A QUICK run down of the bands playing in Manchester over the coming months... a lot of the gigs will be reviewed on M.E.N. Online the following day:

SEPTEMBER

Wed 24th
The Moody Blues - Apollo. £32.50. Click here to buy tickets.

Thurs 25th
One Republic - Academy 1. £18.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Fri 26th
Dragonforce - Academy 1. Call 0161 832 1111.
Brett Anderson - RNCM. £15. Call 0161 907 5555.

Sun 28th
Travis - The Ritz. £18.50. Click here to book.

Mon 29th
In Flames - Academy 1. £15. Click here to buy.

Tues 30th
The Hold Steady - Academy 1. £14. Click here to book.

OCTOBER

Wed 1st
Joan Baez - Bridgewater Hall. £31 - £35. Call 0161 907 9000.

Thurs 2nd and Fri 3rd
The Ting Tings - Academy 1. £13.50.  Click here  to check availability.

Fri 3rd
Stevie Wonder - M.E.N. Arena. £55, £65. Call the Box Office on 0844 847 8000 or click here to book.
Peter Doherty - The Ritz. £17.50. On sale on Monday, September 8. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sat 4th
David Gest... My Life!  A Musical Concert Extravaganza Featuring: Shalamar, Coolio, Peabo Bryson, Ashford & Simpson, Peter Andre - Apollo. £24 - £48.
Level 42 - Opera House. Call 0870 401 9000.
Tindersticks - Bridgewater Hall. £17.50 - £19.50. Call 0161 907 9000.
Reverend & The Makers, Tricky, The Whip, Late of the Pier - Warehouse Project. £17.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sun 5th
The Streets - Academy 1. £17.50. Click here to buy.

Mon 6th
Disturbed - Academy 1. £17.50. Click here to book.
The Charlatans - Warrington Parr Hall. £22.50. Click here to book.

Tues 7th
Dirty Pretty Things - Academy 2. £12.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Wed 8th
James Blunt - Teddy Thompson supports. M.E.N. Arena. £32.50.  Click here to buy tickets.
Foals - Academy 1. Call 0161 832 1111.

Thurs 9th and Fri 10th
The Courteeners - Apollo. Click here to book.

Fri 10th
Cyndi Lauper - Bridgewater Hall. £28.50, £35. Call 0161 907 9000.
CSS - Academy 2. £12.50.  Click here to buy.

Sat 11th
Art Garfunkel - Apollo. Click here  to buy.
Spiritualized - Academy 1. £16.50. Call 0161 832 1111.
Roots Manuva - Warehouse Project. £15. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sun 12th
The Last Shadow Puppets - Apollo. £25.  Click here to book.
The Subways - Academy 1. £12.50. Click here to book online.
British Sea Power - The Ritz. Call 0161 832 1111.

Mon 13th
Stephen Stills - Apollo. £30.  Click here to book.
Kaiser Chiefs - Academy 1. £25. Click here to check availability.

Tues 14th
Michael Bolton - Apollo. £38.50. Click here to book.

Wed 15th
Scorpions - Apollo. £35. Click here to book.

Thurs 16th and Fri 17th
Status Quo - Palace Theatre. Call 0870 401 6000 or go to livenation.co.uk .

Sat 18th
Puressence - Academy 1. £12.50. Call 0161 832 1111.
Dizzee Rascal - Warehouse Project. £17.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sun 19th
The Hoosiers - Apollo. £17.50. Click here to book.
Kate Rusby - The Lowry. £20. Call 0870 787 5780.

Tues 21st
Feeder - Apollo. Click here to book.
Vampire Weekend - Academy 1. £13.50. Click here to book.

Wed 22nd
Aimee Mann - Academy 1. £17.50. Click here to book.

Thurs 23rd
Elbow - Apollo. £17.50. Click here to book.
Mogwai - Academy 1. £17.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Fri 24th
One Night Only - Academy 1. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sat 25th
Black Kids - Warehouse Project. £15. Call 0161 832 1111.
Heather Small - Warrington Parr Hall. £22.50. Click here to buy tickets.
Beth Rowley - RNCM. £15. Call 0161 907 5555.

Sun 26th
Eddi Reader - The Lowry. £20. Call 0870 787 5780.

