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1. Return of the ants
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006ENORMOUS mechanical ants will entertain crowds in the Castlefield Arena this weekend.
2. Jon's Bon to be wild
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006EVERGREEN rock giants Bon Jovi are expecting more than 20,000 fans at their Manchester concert. The ballad-heavy, hair metal band, who will pack out the City of Manchester Stadium this weekend, have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide in the last 23 years.
3. Driven up the Wall
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006FOR comic timing and irony, the fan who yelled out a request for Puppy Love just had to get 10 marks out of 10. Even Dave Gilmour, the master of portentous, epic and visceral guitar, allied to earnest and heartfelt vocals, smirked at that one.
4. Diamond Dame
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006IT'S a long way from the notorious working class docklands of Tiger Bay, in Cardiff, to the millionaires' playground and boulevards of Monaco. Dame Shirley Bassey is probably the only person to have made the journey and she's definitely been the most stylish traveller.
5. The Future's bright
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006THE Futureheads' second album will still be ringing in the ears of their fans when they take to the Academy stage on Saturday night.
6. Dinner Detective:
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006FELICINI is a modern Italian restaurant on the banks of the Rochdale Canal on Oxford Road, Manchester. Smart and spacious, it is perfectly positioned to serve the Palace Theatre and offers Italian cuisine with a modern twist in a café-style atmosphere.
7. Sex, chicks, rock and rollers
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006THIRTY years ago The Sex Pistols played the Lesser Free Trade Hall on Peter Street to an audience of about 50 people. The gig, promoted by Pete Shelly and Howard Devoto (Buzzcocks), has become part of Manchester's music folklore.
8. The kitchen role
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006WHEN Louise Duerr was planning a kitchen extension two years ago, she couldn't have imagined it would become the nerve centre of her new business producing homemade organic baby food for restaurants.
9. Maximum pleasure
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006MAXI Priest brings his blend of reggae, R&B and pop to the city tomorrow (Saturday).
10. Proud to be Aloud
Macclesfield Express, Friday 2 June 2006SARAH Harding, one-fifth of Girls Aloud, heroic keepers of the pure pop flame, gasps: "I can't believe its been four years."