TONIGHT (Saturday, November 13th)

CentreSpot, Burnley: NORTHERN SOUL and MOTOWN, with DJs Ginger Taylor, Roman and Andre, £2.50, 8pm till late

Wharf at Eanam, Blackburn: YVES, female vocalist

Padiham Town Hall: MC CAJUN, Cajun sounds with dance workshop beforehand, £6/£7.50, 8pm

Manchester Roadhouse: WHEAT, US alternative rock, £4, 8pm

Band On The Wall, Manchester: LATIN KICK featuring ORQUESTRA TIMBALA, Afro Cuban dance band, £5.50/£6.50, 9.30pm

Manchester Academy: GARY NUMAN, £15

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

SUNDAY

Accrington Town Hall: CELTIC FIDDLE FESTIVAL, £6.50/£7.50, 7.30pm

Madison Park Wine Bar, Rawtenstall: THE CAT'S PYJAMAS

R and R Bar, Chorley: SLIM, free

Band On The Wall, Manchester: PETE LOCKETT'S NETWORK OF SPARKS, drummers collaborate, £9.50/£10.50, 7pm

TUESDAY

Red Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves, near Clitheroe: JERRY DONAHUE AND THE TROUBLED BLUES, former Fairport Convention guitarist, free before 8.30pm Manchester Arena: STEPS, FRED and ROXY

Manchester Roadhouse: DREAM CITY FILM CLUB, plus support

Band On The Wall, Manchester: MOAI, blues rock

WEDNESDAY

Manchester Arena: STEPS

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

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

Manchester Apollo: BOB NEWHART, £17.50

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: COMPLETE STONE ROSES, tribute, £8, 8pm

The Rhythm Station, Rawtenstall: DONAL MAGUIRE, Irish folk, £4, 8pm

Adelphi, Preston: JOSH ROUSE, KURT WAGNER, £6

Band On The Wall, Manchester: STICH WYNSTON'S MODERN SURFACES, avant-garde jazz, £7/£8, 7.30pm

Manchester Academy: MARILLION, £12.50

Manchester University: KINKY FRIEDMAN

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: THE POPES, £6/£7 Night and Day Cafe, Manchester: TV SMITH, NINEBAR, £4/£5, 8 till late

FRIDAY

Red Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves, near Clitheroe: ALLIGATOR JOE

Colne Municipal Hall: MAGIC, Queen tribute, £9/£10, 8.30pm

Cellar Bar, Blackburn: THE BASSMENT, with NUMBER 9 CREW, dub'n'bass, free

Wharf at Eanam, Blackburn: BLUES BROTHERS

Manchester Academy: PAVEMENT, £9

Band On The Wall, Manchester: SIN E and MARTIN STEPHENSON, world and folk music, £5/£6, 9.30pm

Manchester Roadhouse: KATHRYN WILLIAMS, country artrock with support, £5, 8pm

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

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

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