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1. 1. Fans camp out for Sir Cliff tickets

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 23 February 2002 Crazy Cliff Richard fans have been queuing for more than a week to get their hands on tickets to see the Peter Pan of pop at the Manchester Evening News Arena.

2. 2. Acoustic Strawbs

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 16 January 2002 Remember the days when strikers could bring the country to its knees and the Strawbs could satirise them in songs like (You Won’t Get Me I’m) Part of the Union’ (latterly used, apparently without irony, to flog personal pensions).

3. 3. Interview with The Beatings

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 09 October 2002 The Beatings drummer Todd spoke to Manchester Online straight after their Roadhouse gig.

4. 4. Simply sold out

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 April 2002 In their mid-80s heyday, many judges thought Simple Minds, whose new album, Cry, is surprisingly listenable, were about to follow U2 and become a stadium band.

5. 5. March albums

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 April 2002 The Streets, Ali G In Da House Soundtrack, Busta Rhymes, Gomez, Aim, Rosie Brown.

6. 6. New album releases

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 21 February 2002 Doves, Mum and Dad amd Fat City's 45 Kings II.

7. 7. Elvis Costello

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 27 August 2002 To read the Elvis Costello 'CV' - as kindly forwarded to the City Life office by his ever-thoughtful publicity handlers, lest any corner of the erstwhile nerd-punkster's career should be overlooked - is to develop a chronic resentment for the man.

8. 8. James Taylor @ M.E.N. Arena

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 19 September 2002 THESE days he looks like a camera-shy Open University lecturer. At 54, James Taylor's long, flowing hair has given way to a bald pate and professorial shrubbery around the temples.

9. 9. New Order, Doves, Echo And The Bunnymen, Elbow @ Move

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 15 July 2002 IT was fitting that New Order were the band chosen to close the four days of expected rain, surprising sunshine and mellow good humour that have marked Manchester's inaugural Move festival.

10. 10. The art of rock chilvalry

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 17 January 2002 Like most fem-pop these days, Red Vinyl Fur are not to be trifled with.

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