ACADEMY, Oxford Rd, Manchester

Step Back

music from Nicky Black Market, Baby D, Seduction, DJ Sy, MC Skibadee, MC Ribz and Stepback Crew

Friday, 7.30pm, £11

ATLANTIS, The Valley, Eagley Brook Way, Bolton

Pop, dance and RnB, with classics for the over 30s in Club Class upstairs

Tonight, £4 before 11pm, £5 after

Bliss

Current dance tunes, plus classics for the over 30s in Club Class.

Saturday, 9.30pm to 3am, £5 before 11pm, £6 after

Handbag

Get ready to dance round it to 70s, 80s and 90s pop, with funky house in Club Class

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

BRASSHOUSE, Churchgate, Bolton

Start your weekend in pleasant company

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

CENTRO, Tib St, Manchester

Deeper In Hotwater

Steve Conry joins Matt Hadlow to play select house tunes

Tonight, 8pm to 1am, £2, £1

DRY BAR, Oldham St, Manchester

DJs Take Control

An eclectic mix from residents Fraser Graham and Nicky 'MC Tunes' Lockett, plus guest

Tonight, 9pm to 2am, £2 before 10, £3 after

Spell 201

Inki, Deval and other Spellbound residents offer up some drum 'n' bass and beats

Saturday, 10pm to 2.30am, £3, £2 concs

Witness Protection

Sample happy hour, 4-9pm, before Loaded DJs Stan Chow and Mike Fox get on the decks

Thursday, 9pm to 2am,

FAB CAFE, Princess St, Manchester

Mad House

Retro and kitsch classics. Mind out for the statuesque monsters

Tonight, 9pm to 2am, free

Tracy's Bedroom Tapes

Corrie's Tracy Barlow , aka Dawn Lister, plays some favourites of her choosing

Monday, 9pm to 2am, free

FAT CAT CAFE BAR, Deansgate Locks, Manchester

Aficionado

Martin Brew joins Jason Boardman for some pleasant downbeat grooves

Sun, 6pm to 12.30am, free

HANGAR, Grosvenor St, Manchester

2Risque

Glam and gorgeous night of soulful US garage and upfront house with Griff and Jay Floyd

Saturday, 10 pm to 3pm, £10 before 11pm, £12 after

HARVEY'S CAFE BAR, Mawdsley St, Bolton

A cafe-bar feel for the more up-market crowd

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

HAWTHORNS, Spa Rd, Bolton

Supersonic

Indie, rock, funk and retro classics courtesy of DJ Spam

Tonight, 9.30pm to 3am, £1 to £3

DJ Talkie T's Psychedelic hoe-down

A creative mix of Indie, rock, funk and dance tunes. No barn dancing allowed

Saturday, 9.30 to 2am, £1 to £3

Perfect

Rock through the ages from Psychedelic to nu-metal from DJ Neil

Thursday, 9pm to 2am, £2 to £3

IKON, Bridge St, Bolton

Live Key 103 Clubnight

Commercial dance tunes featuring Key 103 DJs, with pop and party classics in Jaxx

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

Pure Delight

Commercial dance anthems, with Jaxx offering party tunes galore

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

The Essential Student Session

Casual dress and chart and party tunes aplenty

Tuesday, 10pm to 2am, £2 before 11pm, £3 after

Pop Ikon

Chart topping pop music all night (or should that be nite) long

Thursday, 10pm to 2am. £3 before 11.30pm, £4 after

JUICE, Nelson Sq, Bolton

High Society

A better class of house music with Mike Catherall and Danny Whitehead (See Page 13)

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

Juice Uncovered

Sophisticated dance music with dancers and some circus skills thrown in for good measure

Saturday, 9.30pm to 3am, £3 before 11pm with flyer

Loungin'

A chilling mix of soul, funk and R'n'B with Simon Forestiero (got2befunky) and Johnny Bravo

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

Hustle

The best from the sixties, seventies and eighties with Disco Dick

Monday, 9.30pm to 1am, £3 before 10.30pm, £5 after

Nite Grooves

Feverish street soul, funk, R'n'B and house from Dave Shaw and Danny Whitehead

Thursday, 9pm to 2.30am, £3, free before 10.30 with flyer

MUSIC BOX, Oxford Street, Manchester

All That Jazz

Latin and jazz rhythms from Lee Speed and the Soul Jazz Collective

Tonight, 10pm to 3am, £6, £5

PHOENIX, Oxford Road, Manchester

Sinergy

Mohawk records join in with the hard house and trance tunes

Tonight, 10pm to 3am, £8, £6 members

Tangled

Get caught up in some new school breaks, house and trance courtesy of residents Phil Morse and Steve Thorpe

Saturday, 10pm to 3am, £8, £6 members

PEPPER ALLEY, Crown St, Bolton

An airy, comfy bar with a video jukebox playing the latest chart tunes

Mon to Sun, 11.30 to 11pm, free

REVOLUTION, Bradshawgate, Bolton

Vodka bar providing pre-club tunes courtesy of DJ Miles (see Bar Profile)

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

Pure Anthems

Galaxy 102's Si Edwards takes control

Thursday, 8pm to 11pm, free

RITZ, Whitworth St, Manchester

Dance Yer Docs Off

Longstanding indie night with the bounciest dancefloor in the North West

Monday, 9pm to 2am, £2 before 11pm

Love Train

Get ready to D.I.S.C.O with Brutus Gold -- don't forget the platforms

Wednesday, 9.30pm to 2am, £5, £4 before 10.30pm

ROCK WORLD, Oxford Rd, Manchester

Classic Rock And More

A selection of rock, indie, metal and goth into the small hours

Tonight, 9pm to 7am, £5

Classic Rock

All the best alternative stuff and non of that 'nasty' dance music

Thursday and Saturday, 9pm to 2am, Sat £5, Thurs £1

SANKEYS SOAP, Beehive Mill, Jersey St, Manchester

Tribal Sessions

The traditional tribal weekly meeting with resident Greg Vickers plus Steve Lawler playing progressive house

Tonight, 10pm to 3am, £10 to £7

Redlight

Lord G joins residents for a redlight session

Saturday, 10pm to 4am, £12/£10

THE VARSITY, Churchgate, Bolton

Equipped with a beer garden it's likely to be the bar of choice now that summer is (hopefully) on its way

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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