VICTORIA HALL, Knowsley Street, Bolton. Christmas Concert featuring the Greater Manchester Police Band and Rossendale Festival Choir. Tomorrow, Saturday. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 and £4 concessions in aid of the Hearing Dogs for the Deaf available on the door or by ringing 399323.

ASPULL CIVIC HALL. Wingates Band Brass and Voices Concert. Tomorrow, Saturday. Starts 8pm. Ring 01942 845000 or 595938 for tickets.

KING GEORGES HALL, Blackburn. Tenorissimo. An evening of the three Tenors. Sunday, December 3. Starts 7.30pm. Ring 01254 582582.

WAINWRIGHT CONSERVATIVE CLUB, 173 Hornby Road, Blackpool. George Formby Night. Tomorrow, Saturday. Starts 7.30pm. Ring 01253 768097.

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. Richard Ashcroft, Monday, December 4, tickets £17.50. Smash Hits Tour, tomorrow, Saturday , tickets £15. Thursday February 1, 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. Sunday, December 3, Handel's Messiah, Halle Orchestra and choir, tickets vary from £7 to £29.50. Wednesday December 6, 1.10pm, Manchester midday concerts' society, Travelling by Tuba, £5. 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. Saturday, December 2, £12.50. The Levellers, Thursday 14 December, £12.50.

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

PRESTON GUILD HALL & CHARTER THEATRE. Ring 01772 258858.

BREWERY ARTS CENTRE, Highgate, Kendal. Sally Barker and Adrian Byron Burns. Thursday, December 7. Starts 8pm. Tickets £7 and £6 concessions. Ring 015329 725133.

THE LOWRY, Salford Quays.What A Feeling. A Rock and Pop Musical. Saturday December 2. Tickets £12 to £18. Ring 0161 876 2000.