Mon 27th
Unholy Alliance Tour, Chapter III: Slayer, Trivium, Mastodon and Amon Amarth - M.E.N. Arena. £29.50. Click here to book.

Tues 28th
The Temptations - Apollo. £26, £29. Click here to book.

Thurs 30th
Bryan Adams - M.E.N. Arena. £37.50. Click here  to book.
Elbow - Apollo. £17.50. Click here to book.
Rockstar Taste of Chaos feat. Atreyu, Story Of The Year, As I Lay Dying, MUCC - Academy 1. £17.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Fri 31st
Katie Melua - M.E.N. Arena. £28.50. Click here to book.
Cascada - Apollo. Click here to book.

NOVEMBER

Sat 1st
Hot Chip - Apollo. Click here to book. 

Sun 2nd
Goldfrapp - Apollo. Tickets are priced £22.50. Click here  to book.

Mon 3rd
Al Green - M.E.N. Arena. £39. Click here to book.
Rancid - Academy 1. £15. Call 0161 832 1111.

Tues 4th
Elliot Minor - Academy 1. £8. Call 0161 832 1111.

Wed 5th
Queen + Paul Rodgers - M.E.N. Arena. Click here to book.
Mercury Rev - Academy 1. £16. Click here to buy.
Sigur Ros - Blackpool Empress Ballroom. £23.50. Click here to buy.

Thurs 6th
Eastpak Antidote Tour 08 feat. Flogging Molly, Skindred - Academy 1. £15. Click here to book.
Cold War Kids - The Ritz. Click here to book.

Fri 7th
The Stranglers - Academy 1. £23.50. Call 0161 832 1111.
Paul Heaton & Cerys Matthews - Attic Lights support. The Ritz. Tickets, priced £16.50. Click here to book.
De La Soul - Warehouse Project. £17.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sat 8th
Airbourne - Academy 1. £12. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sun 9th
Alter Bridge - Apollo. £16. Click here to book.
Joe Bonamassa - Academy 1. £20. Call 0161 832 1111.

Mon 10th
The Cardinals - Academy 1. £24. Click here to book.

Mon 10th and Tues 11th
Scouting For Girls - Apollo. £17.50.  Click here  to buy.

Tues 11th
MGMT - Academy 1. Call 0161 832 1111.

Wed 12th
Tony Christie & Friends - Royal Northern College of Music. £23.50. Click here to book.

Thurs 13th
Peter Bruntnell, Michael Weston King and Jeb Loy Nichols - Academy 1. £14. Call 0161 832 1111.

Fri 14th
Motorhead - Apollo. £25. Click here to book.
Marillion - Academy 1. £22. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sat 15th
David Cassidy - Apollo. £43. Click here  to buy.
Fat Freddy's Drop - Academy 1. £17.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sun 16th
Bullet For My Valentine - Apollo. £18.50. Click here to book.
Less Than Jake - Academy 1. £14. Click here to book.
John Martyn - The Lowry. £24.50. Call 0870 787 5780.

Mon 17th
Kanye West - Mr Hudson & The Library support. M.E.N. Arena. £32.50. Click here to book
The Feeling - Apollo. £22. Call 0870 401 8000 or click here to book.
Hayley Westenra - Bridgewater Hall. £24, £26.50. Call 0161 907 9000.

Tues 18th
Paul Weller - M.E.N. Arena. Click here to book.
Extreme - Academy 1. £28.50. Click here to book.

Thurs 20th
Stephen Lynch - Academy 1. £16. Call 0161 832 1111.

Fri 21st
New Found Glory - Academy 1. £15. Call 0161 832 1111.
The Whip - Academy 2. £8.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sat 22nd
McFly - M.E.N. Arena. £16, £26. Click here to book.
Thunder - Academy 1. Buy tickets here .

Sun 23rd
Will Young - Apollo. £32.50. Click here to book.
Opeth - Academy 1.  £17. Call 0161 832 1111.

Mon 24th
Tony Hadley - Bridgewater Hall. £24, £26. Call 0161 907 9000.

Tues 25th
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Apollo. £32.50.  Click here to buy tickets.
Billy Bragg - Bridgewater Hall. £16. Call 0161 907 9000.
The Fratellis - Academy 1. Call 0161 832 1111.

