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time on stage together; and Strictly Come Dancing 2021 champion and dance heart-
throb Giovanni Pernice will take Birmingham audiences on a journey to his homeland
with his brand new 2023 production of Made in Italy (8 Apr).

Crazy for comedy? B:Music is providing the laughs this Spring with a plethora of comedy
A-listers to choose from. Stand-up stars including David O’Doherty: Woah is Me (4 Feb),
Daniel Sloss (17 Feb), Lloyd Griffith: One Tonne of Fun (25 Feb), Urzila Carlson: It’s
Personal (5 Mar) and Josh Pugh (17 Mar) will be taking to the Symphony Hall and Town
Hall stages for the ultimate feelgood night out.

Love live music? Relive the glorious age of Brit Pop with Suede (21 Mar), experience all
the unforgettable hits from Bros and a personal tribute to Cole Porter with The Matt
Goss Experience with MG Big Band and the Royal Philharmonic (5 Apr), revel in the rare
talent, soulfulness and engaging songwriting of Dexy’s Midnight Runners founding
member Pete Williams and his band plus special guests (16 Feb) and celebrate the
welcome return of one of Celtic Connections’ most enduring and beloved institutions
Transatlantic Sessions, featuring Martha Wainwright with her unmistakably rich vocals
(9 Feb).

Looking for family fun? Bring the whole family for a grand day out to Town Hall in
March for Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers – with Live Brass Band (25 Mar), in
celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Academy Award Winning short film. Or join
Duggee, Betty, Happy and all your other favourite characters in the all-singing, all-
dancing Hey Duggee Live! (10-12 Apr).

Looking to learn? B:Music is bringing some world-class speakers with plenty of stories
to tell to its stages. Expect a bold and imaginative talk from Gordon Buchanan, one of the
most prominent wildlife presenters and filmmakers working today (28 Mar), Priscilla
Presley will be in intimate conversation with radio and TV presenter Edith Bowman (5
Apr), social commentator Fran Lebowitz takes to the Symphony Hall stage (20 Apr), and
there is the welcome return of Test Match Special Live: The Ashes with Jonathan Agnew
and Glenn McGrath (18 Apr).

For the more adventurous, there’s even the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour
2023 which returns for two shows on 18 March, showcasing the best inspirational
adventures on screen.

Other highlights of the Spring 2023 season include a performance by the American
singer-songwriter Lissie (20 Feb), the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra playing
Richard Strauss’s monumental Alpine Symphony (6 Feb), and a performance for the
brilliant BBC Jazz Award winning saxophonist Julian Siegal who brings the Julian Siegal
Jazz Orchestra to Symphony Hall in a rare opportunity to see this handpicked, stellar
line-up perform together (7 Feb).

To see the full programme and to book tickets, visit bmusic.co.uk