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December 2008
Elton John live at the MEN Arena
ELTON JOHN listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
MEN Arena - 20th & 21st Dec
 
 
 
 
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Elton John live at the MEN Arena
Pride Of Manchester's Pick of the Month
JAMES (indie) listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
Manchester Central (G-Mex) - 19th & 20th December
James are one of Manchester's most under-rated bands - their hometown gigs are so popular that their normally met with an audience hysteria matched only by the band's energetic live performance. Frontman Tim Booth’s easy command of a large crowd and the band's impressively atmospheric act are a must-see and you'd be hard pushed to find a better live show this year!
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
 
 
 
  2nd December
THE ROOTS (hip hop) listen / buy cd's|download|ringtones
Manchester Academy 1
Philadelphia anti-gangsta rap, hip hop outfit who had hits 'You Got Me' & 'The Seed'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
 
 
 
  3rd & 4th December
THE PIGEON DETECTIVES (indie)|listen / buy cd's|download|ringtones
Manchester Apollo
Leeds indie rockers with hits 'I'm Not Sorry', 'This Is An Emergency', 'Romantic Type' & 'Take Her Back'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
The Pigeon Detectives - Greatest Hits
Pigeon Detectives - Wait For Me
 
 
 
 
4th December
ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN (rock) listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
Manchester Palace Theatre
stars in their eyes 2000 winner GARY MULLEN is FREDDIE MERCURY in this tribute to QUEEN
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
also see - QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS - men arena - 5th Nov & liverpool echo arena - 18th oct
also see - VAMPIRES ROCK - manchester palace theatre - 15th oct
 
 
 
  4th, 5th & 6th December
THE UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN (folk) listen / buy cd's|listen / download
The Lowry Salford Quays - Quays Theatre
superb 21st century ukulele skiffle band who cover everyone from CAROL KING to MISS DYNAMITE
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
 
 
 
 
5th December
BLACK STONE CHERRY (rock) listen / buy cd's|listen / download
Manchester Academy 1
hard-rocking Kentucky quartet who recall the peaks of grunge-flecked 1990s alt-rock
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
 
 
 
 
6th December
THE LEVELLERS (folk rock) listen / buy cd's|download|ringtones
Manchester Academy 1
folksters with hits '15 Years', 'Just The One', 'Hope Street', 'This Garden', 'Belaruse', & 'A Beautiful Day'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
Levlellers - the new album
Levellers - Levelling The Land
 
 
 
 
7th December
PENDULUM (drum'n'bass) listen / buy cd's|listen / download
Manchester Apollo
hybrid mix of drum 'n' bass, nu-skool breaks & classic rave. had hits 'Propane Nightmares' & 'Granite'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
also see - PENDULUM - creamfields - 23rd & 24th aug & liverpool academy - 8th dec
THE WILDHEARTS (rock) listen / buy cd's|download|ringtones
Manchester Academy 1
cult Geordie hard rockers who had hits 'Sick Of Drugs', 'I Wanna Go Where The People Go' & 'Anthem'
 
 
 
 
10th December
THE STEEL CITY TOUR featuring...
THE HUMAN LEAGUE (pop) listen / buy cd's|download|ringtones
ABC (pop) listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
HEAVEN 17 (pop) listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
Manchester Apollo
Sheffield 80's pop heroes with hits 'Don't You Want Me', 'The Look Of Love' & 'Temptation'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
also see - STEEL CITY TOUR - liverpool echo arena - 4th dec
STEREOPHONICS (rock) listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
Manchester Evening News Arena
Welsh who had Top 5 hits 'Dakota', 'Maybe Tomorrow', 'The Bartender And The Thief' & 'Just Looking'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
also see - STEREOPHONICS - liverpool echo arena - 9th dec
 
 
 
 
11th December
PRIMAL SCREAM (indie) listen / buy cd's|download|ringtones
Manchester Apollo
Glaswegian/Mancunian indie stalwarts who had hits 'Country Girl', 'Rocks', 'Kowalski' & 'Movin' On Up'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
 
 
 
 
11th & 12th December
COLDPLAY (rock) listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
Manchester Evening News Arena
Chris Martin's vocals + trade mark catchy piano hooks and heavy guitars = multi-million selling records
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
Coldplay - the new album
Coldplay - the new album
 
 
 
 
12th December
COUNTING CROWS (rock) listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
Manchester Evening News Arena
US college rockers who had hits 'Big Yellow Taxi', 'Mr Jones', 'Accidentally In Love' & 'American Girls'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
ALABAMA 3 (country) listen / buy cd's|download|ringtones
Manchester Academy 1
Brixton-based acid-country band famed for Sopranos tune 'Woke Up This Morning', & 'Ain't Goin To Goa'
HAWKWIND (rock) listen / buy cd's|listen / download
Manchester Academy 2
1970's space metal legends who had hits 'Silver Machine', 'and 'Urban Guerilla'
 
 
 
 
13th December
JASON DONOVAN (pop)|listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
Manchester Apollo
ex-Neighbours star with no.1 hits 'Too Many Broken Hearts', 'Sealed With A Kiss' & 'Any Dream Will Do'
buy tickets online or call 0844 847 2277
Jason Donovan - live on DVD
Jason Donovan - All The Hits Live
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL (pop rock) listen / buy cd's|download
Manchester Academy 1
Chris Carrabba's pop-savvy emo veterans with distorted guitars and acoustically driven rhythms
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14th December
TRACY CHAPMAN (folk) listen / buy cd's|listen / download|ringtones
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