Our listings are positively groaning with exciting events for The Week Ahead - so much so we've had to expand this week's article to squeeze them all in!

Mr Jay-Z and a bevvy of talented ladies head up the choices. Ellie Goulding, Petula Clark, Alison Moyet, Katie Melua - that's sheer girl power right there.

And comedy options are also plentiful with Lee Mack warming up and Milton Jones on the road, plus a huge charity bash in aid of Mencap to boot.

Big shows include Tim Minchin in Jesus Christ Superstar and Tim Rice's new wartime musical From Here To Eternity. Whew!

Happy clicking!

All prices are exclusive of booking fees.

This week:

• Tours and Concerts
• Theatre, Comedy and Arts

Tours

Jay-Z 'Magna Carter World Tour' from 3rd to 14th October in Manchester, Dublin, Birmingham and Greenwich from £55.00 to £70.00. Some tickets available	Ellie Goulding from 3rd October to 9th March 2014 in Sheffield, York, Wolverhampton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh and many more from £19.50 to £27.50. Some tickets available.	Petula Clark from 2nd to 14th October in Salford, Glasgow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York, Birmingham and more from £19.50 to £27.50. Some tickets available.	Alison Moyet 'Minutes' tour from 30th September onwards in Cork, Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh and many more from £25.00 to £30.00.. Some tickets available
Katie Melua on 2nd October in London from £37.50. Limited tickets on sale now.	Bruno Mars 'The Moonshine Jungle Tour' from 2nd October to 25th November in Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Glasgow, Greenwich and many more from £38.50, £16.50 to £39.50. Some tickets available. With Mayer Hawthorne.	Funeral for a Friend from 2nd to 5th October in Cardiff, Camden, Glasgow and Manchester from £14.00 to £16.00. Tickets on sale now.	Crosby, Stills and Nash from 5th to 17th October in Bournemouth, Birmingham, Kensington, Manchester, Glasgow and more from £55.00 to £75.00. Some tickets available
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 'The Very Best of John Barry - The Very Best of John Barry - ' from 3rd October to 9th May 2014 in Portsmouth, Kensington and Aylesbury. some tickets available	Everything Everything from 4th to 25th October in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast and many more from £15.00 to £17.50. Some tickets available. Dutch Uncles support.	Bonobo 'The North Borders Tour' from 1st October to 23rd November in Leeds, Liverpool, Dublin, Glasgow, Cardiff and more from £15.00 to £16.00.. some tickets available	Spear of Destiny '1983 - 2013 Thirty Years and Counting European Tour' from 2nd to 27th October in Cardiff, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Manchester and many more from £12.50 to £15.00. Some tickets available
King Krule from 3rd to 8th October in Sheffield, Glasgow, Manchester, Brighton and Bethnal Green from £7.50 to £10.50. Available.	Passenger from 4th to 21st October in Bristol, Dublin, Belfast, Birmingham, Nottingham and more from £13.00 to £17.50. Some limited face-value tickets available for Belfast and Dublin.	Go Kart Mozart Rare shows from 4th October onwards in Preston, Birmingham and Oxford from £10.00. Some tickets available	Mr Scruff 'Keep It Unreal' from 5th October to 2nd November in Manchester, Bristol, Camden and Newcastle-upon-Tyne from £11.00 to £15.00. Some tickets available
Sleeping with Sirens 'The Feel Tour' from 30th September to 11th October in Southampton, Nottingham, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and more from £14.00 to £18.50. Some tickets available for selected shows.	Monuments from 30th September to 5th October in Camden, Leeds, Southampton, Glasgow, Preston and more from £8.00 to £10.00. Some tickets available - Dead Letter Circus support.	Huey Lewis & the News 'Sports 30th Anniversary' from 30th September to 1st October in Gateshead and Shepherds Bush from £35.00 to £45.00. Available.	The South from 30th September to 15th December in Brighton, Wolverhampton, Devon, Salisbury, Bradford and many more from £20.00 to £22.50. Some tickets available.

Theatre, Comedy and Arts

Jesus Christ Superstar - the Musical Melanie C, Ben Forster and Chris Moyles join Tim Minchin on tour, from 1st October to 11th January 2014 in Shepherds Bush, Glasgow, Birmingham, Leeds and many more from £25.00, to £36.50, .. some tickets available.	From Here To Eternity The new Tim Rice musical runs from 30th September to 26th April 2014 in London from £15.00 to £25.00. Some tickets available.	Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Reduced Shakespeare Company from 1st October to 6th November in Wimbledon, Bromley, Aylesbury, Brig	Lee Mack 'Tour warm-up' shows from 30th September to 11th December 2014 in London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leicester, Bournemouth and many more from £27.50 to £28.50. Some tickets available.
Paul Merton 'Impro Chums' continues from 5th October to 23rd November in Canterbury, Brighton, Gloucestershire, Basingstoke, Southend and many more from £21.00 to £22.00. Some tickets available.	Milton Jones 'On the Road' from 3rd October to 9th January 2014 in St. Helier, Southsea, Basingstoke, Brighton, Salford and many more from £12.00 to £21.00. Some tickets available.	Reginald D Hunter 'In the Midst of Crackers' from 4th October onwards in Salisbury, Cardiff, Bristol, York, Hammersmith and more. Tickets available.	Mencap Big Comedy Special starring , Omid Djalili, Jo Brand, Richard Herring, Jon Richardson, Susan Calman, Tim Vine, Wendy Wason etc on 2nd October in Hammersmith. Selected seats still available.