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Thursday, July 29

Bourbon Street Preachers - Genre-crossing music, The Lloyds, 617 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 8pm-midnight

Folklore - Live folk music and open mic, Silver Apples, 200 Burton Road, West Didsbury, Free. 7.30pm-11.30pm

Jazz Night - Music with the Old Fashioned Love Band, Didsbury Cricket Club, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, £6. 8.30pm-11pm

Comedy In Progress - Ben Lawes, Rex Purnell, Damion Larkin showcasing Edinburgh Festival previews, Fuel, 448 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Free. 7.30pm-midnight

Comedy In Progress - Comedy of Edinburgh Festival previews with Matt Tiller and Paul Ricketts, Fuel, 448 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Free. 7.30pm-midnight

Hey Manchester - Live music with Adelaide’s Cape, Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 7.30pm-midnight

Comedy In Progress - Comedy of Edinburgh Festival previews with Seymour Mace, Ben Lawes, Rex Purnell, Fuel, 448 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Free. 8pm-1am

Live music - Bands playing rock, Lloyds Hotel, 617 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 9pm-midnight

Home On The Range - DJs playing eclectic tunes, Carlton Club, 113 Carlton Road, Whalley Range, £4. 8pm-1am

The Canteen - DJs Mark and Leon playing northern soul, funk, ska, rare groove and disco, Abode, 539 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 8pm-1am

Over The Hill - DJ John Stammers playing Beatles-style experimental tunes, Oddest, 414 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 8pm-midnight

Creative Space - Live jazz music with the Brownfield Byrne Quartet, White Swan, Green Street, Ladybarn, £2. 8.30pm-11pm

Blowout - Live music, Irish Club, High Lane, Chorlton, £3 before 9.30pm, £4 after. 9pm-1am,

Saturday, July 31

Live music - Bands playing rock, The Lloyds, 617 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 8pm-midnight

Comedy In Progress - Comedy of Edinburgh Festival previews with Damion Larkin, Graham Goring, Chris Stokes, Fuel, 448 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Free. 8pm-1am

Kieran Cunningham & Friends - Live Irish music, The Union, 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme,

Party Night - DJ playing party anthems, soul and RnB, M19 Bar, 847 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Free. 8pm to 1am

Sunday, August 1

Didsbury Comedy Club - Comedy with Justin Moorhouse and Alun Cochrane, Didsbury Cricket Club, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, £6, £5 NUS. 7.30pm-10.30pm

Live Music - Live with the Pete Turner Trio, Hillary Step, 199 Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, Free. 9pm-11.30pm

Live music - Band playing rock music, Lloyds, 617 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 8pm-11pm

Short Film Souffle - Screening of short films, Oddest, 414 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 8pm-11pm

Monday, August 2

Mirth on Monday - Comedy with Smug Roberts, Dominic Woodward, Andy Watson, Simon Williams and Chris Taylor, Iguana, 115 Manchester Road, Chorlton, £2 members, £4 non-members. 8.30pm-11.30pm

Inquisitive - DJ Andy Murphy playing eclectic tunes, Fiddlers Green, 881 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Free. 8pm-11pm

Tuesday, August 3

XS Malarkey - Comedy with Alun Cochrane, Wafik Nasralla and MC Toby Hadoke, Brendan Riley and guest MC Dan Nightingale, Remedy, 341 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, £2 members, £5 non-members. 8.30pm-midnight

Open Mic - Musicians, singers, storytellers, poets, comedians welcome, Iguana, 115 Manchester Road, Chorlton, Free. 9pm-midnight

Cool Runnings - DJ playing dub, reggae, dancehall, The Corner, 254 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, Free. 8pm-1am

Wednesday, August 4

Tradfest - Irish music sessions with Grace Kelly & Friends, Union, 845 Stockport Road, Levenshulme, Free. 8pm-midnight

Jazz & Funk Night - Live music, One Lounge, 1 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, Free. 9pm-midnight

Open Mic - Open slots for musicians, singers, comedians, poets, storytellers, Fuel, 448 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Free. 8pm-midnight

Electric Mainline - DJs James Bolam, Robbie Rush, Steve Clark and Liam Heffernan playing indie, hip hop, house, punk, funk, northern soul and rock n roll, The Nook, 535 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 8pm-midnight

Thursday, August 5

Bourbon Street Preachers - Band playing genre-crossing music, The Lloyds, 617 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Free. 8pm-midnight

Folklore - Live folk music and open mic, Silver Apples, 200 Burton Road, West Didsbury, Free. 7.30pm-11.30pm

Jazz Night - Music with Terry's Dead Good Boys, Didsbury Cricket Club, Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, £6. 8.30pm-11pm

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