Five reasons to go out:

1... A Garage Special Audio, Marine Parade, Brighton, Friday, January 23

OXIDE And Neutrino, former chart-toppers and founding members of the So Solid Crew, turn the clock back to when their tracks Bound 4 Da Reload and No Good 4 Me packed the charts, as well as playing tracks marking the rise of UK bass and grime.

11pm, £5 before midnight, £7 after. Call 01273 606906.

2... Mungo’s Hi Fi Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Friday, January 23

ADVANCE tickets have already sold out for the roots reggae night, with guests Yt and Solo Banton, Dub Smugglers, Dagger Sound and the Rubadub Club All Stars. Get down early for tickets on the door.

11pm to 4am, from £8.50. Call 01273 673311.

3... Volte-Face Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton, Friday, January 23 WESTPIER brings the Rinse FM DJ and figurehead of London’s adventurous electronic music scene to Brighton, with support from Mehtola.

£2/£4. Call 0845 2938480.

4... Mirage Green Door Store, Trafalgar Arches, Brighton, Friday, January 23

A NIGHT of 1980s Italo-Disco courtesy of CMJ3000, Matteo Blamo and H P Sorcery.

11pm, free. Visit www.thegreendoorstore.co.uk

5... O>Y>B The Coalition, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, Saturday, January 24

HOT fire-breathing aerialists, dancers and 2011 Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists Girls Roc are the special guests.

11pm to 3am, £5 on guestlist. Visit www.coalitionbrighton.com