This week’s gigs

POP:

TONIGHT: Black Label Society — Apollo; Such Gold, Starters, Koji — Retro Bar; Lifehouse — Academy; Trichotomy — Band on the Wall; Suuns — Deaf Institute; Beatbullyz — Sound Control; Gold Teeth — Deaf Institute

TOMORROW: Francesqa — Roadhouse; Reel Big Fish — Academy; Rose Elinor Dougall — Deaf Institute; Kill It Kid — Trof, Fallowfield; Or The Whale — Night and Day; Stand Up Wednesday — Comedy Store

THURSDAY: Darwin Deez — Academy 2; Ben Folds — Apollo; Julian Cope — Band on the Wall; Miles Kane — Deaf Institute; Les Savy Fav — Moho Live; Benjamin Francis Leftwich — Outlet; Devlin — Club Academy; Academy Live — Academy 3; The Bassment: Lyricists Night — Ruby Lounge; Morning Parade — Night and Day; Stand Up Thursday — Comedy Store

FRIDAY: Blonde Louis — Roadhouse; Yuck — Night and Day; Europe — Academy 2; The Smiths and New Order Tribute Night — Ritz; Jason Derulo — Apollo; KT Tunstall — Academy; Efterklang — Academy 3; Your Demise — Sound Control; Neyo — Arena; Yoav — Deaf Institute; Academy Live — Club Academy; King Creosote and The Earlies — Band on the Wall; Spokes — Islington Mill, Salford; Best In Stand Up — Comedy Store; Friday Edition — Sankeys

SATURDAY: Bamma 5 — Arena; Mogwai — Academy; Back in the Wood — Heywood Civic Centre; Jason Derulo — Apollo; Mentallica — Ruby Lounge; Jamie Woon — Deaf Institute; Pete Lawrie — Deaf Institute; The Whigs, Dead Confederate — Night and Day; Bop Local — Chorlton Irish Club; Academy Live; Academy 3; Jaguar Skills — Club Academy; Craig Charles — Band on the Wall; Sabotage — Ruby Lounge; Limbo with Alex Celler and H2 — Joshua Brooks; TEK Support — Sankeys; Miami, Sick Chirpse — Sound Control; Best in Stand Up — Comedy Store

SUNDAY: All Time Low — Academy; Maybe She Will — Moho Live; Mr Fogg — Moho Live

MONDAY: Black Spiders — Roadhouse; Octane Ok — Academy 3; Anna Calvi — Deaf Institute; Janelle Monae — Academy; The Agitator — Night and Day