King George's Hall, Blackburn: HISTORY OF NORTH WEST SOUL, Wigan Casino reunion event, £8/£10, 9pm to 2am

Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: SEDUCTION, chart and party tunes, 9pm to 3am

Manchester Roadhouse: SOLID AIR, rock

Hawthorns Nightclub, Bolton: AMPLIFIER, rock, £1 to £3, 9.30pm

SUNDAY

Oliver's Bar, Burnley Mechanics: PHOENIX JAZZ BAND, 12.30pm

Band On The Wall, Manchester: NITIN SAWHNEY, Anglo-Asian soul fusion, £8/£9.50, 7pm

Manchester University: IDLEWILD, £8

Band On The Wall, Manchester: ROBYN HITCHCOCK, £8.50, 7.30pm

Manchester Roadhouse: APPLIANCE, ROTHKO, art-rock, £5, 8pm

Manchester Roadhouse: DAMIAN SHRUB, DUST JUNKYS SOUND SYSTEM, plus guests, 8pm, £4

WEDNESDAY

Crown and Cushion, Bolton: HUGH CORNWELL, ex-Stranglers man plus support, 8.30pm

Manchester Roadhouse: ACCELERATE, plus support, £2/£3, 8pm

Cafe De Ream, Blackburn: PRE-WASH, 70s sounds

Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: BUS STOP, 70s sounds, 10pm to 2am

THURSDAY

Band On The Wall, Manchester: DENYS BAPTISTE, £6.50/£7.50, 7.30pm

FRIDAY

Manchester Roadhouse: BLUE, rock

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

Utopia Discotheque, Blackburn: LUST, 9pm to 3am

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