The magnificent 25-strong choir performs an inspirational programme of tribal, traditional and popular African gospel as well as soul and reggae.

Monday 4th October, 7.30pm
MCFLY
£18.50

Pop sensation, McFly, are the latest big thing in the world of pop. With their debut single, 'Five Colours' going straight to number one, followed by the equally successful 'Obviously', these boys can do no wrong.

5th October, 7.30
BILL WYMAN'S RHYTHM KINGS
£22.50

Ex Rolling Stones bassist returns to his musical roots with his band of virtuoso musicians to bring back to life the classic rhythm and blues and inspired him to pick up the guitar.

6th October, 7.30pm
COLIN FRY 'THE HAPPY MEDIUM'
£16.00

The Star of Living TV's 'Sixth Sense' takes his show on the road connecting audiences with the spirits of their nearest and dearest.

7th October, 7.30pm
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
£28, £25, £22, £18, £15, £5

Bright young star, Tugan Sokhiev, conducts the outstanding Philharmonia in a Russian selection including Rimsky-Korsakov's Sheherezade. Simon Trpceski solos on piano.

12th October, Doors 7pm
DELIRIOUS?
£12 Adv.

Delirious? return with their Christian rock. Delierious? live is one of the purest highs around. It's a pile-up of fat beats, caustic guitars and 100 ft high choruses, and it's impossible not to rubberneck.

Thursday 14th October, 7.30pm
THE MOODY BLUES
Sold out

Friday 15th October, 8pm
THE ROLLIN' CLONES
£14

Celebrating the music and career of the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time, The Clones enjoy the reputation of being the best tribute to the Rolling Stones ever - 'no others come close'.

Sunday 17th October, Doors 7pm
BEBEL GILBERTO
£17.50 Adv.

Gorgeous Brazillian pop from the Norah Jones of bossanova. Bebel Gilberton showcases her new album - a collection of sun-baked rhythms tinged with her trademark silky vocals.

Monday 18th October, Doors 7pm
WHITESNAKE
£27.50 Adv.

Top rock top vocalist, David Coverdale's Whitesnake returns with a new line-up and hits old and new.

Tuesday 19th October, 8.00pm, Wednesday 20th October, 8.00pm
CHRISTY MOORE AND DECLAN SINNOTT
£27.50

The legendary Irish folk singer and bodram player, Christy Moore returns to the West following his success at Glastonbury with his honest and absorbing music.

Thursday 21st October, 7.30pm
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£25, £22, £19, £16, £12, £5

The BSO make a triumphant return with pianist Freddy Kempf for an evening of wonderful music which includes Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto no 3.

Friday 22nd October, Doors 7.30
TIM AND NEIL FINN - THE FINN BROTHERS
£26.50

Former Crowded House and Split Enz frontmen are reunited to promote their first album in eight years - 'Everyone Is Here'.

Saturday 23rd October, 7.30pm
A NIGHT AT THE OPERA STARRING DENISE LEIGH AND JANE GILCHRIST
Tickets £22.50, £20, £17.50 (£20.50, £18, £15.50 with Colston Card)

After their incredible success on Channel 4's 'Operatunity' the story continues for Denise Leigh and Jane Gilchrist as together they take to the stage to perform some of their greatest operatic moments.

Sunday 24th October, 7.30pm
GLENN MILLER CENTENARY TRIBUTE CONCERT
£17.50, £15.50, £13.50

The Chris Dean and Lyd Lawrence Concert Orchestra promise to delight audiences with their recreations of the wonderful music of Glenn Miller's Army Airforce Orchestra 100 years after his birth.

Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th October, 7.30pm
DANIEL O'DONNELL
£23.50, £21.50
SOLD OUT

Wednesday 27th October, 7.30pm
SARAH McLACHLAN
£25.00

Three times Grammy award winner, Sarah McLachlan, returns to promote her lush new album, Afterglow. A welcome return for the woman dubbed the Canadian Dido.

Friday 29th October, 7.30pm
SIXTIES GOLD
Featuring P. J Proby, The Troggs, Herman's Hermits and The Ivy League
£18.50, £16.50

Relive the era with an evening of non-stop classic hits from four of the best bands of the '60's.

Saturday 30th October, 7.30pm
MASSED BATH CHOIRS 'BRITTEN'S WAR REQUIEM'
£18, £15, £12, £9

Featuring Bath Choral Society, City of Bath Choir, Braunschweiger Domchor, London Gala Orchestra.

