What's on in Manchester, Cheshire

Guns N Roses

Guns N Roses, also known as GNR by their fans, have a reputation that precedes them everywhere they perform. More than 20 years after the band formed in California in 1985, their songs live on. The band continues to generate major excitement at their concerts with tickets often selling out within minutes. Their album, Appetite for Destruction, which introduced us to the super hit "Sweet Child of Mine," remains the highest selling debut album ever released in the United States. Their well-earned reputation as one of the best hard rock bands in the country will be officially recognized when …

FreiWild

FreiWild, the German based band will be hitting the streets of Britain very soon. The band with hit albums such as Anti-Venom (10 Year Anniversary Edition) (Rookies & Kings) and Close to the Wind (Rookies & Kings) will be touring the country. They will be on a 7 day tour named the FreiWild "Rock n Roll" tour. Their shows will be curtain-raised by several singers including the sensational Avril Lavigne. In a recent interview with R-FM, Avril showed high expectations that the tour will be more than just fun. She said that since she had done other Band tours, this might prove to be one…

Famous for his sean-nós-style voice, Keane is an Irish musician and singer. Founder member of the Arcady group that Keane formed with Frances Black, he was given an award of 'Performer of the Year' in 1997 and 1998 by the Irish Music Magazine readers. Not much of a surprise that he was labeled as the biggest musical Irish sensation of the 90s. The most important thing about Keane is his musical voice, which is quite unique. Furthermore, his songs encompass a combination of conventional Irish folk music in addition to blues and pop. Up till now, he has released seven solo albums. It inclu…

Russell Watson

Russell Watson is a much loved English tenor, termed by many the 'people's tenor'. He began his career singing in working men's clubs then had a breakthrough in 1999 when he was asked to sing the English National Anthem at Wembley for the Rugby Challenge Cup final. His debut album was 'The Voice' in 2001 and he went on to release four more before being diagnosed with Brain Cancer. Since having life saving surgery in 2007 he has released 3 further albums, the latest is 'La Voce' in 2010.…

Fresh from her lively stint on Celebrity Apprentice, Dionne Warwick is set to hit the UK music scene! She's primed to perform her timeless hits and soulful classics for her many adoring British fans. Having made it to Motown stardom in the 1960s, Ms. Warwick has been a musical treasure for 5 decades. She gave us many hits through her own music and introduced us to the legendary talent of her niece, Whitney Houston. Dionne Warwick will share her music with her British audience with the grace and style she's known for the world over. This Motown legend will perform songs from her latest albu…

The Charlatans

Hailing from Manchester, England, 'The Charlatans' were part of the ever-popular Brit pop, alternative rock scene of the 1990s. Band members are Tim Burgess, Mark Collins, Martin Blunt, Tony Rogers and Jon Brookes (who has recently been diagnoses with a brain tumour). Together they have released 11 studio albums and enjoyed 4 top ten hits. Their latest album release was 'Who We Touch' in 2010.…

Florida based rock band 'Lynyrd Skynyrd' first became prominent in the southern US states post 1973 and went on to worldwide success. Famed for songs such as 'Free Bird' and 'Sweet Home Alabama' they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. In 1977 three band members and one road crew member were killed in a plane crash and the group disbanded. They reformed in 1987 for a tour and further albums have been released, the latest of which was 'God and Guns' in 2009.…

Westlife

Irish pop band 'Westlife' have been one of the most successful boy bands of our time. First signed by Simon Cowell in the late 90s, now managed by Louis Walsh, the band are the only group in British or Irish history to have seven singles go straight to number 1. They began as a quintet but since the departure of Brian McFadden in 2004 have been a successful quartet. Their latest release was 'Gravity' in 2010.…

The Chieftains

An Irish rock band formed in 1962 getting their name from the book "Death of a chieftain" by Irish author John Montague. Apart from their own music they influenced many bands and performed with them both in UK and America. Van Morrisons Have I told you lately with the Chieftains was a big hit.They were also critically acclaimed for their version of "Women of Ireland" which contributed to Leonard Rosennman's osacr winning score to Stanley Kubricks "Barry Lyndon" They were much appreciated by the Rock fraternity and even influenced Jerry Garcia and Grisman in some of their renditions of Irish s…

Blink 182

After being in indefinite hiatus for quite some time, this American rock band is so back! Yes! Blink 182's Tom DeLonge, Travis Barker, and Mark Hoppus have decided to play music again together. Since their last appearance onstage in December 2004, the band have reformed. With their exceptional musical style and original songs-- with occasional lyrical toilet humor, Blink 182 fans are undoubtedly excited to hear and watch them play music together again on the stage. Playing new songs from their album entitled ‘Neighborhoods,’ which was released in September last year, Blink 182 is going to m…