MANCHESTER music icon Clint Boon will be leading the celebrations at an Altrincham music school’s 20th anniversary this Monday.

The Music Place is reached its two decades milestone this year and to celebrate it is holding a live Manchester Music Night at the Cinnamon Club in Altrincham on October 17.

The event, which begins at 7.30pm, will be hosted by musician and radio presenter Clint Boon and performers include Twisted Choir Starter, The Saturday Band, Maddie Harris, Kirk McElhinney & John Ellis and Cabbage Alley.

School founder Lucy Howells said: “It’s so exciting to have Clint Boon joining us as host, it’s going to be a great evening with something for everyone. We wanted to do something really special to celebrate turning twenty we feel like this is a really great way to start the year.”

The Music Place, which is located on Railway and has an entrance in Kings Court, was started in 1997 by musician Lucy.

She decided to start the business after touring Britain with her band and realising that she could launch a creative and fun music school in her hometown.

The mum-of-one still lives in Altrincham and runs the music school with her business partner Jo McCallum.

With 600 students currently under tuition and 25 professional music teachers, many of their students have gone on to enjoy successful musical careers and have performed with the likes of Will Young and appeared on the X Factor.

Lucy said: “I am so incredibly proud of what The Music Place has achieved over the years. We had the idea to hold a Manchester Music Night this October to mark the start of our twentieth birthday year and celebrate the classic sounds of Manchester performed by some amazing local talent.

Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for kids, available from The Cinnamon Club online thecinnamonclub.net or the box office on 0161 926 8992.