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Top 10 Best Selling Concerts in Manchester, listed by Genre We realise that not everyone has the patience to trawl through week's and week's of gig listings looking at bands they've never even heard of, so we've added a new summary page with the Top 10 best selling gigs for each genre, including... • Pop • Jazz, Soul, Blues & Funk • Classic Rock • Opera & Classical • Indie & other rock • R'n'B & Hip Hop • Heavy Metal & Punk • Reggae, Ska, World & Latin • Folk & Country • Manchester bands • what's on in manchester highlights • day-by-day manchester gig guide calendar

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Top 10 Classic Rock concerts in Manchester • Tina Turner - MEN Arena - 30th, 31st Mar, 3rd & 4th Apr 2009 • Elton John - MEN Arena - 20th & 21st Dec • Cliff Richard & The Shadows - MEN Arena - 17 & 18 Oct • Eagles - MEN Arena - 11 & 12th Jul • Eric Clapton - MEN Arena - 14 May • AC/DC - MEN Arena - 21 Apr • Australian Pink Floyd Show - MEN Arena - 22 Apr • Status Quo - Apollo - 26 & 27 Jan • Morrissey - Apollo - 22 & 23 May • Gary Moore - Apollo - 5 May | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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Top 10 Indie & other Rock concerts in Manchester • Oasis, Kasabian & The Enemy - Heaton Park - 4th, 6th & 7th Jun 2009 • Coldplay - MEN Arena - Old Trafford - 12th Sep • Kings Of Leon - MEN Arena - 22 & 23 Jun • The Killers - MEN Arena - 9 & 10 Mar • James - Manchester Central (G-Mex) - 19th & 20th Dec • Kaiser Chiefs - MEN Arena - 2 Mar • The Prodigy - MEN Arena - 10 Apr • Keane - MEN Arena - 31 Jan • Snow Patrol - MEN Arena - 7 Mar • | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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Top 10 Pop concerts in Manchester • Take That - Old Trafford - 23, 24, 26, 27 & 28 Jun • Girls Aloud - MEN Arena - 24th Apr & 16th, 17 & 29th May • Pink - MEN Arena - 25 & 26 Apr & 23 Oct  • X Factor Live - MEN Arena - 27 Feb & 2 shows on 28 Feb • Cliff Richard & The Shadows - MEN Arena - 17 & 18 Oct 2009 • Boyzone - MEN Arena -19 & 20 Jun • Simply Red - MEN Arena - 5 Apr • Lionel Richie - MEN Arena - 20 Mar • Beyonce - MEN Arena - 27 May • New Kids On The Block - MEN Arena - 16 Jan | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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Top 10 Heavy Metal & Punk gigs in Manchester • Metallica - MEN Arena - 26 Feb • AC/DC - MEN Arena - 21 Apr • Slipknot, Machine Head & Children Of Bodom - MEN Arena - 9 Dec • Fall Out Boy - MEN Arena - 5th Mar • Judas Priest & Megadeth - MEN Arena - 17 Feb • Magazine - Manchester Academy - 14 & 17 Feb • Staind - Manchester Academy - 22 Jan • Buzzcocks - Manchester Academy - 16 Jan • Alkaline Trio - Manchester Academy - 11 Feb • Rise Against - Manchester Academy - 27 Feb | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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Top 10 Folk & Country shows in Manchester • Eagles - MEN Arena - 11 Jul • The Pogues - MEN Arena - 13th Dec • Kenny Rogers - MEN Arena - 29th Mar 2009 • Jackson Browne - Manchester Apollo - 30 & 31 Mar • Christy Moore - Bridgewater Hall - 28 & 29 Mar 2009 • Tracy Chapman - Manchester Apollo - 14 Dec • The Saw Doctors - Manchester Apollo - 20 Dec  • Seasick Steve - Manchester Apollo - 23 Jan • Alabama 3 - Manchester Academy - 12 Dec •   | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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Top 10 Jazz, Soul, Blues & Funk concerts in Manchester • Simply Red - MEN Arena - 5th Apr • Lionel Richie - MEN Arena - 20th Mar • Commodores, Mary Wilson, Martha Reeves, Miracles, Jr.Walker - 27 Jun • Duffy - Manchester Apollo - 29th & 30th Nov • James Morrison - Manchester Apollo - 19 & 20 Mar • Tracy Chapman - Manchester Apollo - 14 Dec • Errol Brown - Bridgewater Hall - 23 Feb • Lemar - Manchester Apollo - 17 Apr • Leon Jackson - Manchester Apollo - 13 May • Grace Jones - Manchester Apollo - 24 Jan | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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Top Reggae, Ska, Latin & World concerts in Manchester • UB40 - MEN Arena - 5th Dec 2009 • Madness - Manchester Central (G-Mex) - 18th Dec • The Specials - Manchester Apollo - 3rd & 4th May • Ali Campbell (UB40) - Manchester Apollo - 24th Jun 2009 • Juan Martin - Bridgewater Hall - 4 Feb | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

Top R'n'B, Urban & Hip Hop gigs in Manchester • Beyonce - MEN Arena - 27 May • Pussycat Dolls - MEN Arena - 29 Jan 2009  • Chris Brown - MEN Arena - 10 Jan 2009  • Jodeci - Manchester Apollo - 13th Feb 2009 • Lemar - Manchester Apollo - 17 Apr • The Game - Manchester Apollo - 17 Dec • John Legend - Manchester Apollo - 13 Mar 2009 • D12, Obie Trice & Royce 5'9" - Manchester Academy 1 - 14 Dec • N-Dubz - Manchester Academy 1 - 8 Apr • Breakin' Convention Hip Hop Dance Show - Lowry - 31 May | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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Top 10 Opera & Classical shows in Manchester • Il Divo - MEN Arena - 21 & 22 Feb • Katherine Jenkins  - MEN Arena - 18 Dec & Delamere Forest - 14 Jun • Classical Spectacular  - MEN Arena - 29 Nov • Jeff Wayne's The War Of The Worlds - MEN Arena - 13 Jun • Russell Watson - The Lowry - 27 & 28 Apr • Paul Potts - Manchester Apollo - 27 Oct • Blake & Natasha Marsh - Bridgewater Hall - 23 Mar • Sir Willard White - Bridgewater Hall - 13 Feb • Only Men Aloud - Bridgewater Hall - 11 May 2009 • | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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Top 10 Homecoming gigs in Manchester • Take That - Old Trafford - 23, 24, 26, 27 & 28 Jun 2009 • Oasis - Heaton Park - 4, 6 & 7 Jun 2009 • James - Manchester Central (G-Mex) - 19th & 20th Dec • Simply Red - MEN Arena - 5th Apr 2009 • Morrissey - Apollo - 22 & 23 May • The Ting Tings - Manchester Apollo - 26 Feb 2009 • The Courteeners - MEN Arena - 10th Dec • Russell Watson - The Lowry - 27 & 28 Apr • Magazine - Manchester Academy - 14th & 17th Feb 2009 • Primal Scream - Manchester Apollo - 12 Dec | click here for our full gig guide calendar |   [back to top]

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