1980s pop heart-throb Nik Kershaw is playing the O2 Academy in Bristol on September 26. Photo: Darren Coleman.

This week’s essential gig guide.

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WESTON

* Grand Pier, Marine Parade - call 01934 620238 (advance ticket prices shown).

Sept 21, £7.50: MOTOWN TRIBUTE NIGHT ft AXIS. Sept 28, £17.50: THE ENEMY. Oct 19, £16: THE HOOSIERS.

* Back Bar, High Street - call 01934 621370.

Aug 17: MANANA. Aug 18: TRRAMP. Sept 1: THE ATOMIC RAYS. Sept 8: GOLDFISH DON’T BOUNCE. Sept 15: STRAIGHT SHOOTER. Sept 21: THE RYAN INGLIS BAND.

* Scally’s, Carlton Street - call 01934 413412.

Aug 23: THE GRADUATES (Biker Night). Aug 25: A FRAYED KNOT. Aug 26, 2pm: ONE EYED JACKS. Aug 30: NICE ‘N’ SLEAZY (Biker Night).

* Loves Café, West Street - call 01934 645672.

Aug 17: DERRIN NAUENDORF. Aug 24: TOM CONIBEAR. Aug 31: THE ELY PLAINS, LEE RAHN. Sept 1: THE LIMINAL ft BASHEMA. Sept 7: PHIL KING. Sept 13, £7.50: DECLAN O’ROURKE. Sept 14: JOSIENNE CLARKE & BEN WALKER. Sept 21: SAM GREEN. Sept 28: RYAN INGLIS. Sept 29: LOVE’S 3RD BIRTHDAY ft DAN DONELLY.

* The Royal Hotel, South Parade - call 01934 423100.

Aug 17: REAL WORLD. Aug 19: BARRY PAULL (Elvis tribute). Aug 24: SARAH EVANS. Aug 26: DAVE NEWTON TRIO. Aug 31: BEAVER.

* Clarence Park, Walliscote Road - call 07749 422482.

Aug 25, 6pm, £5-20: COUNTERFEIT ABBA, GOOD ROCKING TONIGHT.

* Beach Lawns, Beach Road, & Winter Gardens, Royal Parade - visit www.southwestpride.com

Sept 7/8, £5-115 (weekend package): SOUTH WEST PRIDE ft KELLY LLORENNA, KYM MAZELLE, ANDY SCOTT LEE, NIKK MAGER & MOMMIE DEAREST.

* The Working Men’s Club, Orchard Street - call 01934 418202.

Aug 18, 9pm: CITY LIMITS. Aug 19, 3pm: RICK WINTER; 9pm: RYAN TURNER. Aug 21, 2pm: RICK WINTER. Aug 22, 3pm: TERRY ANDREWS.

* The Brit Bar, High Street - call 07903 764679.

Aug 18, 8.30pm: MAX REBO. Aug 19, 5.30pm: THE TRINKETS; 8.30pm: OPEN MIC NIGHT.

* Boro Sports Club, Locking Road - call 01934 622940.

Aug 21, 2pm: LUCY HARVEY.

* Green Baize Sports Club, North Street - call 01934 644221.

Aug 18, 8pm: BLACK MOSS, DEAD MAN’S LANE, THE HOOKERS.

* The Woodspring, Worle High Street - call 01934 510505.

Aug 17: BEN FLETCHER.

* The Imperial, South Parade - call 01934 621815.

Aug 18: THE GRADUATES.

* XclusiV Bar, Richmond Street - call 07502 089127.

Aug 17: HARRISEN (acoustic).

* The London Inn, High Street - call 01934 620387.

Aug 19, 9pm: JAM NIGHT ft ROSHAMBO.

* Weston Conservative Club, Alexandra Parade - call 01934 621231.

Aug 18, 9pm: ANDREA.

BRISTOL

* Colston Hall, Colston Street - call 0117 922 3686 (advance ticket prices shown).

