Strange, Habie - my name is Simon, I went on Tuesday 17th with my (recently) ex-partner and now best friend (Sally)! For a moment I thought you were her. It's taken me this long to write my review, which might also be said to have 'swan-song' as its theme. Here it is: Leonard Cohen, Manchester Opera...

LIVECARD - it's a manchester resident priority card, where residents can get discounts and offers for local events - friend of a friend works for manchester arts...maybe it was all about giving mancunians the first dibs....

Rmb4hawk - Great posting - what a shame you lost your golden tickets for row L - Q stalls still good though. don't want to rub it in but we were offered stalls M and took them straight off!

this is my first post - after laying awake the night before and deciding it was all too expensive, woke up and called my girlfriend to tell her the ugly truth, and then we turned it all on its head and booked Manchester! The LiveCard thing was a nightmare - couldn't get past it. Thank god for advice...