Thursday 4th November, Doors 6pm
URIAH HEEP & MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND
£20

In their 70s heyday this big, loud and brash progressive heavy metal band, became one of the UK's most popular exports. Since then almost thirty musicians have worked with this constantly touring band.

Sunday 7th November, 7.30pm
RUSSIAN STATE OPERA - MADAMA BUTTLERFLY
£30, £26, £22, £18, £15

The company of over 100 makes its return visit to the UK its stunning production of Puccini's masterpiece - Madama Butterfly - which was nominated for a Golden Mask when it made its debut UK tour in 2001.

Monday 8th November, 7.30pm
THE BEACH BOYS
£32.50 Adv.

The legendry Beach Boys are still riding on the crest of a wave after forty years with classics such as 'Surfin' USA, 'Fun, Fun, Fun' and 'California Girls'

Thursday 11th November, 7.30pm
ST PETERSBURG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£28, £25, £22, £18, £15, £5

The critically acclaimed St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra play inspired music inspired by the composers of their homeland.

Friday 12th November, 8pm
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE 3D WITH LIVE SOUNDTRACK FROM PERE UBU
£14.50

A unique evening combining film and music. Cult band Pere Ubu supply a live underscore to Jack Arnold's 1953 sci-fi classic in 3-D, It Came From Outer Space - the granddaddy of 50's scare films.

Saturday 13th November, 8.00pm
JOHN MAYALL, CHICKEN SHACK, MICK TAYLOR
£22.50, £19.50, £17.50

The godfather of British blues returns with the influential Chicken Shack and original bandmate, Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones 1969 - 74).

Tuesday 16th November, 8pm
JAN GARBAREK
£18.50, £16, £5

Renowned Norwegian saxophonists - his trademarks are wide arching melodious compositions; hymnical, suave but stark, serious and lovely, introspective

Wednesday 17th November, 8pm
JACKSON BROWNE
£36.50

Over the course of three decades, Jackson Browne has written and performed some of the most literate, moving songs in popular music. Showcasing his 13th album, 'The Naked Ride Home', this date is part of Browne's acoustic solo tour.

Thursday 18th November, 7.30pm
MOTORHEAD
£19.50 Adv.

Lemmy and the band return with their overwhelmingly loud and fast style of heavy metal.

Saturday 20th November, 7.30
BRISTOL CHORAL SOCIETY, BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£16, £13, £9, £6

The successful partnership of the British Choral Society and the BSO bring us a night of Mozart.

Wednesday 24th November, 7.30pm
ROY "CHUBBY" BROWN
£18.00

Shocking Chubby descends upon Bristol with his own brand of blue comedy. Not for the faint hearted!

Thursday 25th November, 7.30pm
AN EVENING WITH PAUL CARRACK
£20

The voice behind world-wide hits such as Ace's "How Long", Squeeze's "Tempted" and Mike and The Mechanics' timeless classic "The Living Years" performs hits old and new.

Friday November 26th, 8pm
DEREK ACORAH
£15.50

Star of Living TV's most haunted show us his skills as a professional Spirit Medium.

Saturday November 27th, 8pm
BJORN AGAIN
£16.50, £15.50 (NUS £2 discount)

The original and best Abba tribute band.

Tuesday 30th November, 7.30pm
K d lang
£25

Famed for her astonishing, beautiful voice, k d lang has been mesmerising fans for over 20 years. Best known for 'Constant Craving' from platinum selling 'Ingenu'.

Wednesday 1st December
BOOTLEG BEATLES
£18.50, £16.50

The most successful and longest running Beatles Show ever!

Thursday 2nd December, 7.30pm
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£25, £22, £19, £16, £12, £5

The BSO are joined by Hilary Hahn - 'America's best' young classical musician (Time Magazine) for Elgar's majestic Violin Concerto amongst others.

Friday 3rd December
THE SAW DOCTORS
£17.50

Popular and successful Irish band sing about such topics as small town adolescence, homecoming, first love, football and friendship with simply-worded but heartfelt lyrics.

Saturday 4th December
ALED JONES
£18.50 Adv.

Ex-boy soprano proves that singing is his lifelong career with a mixture of classical and pop tunes.

Sunday 5th December, 3pm & 7.30pm
ROYAL MARINES CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
£14, £12, £10, £8

Military band's Christmas concert.

Tuesday 7th December, Doors 7pm
GABRIELLE
£23.50 Adv.

Top British soul star, Gabrielle, makes a welcome return to Bristol playing songs from her new album, Play To Win.

Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th December, 7.30pm
STATUS QUO
£26.50

The Quo rock on as part of their forty-date XS All Areas UK tour.

