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The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Thu, 7th October 2010 - Thu, 7th October 2010 From £17.50*‘ABBA MANIA’ is now accepted as the world’s Number One touring production, featuring a special concert presentation, which celebrates Abba’s music in a respectful and enjoyable way, reviving special memories of when Abba ruled the airwaves. Fresh from a smash hit tour of the South Africa, America and Hong Kong in 2009 ‘ABBA MANIA’ returns to the UK to bring old and new Abba fans a night not to be missed. If you’re looking for an excuse to party, reminisce or simply be entertained by the best music there has ever been, then ABBA MANIA is for you! Join in and enjoy all of your favourites including: ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Voulez Vous’, ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Winner Takes, It All’, ‘Super Trouper’ and many more. Fancy dress recommended!...
Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 9th October 2010 - Sat, 9th October 2010 From £15.00*Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds play punk songs on folk instruments. Not as a gag, but because they really like the noise. They think the songs are better than people remember. They love folk instruments. It works. They do songs by The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers, The Jam, Sham 69, The Undertones, The Ramones, The Buzzcocks, The Specials, Talking Heads, Squeeze and others, even Kraftwerk! Alright, they're not all punk, but they come from roughly the same era. They've mostly given the songs a kind of Celtic feel, and they've stuck in the odd reel and jig here and there. But occassionally they just thrash! They've always thought the excitement of a reel taking off is the nearest thing to the excitement of watching punk live in the 70's. ADRIAN EDMONDSON (Vocals, ‘thrash mandolin’) Ade is best known as a comedian in The Young Ones, Bottom, and The Comic Strip Presents. Though he’s no stranger to the music world having played the Monsters of Rock and Reading Festivals with Bad News, the Hootenanny with Jools Holland, Hyde Park with The Who, and he’s toured with The Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band. He’s also had a No 1 single with Cliff Richard! And as a director he made lots of music videos in the 80’s for the likes of The Pogues, Squeeze, Elvis Costello and 10,000 Maniacs. TROY DONOCKLEY (Uillean pipes, cittern, whistles, vocals) Troy has built up a formidable reputation as both a Composer/Arranger/ Musician/Performer and as a leading virtuoso of the Uilleann Pipes. He’s released three critically acclaimed so...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 7th December 2010 - Tue, 7th December 2010 From £12.50*Guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas was born in Havana, Cuba. Graduated from the Superior Institute of Art (Havana) in Guitar for which he was awarded a first-class honours degree, and also graduated a year early. Later he received lessons at the Royal College of Music and in 2006, supported by The Kramer- Chappell Scholarship and the Mad Hatters Club, he undertook studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. In the UK he has performed in prestigious venues such as the Wigmore Hall, the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art), St James’ Church Piccadilly and the Bolivar Hall among others. Recent festivals include The London Guitar festival, Bolivar Hall International Guitar Festival, Ards Guitar Festival (Northern Ireland), Discovering Latin American, Hispano-American Guitar Festival(Mexico)and Dublin Guitar Week(Ireland). Recently Ahmed Dickinson received two prizes at Cubadisco 2009, the most important award of Cuban Music Record Industry. His album debut paying homage to the late Ñico Rojas was awarded in the Best Instrumental Soloist & Best Instrumental Album categories....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 23rd October 2010 - Sat, 23rd October 2010 From £14.00*Azymuth have been making funk jazz infused with samba and other tropical rhythms since the early 70s. Inventors of Samba Doido (Crazy Samba), this Brazilian electric three-piece consistently turn out electrifying performances of sun-drenched funk and hot jazz that sear the soul. Following their incandescent set during our opening season last year we warmly welcome these legends back to The Band. This concert will begin at 9pm.
New Bearded Theory Venue, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 13th May 2011 - Fri, 13th May 2011 From £65.00*Bearded Theory will be back in 2011, celebrating a new decade and creating something magical yet again from 12th to 15th May 2011. Bearded Theory has been described as an early Glastonbury and has not had an easy time over the past year following a major incident at the 2009 festival. However with praise heaped on the organisers from all corners the event bounced back in 2010 with a fantastic line up and a slick operation. The festival will be heading to a new venue in 2011 and despite the move the festival has frozen its adult ticket prices at £65 and has announced a fantastic early purchase ticket offer. Rich Bryan from Bearded Theory said “This will be the earliest we have sold tickets for the festival but we plan to use to media coverage the 2010 festival creates to promote the tickets being on sale. This will give us an advantage and hopefully sell the festival out a lot quicker. We need to continue to look at new ways of marketing the event and ensuring the longevity of the festival. I am delighted that we can offer a fantastic early bird deals and pleased that the standard price of the adult ticket has not increased despite us moving to plusher surroundings in 2011”. PLEASE NOTE: The venue for the 2011 festival is still to be confirmed and because of that the festival dates are currently provisional and subject to change....
New Bearded Theory Venue, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 13th May 2011 - Fri, 13th May 2011 From £32.50*Bearded Theory will be back in 2011, celebrating a new decade and creating something magical yet again from 12th to 15th May 2011. With this part-pay ticket you can pay a deposit of half the full ticket price now (£32.50 + fees per ticket) and pay the outstanding balance (a further £32.50 per ticket) before the festival in 2011. Bearded Theory has been described as an early Glastonbury and has not had an easy time over the past year following a major incident at the 2009 festival. However with praise heaped on the organisers from all corners the event bounced back in 2010 with a fantastic line up and a slick operation. The festival will be heading to a new venue in 2011 and despite the move the festival has frozen its adult ticket prices at £65 and has announced a fantastic early purchase ticket offer. Rich Bryan from Bearded Theory said “This will be the earliest we have sold tickets for the festival but we plan to use to media coverage the 2010 festival creates to promote the tickets being on sale. This will give us an advantage and hopefully sell the festival out a lot quicker. We need to continue to look at new ways of marketing the event and ensuring the longevity of the festival. I am delighted that we can offer a fantastic early bird deals and pleased that the standard price of the adult ticket has not increased despite us moving to plusher surroundings in 2011”. PLEASE NOTE: The venue for the 2011 festival is still to be confirmed and because of that the festival dates are currently provisional and subject to ch...
Waterside Arts Centre, Quaytickets, UK Mon, 22nd November 2010 - Mon, 22nd November 2010 From £16.50*Wild, joyous, perverse, bold, crazy, full-blooded, intricate, fearless, funny, epic and mostly BIG, the mighty 11-piece Bellowhead blend folk, jazz, classical, disco and world music influences with English music and cabaret to stunning effect. Playing more than 20 instruments between them with six vocalists, they deliver a heady brew that defies categorisation.
