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1. 11. Damien Rice @ M.E.N. Arena

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 12 October 2007 FOUR years is a long time in the music world – just ask a Damien Rice fan. It was that long, after all, that the Dublin-born singer-songwriter took to release 9, the follow-up to his million-selling debut O.

2. 12. Paul Hartnoll @ Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 01 August 2007 THE legacy of Paul and Phil Hartnoll's previous act, Orbital lives in the hearts and minds of electronic music fans the world over. Their stand out performances at the prestigious Glastonbury festival over the last 15 years has become the stuff of legends.

3. 13. Hallé Orchestra @ Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 May 2007 A MAJOR milestone in the Halle’s contribution to today’s music came with the world premieres of the last five Debussy Preludes, in their orchestrations by Colin Matthews, along with Matthews’ own Postlude to the series (subtitled “M. Croche”) on Sunday night, with Mark Elder at the helm.

4. 14. Jimmy Eat World - Chase This Light (Interscope)

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 19 October 2007 EMO godfathers Jimmy Eat World could be forgiven for casting the odd rueful grin in the direction of the current crop of superstar bands who have achieved a level of commercial success so far denied to the scene’s primary trailblazers.

5. 15. Ian Brown – The World Is Yours (Polydor)

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 October 2007 IF you have a phobia of string laden anthems, then perhaps you'd better look away now.

6. 16. Music tips for 2008

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 26 December 2007 THE last 12 months in music were as exciting, interesting and surprising as any in recent memory. Here are our tips for the top in 2008.

7. 17. Ciao from the superstar Chao

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 05 October 2007 MANU Chao is a huge world star. You may not know that, because this smug little isle remains immune to this Paris-born singer/songwriter. He plays here tonight.

8. 18. Lowry show for enigmatic Graham

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 October 2007 OFTEN referred to as the world's greatest living guitarist, Davey Graham is a writer who has always shied away from the limelight. He plays here on Tuesday.

9. 19. Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia @ Bridgewater Hall

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 30 May 2007 WHEN Vladimir Ashkenazy first made his mark on the musical world just over 50 years ago, it was with his playing of Chopin’s piano music.

10. 20. The Shins set to kick in

    Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 06 November 2007 THE great transatlantic luggage belt of popular music is littered with bands that set off with high hopes, only to be discarded at their destination. The Shins play here tonight.

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