All prices are exclusive of booking fees and correct at the time of publication. For NYE club-nights, head to our New Years Guide.

Line-ups for festivals subject to last-minute changes.

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This Fortnight:

Kim Wilde with Toyah, Carol Decker, Lawnmower Deth in London, Manchester, Ipswich, Southend, Glasgow, Bath, Torquay and many more from 22nd December, priced from £29.50	Matt Goss 'A Matt Goss Christmas' with Matt Linnen, The Dualers in London from 18th December, priced £50	Chas and Dave in London, Wolverhampton, Brighton, Chester, York, Liverpool, Blackburn and more from 23rd December, priced from £22.50	Nightmares On Wax in London, Halifax, Brighton, Leeds, Manchester, Kings Heath, Liverpool and more from 26th December, priced from £15. Last few tickets
Sister Sledge in London, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham and Liverpool from 22nd December, priced from £35. Last few tickets	Judge Jules in Selby, Swansea and Tenby from 22nd December, priced from £10	The Albion Band in London and Southampton from 18th December, priced from £19.50	East 17 with Noasis in Leamington Spa and Stroud from 22nd December, priced from £10
Sharon Shannon with Mundy in Castlebar, Dublin, Clare, Limerick and Waterford from 27th December	King No-One in London, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, Hull, York, Sheffield and more from 18th December, priced from £6.50	Johann Strauss - Viennese Gala in London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester and more from 1st January	London Community Gospel Choir 'London Community Gospel Choir Christmas Special' in London from 18th December, priced from £15
The Silencers in Glasgow on 23rd December, priced £16.50	Dead! in London, Southampton, Tunbridge Wells, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and many more from 20th December, priced from £8	Catholic Action in Glasgow, Newcastle, Oxford, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield and more from 31st December, priced from £5	New Year's Eve Party Various NYE celebrations right across the UK and Ireland, including club-nights (see our separate NYE Guide), gigs, pantos and comedy shows. Tickets are starting to run out for pretty much all of them so book now!
The Sound of Music in Dublin, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester from 19th December	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Joe McElderry in Newcastle from 19th December	The Christmasaurus Live on Stage in London from 20th December	Peter Pan - Christmas In Neverland with Bradley Walsh, Martin Kemp in London and Birmingham from 20th December