Waterside Arts Centre, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 22nd October 2010 - Fri, 22nd October 2010 From £15.00*Beverley Craven is one of the most successful singer / songwriters the UK has ever produced. Best known for her 1991 hits Promise Me and Holding On and multi-million selling debut album, Beverley is back on the road supporting her new CD "Close To Home", Live DVD and Autobiography. This an evening guaranteed to show you an artist at the top of her game.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 14th September 2010 - Tue, 14th September 2010 From £10.00*Banjos and fiddles, washboards and bones in hand, the Black Twig Pickers dove into a living tradition of old-time music that surrounds their homes in Southwest Virginia and never looked back. Both scholars of the regional sounds and advocates of an ecstatic and highly personal approach to the music, the Twigs hold down local dance and bar gigs, play all manner of celebrations and every so often, hit the road. Along the way, Isak Howell, Nathan Bowles and Mike Gangloff kept company with some of underground America's heavyweights and haunted the doorsteps of Appalachian fiddle and banjo masters. They've played for the National Council for the Traditional Arts and for audiences overseas. And they've put out a string of acclaimed albums, including 2008's "Hobo Handshake" and last year's "Jack Rose & the Black Twig Pickers." Support comes from Charlie Parr, a folk and country blues musician who is routinely labeled “authentic” and “the real deal” by fans and critics alike. Charlie shows up with a lived-in rasp of a voice, National resonator and 12-string acoustic guitars, a banjo and a batch of his own songs and well-traveled numbers by Mississippi John Hurt, Charley Patton and other cohorts from another time. This standing concert will begin at 8pm....
The Studio, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sun, 5th September 2010 - Sun, 5th September 2010 From £14.00*Join us for an evening of dazzling music and hilarious banter from Billy Mitchell (former singer with Lindisfarne) and Bob Fox (one of North-Eastern England’s finest singer-guitarists). Both are fine individual singers and together they are masters of vocal harmony. Billy and Bob are also talented instrumentalists and accompany themselves on six- and twelve-string guitars and mandolins. Having cherry-picked from their wide-ranging repertoires, this North-Eastern flavoured show features songs (including several Lindisfarne classics) celebrating the richness of life on both sides of the Tyne and beyond....
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Sat, 23rd October 2010 - Sat, 23rd October 2010 From £9.00*Boogie Pete is performing at The Plaza.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 9th November 2010 - Tue, 9th November 2010 From £18.50*Acclaimed Irish singer, one-time Van Morrison collaborator, Eurovision star and original performer of 'You Raise Me Up' visits Band on the Wall for a magical night. It has been quite a journey since the young aspiring musician from Belfast penned what is regarded as his signature tune Captured back in 1990. Each year along the way has been an exciting and progressive step for the artist from representing Ireland in the Eurovision in 2006, his inspiring and powerful performance at the state funeral in Stormont of George Best, to performing at events in honour of President Bill Clinton, an enthusiastic admirer of Brian’s work.As an upcoming artist he was invited to join Van Morrison’s renowned Blues and Soul World Tour for a period of 6 years which gave him the opportunity to perform with some of the world’s legends in the music industry including Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker among others - a list that is testament to Brian’s true talent as an artist. He also backed Van on several albums including Days Like This and Back On Top. Brian has made a creditable impression as a singer having performed the original version of the hit You Raise Me Up which has now been recorded by more than a hundred other artists such as Josh Groban and Westlife. Through the past 20 years Kennedy has charmed audiences across the globe with such classics as Captured, A Better Man, Put The Message In The Box, Life Love & Happiness, These Days and Get On With Your Short Life. This concert will begin at 8pm. Advance bookin...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Mon, 11th October 2010 - Mon, 11th October 2010 From £12.50*Chameleons Vox is the current band project featuring Mark Burgess and John Lever, vocalist and drummer of the now near-mythical Manchester band The Chameleons - now playing for the first time in nearly ten years a full live set of Chameleons songs, and the first time at Band on the Wall since their two epic shows in 1983. Also playing are Jarvis Cocker championed, Sheffield 80s underground post-rock legends Artery, who will be performing their first Manchester concert since 1984. This show is a unique opportunity to see two seminal bands of the Northern post-punk era in a venue that was instrumental in the movement. Advance booking strongly advised for what promises to be one of the highlights of our Autumn season. This concert will begin at 8pm....
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Wed, 3rd November 2010 - Wed, 3rd November 2010 From £17.50*Charlie and his five-piece band are well known for keeping concertgoers enthralled. His heartfelt, telling lyrics and his very human anecdotes captivate his audiences wherever he performs. His music, which ranges from inspirational to country, from ballad to anthem, truly hits the spot.
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Sat, 16th October 2010 - Sat, 16th October 2010 From £15.00*Chris Wood & Andy Cutting performing at The Met.
Liberation Festival 2010, Jersey, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 2nd October 2010 - Sat, 2nd October 2010 From £18.00*Music in Action join with the National Trust for a concert celebrating the first anniversary of the Line in the Sand and promoting the Coastline Campaign. “Protect and preserve Jersey’s coast now and for the future” The concert will feature thrilling film classics played by the Jersey Chamber Orchestra, Premier Brass and the Jersey Chamber Choir including Gabriel’s Oboe from the Mission, Genevieve, the Sabre dance from Spartacus, John Williams’ ET, Saving Private Ryan and ending with Ireland’s Riverdance. The concert also features Last Night of the Proms Star Harmonica player Philip Achille and will be compèred by a major star. There will be a pre-concert talk at 7pm in the main auditorium....
The Met, Studio Theatre, The Met, UK Fri, 26th November 2010 - Fri, 26th November 2010 From £9.00*Denis Jones is a self-taught guitarist and songwriter based in Manchester. Having begun his musical life as a singer songwriter in the classic UK mould of the likes of John Martyn, he has over the last three years developed a show-stopping live performance based around the core of his exceptional and unique guitar-playing style and rich, soulful voice. Using a loop station and all manner of samplers and effects, Denis creates vast, complex orchestrations of beat-box rhythms, multi-layered vocals and other-worldly sounds which veer from subtle heart-wrenching folk and blues to heavy bass-driven electronica....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 18th September 2010 - Sat, 18th September 2010 From £15.00*Set the controls for the heart of the dub as Dub Syndicate pilot down their sonic mothership at Band on the World to spread deep vibes, big bass and outta space echo for the people. Probably the world's most famous and influential dub collective, Dub Syndicate have at one time or another featured pretty much every major dub and reggae star out there. From the genius production of founders On-U-Sound supremo Adrian Sherwood and former Roots Radics drummer Lincoln Valentine 'Style' Scott to artists such as Gregory Isaacs, Junior Reid and Big Youth their roll-call of contributors reads like a who's who of the scene. Expect a blistering late nighter of big sounds on the dancefloor from the masters of deep dub. This event will begin at 9pm - drinks available in Picturehouse bar much earlier....
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Sat, 30th April 2011 - Sat, 30th April 2011 From £16.00*erformed by Katy Setterfield: winner of BBC1’s ‘The One & Only’ Regulars to the theatre will remember Katy from her eight years touring with the ever-popular show ‘That’ll Be The Day’. Now, as the winner of BBC1’s prime-time show ‘The One And Only’ with her award-winning portrayal of Dusty Springfield, and direct from 3 sell-out months in Las Vegas, Katy brings you her own incredible one-woman show. Packed with classic Dusty hits – including You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me, Son Of A Preacher Man, I Only Want To Be With You - this brand new production also features Katy’s own unique voice alongside her equally brilliant impersonations of Cher, Tina Turner, Annie Lennox and much more, all performed completely live by Katy with her exceptional band and singers. After Katy’s universally acclaimed first solo tour, and with her recent performing experience including tours and residencies in America and throughout Europe, a stunning evening of world-class entertainment is assured. So come and enjoy an outstanding night of music, non-stop fun and nostalgia with one of the UK’s most popular and impressive singers. ...
