ALBERT HALLS, Victoria Square, Bolton. Thursday November 2, Steeleye Span, tickets £12, concessions available. 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. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Saturday December 16, tickets £13.50. Ring 0161 242 2560.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS ARENA, Manchester. The Who appearing on Thursday November 2. Tickets £29 and £25. Also 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. D'Angelo, Wednesday November 8. Tickets £20. Also, Craig David, Tuesday December 5, tickets £16. Also, Richard Ashcroft, Monday December 4, tickets £17.50. Also, Smash Hits Tour, Saturday December 2, tickets £15. Also, Shaolin Monks, Saturday November 25, tickets £18.50, £16.50, £12.50. Also, Thursday February 1 2001, 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 & 19, Opus One Series including performances of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien. Nov 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. Monday November 6, 8pm, Dee Dee Bridgewater-A tribute to Ella with special guest Martin Taylor. Tickets £12.50, £14.50, £16.50. 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. Front 242, Saturday November 4, £12.50. Delirious, Friday November 10, £10. Embrace, Saturday 11 November, £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 14 December, £12.50.

NIGHT AND DAY CAFE, Oldham Road, Manchester. November 3, Indigo Jones/ Pylon, £2.50/ £3. November 4, The Wayriders/ Polestar/ The Jacasta Project plus DJ, £3 on the door. November 6, Weiv/ Somewhere Outside Tokyo/ Mo 7's/ Stephen Nancy, £3/ £2.50 with flyer. Local Showcase, Nov 7, The Meek/ Louis Karenin/ CK Mung £3/ £2 with flyer. Ring 0161 236 4597.

PRESTON GUILD HALL & CHARTER THEATRE. Saturday November 4, The Magic of the Musicals. Marti Webb and Dave Willets perform hits from Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, Evita and Mama Mia. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets from £12.50. Ring 01772 258858.