Salvation is a legendary clubbing brand. To those in the know, it reflects Decadence (so we're talking a plushly-fitted club, everyone treated as a VIP, a real sense of occasion), and Carnival (great costumes, astonishing performance on stage, fab atmosphere). We sat Promoter/Director Steve Elliott and owner John Addy in our hotseat to grill them on exactly why people should seek Salvation: Your club night has been around in different forms since it kicked......

As a wise man once said, "Bloody hell, it's Soft Cell!" Well, actually, it's not Soft Cell. It's just Marc Almond solo. And the man wasn't all that wise. It was Alan Partridge. Either way, though, Monday gives you a chance to see Marc Almond of Soft Cell at Shepherd's Bush Empire. It's his 50th birthday party, so buy him something nice. For those whose prefer sax to synth, septuagenarian free jazz legend Ornette Coleman......

It seems its the time for almost every major band to announce their comeback at the moment. Snow Patrol announce a one off date at the new O2 Arena on Thursday 28th June, with tickets costing £25 each. Expect them to go very quickly when they go on sale at 9am on Friday. Got a few hundred sat in the bank not doing anything? Did you miss out on getting Barbara Streisand tickets? Don't worry.......

The details of the lineup for the Patti Smith-curated 2005 Meltdown festival have been released. The Guardian has some of the details online, but here's a bit of a breakdown of who you'll be seeing on the South Bank this Summer. John Cale will be bringing his particular brand of instrumentalism to the proceedings. The 'French Algerian Johnny Cash': Rachid Taha will be supplying a bit of country-punk. Marc Almond, Neil Finn and others......