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Fri, 22nd October 2010 - Fri, 22nd October 2010 From £14.00*Eric Mongrain performing at The Met.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 28th October 2010 - Thu, 28th October 2010 From £18.00*Original It Bites frontman and guitar virtuoso Francis Dunnery returns to The Band following his triumphant visit last year. Advance booking recommended. This concert will begin at 8pm.
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Fri, 8th October 2010 - Fri, 8th October 2010 From £12.00*Weaving wooden flute, fiddle, acoustic guitar, jaw harp, bass and foot percussion with strong vocal harmonies, French-Canadian band Genticorum offer a blend of traditional songs and tunes as well as original compositions. The energetic and original traditional power-trio also incorporates the dynamism of today's North American and European folk cultures in their music.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 2nd December 2010 - Thu, 2nd December 2010 From £12.50*This seated concert will begin at 8.30pm.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 12th October 2010 - Tue, 12th October 2010 From £12.50*The internationally acclaimed blind veteran master-musician & singer from Marrakesh and his hot new band of young jazzy Moroccan Rollers bring to life onstage a set of sensational new pieces featured on his long-awaited landmark September 2010 World Village album release Awal Mara. With Kaiser Chiefs’ producer Dave Creffield providing the attitude, the always charismatic Erraji embraces a thoroughly current and very danceable contemporary global sound, whilst these new songs of burning passion memorably re-ignite the ancient & magical fire of stately bass & derbuka-driven Berber rhythms, and move effortlessly across a glamorous mosaic of lush Arabic oud & qanun power-chords and soaring taarab-style strings. ‘a comeback album of pure excellence’ Harmonia Mundi This seated concert will begin at 8pm taste this delicious dish of pure African soul served to you sizzling and live by its original creators. This concert will begin at 9pm...
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Sat, 25th September 2010 - Sat, 25th September 2010 From £15.00*Having cut her teeth as lead singer with Irish American all-female outfit Cherish The Ladies, Heidi Talbot is right at home in the twin worlds of Irish traditional and roots music. Born in the rural village of Kill, Co. Kildare, Ireland, Talbot began singing in the church choir run by her mother, Rosaleen, meanwhile absorbing the vibrant array of music that filled the family home. At sixteen, she enrolled at Dublin’s celebrated Bel Canto singing school, studying for the next year and a half under its founder and director Frank Merriman - “the best teacher in the universe,” according to Sinead O’Connor, another former student....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 5th November 2010 - Fri, 5th November 2010 From £12.50*Paris-based singer Hindi Zahra pulls a dozen or more influences into her intriguing style leading you through tango, arabesque and hip-hop sounds with echoes of Billie Holiday and Django Reindhardt thrown in for good measure. Utterly captivating and incredible live, this promises to be a night to remember. This concert will begin at 7.30pm
Quays Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Fri, 22nd October 2010 - Fri, 22nd October 2010 From £16.00*This warts-and-all portrait of the Blockheads’ lead singer explores Ian Dury’s extraordinary career and inspirational life story. Publicly, Ian was a cheeky chappie and purveyor of saucy lyrics. Privately, he was a flawed maestro wrestling with demons and disability. This brilliant drama blends amazing live music, including Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick and Reasons To Be Cheerful, with powerful scenes exploring Dury’s incredible triumph over adversity. ‘Spot-on live renditions of Dury’s late-70s hits.’ **** Time Out Critics Choice
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 9th September 2010 - Thu, 9th September 2010 From £12.50*A home turf showcase of some Manchester's finest psyche and nu folk pioneers featuring the intoxicating sounds of Homelife, Denis Jones and Nancy Elizabeth. Homelife Manchester legend Paddy Steer and long-term collaborator Tony Burnside are Homelife, creating music that is both ethereal yet earthy, with heavy use of acoustic timbres, swarms of coloured percussion, bulbous synths and fresh use of languid Hawaiian guitar. Denis Jones Band on the Wall stalwart Denis Jones has developed a show-stopping live performance based around the core of his exceptional and unique guitar-playing style and rich, soulful voice. Using a loop station and all manner of samplers and effects, Denis creates vast, complex orchestrations of beat-box rhythms, multi-layered vocals and other-wordly sounds which veer from subtle heart-wrenching folk and blues to heavy bass-driven electronica. Nancy Elizabeth Nancy Elizabeth mixes folk and post-rock influences in her enchanting and dynamic music, featuring piano, guitars, dulcimers, harmonium and other instruments alongside her unique voice. This concert will begin at 8pm....
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Sat, 12th February 2011 - Sat, 12th February 2011 From £12.50*Houghton Weavers performing at The Plaza. The Houghton Weavers are an English folk music band formed in 1975 in Westhoughton, in the borough of Bolton in Lancashire, England.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 16th November 2010 - Tue, 16th November 2010 From £12.50*Rootsy blues as Ian Siegal and Ben Prestage visit The Band. This concert will begin at 8pm
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Fri, 27th August 2010 - Fri, 27th August 2010 From £15.00*“...A celebration of classic Swing !” (Telegraph) Following their performance at the Vera Lynn Charity Ball in London, this show boasts multi-instrumentalists and singers lead by Chris Smith, the former composer for Glenn Miller’s brother - Herb Miller, BBC Big Band and the Royal Variety Performance. Special Guest - Simone, from the latter days of the Ivy Benson Orchestra, as seen on BBC TV’s Children in Need - the unique “feel good” show with songs from the Stars of Swing - Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Sinatra to “Jools Holland” style Jazz & Blues.
The Met, Main Theatre (Standing), The Met, UK Sat, 2nd October 2010 - Sat, 2nd October 2010 From £12.00*Progressive rock legends IQ return to The Met.
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Mon, 11th October 2010 - Mon, 11th October 2010 From £20.00*This wonderful night of music marks thirty years since Judie Tzuke first found herself in the British pop charts; the Moon On A Mirrorball tour is less a retrospective and more a bookmark on a career that shows no sign of quietening down. This tour will contain many of the reasons why she remains one of Britain's most successful songwriters, showcasing three decades of spellbinding musical creativity. "Much of the audience has been in love with her since Stay With Me Till Dawn echoed around their bedrooms the first time they got their hearts broken" The Independent "The voice has lost none of its cool, plaintive appeal; it's still an instrument of icy allure" The Times...
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sun, 31st October 2010 - Sun, 31st October 2010 From £21.00*Kate Rusby’s exquisite interpretations of traditional songs and finely wrought self-penned tunes have won her an audience that reaches far beyond the folk genre.
Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 2nd November 2010 - Tue, 2nd November 2010 From £12.00*Kate Walsh - the Brighton-based singer-songwriter whose unsigned, home-made album ‘Tim’s House’ was an iTunes sensation in 2007 (knocking Take That off the number 1 spot) - released her brand new album ‘Light & Dark’ on August 31. Calling Kate Walsh a singer songwriter is like saying Van Gogh was a cartoonist. Kate is, er, different. A 26-year-old from a sailing town in Essex who’s been likened to Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Jane Austen, she’s ferociously independent…in every sense. And when she sits down to write a song you’d better lock up your hearts for you instantly become Kate’s close personal confidante as she bares her soul with shocking candour. Kate Walsh is warm, funny and likeably self-deprecating, fully recognising the self-indulgent nature of the confessional songwriter’s art. The Martin Harris Centre at the University of Manchester is delighted to welcome Kate Walsh for the first time this November. Book your ticket now and don’t miss out!...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 10th September 2010 - Fri, 10th September 2010 From £12.50*Kath Bloom was born and raised in New Haven, CT, where she learned to play guitar among the headstones of her local cemetery. She met avant-garde guitarist Loren Mazzacane Connors in 1976 and together they recorded six limited edition albums of fragile folk and blues melodies between 1981 and 1984. After her collaborations with Connors, Kath entered a period of child-rearing and family life, returning to recording in the early 90s. Director Richard Linklater discovered Bloom's music and featured her song Come Here in a pivotal scene in his 1995 film Before Sunrise.
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Thu, 7th October 2010 - Thu, 7th October 2010 From £15.00*Kieran Goss was born and raised in Mayobridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. He was just nine years old when he got his first guitar. Growing up in a big family with diverse musical tastes meant that early on he was hearing his brothers’ Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson records, his mother’s Frank Sinatra records and his sisters’ Rolling Stones records. These varied influences gave Goss his own unique sound.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 30th September 2010 - Thu, 30th September 2010 From £8.00*Just a few month’s before the release of hotly tipped album ‘Pure Blue Green’ Kirsty Almeida will be headlining a show at her native Manchester’s Band On The Wall. An experimental craftswoman, Kirsty customises her own instruments and creates her own stage-wear, collaborating today with internationally renowned stylist Mrs Jones (Kylie’s white jump-suit, Brandon Flowers’ feathery epaulettes), and is currently working on a musical dress specifically for the forthcoming live shows. For years, Kirsty has lived in a parallel dimension, making both music and a living on quietly productive sidelines; today, she runs a musical collective, Odbod, in her Manchester hometown (currently commissioned to record two tracks for the independent London film project ‘Patagonia’) while her name as a solo artist has turned from underground murmur to word-of-mouth phenomenon. In 2010, she just might be a pioneer. This concert will begin at 7.30pm...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 22nd October 2010 - Fri, 22nd October 2010 From £14.00*LAU, widely regarded as this generation’s most inventive folk band and Winners of BEST GROUP at the 2010, 2009 & 2008 BBC Folk Awards, return with highly anticipated new album "Arc Light" (Navigator).
New Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon, UK Sun, 14th November 2010 - Sun, 14th November 2010 From £26.50*An exclusive appearance of Lee Mead direct from the West End musical Wicked. Outright winner of BBC 1s Any Dream Will Do Lee has already racked up many credits to his name. His appearance is one of only a handful of dates Lee has chosen to do this year.
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sat, 13th November 2010 - Sat, 13th November 2010 From £20.00*If one man embodies the kaleidoscopic new musical world of the ‘user-generated’ age it is Ludovico Einaudi. Routinely topping audience polls from the classical to the avant-garde, Einaudi has not only become one of the UK’s most popular composers, but has rendered traditional ideas of musical genre and audience divide obsolete. Einaudi’s music is ambient, meditative and often introspective. His sweeping compositions are deeply touching, and draw inspiration from classical and international music, minimalism, and contemporary pop, but always with the piano at the heart of the sound. Recent years have seen Einaudi in a number of different contexts, from the use of music from his album Divenire in the soundtrack to Shane Meadows’ award winning film, This is England, to a performance on the Big Chill main stage with German electronic band To Rocco Rot....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 23rd December 2010 - Thu, 23rd December 2010 From £12.50*Sonic dub master Mad Professor's live show is a sensory-altering journey into darkness that's swathed in electronic manipulation of samplers, mixers and effects processors. Creating a dense, shifting collage of sounds, bass rhythms and echo, the Professor is joined by Pama International
Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket, UK Fri, 6th August 2010 - Fri, 6th August 2010 From £36.00*Newmarket Racecourse is delighted to announce that MADNESS will be returning to Newmarket Nights in association with Heart FM on Friday 6th August. This will be the third time Madness have been part of the Newmarket Nights line-up following sell-out performances in 2007 and 2008. MADNESS are the ultimate British singles band, holding the record for British single sales in the 1980’s when over 6 million Madness singles were bought by the British public. Over a thirty year career, their string of Top Ten hits are part of the lifeblood of British popular music and their influence on generations of musicians cannot be overstated. With their latest album, ‘The Liberty Of Norton Folgate’, collecting continuous praise from the critics and re-establishing the band in the UK Top Five, is the ultimate Madness Best Of and a great introduction to or reminder of one of the UK’s most cherished bands. Stephen Wallis, Managing Director, Newmarket Racecourses said, “We are extremely thrilled to be welcoming back Madness to Newmarket. Their previous two performances in 2007 and 2008 were two of the best Newmarket Nights ever and Madness were hugely popular with the crowd.” Stephen continued, “It was no surprise to us that Madness sold-out very quickly both times and therefore urge our customers to book early for this year’s event to avoid disappointment.” Newmarket Nights are the hottest ticket for a summer Friday night out in the East of England! The racing gets under way early evening and concludes as nights falls, immediately...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 17th March 2011 - Thu, 17th March 2011 From £12.50*Folk meets Classical in this exciting collaborative evening with the young Derbyshire folk singer and fiddler Bella Hardy. Though only 25, Bella has already been nominated for three BBC Radio 2 folk awards. This eclectic evening will showcase the works written for Bella as part of Manchester Camerata’s Composers’ Project, in addition to Italian composer Luciano Berio’s extraordinary collection of folk songs, a straight folk set performed by Bella, and a laidback late night folk session to finish the evening. Band on the Wall’s Picturehouse Café Bar will be open from 5.30pm serving food. This seated concert will begin at 7.30pm...
Quays Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Mon, 8th November 2010 - Thu, 11th November 2010 From £5.00*Monday 8 - Tuesday 9 November "Let's Face the Music and Dance" a musical review with the Salford Music and Performing Arts Service's Youth Musical Theatre Company and Youth Big Band. Wednesday 10 November "Brundibár" a children's opera by Hans Krása Performed by Children from Salford Primary Schools in partnership with musicians from Chetham's School of Music and funded by the Booth Charities, Salford as part of the William Jones Bursary. Thursday 11 November "A Concert of Remembrance" MAPAS groups including the Youth Concert Band and Theatre Company present performances that mark Armistice Day...