Friday 10th December, 8pm
THE BIG CHRIS BARBER BAND
With special guest artists The Dutch Swing College Band
£19, £17, £15

British jazz trombonist Chris Barber's New Orleans inspired blends brass, reeds, and electric guitar into a unique and unmistakable mix of blues and jazz.

Friday 17th December, 7.30pm
EPIC ENCOUNTERS - RAF BAND
£16, £14, £12
Military big band.

Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd December
JOOLS HOLLAND & HIS RHYTHM & BLUES ORCHESTRA
£25.50

The ever-popular Jools Holland returns with his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra for 2 nights of foot tapping fun.

Thursday 23rd December, 7.30pm
LAST NIGHT OF THE CHRISTMAS PROMS
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£20, £17, £15, £12, £10

A fun packed concert for all the family featuring seasonal favourites including Jingle Bells, The Nutcracker Suite and a whole host of carols.

Friday 31st December, 7.30pm
NEW YEAR'S EVE VIENNESE CONCERT
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£20, £17, £15, £12, £10, £5

The BSO let their hair down for the lively waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family.

Sunday 23rd January, 8.00pm
KRONOS QUARTET
£22, £16, (£11 NUS), £5

The world famous Kronos, probably the leading exponents of new music today, have revolutionised string quartet performance by using rock-style lights and amplification.

Thursday 27th January, 7.30pm
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£25, £22, £19, £16, £12, £5

The great conductor, Marion Alsop joins the BSO in paying homage to Dvorak with his dramatic Seventh Symphony.

Tuesday 8th February, 7.30pm
WARSAW PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
£28, £25, £22, £18, £15, £5

Ewa Poblocka joins the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra for a performance of Poland's greatest composer Chopin's lovely Second Piano Concerto (amongst others).

Thursday 3rd March, 7.30pm
PHILHARMONIA ORHCESTRA
£28, £25, £22, £18, £15, £5

America's greatest violin star, Joshua Bell, performs Mendelssohn's evergreen Violin Concerto with the phenomenal Philharmonia Orchestra. Also featuring Beethoven's Overture, Prometheus and Mahler's Symphony no 4.

Monday 14th March, 7.30pm
ERASURE
£22.50

Wednesday 16th March, 8pm
Vince Clarke and Andy Bell - the purveyors of some of the most memorable pop songs ever - showcase their greatest hits album with instantly memorable pop hooks, shimmering disco anthems and outlandish costumes. across the globe, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell have built an 18-year partnership on instantly memorable pop hooks, shimmering disco anthems, outlandish costumes and a million great nights out. Theirs is a lifelong intoxication with pop music as a celebration of love.

Wednesday 16th March
SOLID SILVER SIXTIES SHOW
£21, £19, £17

Featuring Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Searchers, The Merseybeats and Swinging Blue Jeans. Relive the ear with five of the best bands of the sixties.

Thursday 17th March, 7.30pm
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£25, £22, £19, £16, £12, £5

Renowned Irish pianist, Barry Douglas joins the BSO in performing one of Beethoven's greatest and best-loved concertos - Piano Concerto no 4. Also featuring Strauss' Don Juan and Sibelius' Symphony no 2.

Saturday 2nd April, 8pm
HARRY HILL
£17.50

The self styled floppy-collared-clown-prince-of-daft is back with another full show of fun, mayhem and swingball

Thursday 7th April, 7.30pm
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
£28, £25, £22, £18, £15, £5

The Philharmonia are joined by rising star Truls Mork who has the reputation as a cellist of fierce intensity for Dvorak's poignant Cello Concerto. Also on the bill is a double helping of Brahms.

Thursday 14th April, 7.30pm
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£25, £22, £19, £16, £12, £5

The BSO are joined by Tasmin Little - 'this finest violinist we have in Britain' (Sunday Telegraph) for Bruch's popular Violin Concerto (amongst others).

Sunday 17th April, 8.30pm
GENESIS, THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY
£23.50, £21.50

The Musical Box performs an authentic recreation of the stunning 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' tour from 1975. This amazing show features all the costumes, slides and lighting used by Genesis when they were at their creative best.

Thursday 28th April, 7.30pm
BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£25, £22, £19, £16, £12, £5

An evening of Beethoven with the BSO featuring leading Scandinavian pianist, Havard Gimse.

Wednesday 18 May, 7.30pm
RUSSIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
£28, £25, £22, £18, £15, £5

An all-Russian evening with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra featuring one of the world's most exciting pianists, Nikolai Demidenko.

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