones character Ser ilyn Payne) and all round national treasure has enjoyed a rousing return. There’s been a no.1 album with Roger Daltrey (Going Back Home), a sold out show at The Royal Albert Hall to mark his 70th birthday and, most recently, the release of Blow Your Mind, his first album of new material in decades. He is at Town Hall, Birmingham, with special guest

John Otway on May 8.

is universall­y acknowledg­ed as one of the most talented and significan­t guitarists in the world, and has played alongside some of the greatest artists of rock, blues and jazz. Celebrate five decades of his music at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, on May 18.

Join Polly Samson, David Gilmour and friends for

at Town Hall, Birmingham, on March 31. The audience will be transporte­d to the Greek island of Hydra in 1960, and a world dancing on the edge of revolution.

were one of the major forces behind the introducti­on of electronic music and the synthesize­r to popular culture.

Their show at Town Hall, Birmingham, on October 19 will be backed by a light and visual show.

Irish rock outfit are live at Dead Wax, Birmingham, on February 29 as part of their extensive UK tour.

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