ACADEMY 1,2 &3, Oxford Road, Manchester - The Ataris. Stylish punk pop from this New York band , Friday, 7.30pm, £8.50.

The Haunted

Tuesday, 7.30pm, £8

BAND ON THE WALL, Manchester

Solution

Friday (Feb 21)

Hussla Getto Hart Sound

Saturday, 10pm, £6 and £5

Institutionalized

Thursday, 9pm, £5 and £4

ELEMENTS, Bradshawgate, Bolton

Buskers Ball

Local singer songwriter Alec Martin hosts this open mic session open to all singers, musicians and performers

Sunday, 6pm to 9pm

LOSTOCK ARMS, Bolton

Buskers Ball

Regular open mic night for local musicians

Monday, 8pm, free

MOSES GATE, Bolton

Boneyard Dogs

Rock outfit

Friday (Feb 21), 8.30pm

New Age Jam

Jam tribute band

Saturday, 8.30pm

Supatones

Madness and Ska tunes

Sunday, 8.30pm

Glenn Tilbrook

Squeeze frontman and songwriter peforms

Thursday, 8.30pm

THE WITCHWOOD, Old Street, Ashton Under Lyne

Friday Jukebox + Agent Blue

Friday (Feb 21), 9pm, £2

Ironically Maiden + Innabula

Saturday, 9pm, £5

Bluth Power + Dresden NE+ TLBITW

Sunday, 8pm, £5

Glenn Tilbrook

Wednesday, 8pm, £10

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes

Thursday, 8pm, £12