MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION, Oxford Road, Manchester

Gluecifer

Tonight, 7.30pm, £8

Tonic

Saturday, 7.30pm, £5

MOSES GATE HOTEL, Bolton

Ironically Maiden

The boys are back -- but will Eddie be with them?

Saturday, 8.30pm, £4

Heart Of Glass

Tribute to everyone's favourite punky blonde bombshell

Sunday, 8.30pm, £4

Alike Cooper

Sharpen the eyeliner for this tribute to the old metaller, with special late bar

Monday, 8.30pm, £5

Glamorise

An evening of glam rock

Thursday, 8.30pm, £8

NIGHT & DAY, Oldham Street, Manchester

Majik

Next big thing perform their first post-Twisted Nerve signing gig, at the label's monthly club night, White Rabbit

Saturday, 9pm, £7

Green, Johnny Cronin, Casual Terraces

Showcase of up-and-coming indie bands

Thursday, 8pm, £3

THE ROADHOUSE, Manchester

Now That's What We Call Music 2

Up-and-coming indie bands including Manchild, Parma Violets, Jellyroll and Vertigo Base

Saturday, 9pm, £4

THE WITCHWOOD, Old Street, Ashton Under Lyne

This Girl

Tonight, 9pm, £2

The Stereotonics

Tribute to those earnest Welsh rockers

9pm, £5

Black Celebration

Depeche Mode tunes -- but will the lead singer wear the obligatory white vest?

8pm, £5

Martin Stephenson

Singer songwriter and erstwhile frontman for the Daintees

Thursday, 8pm, £6