Aug 25, £10-15: NATIONAL CHILDREN’S ORCHESTRA with PETER STARK. Sept 7, £17.50: AFRICA EXPRESS. Sept 18, £free: ORGAN CONCERT. Sept 21, £10: DUOTONE. Sept 21,£32.50: ULTRAVOX. Sept 22, £25: DEXYS. Sept 22, £15-18: JONATHAN COULTON. Sept 28, £12.50: ELEANOR McEVOY. Sept 29, £8: FESTIVAL OF MALE VOICE PRAISE. Oct 4, £1-31: BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - THE PLANETS. Oct 5, £13.50: ANDY CUTTING. Oct 6, £22: CATCH A FIRE. Oct 6, £15: KARNATAKA.

* O2 Academy, Frogmore Street - call 0117 927 9227 (advance ticket prices shown).

Aug 19, £10: SURFACE FESTIVAL WALES & WEST REGIONAL SHOWCASE. Aug 25, £6: SIR PAUL - THE TRIBUTE ft THELONIUS & RYAN CURTIS. Aug 31, £10: THE PINK FLOYD DIMENSION. Sept 5, £10: PEARL JEM (Pearl Jam tribute). Sept 6, £12: WALK OFF THE EARTH. Sept 10, £7: TOM HINGLEY (Beast Inside UK tour), RORY McKEE, THE BRIGHTSPARKS. Sept 12, £6: TAKING HAYLEY. Sept 13, £6: SUE DENIM. Sept 19, £11.50: AIDEN GRIMSHAW. Sept 24, £12: JOE BROOKS. Sept 26, £22.50: NIK KERSHAW AND BAND. Sept 27, £18.50: THEN JERICO. Sept 29, £15: PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, YUNGUN, B****** SUNZ, CLARITY+CRUCIFIX, DJ FINGERFOOD, SAMIAH. Oct 1, £17.50: DRAGONFORCE, ALESTORM, THE DEFILED, CAVORTS. Oct 3, £15: SBTRKT (live). Oct 4, £19.50: WASP. Oct 5, £16: MAVERICK SABRE. Oct 6, £12.50: BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH, MARIKA HACKMAN, JOE JANIAK.

* Thekla, The Grove, East Mud Dock - call 0117 929 3301 (advance ticket prices shown).

Aug 17, £14: SCRITTI POLITTI. Aug 29, £12: PAUL KELLY. Aug 30, £8: JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, IDLES. Sept 12, £10: CHEEK MOUNTAIN THIEF. Sept 20, £3: HEY SHOLAY. Sept 28, £3: ANTLERED MAN, ROMANS, WE ARE KNUCKLE DRAGGER. Sept 30, £9: WE ARE AUGUSTINES.

* The Fleece, St Thomas Street - call 0117 945 0996 (advance ticket prices shown).

Aug 17, £17.50: NEW MODEL ARMY. Aug 18, £5: NEO-RITMO, RUDE TIGER, THE SUM OF, CLOWN, GOODNIGHT LOIS, HARRY SWANN. Aug 19, £5: MASSIVE 12-BAND ROCK/METAL AUGUST ALL-DAYER. Aug 21, £5: BETTY & THE PAGE, CAT GREEN BIKE, MENAGE A TROIS, THE MYSTERIOUS CALCULATORS. Sept 4, £8: ALLO DARLIN, CASSETTE CULTURE. Sept 5, £10: WOODS, JIM JOHNSTON, THE PROPER ORNAMENTS. Sept 7, £5: ZOOT, BRIGHT STREET, THE VULGAR CHORUS, BOSC MONITOR, VIBRATRONIC. Sept 8, £13: MODERN ENGLISH. Sept 14, £10: PENETRATION. Sept 15, £10: GBH, DRONGOS FOR EUROPE, THE MIGRAINES. Sept 16, £13: EL-P. Sept 17, £12.50: THE PINEAPPLE THIEF, HOWARD JAMES KENNY. Sept 18, £12.50: VENETIAN SNARES. Sept 20, £17.50: ANDY McKEE, PRESTON REED, JON GOMM. Sept 21, £15: THE METEORS. Sept 24, £8: SMOKE FAIRIES. Sept 27, £10: PIERCE THE VEIL, CROWN THE EMPIRE. Sept 28, £10: HELLS BELLS. Sept 29, £15: NINE BELOW ZERO.