I went to see a band caled Hunter and the Bear the other day at our local arts centre.
http://www.hunterandthebear.co.uk/. I knew nothing about them except they said their influences included bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, so thought it might be worth a go. They weren't really my usual type of thing (they were a bit too country) , but I realy enjoyed it.
There's also a pub in Bromsgrove that has live music on a few times a week, and I sometimes stop in there, but you never know who the band is, and they're just playing covers.
Other than that, I've not seen much this year.
These days I mostly end up going to to see old bands from when I was a kid (or selected members of those bands with newer replacements for the remainder of the band). In the last few years I've seen the likes of Wishbone Ash, UFO, MSG, Focus, Jefferson Air/Star-ship, Steve Hacket, Steve Howe, Psychadelic Furs. I quite enjoy some tribute acts for bands that aren't touring any more, where I've seen a number of versions of Floyd, Genesis, Deep Purple, etc. I've also occasionally been to see some more recent bands like Biffy Clyro, Muse, Stereophonics (if they class as recent, they do for me).
Finally, similar to the OP, I get the "pleasure" of taking my daughter to a few gigs, where I've seen McFly more times than anyone should be forced to endure, including one where the Vamps were the support.