TONIGHT (Saturday May 22)

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

Band On The Wall, Manchester: THE LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION, renowned international players, £15, 8.30pm

Keirby Suite, Comfort Inn, Burnley: ELEMENT, SCAPEGOAT, FLUX, plus DJs, £2, 8pm to 2am

Burnley Mechanics: SPIRIT OF THE AZTEC, pan pipe extravaganza, £10

Manchester University: MARTIN STEPHENSON, £8

The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: THE JAMM, tribute band, £5, 9pm

Hawthorns Nightclub, Bolton: STARSKI, £1 to £3, 9.30pm

Oliver's Bar, Burnley Mechanics: JAZZ SOCIETY, 12.30pm

Comfort Inn, Burnley: THE MARAUDERS, blues, 2.30pm

Accrington Town Hall: KATHRYN TICKELL, folk, £6/£7, 7.30pm

Blakeys Cafe Bar, Blackburn: BLAKEYS JAZZ SPECIAL, £7, 8.15pm

Manchester Roadhouse: THE PARADISE MOTEL, MERCEDES, £5/£6

Manchester University: DOT ALLISON, former One Dove frontwoman, £6.50

Manchester University: EVE 6, £6

Manchester Roadhouse: SLIM, BUGHOUSE, KALUTA, £2.50, 9pm

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

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

Manchester Roadhouse: LES RYTHMES DIGITALES, £6/£7, 8pm

Night And Day Cafe, Manchester: PRESENCE, £6

Oliver's Bar, Burnley Mechanics: WHATEVER, THE CHASED, free

Mighty Muldoon's, Accrington: THE AFTERGLOW, new wave covers

George Hotel, Accrington: SKELETON CREW

Keirby Suite, Comfort Inn, Burnley: ASYLUM, alternative disco

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

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

The Gypsy's Tent, Bolton: BILL BAILEYS, bluesters, 9pm

Manchester University: SYMPOSIUM

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