{"performances":[{"event":"Now We Are Weekender 2013","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/05/25/-/2013/05/26/now-we-are-weekender-2013","date_range":"25 May 2013 - 26 May 2013","description":"After the success of the Now We Are Weekender in 2012, the Midland's finest indie-pop festival is returning to The Public in West Bromwich for its second year!\r\n\r\nOver the bank holiday weekend of Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May 2013, the region\u2019s newest independent mini-festival will celebrate the thrills, spills and bellyaches of indie-pop \u2018n rock, with some of the finest bands from across the West Midlands and the UK.\r\n\r\nLast year's musical mash-up enticed festival-goers from across the region with the likes Art Brut, Misty's Big Adventure, The Lovely Eggs and The School drawing in the crowds.\r\n","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Rock & Pop","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/rock"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Now We Are Weekender 2013","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/05/25/-/2013/05/26/now-we-are-weekender-2013","date_range":"25 May 2013 - 26 May 2013","description":"After the success of the Now We Are Weekender in 2012, the Midland's finest indie-pop festival is returning to The Public in West Bromwich for its second year!\r\n\r\nOver the bank holiday weekend of Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May 2013, the region\u2019s newest independent mini-festival will celebrate the thrills, spills and bellyaches of indie-pop \u2018n rock, with some of the finest bands from across the West Midlands and the UK.\r\n\r\nLast year's musical mash-up enticed festival-goers from across the region with the likes Art Brut, Misty's Big Adventure, The Lovely Eggs and The School drawing in the crowds.\r\n","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Rock & Pop","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/rock"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Only Fools and....Boycie","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/01/only-fools-and-boycie","date_range":" 1 Jun 2013","description":"An intimate evening with Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis\r\n\r\nEnjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation\u2019s greatest comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1\u2019s Only Fools and Horses.\r\n\r\nIn this one-off show the national treasure will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career.  Having worked with some of the biggest names in show business, he\u2019ll be spilling the beans about Only Fools and Horses, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oliver Reed, George Best, Dr Who, Coronation Street and much more.\r\n\r\nThe show will also celebrate the launch of the second volume of Challis\u2019 autobiography, Being Boycie, and Mr Challis will sign copies during the interval and after his performance.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Spoken Word","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/spoken-word"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/05/tea-dance","date_range":" 5 Jun 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Wittank","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/07/wittank","date_range":" 7 Jun 2013","description":"Support from Grainne McGuire and Mark Smith (MC)\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ve teamed up with Avalon Promotions, one of the leading names in live comedy, to launch a new regular comedy night, Sit Down, Stand Up featuring some of the hottest names in stand-up.\r\n\r\nHeadlining our June show are WitTank. Like a battering ram to the funny-bone, stars of BBC3\u2019s \u2018Live at The Electric\u2019 take to each stage with a lavish parade of inventive characters and sketch magnificence. Hotly tipped as ones to watch for the future, why not catch them now, in the present?\r\n\r\n\r\n","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Comedy","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/comedy"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Soul Manipulation","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/12/soul-manipulation","date_range":"12 Jun 2013","description":"In a show which combines theatre, fashion and music to look at the pressure on young women in a sexualised culture. Whether it's the lyrics over a crucial hip hop track or a celebrity role model wearing revealing clothing and making references with their bodies and music, the message is very apparent.\r\n\r\nAn incident happens in which two young women end up in a coma. Their mind and souls travel back to the 80s beginning a journey through the years to the present day; each era presents fresh challenges where their decisions move them to the next. The decisions they make raise questions about the decisions we all make and the way we view one another and the role young women are expected to follow today.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Theatre","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/theatre"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Jenny Eclair","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/15/jenny-eclair","date_range":"15 Jun 2013","description":"Professional Grumpy Old Woman, writer and panto star; Eclair has been round the block that many times she\u2019s lost count.  After thirty years in the business she should vaguely know what she\u2019s doing?\r\n\r\nYou may recognise her from Loose Women where she is happy to be one of \u2018The Coven\u2019.  She is also a Pilates Ninja and a disgrace in her own kitchen.\r\n\r\nTouring as a stand-up gives Eclair enormous pleasure. It also gives her dreadful varicose veins, but most importantly it gives her partner (St Geof) a bit of a break.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Comedy","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/comedy"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/19/tea-dance","date_range":"19 Jun 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Alfie Smith Memorial Concert","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/21/alfie-smith-memorial-concert","date_range":"21 Jun 2013","description":"Join us for a special concert in memory of our very own Black Country legend, poet and entertainer, Alfie.\r\n","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Spoken Word","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/spoken-word"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Let's Go to the Movies","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/28/-/2013/06/29/let-s-go-to-the-movies","date_range":"28 Jun 2013 - 29 Jun 2013","description":"Come to the movies with Phoenix Productions. Sing, dance and laugh on a journey through a variety of films from James Bond to Footloose and everything in between.