WHAT started as night to provide the sort of music you couldn't find anywhere else is now proving so popular that everyone seems to be playing it.

Vanishing Point was launched in August last year to cater for indie music fans who didn't want to travel into Manchester just to get a fix of non-commercial music.

Chris Boden, who promotes Vanishing Point at the Graffiti Club in Burnley, says he's noticed a change in the town's night scene since it launched.

He said: "Since we started the night last August, we've had a strong, loyal and knowledgeable following each month, with a few coming from as far as Chorley, Clitheroe, Rawtenstall and Manchester.

"It seems to have struck a nerve in Burnley, with a number of other bars and clubs trying to introduce similar music, although none have been as eclectic and diverse as Vanishing Point.

"There has been a good mix of people coming down, from the younger people who are into the fresh and exciting new stuff from bands like Arctic Monkeys, Mystery Jets and We Are Scientists, to those who love the Madchester and Britpop eras, new wave, punk, and even the odd house classic, or up-to-date electro or punk funk tracks.

"There's a bit of nostalgia in there, and the buzz of new music that you can't hear anywhere else in town.

"It's a shameless rip-off of my favourite DJs, Clint Boon at South in Manchester, and Erol Alkan, and just somewhere where I can play my favourite records outside my own bedroom, rather than listen to the same chart and party stuff that 99.9 per cent of places seem to play.

"There is so much good music out there, new and old, that you rarely hear on a normal night out, and in Manchester and Liverpool you can't move for nights like Vanishing Point.

"But it's rare in Burnley, and it's great that there are so many music-obsessed people out there as me."

Vanishing Point takes place on the last Saturday of the month at the Graffiti Club in Burnley. Entry is £4, with drinks promotions on the night.