MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Lou Reed, Thursday September 7. Tickets £25 and £20. Kd Lang Wed, October 11. Tickets £25 and £22.50 on sale now. Also, Saturday October 28, A1, tickets £15. The Saw Doctors, Saturday December 16, tickets £13.50. Ring 0161 242 2560.

TATTON PARK, Knutsford. Sun, September 3. Last Night Of The Proms. Starts 7.30pm. Tkts in advance for adults £17.50, on the day £20 and children aged 5-16, £10. Tel 01625 560000.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS ARENA, Manchester. The Who appearing on Thursday November 2, supported by The Mescaleros. Tickets £29 and £25. Also AC/DC on Friday December 1. Ring 0161 930 8000.

KING GEORGE'S HALL, Blackburn. Ring 01254 582582.