TONIGHT (Saturday, October 9th)

Borough Arms, Blackburn: BIGFLUFF, plus support, 8.30pm, £2.50

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

Mighty Muldoon's, Accrington: GRIDLOCK, heavy rock

Padiham Town Hall: THE BEARCATS, Cajun music

Hawthorns Nightclub, Bolton: LOGAN, indie pop, £1 to £3

SUNDAY

Oliver's Bar, Burnley Mechanics: TRANSPENNINE, jazz, 12.30pm

Windsor Suite, King George's Hall, Blackburn: OLDHAM TINKERS and BERNARD WRIGLEY, £6/£8, 8pm

Manchester University: CHRIS CORNELL, ex-Soundgarden

MONDAY

Manchester University: SKUNK ANANSIE Manchester Academy: MUSE, indie

TUESDAY

Burnley Mechanics: BUTCH BAKER and PETE LANGFORD, Barron Knights men, £6/£7

Manchester Arena: BRYAN ADAMS

WEDNESDAY

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

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

Liverpool Royal Court: SUPER FURRY ANIMALS

THURSDAY

Planet K, Manchester: QUANNUM, hip hop collective

Worden Park, Leyland: TREEHOUSE 3, FI LO RADIO, £2, 8.30pm

FRIDAY

Mighty Muldoon's, Accrington: THE AFTERGLOW, modern punk

University of Central Lancashire, Preston: PAUL OAKENFOLD, DOPE SMUGGLAZ and JAN JOHNSON, Perfecto dance tour, £11

The Gypsy's Tent, Bolton: WATERFACE, free

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

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

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