MEN ARENA, Manchester. October 5 to October 8, Disney On Ice, Jungle Adventures. Tickets £8.50 to £22.50. Also, Monday October 23 and Tuesday October 24, Robbie Williams. Friday, Nov 3, Iron Maiden, tickets £20. Saturday, Nov 25, Tom Jones, tickets £25.50 and £22, starts 8pm. Fri, Dec 15, Five, tickets £18.50, starts 7.30pm and Mon, Dec 18, Chris De Burgh, tickets £25 & £22.50, starts 7.30pm. Wednesday, Dec 20, Steps, tickets £20. Saturday Jan 27 2001 The Corrs. Westlife, Sat, Feb 24, 2001 now on sale. Also, Sun, February 25, 2001. Tickets £18.50. Ring 0161 930 8000. .

MANCHESTER APOLLO. French and Saunders, live on Mon, Oct 2 and Tues, Oct 3, tickets £23.50 & £21.50 on sale now. Also, Wed, Oct 11, Kd Lang, tickets £25 & £22.50. Michael Ball live on Sat, Oct 21 - a recently announced second night, on Sat, Oct 21, with tickets £22/£19.50. Also, A1, Ben, Christian, Mark and Paul. Sat, Oct 28. Tickets £15. The League of Gentlemen on Fri, Dec 1, tickets £15 and £12.50. Jools Holland on Friday Dec 8, returning for the fourth consecutive year, and his RnB orchestra this year will feature Gilson Lavis and his guest vocalists will be Sam Brown and Marianne Faithfull, support Christopher Holland's Cosmic Harmony. Tickets £17.50. Thurs. Nov 30, Status Quo. Tickets are £25, £22.50 & £17.50. The Bootleg Beatles live on Mon, Dec 18. Tickets £16 on sale now from the box office on 0161 242 2560. Bjorn Again, on Sat, Dec 23. Australian Abba tribute band. Tickets £15.50 on sale now. Catch Ronan Keating live on Friday Nov 3 2000. Tickets £20 are on sale now. For all events ring 0161 242 2560. Smashing Pumpkins will play at the Manchester Apollo this October. Announcing a completely new show, The band will now perform in Manchester, for the first time in four years, on Tuesday October 31 2000. Tickets for the original show, which was cancelled, will not be valid. Refunds are still available from the point of purchase. Tickets are £20. Saturday April 28 2001, Gary Moore. Tickets £18.50. For all events ring 0161-242 2560.

HYLANDS PARK, CHELMSFORD and WESTON PARK, STAFFORDSHIRE, August 19 and August 20, V2000, music extravaganza featuring Travis, Richard Ashcroft, Macy Gray, Paul Weller, Supergrass, Moby, Mansun, Barenaked Ladies, Death in Vegas. Tickets £37.50 for a one-day pass, £66 for a weekend pass and £76 for a weekend pass with camping. Anyone going to Weston Park will be given free rail travel from any UK destination courtesy of Branson's Virgin Trains, if they buy a weekend camping ticket. Ring 0115 912 9115.

HARROGATE AUTUMN FLOWER SHOW, Great Yorkshire Showground. Thousands of the finest specimens produced by 13 national amateur societies. More than 90 displays and there are plant sales' areas. Runs from Sept 15 to Sept 17 and opens at 9.30am each day, closing at 5.30pm. Tickets on the gate are £9 but there's a pre-booking discount of £2 per ticket available on bookings made before noon on Sept 8. Ring 0870 758 3333.

BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE, Blackpool. Superstar Ronan Keating performing concert on Thursday Nov 9 as part of a 15 date UK tour. Tickets are £20, ring 01253 292029.

SHEFFIELD ARENA, Sheffield. Bob Dylan and his band have announced a date at Sheffield Arena on Friday Sept 22. Tickets are £21. Ring 0114 256 5656.

SHEFFIELD ARENA, Sheffield. Disney on Ice Jungle Adventures, Tuesday Nov 14 to Sunday Nov 19, tickets from £8.50. Ring 0114 256 5656.

SHEFFIELD ARENA, Sheffield. Wednesday, November 22, Steps into Christmas. Tickets £20. Ring 0114 2565656.

NEC, Birmingham. National Wedding Show runs from Friday Sept 29 to Sunday Oct 1. Opens from 10am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, and 1pm to 6pm Friday. Admission is £10 on the door or £9 in advance from 0870 7898844. A special wedding party ticket for four people can be bought in advance for £29.

NEC, Birmingham. Birmingham Ski and Snowboard Show, Oct 13 to Oct 15. Demonstrations, skis, boards, boots and clothes, holiday ideas and free advice. Runs from noon to 10pm on Friday and 10am to 6pm at the weekend. Admission is adults £8, children £4 and family ticket £18 (two adults and up to three children). To book tickets and for more information ring 0990 900090.

QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, West Street, Oldham. Todd Miller and The Joe Loss Orchestra, Saturday September 2 at 7.30pm. Tickets £9.50, concessions £8.50, ring 0161 911 4072.

PALACE THEATRE, Manchester. Thursday November 23 to Saturday December 30. Oh What a Night, starring Kid Creole. Ring 0161 242 2503.