ATLANTIS, The Valley, Eagley Brook Way, Bolton

Pop, dance and R&B, with classics for the over-30s upstairs

Tonight, £4 before 11pm, £5 after

Vodka Republic

Bop to 70s, 80s and 90s pop, and funky house in Club Class

Thursday, 9.30pm to 2.30am, £3 before 11pm, £4 after

BRASSHOUSE, Churchgate, Bolton

Spacious pub which gathers an older crowd, with DJ playing a mix of chart tunes and classics

Mon & Tue, 11.30 to 3pm, Wed to Sat, 11am to 11pm, closed Sun

CHICAGO ROCK CAFE, Bridge Street, Bolton

Rock Stars 2002

Who will be Bolton's Rock Idol? The winner gets an agent, studio time and a holiday for two.

Thursday, 8pm, free

DRY BAR, Oldham St, Manchester

Subliminal Funk

Progressive house night recently relocated from Sofa

Tonight, 8pm to 11.30pm, free with flyer, £3

FAB CAFE, Princess St, Manchester

Mad House

Guranteed fun night out, with kitch and retro tunes til the early hours

Tonight, 9pm to 2am, free

HARVEY'S CAFE BAR, Mawdsley St, Bolton

An up-market cafe bar experience set in very pleasant surroundings

Mon to Fri, 10am to 11pm, Sat 9am to 11pm, closed Sun

HAWTHORNS, Spa Rd, Bolton

Supersonic

Bolton's alternative haven with indie, rock, punk and funk from DJ Spam

Tonight, 9.30pm to 3am, £1 to £3

DJ Talkie T's Psychedelic hoe-down

A mix of indie, dance, rock and disco that's guaranteed to please

Saturday, 9.30 to 2am, £1 to £3

Perfect

A popular night with the nu-metal crowd -- DJ Neil provides rock through the ages

Thursday, 9pm to 2am, £2 to £3

IKON, Bridge St, Bolton

Live Key 103 Clubnight

Commercial dance tunes featuring Key 103's DJ, with pop and party classics in Jaxx

Tonight, 10pm to 2am, £5 before 11pm, £6 after

Pop Ikon

Chart tunes ago-go with happy house below in Jaxx

Thursday, 10pm to 2am, £1 before 11.30 with flyer

JUICE, Nelson Sq, Bolton

High Society

Resident Danny Whitehead plays some high class house tunes

Tonight, 8pm to 2am, free before 10.30pm

Loungin'

A chilling mix of soul, funk and R'n'B

Sunday, 8.30pm to 1am, free before 9pm. Doors close at 11pm

THE LOUNGE, Bank Street, Bolton

Vanilla

Funky and uplifting house music from this newly re-opened club

Tonight, 9pm to 3am, free before 11pm, £5 after

MUSIC BOX, Oxford Street, Manchester

Hotwater Music 5th Birthday

Many happy returns to the Hotwater crew -- resident Matt Hadlow is joined by Steve Conry, and Headfunk for some deep house

Saturday, 10pm to 4am, £5 to £7

PHOENIX, Oxford Road, Manchester

Tangled

Phil Morse and Terry Pointon provide progressive house, with beats and breaks from Rennie Pilgrim

Saturday, 10pm to 3am, £8, £6

PEPPER ALLEY, Crown St, Bolton

A mixed bar-cum-pub experience with chart tunes provided by the video jukebox

Mon to Sun, 11.30 to 11pm, free

RED ON THE SQUARE, Nelson Square, Bolton

Pop Idol

The heats continue for Bolton's Pop Idol -- you might not get to number one but you do stand a chance of winning £100

Thursday, 8pm, free

REVOLUTION, Bradshawgate, Bolton

Sample some vodka to a backdrop of pre-club tunes courtesy of DJ Miles

Tonight & Sat, 5.30 to 11pm, DJ's from 8pm, free

Pure Anthems

Galaxy 102 DJ take over the decks

Thursday, 8pm to 11pm, free

RITZ, Whitworth St, Manchester

Dance Yer Docs Off

Long-standing indie night with the bounciest dancefloor in the North-west

Monday, 9pm to 2am, £2 before 11pm

Flux

Birthday bash for the local magazine with Mum&Dad and Luke Unabomber joining in the celebrations

Tuesday, 10pm to 2am, free, ticket only

ROCK WORLD, Oxford Rd, Manchester

Classic Rock

Ever popular all-nighter of rock, indie, metal and goth. Park your Harley Davidson outside

Tonight, 9pm to 7am, £5

SANKEYS SOAP, Beehive Mill, Jersey St, Manchester

Bugged Out!

Jon Carter, Rob Bright and Richard Hector Jones launch the Bugged Out CD

Saturday, 10pm to 2am, £10 to £11

SATANS HOLLOW, Princess Street, Manchester

Rock Lab

Experiment on the dance floor to rock tunes old and new

Monday, 9.30pm to 2.30am, £2

Seven Deadly Sins

Indie and dance tracks, plus free booze once the entrace fee is paid. You have been warned

Thursday, 10pm to 3am, £10

THE VARSITY, Churchgate, Bolton

Take advantage of the (possible) sunshine and get out in the beer garden pronto!

Mon to Wed, 11am to 11pm, Wed to Sat, 11am to 12am (no entry after 11pm), Sun, 12pm to 10.30pm

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