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Rock & Pop","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/rock"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Let's Go to the Movies","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/28/-/2013/06/29/let-s-go-to-the-movies","date_range":"28 Jun 2013 - 29 Jun 2013","description":"Come to the movies with Phoenix Productions. Sing, dance and laugh on a journey through a variety of films from James Bond to Footloose and everything in between.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Rock & Pop","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/rock"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Let's Go to the Movies","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/06/28/-/2013/06/29/let-s-go-to-the-movies","date_range":"28 Jun 2013 - 29 Jun 2013","description":"Come to the movies with Phoenix Productions. Sing, dance and laugh on a journey through a variety of films from James Bond to Footloose and everything in between.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Rock & Pop","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/rock"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/07/03/tea-dance","date_range":" 3 Jul 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Summer Brass","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/07/06/summer-brass","date_range":" 6 Jul 2013","description":"Langley Band is one of the oldest brass bands in the Midlands, comprising 30 players from all walks of life ranging in age from 16 to 67.\r\n\r\nIt has toured in this country and abroad and recorded extensively and have also won prestigious titles in competition. They have been involved in stage productions of the popular British film Brassed Off as well as performing to loyal local audiences.\r\n\r\nProceeds of this, their debut concert at The Public, will be used to help the band rebuild their delapidated band room and for buying new music and instruments.\r\n\r\nThe band play a wide variety of music including rock, pop and film scores mixing that with classical as well as brass band favourites.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Rock & Pop","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/rock"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Roy Forbes, The Brian Dee Quartet","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/07/13/roy-forbes-the-brian-dee-quartet","date_range":"13 Jul 2013","description":"Roy Forbes is known to Birmingham festival audiences as a dynamic and exciting singer who has built a great reputation in the city over some years as well as appearing (and recording at) London\u2019s Jazz Cafe and the Stables, Wavendon, and taking in other festivals as distant as Milan and St. Lucia, plus high-profile events nearer home such as Brecon, Cork and Soho.\r\n\r\nRoy began his jazz career with Andy Hamilton and now has appeared with such notables as Larry Coryell, David Murray, Al Casey, Harry \u2018Sweets\u2019 Edison, Jean Toussaint, Dudu Pukwana and many others.\r\n","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Jazz","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/jazz"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/07/17/tea-dance","date_range":"17 Jul 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/07/31/tea-dance","date_range":"31 Jul 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/08/14/tea-dance","date_range":"14 Aug 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/08/28/tea-dance","date_range":"28 Aug 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/09/11/tea-dance","date_range":"11 Sep 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Ruby Maihem Burlesque","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/09/21/ruby-maihem-burlesque","date_range":"21 Sep 2013","description":"Ruby returns with a bang, and Rat Pack inspired evening of sophisticated burlesque entertainment.\r\n\r\nPerformances come from a selection of the finest Midlands based talented ladies, including the return of Ava Bonham Garter and Rainbow Sparkles.\r\n\r\nCompere for the evening is Miss Nara Taylor who will also be singing throughout.  \r\n","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Tea Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/09/25/tea-dance","date_range":"25 Sep 2013","description":"The Public invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step back into an age of elegance. Dance the afternoon away in the beautiful surroundings of the Longroom.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Dance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/dance"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"Paul McCaffrey","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/09/27/paul-mccaffrey","date_range":"27 Sep 2013","description":"Support from Phil Wang and Hayley Ellis (MC)\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ve teamed up with Avalon Promotions, one of the leading names in live comedy, to launch a new regular comedy night, Sit Down, Stand Up, featuring some of the hottest names in stand-up.\r\n\r\nPaul McCaffrey has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting new acts around, winning both The London Paper and the Latitude Festival new act competitions in 2009. In 2011 he took his debut solo stand-up show, Saying Something Stupid to the Underbelly, to great critical acclaim, having previously appeared as part of the Big Value Comedy Show and the AAA Stand-Up Show at the Pleasance.","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Comedy","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/comedy"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."},{"event":"An Evening of Clairvoyance","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/the-public/2013/09/28/an-evening-of-clairvoyance","date_range":"28 Sep 2013","description":"Philip Solomon is a world famous psychic and medium who will be appearing at The Public for the first time. This Black Country man has worked all over the world and demonstrated his special gift in major theatres and on television programmes over the last forty years, both in the UK and overseas.\r\n\r\nHe is also the published author of twenty books, a feature writer for numerous magazines and newspapers, including Take A Break's Fate & Fortune and Psychic World. He has been the Express & Star's very own Psychic Agony Uncle where, using his special gift to help readers with their problems.\r\n","venue":{"title":"The Public","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/venues/the-public"},"genre":{"title":"Theatre","url":"http://livebrum.co.uk/genres/theatre"},"copyight":"All data copyright livebrum.co.uk. Republish with permission only please."}]}