TONIGHT (Saturday August 26)

Pendle Leisure Centre: R&B FESTIVAL EUROPEAN STAGE. From 1.30pm. £12.50. Until Monday

Colne Municiple Hall: R&B FESTIVAL INTERNTIONAL STAGE. From 1.30pm. Fringe events at pubs throughout the area. Until Monday.

Clitheroe: CASTLE CLITHEROE FESTIVAL: Acts include The Woolpackers and Chas and Dave. All day. £10.

Blackburn Town Centre: MARDI GRAS music night with Dustfly, Earl and Banacek. From 7pm, free.

Oxygen, Blackburn: 70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free.

Cubes, Blackburn: DJ GILLY, ANDY B, house and garage, 9pm to 1am, free.

Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 10pm to 3am.

Clitheroe: CASTLE CLITHEROE FESTIVAL: Stars in their Eyes spectacular from 10am. Tickets £10.

Cubes, Blackburn: BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL, with local DJ's including Gilly, Andy G, and Robin Wolfenden,5pm til late, £3

The Wharf, Blackburn: WATERSIDE JAM, R&B to Hip-Hop with DJ Kobby Strach. Over 20s, from 4pm.

Clitheroe: CASTLE CLITHEROE FESTIVAL: Herman's Hermits, China Crisis, Bucks Fizz. Opens 10am. Tickets £10.

Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: REPLAY, 70s, 80s and 90s sounds, 10pm to 2am.

Oxygen, Blackburn: DJ ROBIN WOLFENDEN, garage, 7pm to 11pm, free.

Punchbowl, Earby: PRETEND GIRLFRIEND, Indie, 9pm, free.

King George's Hall, Blackburn: THE GIG, four hours of live music from Feelgood Factor, Hyperjax, Hayley Mack, and Buditsu. Tickets from KGH.

Oxygen, Blackburn: 70s DISCO SOUNDS, 9pm to 1am, free.

Cubes, Blackburn: DJ DAMIAN LEE, garage, 9pm to 1am, free.

Jazzy Kex, Blackburn: OUTASIGHT, funky DJ sounds till 3am.

Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: LUST, 10pm to 3am.

GIG OF THE WEEK: Carling Weekend Festival at Newsam Park, Leeds. Featuring Pulp, Beck, Stereophonics and possibly the last chance to see the Gallagher brothers in action with Oasis.