Tues 25th and Wed 26th
Sir Cliff Richard - M.E.N. Arena. £40 - £50. Click here  to buy tickets.

Wed 26th
The Script - Academy 1. £14. Click here to book.

Thurs 27th
Simple Minds - Deacon Blue support. M.E.N. Arena. £35. Click here to book.
Runrig - Apollo. £23.50. Click here to book.

Fri 28th
Roisin Murphy - Academy 1. £16.50. Call 0161 832 1111.
Happy Mondays - Warehouse Project. £28.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sat 29th
The Complete Stone Roses - Academy 1. £12.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sat 29th and Sun 30th
Duffy - Apollo. Click here to book tickets.

Sun 30th
Leonard Cohen - M.E.N. Arena. £55, £75. Click here to book.
Zucchero - Academy 2. Call 0161 832 1111.

DECEMBER

Tues 2nd
The Roots - Academy 1. £18.50. Click here to book.

Wed 3rd
Midge Ure - The Lowry. £16.50. Call 0870 787 5780.

Wed 3rd & Sat 4th
The Pigeon Detectives - Academy 1. £17.50. Click here to book.

Fri 5th
Black Stone Cherry - Academy 1. £14. Click here to book.

Sat 6th
The Levellers - Academy 1. £22.50.  Click here to book.

Sun 7th
Counting Crows - M.E.N. Arena. £33.50. Click here to book.
Pendulum - Apollo. £17.50. Call 0844 847 8000 or click here .

Mon 8th
Barry Manilow - M.E.N. Arena. £40 - £70. Click here to book.
The Kooks - Blackpool Empress Ballroom. £12.50. Click here to book.

Tues 9th
Slipknot - Machinehead and Children Of Bodom support. M.E.N. Arena. £29.50. Click here to book.

Wed 10th
Stereophonics - M.E.N. Arena. £29.50. Click here to buy.
The Steel City Tour: Human League, ABC, Heaven 17 - Apollo. £29.50. Click here  to buy.

Thurs 11th and Fri 12th
Coldplay - M.E.N. Arena. £38.50, £42.50. Call 0844 847 8000 or  Click here  to buy.

Fri 12th
NME Rock 'N' Roll Riot Tour: Primal Scream - Apollo. £22.50. Click here to book.
Alabama 3 - Academy 1. £16. Call 0161 832 1111.

Sat 13th
The Pogues - M.E.N. Arena. £29.50. Click here to book.
Jason Donovan - Apollo. £24.50. Click here to book.
Dashboard Confessional - Academy 1. £15. Click here to book.

Sun 14th
Tracy Chapman - Apollo. £30. Click here to book.

Tues 16th
Kings Of Leon - M83 support. M.E.N. Arena. £25. Click here to buy tickets.

Thurs 18th
Katherine Jenkins - M.E.N. Arena. £25, £35 and £40. Click here to buy.
Madness - Manchester Central. £29.50. Click here to book.

Fri 19th
Biffy Clyro - Academy 1. £16.50.  Click here to book.

Fri 19th and Sat 20th
James - Manchester Central. Click here  to buy.

Sat 20th
The Saw Doctors - Apollo. £20. Click here  to buy.

Sat 20th and Sun 21st
Elton John - M.E.N. Arena. £50, £75, £100.  Click here  to book.

Sun 21st
Ocean Colour Scene - Apollo. Click here  to buy.

Sun 28th
The Happy Mondays - Warehouse Project. £28.50. Call 0161 832 1111.

2009

JANUARY

Fri 30th
Half Man Half Biscuit - Academy 1. £15. Call 0161 832 1111.

FEBRUARY

Sat 14th
Magazine - Academy 1. £15. Call 0161 832 1111.

MARCH

Sun 29th
Kenny Rogers - M.E.N. Arena. £37.50. Click here to book.

Mon 30th and Tues 31st
Tina Turner - M.E.N. Arena. £50 - £100. Call 0844 847 8000 or click here .

APRIL

Fri 3rd
Tina Turner - M.E.N. Arena. £50 - £100. Call 0844 847 8000 or click here .

JUNE

Wed 24th
Ali Campbell - Rescheduled date, original tickets still valid. Apollo. £32.50. Click here to buy tickets.                                                                                                        

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