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sat, 20th November 2010 - Sat, 20th November 2010 From £22.50*“I suppose I am a survivor since I am still here recording an album,” says Marc Almond. With Soft Cell, the first successful British electro-duo in partnership with Dave Ball, Marc achieved a string of international hits - biggest of all, their version of northern soul classic Tainted Love, while Memorabilia is cited as the first techno record ever. 10 million-plus worldwide record sales later, Soft Cell are a British icon, influencing several subsequent generations of musicians - from Pulp, The Pet Shop Boys and Suede, to Goldfrapp and onto Antony Hegarty of Antony & The Johnsons fame. Stardom Road was the first album recorded since his near-fatal accident. With one exception, it’s an album of covers, chosen and sequenced to tell Almond’s story. It resembles not just an album but a play, which clearly suits a man who comes alive on stage, whose songs have always resembled dramas, whether they are underpinned by fizzy synth-pop, 60s-inspired pop kitsch-arama, bare-naked acoustic ballads or orchestrated splendour....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 23rd November 2010 - Tue, 23rd November 2010 From £15.00*Marcos Kostenbader Valle (born September 14, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer. His work has found success across many musical styles both within Brazil and in the rest of the world, including bossa nova, samba, incidental music for drama, and fusions of American/European rock and dance music with Brazilian styles. His brother is Paulo Sergio Valle, with whom he composed many songs. From the younger Bossa Nova generation, as well as Bebel Gilberto and others, made a large part of his career abroad.
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Sat, 25th September 2010 - Sat, 25th September 2010 From £11.00*Matt Monro Jnr performing at The Plaza.
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Sat, 9th October 2010 - Sat, 9th October 2010 From £15.00*Best known as frontman of the internationally acclaimed Welsh band The Alarm, Mike Peters is also an inspirational solo acoustic performer and (as a two times cancer survivor), founder of what is now regarded as the world's leading rock and roll cancer charity Love Hope Strength Foundation. Achieving over fifteen Top 40 UK singles and over five million album sales, Mike Peters' musical journey has seen him sing with some of history's greatest performers such as Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Bono. Mike is currently preparing for the release of a brand new Alarm album Direct Action and remains as passionate as ever about his music, Wales and charity Love Hope Strength....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 13th November 2010 - Sat, 13th November 2010 From £12.50*The colossus of authentic Congolese Rumba reunites with his legendary band Somo Somo who brought this wonderful and uplifting music to the world in the 60s. Its party time African style at The Band! Mose Fan Fan’s reputation as a keeper of the flame of Congolese Rumba is well known. He began his successful career in the 1960’s playing with Orchestre revolution and TP OK Jazz and has branched out with Somo Somo, playing successful tours and recording critically acclaimed albums Such as 1999’s Congo Acoustic and 2005’s Bayekeleye. Now, for perhaps the last time the world will get the chance to experience Congolese rumba in it’s truest form, played by the very musicians who created it, as Mose Fan Fan has brought together all the musician’s he played with in the 60’s for a scintillating reunion tour. Direct from Kinshasa TP OK Jazz, those veterans of rumba have risen from the rubble and will be coming to Europe for a one-off tour this autumn. Seasoned players such as the famed Jean Marie Lago Saxophone, Victor Dinganga Saxophone, Michel Boyibanda singer, José Kalanzaya singer, Jean Pierre m bass guitar, Leon Musafiri rhythmic guitar, Maya Erick drummer will join forces with the legendary griot Mose Fan Fan at the helm. Don’t miss your chance taste this delicious dish of pure African soul served to you sizzling and live by its original creators. This concert will begin at 9pm...
New Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon, UK Fri, 15th October 2010 - Fri, 15th October 2010 From £18.00*Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums interweave with delicate bamboo flute and layers of subtle percussive soundscapes in a spellbinding display of fluid grace, precise choreography and sheer athleticism. The concert captivates with its passion and intensity, journeying through a myriad of moods, from the heart-pounding excitement of ‘Ikkyo’, the dark brooding ‘Otherworld’, the hypnotic ‘Phoenix’, to the happy festival atmosphere of ‘Matsuri’. Through their 10 years of rigorous touring, Mugenkyo have developed a gritty passionate style that is uniquely their own. Retaining the traditional spirit of taiko, yet creating a thoroughly contemporary sound, Mugenkyo are forging a new path with their innovative approach....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Mon, 15th November 2010 - Mon, 15th November 2010 From £12.50*An atmospheric and intuitive cross-genre collaboration between Mexican electronic composer Murcof and classical pianist Francesco Tristano. An ongoing project initiated in 2007 from their shared base in Barcelona, and now gathering new momentum with the preparation of a debut album, we are delighted to welcome them to Band on the Wall for what promises to be a thrilling concert. The two musicians come to this collaboration from contrasting but complimentary perspectives – Murcof as a highly influential electronic producer who releases on The Leaf Label and has drawn inspiration from baroque and 20th century art music performing a triumphant concert at last year's Futuresonic Festival in Manchester; Francesco as one of classical music's rising stars, a pianist who has repeatedly sought encounters outside the concert hall, performing with dance legends Carl Craig and Moritz von Oswald, and forming his band Aufgang. The collaboration starts at the meeting point between these two worlds, and explores the common ground and tensions between them. The performance is a unique and moving blend of acoustic improvisation and electronic processing that feels entirely integrated. Francesco's deft touches seem to evolve freely, splashing the sound field with chromatic colour and propulsive percussive textures, and intermingle with Murcof's monolithic drones, heavy sub-bass and veiled melodies. There is a sense of brooding melancholy and limitlessness that absorbs the listener, touching on themes of life, death and eternity. This seated concert ...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 26th November 2010 - Fri, 26th November 2010 From £12.00*Music of the Mind feat Finn Peters will be performing at the Band Of The Wall.
The Bridgewater Hall, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 1st January 2011 - Sat, 1st January 2011 From £15.00*New Year's Day Viennese Gala at The Bridhwater Hall.
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Thu, 14th October 2010 - Thu, 14th October 2010 From £28.50*Legendary American songwriter, virtuoso guitarist and pianist, back in the UK for a rare tour. He's famed for his appearance on Neil Young's seminal album 'After The Goldrush', as a long-time member of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street band and as a superb front-man himself, both with Grin and under his own name. Nils' latest album 'Sacred Weapon' features contributions from legends Willie Nelson, David Crosby and Graham Nash, along with a duet with old Grin bandmate Bob Berberich. Expect classic Lofgren tunes like 'Take You To The Movies', 'Back It Up', 'Keith Don't Go' and many others from his vast back catalogue. A superb evening in store....
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Sun, 7th November 2010 - Sun, 7th November 2010 From £12.00*2005 brought the reintroduction, after a 13 year absence, of the North West Festival of Remembrance. After the resounding success of last year the show will be staged again in November at The Plaza in Stockport. The concert will feature songs and big band numbers from the War periods and will include the standards and representatives from many of the Services that saw conflict.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 26th October 2010 - Tue, 26th October 2010 From £10.00*Oli Brown Band performing at the Band On The Wall.
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Sat, 27th November 2010 - Sat, 27th November 2010 From £17.50*A festive concert style show featuring the music & dance from the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas. Songs from Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Cliff Richard, Elton John, Elvis, & a special appearance from Michael Jackson. Accompanied by musicians from the world acclaimed British Philharmonic Orchestra who have accompanied the likes of Michael Buble & Shirley Bassey. Prepare to be dazzled, sing & shout for more as the Number One Vegas show comes to the Plaza.
