Band on the Wall, Manchester, Homespun, Friday, June 11, Eyes Down, Saturday, June 12, Soul:ution, Friday, June 18: Tel: 0161 834 1786.

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Halle, A Grand Night At The Opera, Saturday, June 12, Halle, Summer Musical Summer Pops, Sunday, June 13: Box Office: 0161 907 9000.

Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield, Jools Holland, Saturday, June 12, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sunday, June 13: Tickets

Carling Apollo, Manchester, Blondie, Friday, June 11, Nickelback, Monday, June 14, UFO, Wednesday, June 16, Alicia Keys, Tuesday June 22: Box Office 0161 832 1111.

Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens, Overload, Friday, June 11, Swampstompers, Saturday, June 12, St Helens Musicians Collective, Friday, June 18, Sonya's Garden and Disfunktional, Saturday, June 19: Box Office: 01744 735436.

Clonter Opera Theatre, Congleton, An Evening with Jacqui Dankworth, Saturday, June 19: Box Office 01260 224514.

Coliseum, Oldham, The Wizard of Oz, until Saturday, June 12: Box Office 0161 624 2829.

Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, Fly, Friday, June 18, until Saturday, July 10: Box Office 0151 709 4776.

Gateway Theatre, Chester, Charlotte's Web, until Saturday, June 12, Tselane's Song, Saturday, June 19: Box Office 01244 340392.

Grand Theatre, Blackpool, Blithe Spirit, until Saturday, June 12, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Monday, June 21, until Saturday, June 26: Box Office 01253 290190.

Heebie Jeebies, Liverpool, Mixed Bag, Thursday, June 10, and Thursday, June 17: Box Office 0151 708 7001.

Lymm May Queen, Saturday, June 12.

Limelight Music Club, Crewe, Rip Off The Machine, Thursday, June 10, The Screaming Beavers, Saturday, June 12, Carling Concert, Sunday, June 13: Tel 01270 251929.

Manchester Evening News Arena, Barney, Friday, June 25, until Sunday, June 27: Box Office 0870 190 8000.

Octagon Theatre, Bolton, Rumplestiltskin At The Fairytale Laundry, Saturday, June 19: Box Office 01204 520661.

Opera House, Manchester, Bananas in Pyjamas, Saturday, June 19: Ticketmaster: 0870 401 6000.

Playhouse, Liverpool, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, until Saturday, June 19: Box Office 0151 709 4776.

Pyramid, Warrington, Culturefest, Saturday, June 26, and Sunday, June 27: Tel 442345.

Regent Theatre, Stoke On Trent, Betrayal, Monday, June 14, until Saturday, June 19, Carmen, Monday, June 21, until Saturday, June 26: Box Office 0870 060 6649.

Roadhouse, Manchester, Live Showcase, Thursday, June 10, and Friday, June 11: Tel 0161 228 1789.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Abida Parveen, Saturday, June 12: Box Office 0151 709 3789.

St Michael's Hall, Burtonwood, Art Show, Saturday, June 26, and Sunday, June 27: Tel 723885.

Tatton Park, Knutsford, More Sounds of the 70s, with fireworks, Saturday, June 19, Midsummer Medieval Fayre at the Old Hall, Saturday, June 19, and Sunday, June 20: Tickets 0845 644 2355.

The Lowry, Manchester, Closer, Thursday, June 10, until Saturday, June 12, The Dwarf, Saturday, June 12, Engelbert Humperdinck, Friday, June 18, Justin Moorhouse, Saturday, June 19, Hanging Out At The Lamp Post, until Sunday, June 20, La Fille mal gardee, Wednesday, June 23, until Saturday, June 26: Box Office 0870 787 5793.

The Masque, Liverpool, Kite, Thursday, June 10.

The Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester, Titanic, The Artefact Exhibition, Thursday, June 10: Tel: 0161 6060 176.

The Royal Clifton Hotel, Southport, The Bruce Adams Quartet, Sunday, June 20: Tel 01704 533771.

The Village Pub, Warrington, Disco, Friday, June 11, Quiz Night, Tuesday, June 15: Tel 240000 Ext 714.

Victoria Hall, Stoke On Trent, Bananas in Pyjamas, Sunday, June 13: Box Office 0870 0606649.

Walton Hall Gardens, Cancer Research UK, Race for Life, Sunday, June 13: Tel 08705 134314.

Warrington Museum and Art Gallery, William MacGillivray, until Saturday, June 12, Details: 442889.