CONCERTS

BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. Tonight Classical Gala with the Manchester Concert Orchestra, Claire Rutter and Philip Smith performing Tchaikovsky, Coates, Gershwin, Sibelius, Mascagni and Ravel Bolro. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50, £17.50, £22.50 and £26. Also, Saturday November 11, BBC Philharmonic with Susan Bullock and Jean Rigby and the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £6.50, £8.50, £13.50, £17.00, £20 and £26. Also, Sunday November 12, Hall Orchestra perform the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, Ludovit Ludha and Peter Mikulas. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £7, £10, £15.50, £19, £24 and £29.50. Also, Monday November 13, Anno Domini. A musical whirlwind tour of the history of Christianity with soprano Adrienne Murray. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £7, £9 and £11. Also, Wednesday November 15, Jonathan Scott performs Dukas, Bach and Durufl on the organ. Starts 1.10pm. Tickets £5. Also, Wednesday November 15, Thursday November 16 and Sunday November 19, the Hall Orchestra perform Berlioz, Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £7, £9, £13.50, £18, £22.50 and £28.50. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Moby, Sunday NOvember 12 and Monday November 13. Ring 0161 242 2560.

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS ARENA, Manchester. AC/DC on December 1. Ring 0161 930 8000. The Beautiful South, Sunday December 17. Tickets £20. Savage Garden, Saturday December 9, tickets £19.50. Ring 0161 930 8000.

ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF music, Manchester. Manchester Camerata Bach To The Future. Saturday November 11. Ring 0161 907 9040.

THE DANCEHOUSE THEATRE, Oxford Road, Manchester. Box Office 0161 237 9753.

MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Ring 0161 242 2560. Craig David, Tuesday December 5, tickets £16. Also, Richard Ashcroft, Monday December 4, tickets £17.50. Also, Smash Hits Tour, Saturday December 2, tickets £15. Also, Shaolin Monks, Saturday November 25, tickets £18.50, £16.50, £12.50. Also, Thursday February 1 2001, Melanie C, tickets £16.50.

HALLE, BRIDGEWATER HALL, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester. November 15, 16 & 19, Opus One Series including performances of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto and Tchaikovsky's Capriccio Italien. Nov 25, Halle Pop; The Russian Experience. December 9, Dancin' All Over The World. A Gala concert in aid of the Halle Appeal. All concerts start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated. Full-priced tickets from £7. Ring 0161 907 9000.

BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. Saturday November 11, 7.30pm, BBC Philharmonic, tickets vary from £6.50 to £26. Saturday November 18, Manchester Camerata, 7.30pm, tickets vary from £6 to £25. Friday November 24, 7.30pm, Emmylou Harris and Spyboy with special guest Patty Griffin, tickets vary from £25 to £29.50. Tuesday November 28, 7.30pm, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, tickets from £10 to £21.50. Wednesday November 29, 7.30pm, Bryn Terfel, tickets vary from £15 to £45. Sunday December 3, Handel's Messiah, Halle Orchestra and choir, tickets vary from £7 to £29.50. Wednesday December 6, 1.10pm, Manchester midday concerts' society, Travelling by Tuba, £5. Wednesday December 13, Thursday December 14, Sunday December 17, 7.30pm, Halle Orchestra, tickets vary from £7 to £28.50. Ring 0161 907 9000.

MANCHESTER ACADEMY, Oxford Road, Manchester. Ring 0161 275 2930. Delirious, Tonight , £10. Embrace, Saturday 11 November, £11.50. Queens of The Stone Age, Friday November 17, £9.50. Thin Lizzy, Friday November 24, £17.50. Reef, Saturday December 2, £12.50. The Levellers, Thursday 14 December, £12.50.

NIGHT AND DAY CAFE, Oldham Road, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 4597.

PRESTON GUILD HALL & CHARTER THEATRE. Ring 01772 258858.

KING GEORGES HALL, Blackburn. Fivepenny Piece with special guest Norman Prince. Sunday November 19. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £8 and concessions £6. Ring 01254 582582.

OPERA HOUSE, Manchester. David Essex sings some of his old favourites and introduces some new tracks from his new album. Friday November 17. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50 to £5. Also, Saturday November 18, Barbara Dickson in Concert. Starts 8pm. Tickets £16.50 to £12.50.

WALTON HALL AND GARDENS, Warrington. The Friends of Walton Hall in Concert. Saturday November 11. Ring 01925 264297.

BUXTON OPERA HOUSE, Water Street, Buxton. Holly at Christmas - Buddy Holly & The Cricketers perform festive frolics. Thursday November 16. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £9.50, £11 and £12.50. Also, Sainsbury Choir of the Year 200. The semi-finals of the UK's largest choral competition featuring 32 choirs. Tonight to Sunday November 12. Tickets £7.50, £11.50 and £13. Ring 01298 72190.