ALBERT HALLS, Victoria Square, Bolton. At The Hop. Featuring music by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and rock n roll from four decades. Monday December 18. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £10 and £8.50 concessions. Ring 334400.

VICTORIA HALL, Bolton. Wingates Brass Band and Besses Boys's Band perform a Massed Brass Concert. Wednesday December 13. Starts 8pm. Tickets available from Town Hall Tourist Office, Booths Music, Churchgate or ring 01942 845000, 595938.

ALBERT HALLS, Victoria Square, Bolton. Dream Xmas! with Steps Beyond and Boyslife. Monday December 11. Starts 7pm. Tickets £5. Ring 334400.

BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchestyer. Halle Orchestra with a programme of Brahms, Mozart and Beethoven. Wednesday December 13, Thursday December 14 and Sunday December 17. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £7, £9, £13.50, £22.50 and £28.50. Ring 0161 907 9000.

PRESTON GUILD HALL AND CHARTER THEATRE, Lancaster Road, Preston. Royal LIverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Concert. Tuesday December 12. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £11.50. Ring 01772 258858.

BLAKEMERE CRAFT CENTRE, Northwich. Riverdell Singers. Sunday December 10. Ring 01606 883261.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS ARENA, Manchester. The Beautiful South, Sunday December 17. Tickets £20. Savage Garden, Saturday December 9, tickets £19.50. Ring 0161 930 8000.

THE DANCEHOUSE THEATRE, Oxford Road, Manchester. Box Office 0161 237 9753.

MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Ring 0161 242 2560. Thursday February 1 2001, Melanie C, tickets £16.50.

HALLE, BRIDGEWATER HALL, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester. December 9, Dancin' All Over The World. A Gala concert in aid of the Halle Appeal. All concerts start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated. Full-priced tickets from £7. Ring 0161 907 9000.

BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. Wednesday December 13, Thursday December 14, Sunday December 17, 7.30pm, Halle Orchestra, tickets vary from £7 to £28.50. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER ACADEMY, Oxford Road, Manchester. Ring 0161 275 2930.

NIGHT AND DAY CAFE, Oldham Road, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 4597.

PRESTON GUILD HALL & CHARTER THEATRE. Ring 01772 258858.

BURNLEY MECHANICS, Manchester Road, Burnley. Chumbawamba in Concert. Tonight Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £9 in advance, £10 on the door. Ring 01282 664400.

ST PETERS CHURCH, Darwen. Annual Charity Concert with DFarwen Ladies Choir and Blackburn and Darwen Band. Tonight Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 and £4 concessions.

KING GEORGES HALL, Northgate, Blackburn. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - Blackburn Classics 2000. Tonight Ring 01254 582582.