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Fri, 15th October 2010 - Fri, 15th October 2010 From £16.50*Performed by Gary Mullen and ‘The Works’... One Night of Queen will rock you – guaranteed! Since winning the Grand Final of ‘Stars In Their Eyes’ back in 2000 as the legendary Freddie Mercury, Gary has toured with One Night of Queen enthralling fans around the world! With fantastic lighting, staging and sound, this show sells out theatres and concert halls in the UK, Europe, New Zealand and recently they returned from a second tour of the USA. Gary continues to win over tens of thousands of Queen fans and is building his own loyal fan base worldwide! “Indeed, for one night only, Queen and Freddie Mercury came back to life.” - TOM WHARTON: The Salt Lake Tribune (USA)...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 21st October 2010 - Thu, 21st October 2010 From £15.00*The Osrics bring their driving progressive and hypnotic psychedelic space rock to Band on the Wall. Turn up, turn on and enjoy the trip to music's outer reaches. This concert will begin at 8.30pm
The Met, Main Theatre (Standing), The Met, UK Sat, 11th September 2010 - Sat, 11th September 2010 From £12.00*Tickets to prog eclectitians Panic Room performing at The Met. Panic Room features current and ex-members of Karnataka, Mostly Autumn and Fish's band. While the music has progressive elements it also appeals to a much broader audience with its melodic and powerful song-writing. Although primarily a rock band, folk, jazz and world music influences also ripple through the mix to produce a unique and individual sound. Inventively melodic guitar solos, interweaving keyboard lines and a subtly powerful rhythm section are topped off with the stunning voice of Anne-Marie Hedler, a very individual and emotional singer whose soaring melodies and inventive lyrics draw the listener into new worlds. Panic Room are Paul Davies, Jonathan Edwards, Gavin John Griffiths, Anne-Marie Hedler and Alun Vaughan....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 28th August 2010 - Sat, 28th August 2010 From £10.00*The soul and rare groove parties at the Parkers Hotel are the stuff of legend and now Band on the Wall relights the fire as it resurrects Parkers for this very special club night featuring all the top tunes from this iconic Manchester venue. Featuring Dean Johnson and Richard Searling at the decks with very special guest Mike Stephens expect to hear the ultimate seductive soul, mellow jazzy retro rare grooves and classic tunes from the likes of Chante Moore; L J Reynolds; Arnies Love; Keni Burke; Jon Lucien; Phyliss Hyman; The Controllers; Leroy Hutson; Perri-Helen Baylor; Jimmy Cobb; Leon Ware; Love Unlimited; Roberta Gilliam; By All Means; Merry Clayton and many more....
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 16th September 2010 - Thu, 16th September 2010 From £12.50*"Some people had waited 25 years to see Pierre Bensusan...by the end of the night the audience was in awe and speechless after hearing one of the greatest acoustic guitar performances ever" Acoustic Guitarists A Sephardic Jew of Algerian, Spanish and Moroccan descent, the internationally-acclaimed artist Pierre Bensusan plays out his rich heritage and much more on his guitar's steel strings. Almost impossible to pin down stylistically, he cites many influences as diverse as Ry Cooder, Martin Carthy, Big Bill Broonzy, Paco de Lucia, Jimi Hendrix and Bert Jansch to name a few. But Bensusan is very much his own originator, whose playing exhibits remarkable dynamics and tone control, usually to be found only in the playing of high-profile classical guitarists. This, combined with his unique style of scat-singing and incredible rhythm has led to his live concerts becoming the stuff of musical myth-making. Come down to The Band for an intimate night in the company of one of modern acoustic guitar's true greats. This seated concert will begin at 8pm...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 1st October 2010 - Fri, 1st October 2010 From £12.50*2005 Mercury Music Prize Best Album nominees Polar Bear are an avant jazz quintet led by enigmatic drummer Seb Rochford who thrilled audiences at Band on the Wall last year as part of our opening celebrations. They are part of a long tradition of drummer-led bands stretching back through Chick Webb to Art Blakey. Collaborations with Joanna McGregor, Adele, Brian Eno, David Byrne, Patti Smith and Yoko Ono have brought Roachford, and his unique jazz vision, fans from every music genre. Hot on the heels of a triumphant performance earlier this year by sister band Acoustic Ladyland, Band on the Wall is delighted to welcome Roachford and his maverick cohorts back for what promises to be another storming set. This concert will begin at 8pm. Polar Bear Mark Lockheart - Tenor Sax Pete Wareham - Tenor Sax Tom Herbert - Double Bass Leafcutter John - Mandolin/Electronics Seb Rochford - Drums...
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Sat, 6th November 2010 - Sat, 6th November 2010 From £17.50*One of the great storytellers Ralph McTell is known for his virtuoso guitar style. He is primarily a prolific and gifted songwriter with a style that invites you into a unique world, he weaves a narrative that is both significant and poignant. Ralph made his debut in 1968 with the album Eight Frames a Second and in 1974 the release of Streets of London earned him an Ivor Novello Award. In 2002 he was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
The Met, Main Theatre, The Met, UK Fri, 5th November 2010 - Fri, 5th November 2010 From £20.00*The main man from The Mavericks comes into town to show off his splendid vocal talents described by Rolling Stone as “"a voice on par with the best: Sinatra, George Jones and Orbison"”.
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Fri, 14th January 2011 - Sat, 15th January 2011 From £25.00*Displaying his trademark humour in the selection of songs, Thompson takes you on a journey from the ballads of the Middle Ages to more modern songs by artists such as Nat King Cole, Nelly Furtado, Gilbert and Sullivan and The Who. Treating each song as if it were his own, Thompson’s uncanny genius is evident in his astonishing guitar technique that sees him juggling simultaneous lead, rhythm, and bass parts on the same six strings. With accompaniment from Judith Owen and Debra Dobkin. ‘[Thompson’s] mysterious tunings, blunt harmonics and yearning melodies are ceaselessly astonishing, making this as much a journey through Thompson’s virtuosity as through a millennium of song.’ The Guardian ‘Riveting, enlightening, witty, moving, provocative, entertaining and heartily recommended.’ Time Out ...
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Fri, 12th November 2010 - Fri, 12th November 2010 From £32.50*This multi-million-selling, triple Grammy Award-winning legend marks her 40 years in the music industry with a sensational UK & European Tour. One of the most successful R&B artists of all time, Roberta, accompanied by her full band, will performing some of her greatest hits including: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Killing Me Softly, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Where Is The Love, Tonight I Celebrate My Love for You and many more. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see one of the great artists of our time.
