Club nights in Manchester this week: 2-9 Feb

We've scoured the listings to bring you our pick of club nights in Manchester this week – plus the latest news on clubs you should book ahead for, festivals and more. Think we've missed something? Send lauren@theskinny.co.uk the details...

Don't-miss parties this week

Warm yourself up for the weekend at Eastern Bloc record shop, with free in-store sessions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Thursday offers a prelude to Ruffhouse & Clarity's gig at Joshua Brooks with the two of them plus Antagonist, Bane and more on the Eastern Bloc decks from 5pm. Friday welcomes Tom Houghton and Black Eyes as a warm-up to the High Hoops x Mood II Swing party later that night at Band on the Wall; and Saturday offers a Traffic in-store, with Commonplace plus Traffic residents giving it some techno 'til late.

Loose Lips with Mo Kolours, Payfone & A Broken Camarilla @ Soup Kitchen, 2 Feb 

It's a tropical Thursday night in Manchester as Mo Kolours – raised on the traditional Séga music of his father’s Indian Ocean homeland, alongside records by the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Michael Jackson – drops by with his signature mix of hip hop, dub, soul and other electronic styles. Plus East London duo Payfone making their Manchester debut, and a live set from electronic/vocal quartet A Broken Camarilla. From 11pm, £8 

Club C.I.T.S. @ Texture, 3 Feb 

A brand new bimonthly club night from the brains behind two of Manchester's most progressive outfits, Annex Agency and Gesamtkunstwerk, Club C.I.T.S. aims to push the boundaries of club music and has already lined up three double bills of artists operating at the thrilling fringes of the dancefloor. The first pairing brings together Bonaventure – who 'uses music as an identity research tool' – and the paranoiac perfection of Coucou Chloe's dark sonic splatters. From 10pm, £7 on the door or you can whack them the money via Paypal

High Hoops x Mood II Swing @ Band on the Wall, 4 Feb

You're in several pairs of good hands tonight, as 90s veterans Mood II Swing – whose impact extended beyond New York's house scene to techno and UK garage clubs – team up with some of Manchester's best-loved DJs. A quality affair. From 11pm, £15 

Blackest Ever Black meets The Death of Rave @ The White Hotel, 4 Feb 

It's as intense a Rainy City night as you can have tonight, as dark rave demigods Blackest Ever Black present a bill of excoriating, soul-searching sounds: from Yorkshire's Ashtray Navigations, Raime's Manchester debut as a full live band, reliable ringmaster Jon K, minimalist drum'n'bass specimen Pessimist and more, all the way through to 7am. From 9pm, £15

Fine Wine @ The Deaf Institute, 7 Feb

Since dancehall is basically all The Skinny office listens to, we're excited for this new weekly fixture at the Deaf Institute spinning Jamaica's finest export, plus reggaeton, afropop and more. From 10pm, £4.50

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Below the Surface with Gilles Peterson @ Hidden, 10 Feb 

Positive vibes will be the order of the day at this get-together of big-sky thinking selectors, led by BBC Radio 6 Music's Gilles Peterson. Manc tropical house favourite Ruf Dug shares in Peterson's globe-trotting musical DNA, while Lone is one of the UK's most cerebrally searching young producers. They're accompanied by a full Manchester complement of Adesse Versions, Jack M, De La Crème and Cult DJs in Below the Surface's first party of 2017. From 9pm, £22.50

HomoElectric vs Savage DJs @ Hidden, 11 Feb 

The famously loved-up and inclusive vibes of HomoElectric make for an ideal Valentine's pre-party, with residents Gina Breeze, Will Tramp, and Jamie Bull going head-to-head – affectionately, of course – with the Savage DJs. Check out our guide to more Valentine's parties here. From 10pm, £12 

La Discothéque with Todd Terje and Dimitri From Paris @ Albert Hall, 11 Feb

Hug your loved ones tight to the big, happy sounds of Nordic disco prince Todd Terje, at the latest instalment of Albert Hall's ambitious 'La Discothéque' series. Terje is joined by slinky producer Dimitri From Paris, plus a live set from Odyssey. Check out our guide to more Valentine's parties here. From 8pm, £28.50 

Zutekh 8th birthday @ Hidden, 25 Feb 

Zutekh still feels like one of the freshest nights on the scene, so it's hard to believe they're nudging a decade old. But eight they are, and they're celebrating in style by bringing in one of their long-loved regulars, Midland, ably supported by Amsterdam's Trouw club regular Job Jobse and word-of-mouth Hotflush Recordings talent Or:la. Finally, making his Zutekh debut is Mr Price of London/Bristol/Cardiff's Studio 89 party series. Hip hip! From 9pm, £15