Friday 6

• Belfast
  
  Kinetik
  
  Wobbly house and big- boned electro with the Beat Thiefs. Mynt, Dunbar St 11pm £7/£5 048-90234520

• Cork
  
  Jam
  
  Stevie G and Colm Kenefick are the dudes with the hip-hop, soul, r'n'b, disco and funk floor- fillers. The Pavilion 9.30pm €8 021-4276230

• Dublin
  
  Mud
  
  Bass nirvana with Sinden. Twisted Pepper 11pm €12/€8 01-8734800
• Hype
  
  Danilo Plessow's Motor City Drum Ensemble brings soulful house grooves to Harcourt Street. Support from Lee Kelly, with the External Sound DJs rocking the Lobby Bar. POD 11pm €16/€12 01-6624305
• Umek
  
  Crunchy techno from the Slovenian producer who made his bones with various Recycled Loops, Consumer Recreation and Astrodisco releases. Support from Danny Alonso. Tripod 11pm €17 01-6624305
• HouseMusicWeekends
  
  Adrian Dunlea and Boochy provide a spectrum of house colours. Pygmalion 11pm Adm free 01-6334479
• Babalonia
  
  The Babalonial kings and queens play the sounds of the underground from various downtown tropical dancefloors. South William Bar 7pm Adm free 01-6725946

• Galway
  
  Club 0a2
  
  Worldwide adventures on the wheels and laptops of steel with Will Softly as global groove selector. Club Aras na nGael 10pm Adm free before 10.30pm/€4 091-567824
• Bulabus
  
  Ferg and Shane fire up the hip-hop, soul, funk, disco and house sausages and rashers. Kelly's, Bridge St 11pm €5 091-563804

Saturday 7

• Belfast
  
  Yello
  
  The late-night/early- morning smasheroo for polysexual ravers. Stealth and Gutterslut rep Per QX in Room 1 while Scope dives deep in Room 2. Mynt, Dunbar St 10pm £5 before midnight/£10/£7 048-90234520

• Cork
  
  Go Deep
  
  Greg and Shane keep the flag flying for deep, quality house soundtracks. The Pavilion 11pm €12/€10 021-4276230

• Dublin
  
  Pogo
  
  The Social goes wide with Donal Dineen broadcasting from the Stage, Barry Redsetta, Joma and Alan Smith bumping in the basement, Synth Eastwood brewing up a storm in the Café, and an Offset to-do in the Mezz. Twisted Pepper 10pm €10/€5 01-8734800
• Whigfield
  
  Minimal tech cuts and glitches with Rubio (Realsound) and Will Kinsella (Ceoltronic and Pulse). Pygmalion 11pm Adm free 01-6334479
• Transmission
  
  Synthtastic beeps and burps from Dirtybird and Southern Fried producer Riva Starr, whose If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade debut album hits the ground running in early 2010. Button Factory 11pm €10 01-6709202

• Galway
  
  Gigantic
  
  Olive, Tom and Mac spin indie, house, electro and classic newbies and faves. Kelly's 11pm €10 091-563804

• Sligo
  
  This Side Up
  
  Hip-hop beats and funky breaks with Noone, PC, Myster-E and Shaool. Tobergal Lane Café 10.30pm €5 071-9146599

• Waterford
  
  Electric Circus
  
  TR-One, aka Carlow producers Dean Fenney and Eddie Reynolds, get in the ring. Support from Will Power and a live set from Carrick-on- Suir's Belly of the Underdog. The Loft, Electric Avenue 10pm €10

Sunday 8

• Dublin
  
  12Sundays
  
  Calm your head and restore your sonic equilibrium with some soothing Sabbath sounds from various Bodytonic jocks. Bernard Shaw 4pm Adm free
• Songs of Praise
  
  The rock'n'roll karaoke night for those who can't really sing but think they're Garth Brooks or Chrissie Hynde after they've had a few jars. The Village 10pm Adm free 01-4758555 
• Sunday Service
  
  Disco and funk tunes from the old and new schools, with Martin McCann. Odessa Club 9pm Adm free 01-6703080

Wednesday 11

• Belfast
  
  Hang
  
  Jazzer David Lyttle spins alt.hip-hop, jazz-not-jazz and blue sounds. Black Box Café 8pm £2 048-90244400

• Cork
  
  Freakscene
  
  Alan Fadd and Jade play indie and alternative tunes in the big room, while Jenny Glitt takes care of your soul, funk and disco requirements in the bar. Gorby's/G2, Oliver Plunkett St 11pm €6/€5/€4/€3 021-4270074

• Dublin
  
  Antics
  
  The midweek pitshop for indie, alternative and electro- indie fiends in the big smoke. Crawdaddy 11pm €3 before midnight/€5 01-6624305

Thursday 12

• Belfast
  
  Sketchy
  
  Across the Line's Rigsy and Paul McClean are the go-to guys for indie, electro and tech-boogie sounds. Stiff Kitten 9.30pm £3 before 11pm/£4 048-90238700

• Dublin
  
  Annie Mac Presents
  
  BBC Radio One's resident Dub brings it all back home as part of a tour to plug her Annie Mac Presents album. Special guest is dubstep scientist Benga. Academy 11pm €25.50 01-8779999
• Pygs Will Fly
  
  Live set from Minus producer Heartthrob plus John the Mantis and Will Kinsella on the support tip. Pygmalion 10pm €7 before midnight/€10 01-6334479
• Soundcheck
  
  Indie, pop, electro and bleeps of every hue from UnaRocks, FionnTimes and pals. Free cupcakes too. Spy 7pm Adm free 01-6770014
• Soul@Solas
  
  Resident spinner Mr Razor digs out the soul. Solas 8.30pm Adm free 01-4780583

• Galway
  
  Strange Brew
  
  Indie beats, alt.rock, newer faves and older vibrations with Gugai at the controls. Róisín Dubh 11pm Adm free 091-586540
• Substance
  
  Indie and alt.sounds with style and substance from Disconnect Keith and i102-104's Josh Clarke. Kelly's, Bridge St 10pm Adm free before midnight/€5 091-563804