 | |  | | | | 4th, 6th & 7th June 2009 | | KASABIAN (indie) | | | THE ENEMY (indie) | | | | Manchester Heaton Park | | the Mancunian brothers play 3 highly-anticipated home-coming gigs to 70,000 at Heaton Park | | or call 0844 847 2277 | | | | |
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 | |  | | | | 13th June 2009 | JEFF WAYNE'S WAR OF THE WORLDS (classical) | | | Manchester Evening News Arena | | the spectacular version of the hg wells classic mixing live music, theatre & multi-media on a grand scale | | |
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 | |  | | | | 14th June 2009 | KATHERINE JENKINS (opera) | | | Delamere Forest, Cheshire | | new classical crossover sensation offers opera arias, easy listening, show tunes & Welsh folk | | also see - KATHERINE JENKINS - men arena - 18th Dec | |
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 | |  | | | | 19th & 20th June 2009 | | | Manchester Evening News Arena | | irish pop legends with no.1 hits 'You Needed Me', 'No Matter What', 'A Different Beat' & 'Words' | |
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 | |  | | | | 22nd & 23rd June 2009 | | | Manchester Evening News Arena | | American southern rockers with hits 'Sex On Fire', 'Fans', 'The Bucket', 'On Call' & 'What I Saw' | | also see - KINGS OF LEON - men arena - 16th dec & liverpool echo arena - 8th dec |
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 | |  | | | | 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th & 28th June 2009 | | | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | | the boys return with their most elaborate stage show yet at the 50,000 capacity Lancashire Cricket Club | | or call 0844 847 2277 | | | | |
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 | |  | | | | 25th June 2009 | NEIL SEDAKA (pop) | | | Manchester Bridgewater Hall | | much-loved singer who's career has spanned 50 years with hits 'Oh Carol' & 'Happy Birthday Sweet 16' | | also see - NEIL SEDAKA - liverpool philharmonic - 22nd jun |
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 | |  | | | 26th June 2009THE WIGGLES (children's show) | | | Manchester Apollo (2 shows) | | australia's most popular children's entertainers come to manchester | | | |
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 | |  | | | | 27th June 2009 | | ONCE IN A LIFETIME - MOTOWN LEGENDS LIVE! featuring... | THE COMMODORES (soul) | | | MARY WILSON (The Supremes) (soul) | | | MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS (soul) | | | THE MIRACLES (soul) | | | JR. WALKER'S ALL STARS (soul) | | | Manchester Evening News Arena | | some of the greatest names in soul come to the MEN Arena including THE COMMODORES | | also see - LIONEL RICHIE - men arena - 20th mar - liverpool arena - 7th apr | also see - ONCE IN A LIFETIME MOTOWN LEGENDS - liverpool echo arena - 28th jun |
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