STEVE GRIBBEN, FRANCESCA MARTINEZ, KEIR MCALLISTER, PETE JONAS
The Stand's weekend chuckle factory. Your compere is Raymond Mearns. The Stand, York Place, 7pm, £9 (£8), 0131–558 7373
RUDI LICKWOOD, MATT KIRSHEN, DOM CARROLL, SANDY NELSON
Live stand-up with support and an after-show disco until 3am. Jongleurs, Omni Centre, Greenside Place, 8.15pm, £14 (£11), 0870 787 0707
ABBA MANIA
Pipping Mamma Mia to the post, Abba Mania The Concert takes you back in time by recreating one of the world's finest pop groups in a live stage performance. Super Troopers and Dancing Queens, don't forget to dig out those platform heels and spandex flares. Edinburgh Playhouse, Greenside Place, 7.30pm, £16.50 (£14.50), 0870-606 3424
AFTERNOON TRIO JAZZ
Afternoon spot with variable line-up of piano or guitar, bass and drums, plus guests. The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 3.30pm, free, 0131-220 4298
EAST STRIKE WEST
Noise and experemental rock with Gasgiant, Taking Chase, Fall Short and Conform also gracing the stage. The Hive, Niddry Street, 7pm, £5, 0131-556 0444
SAT NITE FISH FRY - THE EVERYTHING TREATMENT
Dance to electric sounds from this five-piece with vocals, plus DJs D'Viking and Astroboy. The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 11.30pm, £5 (£3), 0131-220 4298
SAVING AIMEE
The Hertfordshire and London-based pop rockers are influenced by Duran Duran's Greatest Hits and Guns N' Roses (in that order). Studio 24, Calton Road, 7pm, £5, 0131-558 3758
WORLD PREMIERE QUINTET
A specially hand-picked five-piece of excellent musicians playing together for the first time - with no rehearsal. The Jazz Bar, Chambers Street, 8.15pm, £3 (£2), 0131-220 4298
BASICS
That's back to real basics: ska, rock'n'roll and all that hep stuff the cats used to groove to, way back when. Henry's Cellar Bar, Morrison Street, 11pm-3am, £5, 0131-228 9393
B*ST*RD!
A fresh mix of indie, trashy electro, rock, metal, pop of dubious parentage and punk. Club Hive, Niddry Street, 11pm, free before 11.30pm (£4 after), 0131-556 0444
BOUTIQUE
Lucky Luciano and Dowzer come all over electro, while Dejaybird provides fromage-free frolics. GHQ, Picardy Place, 10.30pm, £7 (£6), 0131-550 1780
DEEP ELEMENT
Quality music to please house-heads, as chosen by Mikey Inglis and Ross Hutchison. Red, Cowgate, 10pm, free, 0131-225 1757
THE EGG
Cracking along very nicely, thank you very much, as the best mix of indie, 60s ska, soul and other retro grooves are given free range. Wee Red Bar, Lauriston Place, 11pm, £4 (£5 after midnight), 0131-229 1442
JOSEPH MALIK
The local DJ plays up the past, the present & the future. The Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, 9pm, free, 0131-556 7060
LIQUID SOUL
Mark B & his guests with funky house music. Po Na Na, Frederick Street, 10.30pm, £6 (£3 before 11pm), 0131-226 2224
LULU
Hobbes and Kipp$ play funk and electro. Lulu, George Street, 8pm-3am, £7 after 10pm, free before), 0131-225 5005
MUSICOLOGY
Two of Scotland's top DJs play alternative Saturdays. Scott Granger has remixed for the likes of Justin Timberlake, Faithless and Jamiroquai and is the UK's leading video DJ. Watch him mix and scratch music DVDs on 13 plasma screens. Calverto alternates, with vocal funk, chart anthems with dance thrown in. Shanghai at Le Monde, George Street, 9pm-5am, £4 before 11pm, £8 after, 0131-270 3900
SATURDAYS@OPAL LOUNGE
Late-night soiree for the Capital's sexy, shimmering and stylish. Opal Lounge, George Street, 10pm, £6 (free before midnight), 0131-226 2275
RETRIBUTION
The Mission is Dead, Long Life Retribution's dark hours of metal and Goth rock. Studio 24, Calton Road, 11pm-3am, £5, 0131-558 3758
TEASE AGE
Weekly indie stalwart, with DJ Monkee Mickee. Citrus Club, Grindlay Street, 11pm-3am, £5 (free before 11.30pm), 0131-622 7086
VIP SATURDAYS
Sexy R&B, hip-hop and classic party grooves from DJ Fabuloz. Club Purple, Hanover Street, 10pm, £3 (£5 after midnight), 0131-220 6818
FARMERS' MARKET
Around 40 stalls selling farm produce such as bread, dairy products, eggs, traditional and exotic meats, fish, organic vegetables, cheeses, and home baking. Castle Terrace, 9am, free
CONNECT SUPER SCIENCE SHOW
Find out about science in the real world. National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 1.45am, 12.45pm, 1.45pm, 2.45pm, free, 0131-225 7534
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