MEN ARENA, Manchester. October 5 to October 8, Disney On Ice, Jungle Adventures. Tickets £8.50 to £22.50. Also, October 23-24, Robbie Williams. Nov 3, Iron Maiden, tickets £20. Nov 25, Tom Jones, tickets £25.50 and £22, starts 8pm. Ring 0161 930 8000.

MANCHESTER APOLLO. Just announced Smash Hits Tour, Saturday December 2. A1, Billie Piper, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch, Atomic Kitten, Girl Thing and more. Tickets £15. French and Saunders, live on Mon, Oct 2 and Tues, Oct 3, tickets £23.50 & £21.50 on sale now, also, just announced, an additional date of Friday October 6. Also, Wed, Oct 11, Kd Lang, tickets £25 & £22.50. Michael Ball live on Sat, Oct 21 - a recently announced second night, on Sat, Oct 21, with tickets £22/£19.50. Also, A1, Ben, Christian, Mark and Paul. Sat, Oct 28. Tickets £15. The League of Gentlemen on Fri, Dec 1, tickets £15 and £12.50. Jools Holland on Friday Dec 8, returning for the fourth consecutive year, and his RnB orchestra this year will feature Gilson Lavis and his guest vocalists will be Sam Brown and Marianne Faithfull, support Christopher Holland's Cosmic Harmony. Tickets £17.50. Thurs. Nov 30, Status Quo. Tickets are £25, £22.50 & £17.50. The Bootleg Beatles live on Mon, Dec 18. Tickets £16 on sale now from the box office on 0161 242 2560. Bjorn Again, on Sat, Dec 23. Australian Abba tribute band. Tickets £15.50 on sale now. Catch Ronan Keating live on Friday Nov 3 2000. Tickets £20 are on sale now. For all events ring 0161 242 2560. Smashing Pumpkins will play at the Manchester Apollo this October. Announcing a completely new show, The band will now perform in Manchester, for the first time in four years, on Tuesday October 31 2000. Tickets for the original show, which was cancelled, will not be valid. Refunds are still available.Tickets are £20. Saturday April 28 2001, Gary Moore. Tickets £18.50. For all events ring 0161-242 2560.

BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE, Blackpool. Superstar Ronan Keating performing concert on Thursday Nov 9 as part of a 15 date UK tour. Tickets are £20, ring 01253 292029.

SHEFFIELD ARENA, Sheffield. Disney on Ice Jungle Adventures, Tuesday Nov 14 to Sunday Nov 19, tickets from £8.50. Ring 0114 256 5656.

SHEFFIELD ARENA, Sheffield. Wednesday, November 22, Steps into Christmas. Tickets £20. Ring 0114 2565656.

SHEFFIELD ARENA, Sheffield. Thursday February 8 to Sunday February 11 2001, The Tweenies Live, featuring Jake, Fizz, Milo and Bella, pet Doodles and adult helpers Max and Judy. Ring 0114 2565656.

NEC, Birmingham. Birmingham Ski and Snowboard Show, Oct 13 to Oct 15. Demonstrations, skis, boards, boots and clothes, holiday ideas and free advice. Runs from noon to 10pm on Friday and 10am to 6pm at the weekend. Admission is adults £8, children £4 and family ticket £18 (two adults and up to three children). To book tickets and for more information ring 0990 900090.

PALACE THEATRE, Manchester. Thursday November 23 to Saturday December 30. Oh What a Night, starring Kid Creole. Ring 0161 242 2503.