Alice in Chains @ O2 Academy, 2 Aug

Ask anyone what the top five bands of the 'grunge era' were, and you can bet your daughter that Alice in Chains will be right up there, along with Nirvana, Mudhoney, et al.

The Seattle stalwarts may have been through the wars and back – and tragically lost the boundless vocal talent that was Layne Staley on the way – but they still know how to grind a riff or two, and last year's comeback album Black Gives Way To Blue more than punches its weight beside classics like Facelift and Dirt.

This is their second Glasgow gig in quick succession after an emotional return to the Barrowlands late last year, and you'd be well advised to get them bones down there. [Martin Skivington]