Quays Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Tue, 16th November 2010 - Tue, 16th November 2010 From £17.50*Rockapella comprises of five incredible vocal talents of their generation; collectively they have musical careers that include: Broadway & Off-Broadway shows members of Rock'n'Roll bands and solo artists. Super Bass, George Baldi was one of the original members Boyz ll Men; John K Brown fills the top of the range with soulful goodness; Jeff Thacher - The Beat Box' forms the funky rhythmic heartbeat of Rockapella, Pyrotechnic Scott Leonard provides the soaring vocals shapes the musical characteristic and Steve Dorian's gorgeous tenor vocals and smooth style provides the magical grace on the stage. The vocal repertoire ranges from classic pop numbers through to rock'n'roll, soul, rock, blues favourites - and remember no backing tracks, no instruments - all pure voices, it has to be seen and heard to be believed! Discovered by American film maker Spike Lee, they became synonymous as the “voices” of NBC, featuring on innumerable TV performances including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, .Whoopi Goldberg “had to have the boys” perform on her HBO special, Chez Whoopi Show , “These guys, they’re amazing!” ...
The Met, Main Theatre (Standing), The Met, UK Fri, 24th September 2010 - Fri, 24th September 2010 From £12.00*2010 heralds the return of Sandi Thom to the international stage with her new album Merchants and Thieves released on the 17th of May. Her 3rd studio album exhibits her tremendous versatility as one of today's finest female performers.
Oldham Coliseum, Quaytickets, UK Thu, 20th January 2011 - Thu, 20th January 2011 From £14.50*LA based, Patrick Alan in association with Music Box live, present – possibly the best soul revue of its kind in Europe. Direct from its preview in London’s West End, this highly acclaimed show hits the road. Live on stage, the cast speed through a rendition of Motor City soul classics. Backed by an eight piece powerhouse band including brass section, the seven singers truly do justice to the phenomenon that is soul. From Reach Out, I’ll Be There, Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone to Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, and of course Signed Sealed and Delivered, the diversity of the show takes you on a journey through time, celebrating Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Temptations and The Supremes, as well as many others that defined the soul era. This will have you singing and dancing through the night....
The Bridgewater Hall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 19th April 2011 - Tue, 19th April 2011 From £9.00*Nicholas Kraemer conducts Bach’s remarkably powerful St. John Passion, with an international line up of soloists and one of the North West’s leading choral ensembles, the St George’s Singers. Bach’s masterpiece is a dramatic representation of the Passion, as told in the Gospel of John, conveying the last hours of Jesus’ life with startling and expressive immediacy.
Waterside Arts Centre, Quaytickets, UK Wed, 24th November 2010 - Wed, 24th November 2010 From £22.50*Classic rock icon and 'Cockney Rebel', Steve Harley has written and recorded eleven albums in a prolific career covering four decades. In the mid-80s, Steve returned to live performances after serious illness and has been wowing the crowds ever since.
Lyric Theatre, The Lowry, The Lowry, UK Sun, 24th October 2010 - Sun, 24th October 2010 From £25.00*Join us for a dazzling two-hour roller-coaster ride through the golden age of the American big band; when music meant magical songs, larger-than-life performers and legendary venues. Featuring a sizzling 26-piece orchestra, a roster of sensational singers and backed by a tasty cocktail of dance routines and classic archive footage from some of the most famous venues of the time, Strictly Big band is the show that brings this golden era back to life.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 2nd October 2010 - Sat, 2nd October 2010 From £22.50*With a career spanning five decades and a back catalogue of 16 albums, soul troubadour Terry Callier can be described as one of the truly great music legends. This is a rare chance to see him perform live with full backing band as Band on the Wall celebrates its first birthday party since its reopening last year. Callier has collaborated with hundreds of artists including childhood friend Curtis Mayfield, Nitin Sawhney, Beth Orton, Paul Weller and more recently Massive Attack. His numerous recordings include the classic albums What Colour Is Love and Fire On Ice and Northern Soul Anthem I Don’t Want To See Myself. In recent years Callier has gone from strength to strength, with a string of critically acclaimed albums and stunning live performances including Timepeace in 1998 that won the United Nations’ Time for Peace Award. 'A beautiful, crystalline voice' Paul Weller This concert will begin at 9pm....
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Thu, 18th November 2010 - Thu, 18th November 2010 From £19.50*The nation’s favourite rock 'n' roll variety show - That’ll Be The Day returns with a Brand New Christmas show! Why not treat yourself and join in, by celebrating the festive season with all those Christmas hits from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s mixed in with fantastic feel good comedy! Christmas has never been so much fun!!
Waterside Arts Centre, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 16th October 2010 - Sat, 16th October 2010 From £15.00*The Blockheads performing live at the Waterside Arts Centre - just one of the gigs the legendary band, once fronted by the incomparable Ian Dury, will be undertaking in 2010.
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 3rd December 2010 - Fri, 3rd December 2010 From £16.00*Much more than just another tribute band, The Dylan Project presents a refreshing and vibrant interpretation of Bob Dylan's music. The band features the iconic Steve Gibbons on vocals backed by four of Britain's most talented folkrock musicians – Gerry Conway (drums and percussion), Phil Bond (keyboards), Dave Pegg (bass), and PJ Wright (guitar and slide guitar). The Dylan Project's repertoire spans the whole of Dylan's ouvre – everything from Highway 61 and I Want You to Like A Rolling Stone and Just Like A Woman – and new material is frequently brought into the setlist. Mojo magazine's reviewer said: "The Dylan Project is a tribute inthe best possible sense... touching and deftly handled." Whether you are a diehard Dylan fan or just enjoy great songs performed with flair and brio, The Dylan Project will take your breath away. This concert will begin at 7.30pm...
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Fri, 17th September 2010 - Sun, 28th November 2010 From £10.00*As one of the world’s leading brass bands, the award winning Fairey Band takes up residence in their new home for the third of a season of four annual concerts. Founded in Stockport in 1937, the Fairey Band is without doubt one of this country’s greatest and most successful brass bands playing across the globe for an ever increasing audience drawn to the quality and power that only a band of their standing can offer. The Fairey bands ‘residency’ at the Plaza brings the band into the heart of its local community whilst enabling music fans from across the world to see these masters of their art in the finest concert surroundings. ...
Band On The Wall, Quaytickets, UK Tue, 21st September 2010 - Tue, 21st September 2010 From £12.50*Imagine dancing to the best band you've heard in ages. On stage are six sharp-suited men with infectious tunes, slick moves and a tight rhythm section. But something is different about this group. There are no instruments, no backing tracks, and yet the music goes on. Then you realise. All of this amazing sound is being made with voices alone. You have imagined The Magnets. "A cappella singing straight from the Gods" Edinburgh Evening News Combining harmony singing with beatbox drumming, they have taken a cappella music to a whole new audience, and created a sound to rival that of any band with instruments. In fact, The Magnets have the advantage over any conventional band. They can perform any time, anywhere there is space for six men to stand and sing. From street corner to arena, just add an audience and let the show begin. "talent in abundance and a highly original, note-perfect act" Metro This seated concert will begin at 8pm...
