MUSIC: Leonard Cohen’s 2008 World Tour proved to be one of the year’s hottest tickets. The sold-out concerts wowed arenas, opera houses, festivals and Edinburgh Castle. Tonight, Cohen, above, comes to Liverpool in the most popular show of the Summer Pops.Echo Arena, sold out.
CLASSICAL: Romanian-born Alexandra Dariescu gave her debut at the age of nine, since studying at the Royal Northern College of Music. Part of the Chester Summer Music Festival, her recital contrasts the classicism of Beethoven, the romanticism of Chopin and the exoticism of Debussy.St Mary’s Centre, Chester, tickets £8, 0845 241 7868.
THEATRE: Penned by Dave Kirby and Nicky Allt (who is currently enjoying a near sell-out run of One Night in Istanbul at the Empire), Brick Up the Mersey Tunnels is a homegrown comedy that has been a major hit for the Royal Court. It plays on Scouse and Wirral stereotypes and even includes a few songs.Royal Court, Liverpool, until August 22, tickets £10-£30, 0870 787 1866.
