Beck's Fusions
Castlefield Basin, Manchester
Saturday 6 Sept
Final day of this free, open air, visual art and music showcase with DJs Mike Pickering and Cassette Jam supplementing live sets from Santogold and Massive Attack.

Shindig
Digital, Newcaslte upon Tyne
Saturday 6 Sept
The inspiration of The Hacienda, where he tended bar, can still be heard in the DJ sets of Laurent Garnier as, like da Silva and Pickering, he plays the gamut of dance music.

Back To Basics
My House, Leeds
Saturday 6 Sept
One of the leading lights of the new wave of German electronic house music producers, Sonar Kollectiv and Innervisions regular Dixon joins the considerable residents.

Freakin'
Ziggy's York
Friday 5 Sept
Nomadic, homegrown dance night returns to the York nightlife calendar, at new abode Ziggy's. Shame to restrict eclectic guest Andrew Weatherall to one style, but it'll still be good.

Spektrum Opening Party Part 2
Spektrum, Manchester
Saturday 6 Sept
Sankeys' second room opens as a new club, with deep house and techno of a distinctly European slant from guest Matthias Tanzmann.