ALBERT HALLS, Victoria Square, Bolton. Tribute band, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, Sunday, November 12, 7.30pm. Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Thursday, November 9, 7.30pm. Ring Bolton 334400.

BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. Hall Orchestra present Suk, Martinu and Dvorak. Thursday, November 9. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £7, £10, £15.50, £19, £24 and £29.50. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Ring 0161 242 2560.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS ARENA, Manchester. AC/DC on December 1. Ring 0161 930 8000. The Beautiful South, Sunday, December 17. Tickets £20. Savage Garden, Saturday, December 9, tickets £19.50. Ring 0161 930 8000.

ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC, Manchester. Ring 0161 907 9040.

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

MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Ring 0161 242 2560. Craig David, Tuesday December 5, tickets £16. Also, Richard Ashcroft, Monday, December 4, tickets £17.50. Smash Hits Tour, Saturday, December 2, tickets £15. Shaolin Monks, Saturday, November 25, tickets £18.50, £16.50, £12.50. Thursday, February 1, Melanie C, tickets £16.50.

HALLE, BRIDGEWATER HALL, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester. November 9, Thursday Series, including Dvorak's Symphony No.9. Nov 12, Stabat Mater, Dvorak. November 15, 16 and 19, Opus One Series including performances of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien. November 25, Halle Pop -- The Russian Experience. 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. Saturday November 11, 7.30pm, BBC Philharmonic, tickets vary from £6.50 to £26. Saturday, November 18, Manchester Camerata, 7.30pm, tickets vary from £6 to £25. Friday, November 24, 7.30pm, Emmylou Harris and Spyboy with special guest Patty Griffin, tickets vary from £25 to £29.50. Tuesday, November 28, 7.30pm, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, tickets from £10 to £21.50. Wednesday, November 29, 7.30pm, Bryn Terfel, tickets vary from £15 to £45. 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. Friday, November 10, £10. Embrace, Saturday, November 11, £11.50. Queens of The Stone Age, Friday, November 17, £9.50. Thin Lizzy, Friday, November 24, £17.50. Reef, Saturday, December 2, £12.50. The Levellers, Thursday, December 14, £12.50.

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

PRESTON GUILD HALL & CHARTER THEATRE. Ring 01772 258858.