TONIGHT (Saturday, February 19th)

University of Central Lancashire, Preston: JUDGE JULES, £12/£14

Adelphi, Accrington: SOME FRIENDLY

King George's Hall, Blackburn: GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS, THE SEARCHERS, PETER SARSTEDT, £13.50 to £16.50, 7.30pm

Queen's Hotel, Accrington: LOOSE WIRE, 9pm

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

Manchester Academy: BUSH, CYCLEFLY, £10.50

Band On The Wall, Manchester: NINE BELOW ZERO, rhythm 'n' blues, £5/£6, 8pm

Hawthorns Nightclub, Bolton: DUST BYTE, rock, 9.30pm

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: TONY AUTON, MOTHER FREEDOM, £3, 9pm

Manchester Apollo: COUNTING CROWS

SUNDAY

Accrington Town Hall: THE JOHN WRIGHT BAND, folk, £6/£7, 7.30pm Oliver's Bar, Burnley Mechanics: TRANSPENNINE, jazz, free, 12.30pm

MONDAY

Manchester University: MUSE, sold out

TUESDAY

Band On The Wall, Manchester: PETER BRUNTNELL, £6/£8, 8pm

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester: DR JOHN, BEN AND JASON

Manchester Roadhouse: CINERAMA, plus guests, £6, 8pm

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: FREESTYLE DISORDER, plus support, £3, 8pm

WEDNESDAY

Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: BUS STOP, 70s sounds, 10pm to 2am Manchester Roadhouse: CLASSIC BEAT, plus support, £2/£3, 8pm

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: KING PLEASURE & THE BISCUIT BOYS, £9, 8pm

THURSDAY

Band On The Wall, Manchester: THE HARPBREAKERS, £4/£5, 8pm

Manchester Roadhouse: URBAN BLUE, plus support, £3/£4, 9pm

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: RACHEL STAMP, plus support, £4/£5, 9pm

FRIDAY

King George's Hall, Blackburn: REAL ABBA GOLD, tribute, £12.50/£13.50, 8pm

Cellar Bar, Blackburn: THE SOUP, indie club, free, 9pm to 1am

Jazzy Kex, Blackburn: OUTASIGHT, funky DJ sounds till 3am Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: LUST, 10pm to 3am

Manchester Academy: MOBY, THE HARDKNOX, £8.50

Manchester University: ANDREAS JOHNSON, £7.50

Band On The Wall, Manchester: NUCLEUS ROOTS, £5/£6, 8pm

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: KUSTOM BUILT, £1/£2, 9pm

Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.