TONIGHT (Saturday, February 20th)

Manchester Boardwalk: THE RUBBISH

King George's Hall, Blackburn: SOUL NIGHT OUT, £6/£7, 9pm to 2am

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

Manchester University: THE CREATURES, £10

Manchester Roadhouse: URBAN BLUE, BENTLEY, THE NEW ELECTRICS, unsigned acts, £3/£4, 8pm

Burnley Mechanics: LINDISFARNE, £10/£11, 8pm

Wharf at Eanam, Blackburn: LYNDSAY, female vocalist, 8.30pm

SUNDAY

Manchester Roadhouse: STRAW, £5

Wellington Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors: THE BEETLES, 9pm

Oliver's Bar, Burnley Mechanics: FOREST JAZZ BAND, 12.30pm Madison Park Wine Bar, Rawtenstall: THE MANAGEMENT, rock pop, 8pm

WEDNESDAY

Manchester University: ANI DIFRANCO, £8.50

Band On The Wall, Manchester: JOHN HAMMOND, blues, £7.50/£9, 7.30pm

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

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

Oscar's, Bolton: BLUESLINE

THURSDAY

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: SPEAR OF DESTINY

FRIDAY

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

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

Hawthorns Nightclub, Bolton: WET FISH GROOVERS, 9pm

George Hotel, Accrington: JOHNNIE FRIENDLIES

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