1... Rinse Winter Tour 2013

Digital, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, Saturday, April 13

Former Joy Orbison collaborator Boddika and Belfast-based duo Bicep head up this tour by the influential dance radio station. Support from Sophie and the Blah Blah Blah DJs.

11pm to 4am, £12. Call 01273 227767

2... Lisa Lashes Boutique

H Bar, Church Road, Hove, Saturday, April 13

Arguably the world’s most famous female DJ, Lisa Lashes makes her first appearance in the city for five years, as part of a series of intimate shows. Support from Tasso and Bryn Whiting.

9pm to 3am, £10 advance. Call 01273 725890

3... Ultimate Power

Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Middle Street, Brighton, Saturday, April 13

Everyone has a soft spot for songs that pre-smoking ban would have had people sticking cigarette lighters in the air or are best heard in the privacy of one’s own living room playing air guitar. Ultimate Power turns that guilty pleasure into a communal experience, with songs by Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler and Bon Jovi on the playlist.

11pm to 3.30am, £5. Call 01273 749465

4... Algorave

The Volks, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Wednesday, April 17

Ahead of a German festival, a line-up of electronic and live coding musicians are coming to Brighton to perform alongside city-based algorave musicians. On the line-up are Andrew Sorenson, Mico Rex, Slub, Glitch Lich, SK_Computer, Lumma, Yee-King, Thor Magnusson, Idiosyn and Absurd Adam and Ecka Avies.

9pm to 2am, £4, students free. Call 01273 682828

5... Big Daddy Kane

Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Thursday, April 18

The founder member of the Brooklyn-based Juice Crew has gained a reputation as one of the greatest MCs in the world, working theatrics, choreography and hip-hop fashion into his shows. Support from Kung Fu DJs.

7.30pm to 11pm, £10/£12. Call 01273 673311