Heaton Park, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 14th August 2010 - Sat, 14th August 2010 From £32.50*Dig out your lacy fingerless gloves and your Day-Glo legwarmers this August as we invite you to the The Real 80’s Summer Party at Heaton Park in Manchester. On Saturday 14th August a fantastic line-up of original artists, including Spandau Ballet’s frontman Tony Hadley, Rick Astley, Belinda Carlisle, ABC and Go West will perform your favourite hits and also collaborate on stage to create a Real party. Advance tickets cost just £32.50 (rising to £37.50 on the day of the event) with a discount for children aged 5-15 at just £15 (rising to £20 on the day of the event) and under 5's going free with no ticket required. The gates open at 5pm, the first act will take to the stage from 7.30pm.and and the night will finish in spectacular style with a firework finale. General Notes: • Picnic-style concert and customers are permitted to bring their own food & drink onto the premises. This includes glass bottles, alcohol. • Folding chairs and small tables are also permitted. • There will be additional catering on site as well as a bar selling a full range of drinks. • Parking - Limited on site. • We do not permit gazebos, barbecues, large golfing umbrellas, windbreaks, tents or large tables on site. • No animals except guidance dogs are permitted....
The Plaza, Stockport Plaza, UK Wed, 15th September 2010 - Wed, 15th September 2010 From £15.00*Join us at the Plaza for an evening of classic tunes from the UK’s premier Roy Orbison tribute act. A night not to be missed!
Beverley Polo Club, Quaytickets, UK Fri, 20th August 2010 - Sun, 22nd August 2010 From £45.00*Tribfest is the summer's biggest tribute music festival in East Yorkshire, probably Europe and 2010 will be its 4th year! Tribfest will be held at the Beverley Polo Club next year from 20th-22nd August, subject to licence. The idea of Tribfest is to enable families to enjoy an affordable, fantastic, fun weekend away, meeting fellow festival friends old and new, whilst listening to some great live music - performed on a stage of high quality with big screens and top sound and lighting to accompany this. In 2009 Tribfest booked 20 top tribute bands, specifically chosen to cover a wide range of age groups so at least everyone knows some of the music, or better still all of it! There are also various marquees around the site with lots to do. Lookalikes, VIP area/bar, main bar, local bands, kid zone, trade stands - food and non food. Plus camping is free with your weekend pass! All the regular services you would find at any other major festival are provided, toilets, showers, electrical hook ups, first aid, top security and fun friendly staff. Tribfest has already made some big waves having been nominated for 3 UK Festival Awards in 2009. Tribfest has a capacity of 5,000 so it doesn't get overcrowded like some other festivals, but has achieved great acclaim in such a short space of time....
Sandown Park Racecourse, Sandown Park, UK Thu, 5th August 2010 - Thu, 5th August 2010 From £27.00*Irish pop group sensation, WESTLIFE are the second band confirmed for the Sandown Park Music Nights this summer. Performing live after racing, the crowds will be able to enjoy hits from their latest album ‘Where we are’ as well as a mix of their classic songs. Westlife, who are starting a UK summer tour this year called ‘The Where we are Tour’, is made up of Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, Kian Egan and Nicky Byrne. The group is the only act in UK history to have their first seven singles go straight to Number 1 and have since gone on to sell over 45 million records worldwide. It has also been announced that they are the "second biggest selling artist" and the "biggest selling band of the decade" in the UK. Spending much of 2009 hidden away in studios across Europe and the US, Westlife have been quietly creating their most exciting album to date. ‘Where We Are’ features work from pop’s finest craftsmen, including Grammy nominated Ryan Tedder (Leona Lewis, Beyonce) Steve Robson (James Morrison, Take That) Steve Booker (Duffy) Louis Biancaniello and Sam Watters (Whitney Houston, Anastacia.) and Shaznay Lewis, who co-writes a track with band member Mark Feehily. Westlife are at peak performance, match fit and ready for the second chapter of their incredible history! Tickets include access to an evening of thrilling racing, commencing at 5:40pm, after which the concert will start from 8:45pm (approx). SEASON Flat (6pm-9pm) TIMES Gates Open: 4.00pm First Race: 5.40pm Last Race: 8.25pm...
The Met, Studio Theatre, The Met, UK Sat, 25th September 2010 - Sat, 25th September 2010 From £11.00*Eric Goulden was among the original 1976-78 Stiff Records posse (Elvis Costello, Ian Dury, The Damned) aiming to revitalize rock. Amy Rigby is a pop princess. Combining several decades of acclaimed records and failed relationships, Eric and Amy join together to play their should-be, could-be and has-been hits.
Market Rasen Racecourse, Quaytickets, UK Sat, 21st August 2010 - Sat, 21st August 2010 From £14.00*On Saturday 21st August, Market Rasen Racecourse is due to hold a music night that is sure to BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF featuring finalists from ITV’s X Factor Show! Not only do we have 6 thrilling horse races, after the racing Lucie, Lloyd and Jamie will be performing LIVE ON STAGE to bring you a night of non-stop excitement. Lucie, Lloyd and Jamie were all finalists on ITV’s X Factor Show in 2009, and we’re looking forward to some great performances, and a party night to remember. Meet the Artists: - Lloyd Daniels, mentored by Cheryl Cole, was fifth in X Factor 2009. Aged 17, he is a Cardiff student. - Lucie Jones, mentored by Dannii Minogue, is another Welsh Student. After her elimination from the show, the 19-year-old won a modelling contract. - Jamie Archer is a 34-year-old musician from London and is mentored by Simon Cowell. He has been giving concerts for eight years Gates open at 3.00 pm with the first race scheduled at 5.15 pm. There will be 6 horse races with the last at 7.50 pm. Our X Factor finalists are due to strike up at approximately 8.30 pm and the concert will last for approximately 1 hour. PLEASE NOTE: The staged area will not be accessible until after racing so there is not a particular ticket which will get you closest to the stage. The ticket prices include racing and during the afternoon into the evening for racing the racecourse is divided up into 3 enclosures and the ticket prices for each enclosure reflect the viewing, access and facilities that are available to you. After racing the site wil...
Market Rasen Racecourse, Market Rasen, UK Sat, 21st August 2010 - Sat, 21st August 2010 From £14.00*Market Rasen Racecourse is proud to announce that Lucie, Lloyd and Jamie, from ITV'S X Factor show, will take to the stage after an evening of 6 action packed horse races. On Saturday 21st August, Market Rasen Racecourse is due to hold a music night that is sure to BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF featuring finalists from ITV’s X Factor Show! Not only do we have 6 thrilling horse races, after the racing Lucie, Lloyd and Jamie will be performing LIVE ON STAGE to bring you a night of non-stop excitement. Lucie, Lloyd and Jamie were all finalists on ITV’s X Factor Show in 2009, and we’re looking forward to some great performances, and a party night to remember. Meet the Artists: - Lloyd Daniels, mentored by Cheryl Cole, was fifth in X Factor 2009. Aged 17, he is a Cardiff student. - Lucie Jones, mentored by Dannii Minogue, is another Welsh Student. After her elimination from the show, the 19-year-old won a modelling contract. - Jamie Archer is a 34-year-old musician from London and is mentored by Simon Cowell. He has been giving concerts for eight years Gates open at 3.00 pm with the first race scheduled at 5.15 pm. There will be 6 horse races with the last at 7.50 pm. Our X Factor finalists are due to strike up at approximately 8.30 pm and the concert will last for approximately 1 hour. The staged area will not be accessible until after racing so there is not a particular ticket which will get you closest to the stage. The ticket prices include racing and during the afternoon into the evening for racing the racecourse is...
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