
Over-14s ska and reggae show by Anti-Nowhere League, with support from Wasted Life and The Thirteenth Turn, at The Underground in Hanley.

The Potteries Folk Club night with singer-songwriter Robb Johnson and floor singers at Fenton Town Hall.

A live band tribute to the 2000s indie anthems of NME, with Maxïmo Park, Kaiser Chiefs, Arctic Monkeys and more.

Live reggae, ska and soul show with soulful vocals and twin guitars at Artisan Tap.

Organ recital played on the Victoria Hall's 1888 Conacher-Willis Concert Organ, with a hot drink and programme included in the ticket price.

Live show by Ross Wilson and Blue Rose Code, a Scottish folk and jazz act, at the Artisan Tap on Hartshill Road.

Jools Holland's twenty-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra plays Victoria Hall, with special guest Roachford and guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Sumudu Jayatilaka.

Scott Lavene plays Artisan Tap on Hartshill Road with his single 'My Kinda Girl'.

Elvana, a tribute band where Elvis Presley fronts Nirvana, blends rockabilly with grunge at The Sugarmill.

A live concert show with musicians and contemporary visuals that traces the history of The Cavern Club through its iconic songs.

An evening of traditional Qawwali music at Royal Kashmir in Stoke-on-Trent.

Christmas concert show with singers, dancers and specialty acts performing the audience's favourite Christmas songs.

Big Special, the post-punk outfit from Birmingham, play The Sugarmill in Hanley with special guests The Joy Hotel and Bradley Taylor.

The Stylistics play their classic 1970s soul and R&B hits live at Victoria Hall in Hanley.

Candlelight concert by the string quartet Belford Strings playing a programme of Beatles songs in Stoke Minster.

Live theatre tribute show fronted by Gamal John celebrating the R&B of Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye and Alexander O'Neal.

Two era-defining punk and post-punk acts, Skids and Theatre of Hate, co-headline The Sugarmill in Hanley.
The Australian Pink Floyd Show brings its greatest hits tour, 'The Happiest Days Of Our Lives', to the Regent Theatre with a light and laser show.

Christmas concert by the City Songbirds choir at Victoria Hall, with matinee and evening performances on 2 and 3 December.

Foarn, a Stoke-on-Trent indie and alt-rock band, headline The Sugarmill in a show presented by This Feeling.

Soulful Sufi Qawwali music from Zahir Abbas Qawal at Old Stoke Library.

Christmas concert by the Stoke-on-Trent choir City Voices at Victoria Hall.

The UK vocal harmony group The Overtones play their festive show 'Jivin' Home For Christmas' at Victoria Hall.

Christmas headline evening of folk music with Walter Kocays and special guests MOB and Louie's Lost Limb at The Sugarmill.

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kazuki Yamada, plays selections from Tchaikovsky's and Ellington's Nutcracker suites.

Folk winter show with unaccompanied carols and seasonal tunes played on fiddles, viola, hammer dulcimer, accordion and hurdy gurdy.

Live festive concert show with seasonal singalong hits, comedy and heartwarming moments, billed as the longest-running touring Christmas show.

Tribute band Fleetwood Shack plays Fleetwood Mac hits at The Sugarmill in Hanley.

Discharge, the Stoke-on-Trent punk band that helped invent hardcore and d-beat, play The Underground on Morley Street.

Triple tribute bill of Fall Out Boy, Limp Bizkit and Green Day tribute acts at The Sugarmill, billed as the venue's biggest emo vs nu metal night.

The medieval music group Mediaeval Baebes play Stoke Minster with their 30th anniversary tour, opening with a torchlit procession.

The Hallé plays a programme of waltzes, polkas and overtures by the Strauss family for its Viennese New Year Gala.

West End tribute show with video and light show covering George Michael's music from Wham! through to his solo hits.

The Illegal Eagles, a UK tribute to the Eagles, play their biggest hits including 'Hotel California' at Victoria Hall.

Live gig by Camens, the four-piece guitar band from Stoke-on-Trent, at The Sugarmill.

Cello evening by SOT Classics with cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eun Sun Kim.

Wet Wet Wet play the Victoria Hall for their 'Celebrating 40 Years of Popped In Souled Out' UK tour, marking the 40th anniversary of their 1987 debut album.

Local music night where host Kez Liddle talks with Jessie of Jessie and the Revolvers about songwriting and the industry, followed by an intimate live show.

10cc, fronted by co-founder Graham Gouldman, play their 'And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour' of classic hits at Victoria Hall.

Michael Jackson tribute show in which Ben Bowman, backed by a live band, recreates the King of Pop's songs and dance moves.

Tribute band fronted by original Amy Winehouse touring musicians plays her hits, including 'Rehab' and 'Back to Black', at Victoria Hall.

Bruno Mars tribute show with a live band, singers and dancers playing his biggest hits, including Uptown Funk, at Victoria Hall.

SOT Classics concert of Beethoven's Ninth and Bruckner's Locus Iste by the BBC Philharmonic with the CBSO Chorus, conducted by Anja Bihlmaier.

The Drifters, fronted by Tina Treadwell, play their classic hits at Victoria Hall in Hanley.

Local music night for musicians to meet and discuss collaborations, with a conversation and intimate show by singer-songwriter Mara Liddle.

A tribute concert to Coldplay with LED wristbands and live performances of the band's greatest hits at Victoria Hall.

Adult DVD brings Dork Magazine's Round The Houses tour to The Sugarmill, with Bathing Suits on support.

Live gig by British alt-rock trio Dinosaur Pile-Up at The Sugarmill in Hanley.

T.Rextasy, the official live tribute band to Marc Bolan and T. Rex, plays the Victoria Hall.

Madra Salach, the Dublin six-piece blending Irish folk with electronica, play The Sugarmill in Hanley on their Gorta Tour.

Fisherman's Friends bring their repertoire of over 200 sea shanties and folk songs to Victoria Hall.

Live stage show bringing the BBC gardening series Garden Rescue to the Regent Theatre, with the show's presenters, a garden quiz and a live design challenge.

Beatles tribute act The Bootleg Beatles recreate seven iconic live performances by the Fab Four with their orchestra.

Tribute show in which Jesse Rivers plays Neil Diamond, with narration and video, covering six decades of Diamond hits.

Ruts DC play The Sugarmill in Hanley to mark 50 years of The Ruts, drawing on their punk-reggae and dub discography.

Live Northern Soul concert with Darrell Smith and the 18-piece Soul Brothers Syndicate Northern Soul Orchestra at Victoria Hall.

Candlelit tribute to Meat Loaf with West End stars from 'Bat Out of Hell' and a live rock band playing his hits.

BBC Philharmonic concert 'Romance in Bloom' with Ben Gernon conducting and violinist Ava Bahari, centred on Beethoven's Violin Concerto.

The Bon Jovi Experience, the Jon Bon Jovi-endorsed tribute show from London's West End, returns for its 33rd year with hits like 'Livin' On a Prayer'.

Bruce Foxton, former bassist of The Jam, plays The Sugarmill with Mark Brzezicki for the 50th anniversary of The Jam.