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* Pick of the week rock & pop

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster The Canteen Media &
Arts Centre, Barrow-in-Furness, Sun; Academy 2, Liverpool, Mon; Dry, Manchester, New Years Eve Superbly gloomy gothabilly rawk and rolling.

Saturday Batley Green Mac: Fleetwood Mac Tribute A tribute concentrating on the Peter Green era. Cellar Bar, Station Road (01924-423419) 8.30pm, phone for prices. Blaydon-on-Tyne Nicky Moores Blues Corporation, Little Stevie & The Business The five-piece outfit from Medway play blues-rock. Blaydon House Sports & Social Club, Garden Street (0191-414 2791) 7.30pm, free. Blyth The Cheap Suits, King Simian Acoustic indie five-piece from Newcastle upon Tyne. The Quay, Bridge Street (01670-361356) 8pm, free. Bradford Beholder Metal and heavy rock. Gasworks Bar, Duke Street (01274-732200) 8pm, 5, before 10pm 3. Carlisle Minaret, The Psychedelic Underground The trio plays experimental drone and noise. The Brickyard, Fisher Street (01228-512220) 8pm, 3. Crewe Achtung Baby: U2 Tribute Bonos Irish stadium rock favourites get the tribute treatment. Limelight Live Music Club, Hightown (01270-251929) 8.30pm, 8. Durham The Longsands The Newcastle band play melodic indie rock. Shamrox, Claypath (0191383 6951) 9pm, free. Gateshead 1977 The Sunderland-based trio play classic punk rock covers. 10 The Guide Listings North

The Coral Carling Academy Liverpool, New Years Eve Local lads
made good bring along an ideal mix of magic and medicine in the form of indie-touched psych and folk to bring in the new year.

Ben McGarvey Night & Day, Manchester, Friday Epic, otherworldly

sounds in an intimate show, with digital trickery framing trad folk singersongwritery fare. David Gray-ish, but bland-free.

Three Tuns, Sheriffs Highway (0191-487 0666) 9pm, free. Grimsby Dangerous Brothers The band play classic rock covers. Yardbirds Rock Club, Church Street (07771-520374) Phone for details. Harrogate The Jed Thomas Blues Band The band play classic blues in the style of Hendrix and Rory Gallagher. The Blues Cafe Bar, Montpellier Parade (01423566881) 7.30pm, free, donations welcome. Hartlepool Gangsters Of Ska Ska and 2-tone covers band. The Clarendon, Tower Street (01429-281400) 8pm, 6. Mercedes, Shrug Alt pop action. The Studio, Tower Street (01429-424440) 8pm, 4. Holmfirth Bad Manners Buster Bloodvessel and his 1980s ska-rockers return. The Picturedrome, Market Walk (01484-689759) 7.30pm, 15. Leeds The Blackout Melodic heavy rock with screamo tendencies. The Cockpit, The Arches, Swinegate (0113-244 1573) 7pm, adv 11.50. 

The Compression, Waif And Stray, Rob Galloway Wakefield-based indie trio. The Primrose, Meanwood Road (0113-262 1368) 7.30pm, 4. The Prowlers Leeds-based high-energy rock band play original material. New Roscoe, Bristol Street (0113-246 0778) 8pm, free. Liverpool The Aeroplanes, The Dawn, The Moguls, Aspen Grove, The Black Jackals Liverpool-based indiepopsters. Barfly, Seel Street (0844847 2424) 6pm, 5. Mick Scrill, Jon Keats, The Shakers The Liverpool singerguitarist. Front Room, The Cavern, Mathew Street (0151-236 1965) 4.30pm, 1. Manchester The Moods, Deadline Fever, The Vanguards, Hans Islands, Death To The Strange Manchester-based indierock six-piece. Night & Day, Oldham Street (0161-236 4597) 8pm, 5. Newcastle upon Tyne Covered Tracks Classic rock five-piece. The Moorhouse, Front Street (0191-236 8092) 9pm, free.

New Age Jam Paul Wellers rock favourites get their hits covered. The Star Inn, Westgate Road (0191-261 4343) 9pm, free. The Ramsays Indie-electro punks. The End Bar, Scotswood Road (0191-232 6536) 8pm, 3. North Shields Off The Wall A tribute to Pink Floyd. Magnesia Bank, Camden Street (0191-257 4831) 9pm, free. Rattlesnakes Hard rock. Garricks Head, Saville Street (0191-296 6814) 9pm, free. Redcar Last Anthem The band play classic rock and indie covers. OGradys, Queen Street (01642-477624) 9pm, free. Salford 1980s Experience The five-piece band play covers of pop and rock songs from 1980s. The Willows, Willows Road (0161-736 8541) 7.30pm, 15, inc meal 35. Sheffield Limehouse Lizzy A tribute to the music of Phil Lynotts band. The Boardwalk, Snig Hill (0114-279 9090) 7.30pm, 10. 27 Dec 2008-2 Jan 2009