CHECKING out who's making music in Manchester this November:

Sat Nov 1st

Mariah Carey - Singing songs from her latest release Charmbracelet, Carey will round off her UK tour here. M.E.N. Arena. £28.50/£40. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
AIM - Manchester Academy. £12. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
NME Tour: Jet, The Hiss, Amplifier - Academy 2. £8. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
The Rain Band - Roadhouse. £6/£7. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Sun Nov 2nd
Jane’s Addiction - Manchester Apollo. £22.50. To book online, click here.
Hot Hot Heat, Franz Ferdinand, Fiery Furnaces - Academy 2. £10. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
Thea Gilmore - Academy 3. £11. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
Clarkesville, Finka - Night and Day. £5. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111.

Mon 3rd
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Reading/Leeds saviours take their second album Take Them On, On Your Own, on the road. Academy. £15. Call 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
Beyonce Knowles - The Destiny's Child singer follows in the footsteps of bandmate Kelly Rowland in playing the city. M.E.N. Arena. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to book online.
Powderfinger - Academy 2. £10. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Tues 4th
Club Suicide: Chicks On Speed - Band on the Wall. £10.
The Kills - Academy 3. £8. CANCELLED

Wed 5th
Erin McKeown - Academy 3. £11. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Thurs 6th
Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Recently reformed, the eighties group led by Kevin Rowland re-enter the live arena to prove they can still cut it. Academy. £22.50. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
Thin Lizzy - Irish rockers continue to soldier on without Phil Lynott. Academy. £18.50. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Fri 7th
Nelly - Re-scheduled date from US act, who plans to make up for lost time at the Arena. M.E.N. Arena. £24. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
N.E.R.D - Manchester Apollo. Sold out.
Insane Clown Posse - Manchester Academy. £9. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
Dashboard Confessional - Academy 2. £10. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Sat 8th
Grandaddy - Academy. £12. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Sun 9th
Status Quo - After nearly forty years, the Quo keep on rockin’ with their Riffs tour. Manchester Apollo. £26.50. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
Level 42 - Head for the Lowry for some 'Lessons In Love'. The Lowry. £20. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.

Wed 12th
The Distillers - Academy 2. £10. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Thurs 13th and Fri 14th
The Beautiful South - Led by Paul Heaton, the band return to the live arena after a long absence. Manchester Apollo. £22.50. Call the Box Office on 0871 2200 260 or click here.

Thurs 13th
Meatloaf - The crazy Canadian plays the first of two dates to promote the Bat Out Of Hell 25th anniversary release. M.E.N. Arena. Sold out. (Also on Nov 30 and Dec 17).

Fri 14 The Hollies - Opera House. £14.50 - £18.50.
Four Tops and The Temptations - A 1960s double of the sounds of yesteryear. M.E.N. Arena. £25 - £28.50. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
Martina Topley-Bird - Academy 3. £10. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Sat 15th and Sun 16th
Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra - The former Squeeze man returns with his band on his annual autumn jaunt. Manchester Apollo. £24.50. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.

Sat 15th
All American Rejects - Academy. £8. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Sun 16th
Roachford - British soul star arrives for rare city gig. Life Cafe. 7.30. £13.50. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Mon 17th
David Bowie - Much anticipated return of the man NME readers voted the most influential ever in music. M.E.N. Arena. To book tickets click here.
The Stands - Academy 3. £6.50. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Tues 18th
Blondie - 70s and 80s icon Debbie Harry runs through the hits with the original line-up. Manchester Apollo. £27.50. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
The Black Keys - Academy 3. £9. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Wed 19th and 20th
Stereophonics - Welsh boys follow up their headline slot at Radio 1’s One Big Sunday with two nights at the Arena. M.E.N. Arena. £23.50. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.

Wed 19th
Daniel Bedingfield - One of the success stories of the year tours hit album Gotta Get Thru This. Manchester Apollo. Sold out.
The Cooper Temple Clause - Academy 2. £11. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Thurs 20th
The Mars Volta - Academy 2. £10. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
Skid Row - Academy 3. £12.50. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Fri 21st
Linkin Park - Nu-metal rockers stop off on their journey to world domination for a date in the city. M.E.N. Arena. £20. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.

Sat 22nd
My Morning Jacket - Academy 3. £9. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
The Complete Stone Roses, Finka - Academy 2. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Sun 23rd
Paul Carrack - Lowry. £16.50, £17.50.

Mon 24th
Ryan Adams - US singer comes to town to play tracks from new album Rock 'N' Roll. Academy. £16. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.
Michael Ball - Manchester Apollo. £25 - £27.50.

Tues 25th
Marilyn Manson - Goth king aims to shock and awe at the Arena. M.E.N. Arena. £18.50. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
Tim Burgess - Charlatans frontman showcases songs from his debut solo album, I Believe. Academy 2. £15. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111 or click here to book online.

Wed 26th
The Coral - Final tour of the year for the Scouse rockers, following on from the success of second album Magic & Medicine. Manchester Apollo. £14. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
Busta Rhymes - Former Leaders Of The New School rapper comes to Manchester for a rare show. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
Mark Lanegan - Academy 3. £11. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111.
Dreadzone - Life Caf'. £10.

Thurs 27th
Turin Brakes - More heartfelt music from the Ether Song album. Manchester Apollo. £14. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.
The AM - Academy 3. £6. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111.

Fri 28th and Sat 29th
Blur - Damon Albarn and company play two sets in Manchester to promote new album Think Tank. Manchester Apollo. To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.

Fri 28th
Half Man Half Biscuit - Academy 2. £12.50. Call the Box Office on 0161 832 1111.

Sat 29th
Muse - Huge arena date for the Devon act, aiming to return to the live fray in style. M.E.N. Arena. £15.To buy tickets call Ticketmaster on 0870 060 1768 or click here to buy online.

Sun 30th
Meatloaf - M.E.N. Arena. £25, £28.50.
Jane McDonald - Lowry. £15.50 - £19.50.
Two Day Rule - Jabez Clegg. £6. Call 01543 468 888.

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