Mustard Plug, ACADEMY 1,2 &3, Oxford Road, Manchester, Tonight (Friday), 7.30pm, £7.

Also at the Academy:

The Used, Monday, 7.30pm, £7

The Delgados, Thursday, 7.30pm, £10

BAND ON THE WALL, Manchester

Crunch

Tonight (Friday), 9pm, £4 to £6

Dennis Badbone Rollins New Solo Project

Saturday, 8pm, £6 to £7

Jean Carne

Sunday, 7pm, £10 to £12

Jan Wobble's Ode to Joy Tour featuring Philip Jeck, Molam Lao and Deep Space

Wednesday, 8pm, £7 to £8

Da Fugitivz

Thursday, 8pm, £4 to £6

LOSTOCK ARMS, Bolton

Buskers Ball

Open mic night for musicians

Monday, 8pm

MOSES GATE, Bolton

Boot Led Zeppelin

Top notch tribute band

Tonight (Friday), 8pm, £5

Raw Gallagher

No, not a tribute to the boys from Burnage but to guitar master Rory Gallagher

Saturday, 8pm, £4

The Queen Machine

A killer tribute to Queen

Sunday, 8pm, £4

By Jovi

Worth supporting just for their brilliant name

Thursday, 8pm, £5

THE WITCHWOOD, Old Street, Ashton Under Lyne

Friday Jukebox + Transelement

Friday, 9pm, £2

Vice Squad + Emergency

Saturday, 9pm, £5

Dave Sharp

Sunday, 8pm, £6 to £7

The Bandits

Thursday, 8pm, £4