ALBERT HALLS, Victoria Square, 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.

MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Saturday October 28, A1, tickets £15. The Saw Doctors, 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. Saturday October 21, 7.30pm, Roy & Nick Harper in concert. Tickets £11. 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. Friday October 27, The Waterboys, tickets £15. Mansun/ My Vitriol/ Queen Adreena, November 1, tickets £10. 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. October 22, The Night and Day Girly Show, £4 on door. November 1, Petit Vodo/ Penthouse/ Whitecube, £3 on door. 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.