FRIDAY, AUGUST 30

l In the air tonight! Top tribute to Phil Collins and Genesis play the Limelight. Three piece Face Value hit stage at 9.30pm and tickets are £5.

l Up and coming local band Sunstone rock the Red Lion in Nantwich from 9pm-ish.

l Best Kept City do band night at The Farmers Arms, Rudheath, Northwich, live from 9pm.

l The Black Lion in Nantwich welcome back XLS from around 9pm.

l The Railway Hotel in Nantwich host Silk from 9pm.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31

l Come on, Vouge play the Flying Lady in Crewe, from 9pm.

l Classic rock and pop solo artist Eric Tankard appears at The Farmers Arms, Rudheath, Northwich, live from 9pm.

l Regular musical entertainment courtesy of The Cross Keys in Crewe from 9pm.

l The Annual UK Rush Convention at the Limelight offers over 12 hours of entertainment, including stalls, rare videos and quizzes. Two hour set from tribute band 2112 headlines the event. Club opens at 12pm, tickets only required for the gig after 8.30pm priced at £6.

l Casino play at The Red Lion in Nantwich from 9pm.

l Katie sings at The United Service Club in Bradwall Road, Sandbach, from 8.45pm. Non-members welcome at £1 entry.

l It's The Grout Band at The Shroppie Fly pub in Audlem from around 9.30pm.

l Millennium bring their wide range of music to The Railway Hotel in Nantwich from 9pm.

l Prepare to hear the voice of tomorrow. Trayce perform at The Rising Sun Vaults in Earle Street, Crewe, at 9pm.

l Music night at the Black Lion in Nantwich, live at 9pm.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

l Curshaw's in Sandbach offers you the music of Simon and Garfunkle. All the classics, here's to you Mrs Robinson. Entry £1 before 8pm and £2 after.

l Tribute to the music of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, ELPeople present a great two hour show at the Limelight. Live from 9.30pm, tickets are £5.

l Star performer Natasha Fox is live at The Oddfellows Club, Edleston Road, Crewe, from 8.30pm.

l There's music in The Flying Lady in Crewe, from 9pm.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

l Legendary 60's West Coast Band - Arthur Lee and Love stop off at the Limelight as part of a major tour of the UK. Complete with live horns and strings, the full band will be present have sold out almost every town they've played. On stage from 9.30pm, tickets are £14.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

l Jazz Club at the Crown Hotel in Nantwich featuring one of the favourites of the Jazz and Blues Festival, the Derrick Harrison Trio, starting 8.30pm

l Tuesday Rock Night at Crewe's Limelight Club gets Punk. Tonight's trio are Fingaskank (skate punk/metal), Blind Hatred (heavy punk) and Johlen (emo/punk). Tickets are £3.

l Country stroke 1960s night at the Royal Oak, Worleston at 9pm.

l Tuesday folk nights upstairs at The George in Sandbach. More info on www.sandbachfolk.com.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

l Irish folk group Finian's Rainbow do their thing at The Oddfellows Club in Crewe, from 8.30pm.

l The Jam Night takes place at Clancy's on Nantwich Road, Crewe. From 8pm. More info on 257398.

l Stipe are of course a tribute band to the legendary REM and they're damn good too! 'Losing My Religion', 'Everybody Hurts' and 'Man on the Moon' in the Limelight from 9.30pm and it's free to get in.

l Piano night at The Crown Hotel in Nantwich, from 8.30pm.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

l The Complete Stone Roses, no prizes for guessing what these guys do! Rated as the number one tribute to the Stone Roses, all the hits can be heard. Live from 9.30pm, tickets are £8.

l Brilliant clublands duo, Nite Fever will have them swinging in The Raven in Crewe from 9pm.

l Music in The Shakespeare in Nantwich, from 9pm.

l Well known Nantwich pianist Robert Wootton plays melodies at The Crown Hotel's Piano Night, in Nantwich, from 8.30pm.

l It's Jam night at the Farmer's Arms, Rudheath, Northwich. Call 01606 49139 for details.

If you have any dates you would like included call Toby Robinson on 01270 507504 or e-mail trobinson@guardiangrp.co.uk