BURY MET CAFE BAR, Market Street, Bury. Thursday September 7, The Buskers Ball. Starts 8.30pm.

Horwich RMI CLUB, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Friday September 15, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. Ring Bolton 468085 (9am to 5pm) or Bolton 468911 (6.30pm to 9pm).

MOSES GATE HOTEL, Farnworth.

GYPSY'S TENT, Deansgate, Bolton.

BULLS HEAD, Bury Rd, Breightmet.

SHARMAN ARMS, Halliwell Rd, Bolton, Saturdays, live artist.

ROSE AND CROWN, Bury Rd, Edgworth, Bolton, Saturdays, live entertainment.

THE LAMB, Blackburn Rd, Bolton, Saturdays, live entertainment.

ST GREGORY'S SOCIAL CLUB, Church St, Farnworth, live cabaret, open the box and bingo on Sundays.

THE BROOKLYN, Green Ln, Bolton, Sundays, live entertainment.

BOLTON CRICKET CLUB, Green Lane, Bolton. Jazz Club, Thursdays.

WITCHWOOD, Old St, Ashton-Under-Lyne. Tuesday August 29, Seycheez, Aurora, Road, £3, 8pm; Wednesday August 31, Chick Willis, £6/£7, 8pm; Friday September 1, MTN, £1/£2, 9pm; Saturday September 2, Golden Eagles, £5, 9pm; Tuesday September 5, Cicada, Semion State, Isor, £3, 8pm; Wednesday September 6, Chalk, Dahl, Velvet Shore, Boring Jason, £3, 8pm; Thursday September 7, Vibrators, The Vendettas, Dresden NE, £4/£5, 8pm; Friday September 8, Downward Thing, £1/£2, 9pm; Saturday September 9, Jam tribute band The Jamm, £6, 9pm; Tuesday September 12, Inspector 71, Zico, Dorrage, £3, 8pm; Wednesday September 13, King Prawn Awake, £4/£5, 8pm; Thursday September 14, The Hamsters, £7, 8pm; Friday September 15, Powder, £1/£2, 9pm; Saturday September 16, AC/DC Or Is It? and Rein, £5, 9pm. Sunday September 17, All About Eve and Poyzer & Goddard. Starts 8pm. Admission £10. Ring 0161 344 0321.

MANCHESTER ACADEMY, Oxford Rd, Manchester. Ring 0161 275 2930.

NIGHT AND DAY, Oldham Street, Manchester. Tuesday August 29, Parma Violets and Naranjan and Cujo, £2.50, £3. Wednesday August 30, Jeep and Release and Headway, £2.50, £3. Thursday August 31, Drift Vs Black Curtain with Mum and Dad DJs, £2.50, £3. Ring 0161 236 1822/4597.

THE ROADHOUSE, Newton St, Manchester. Tuesday August 29, available for hire. Wednesday August 30, 8pm, Skaville, £2/£3. Thursday August 31, 8pm, Marmalade suitcase, Charlie don't surf, Precinct, Chevron, £2/£3. Ring 0161 237 9789.

HAWTHORNS, Spa Road, Bolton. Ring Bolton 388322.

BLUE CAT CAFE, Shaw Road, Stockport.

BAND ON THE WALL, Swan St, Manchester. Ring 0161 833 0682, or 0161 832 6625.

MANCHESTER CRAFT AND DESIGN CENTRE, Oak St, Northern Quarter, Manchester. Ring 0161 832 4274.

THE MET ARTS CENTRE, Market St, Bury. Ring 0161 761 2216.

JOSHUA BROOKS, 106 Princess St, Manchester. Ring 0161 273 7543. Mondays, Indie Night, 8.30pm. Tuesdays, House music with Dave McCormack, 8pm. Weds, House music with Matt Hadlow, Lee Fletcher, Francis Wooff and Stephen Reilly. Starts 6pm. Fridays, Funk & soul music with Dave Glynn. Starts 9pm.

JABEZ CLEGG, 2 Portsmouth St, Manchester. Ring 0161 272 8612. Mondays, The Freestyle Factory. Starts 7pm. Tuesdays, The Big Quiz and Resident DJs. Wednesdays, funk and acid jazz. Thursdays, Super disco brakes - a night of funk and disco. Fridays and Saturdays, The Bop, a mixture of dance and pop, 9.30pm.

THE MOON & SIXPENCE, 1 Bernard Street, Glossop. Essential songwriters night. Thursday September 7. Starts 8.30pm. Ring 01457 865203.

THE MUCKY DUCK, 81 Drake Street, Rochdale. Sunday September 10. Acoustica essential songwriters night. Starts 8.30pm. Ring 01457 865203.

THE GUZZLING GOOSE, Bentinck Street, Ashton-under-Lyne. Acoustica essential songwriters night. Saturday September 16. Starts 8.30pm. Ring 0802 581308.

IRISH WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE, 10 Queens Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Ring 0161 973 5780 for tickets and further information.