Festival of the Dead, AJ Fight, Club LIV- Come Party!

Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time, we need wages.

-Terry Pratchett, author

You'll certainly need your wages for this weekend with Manchester Cool Bars. Seriously, if you're in Greater Manchester and you stay in, something is wrong.

Friday Night- the group is heading to The Festival of the Dead, a club night with a Mexican Halloween theme, house music, acrobats, confetti drops and nightmarish axle grinders. It looks spectacular, with the BEC Arena in Trafford Park being a perfectly large venue. (Bowlers, as most know it.) I definitely want to go, but there's one problem: I can't log into my Fatsoma account to buy the ticket. Facebook event has more.

Saturday: British boxing champ Anthony Joshua takes on last-minute replacement Carlos Takam. The challenger is apparently quite tough, so should be a lengthy battle. Pulev remains out due to injury. Manchester Cool Bars are dropping into Genting for this, a great venue with huge screens.

After the fight I'll be heading over to Club LIV for their Saturday night party and catching up with other Cool Bars people. It's already a hugely popular meetup. Expect familiar faces from TV, outrageous displays of spending, and stunning women. And men. As it's Halloween fancy dress is optional, and you know a club like LIV will feature a few horror-themed surprises.

I can't wait for the weekend to begin, as Michael Gray once wrote.