Friday - The Bedford, 77 Bedford Hill, Balham 020 8682 8940. Big Daddy's Funky Monkey, monthly soul and funk night third Friday of each month, 7.45pm, £3.

The Cartoon, 179 London Road, Croydon 020 8239 1616. Ten Years Later, Fifth Man Down, DJ. Two original heavy metal bands get the weekend underway. 8.30pm, £6.

The Crane Inn, Armoury Way, Wandsworth, 020 8874 2450. Candy The Slag In Drag. Outrageous X- rated music and comedy. If easily offended stay away. 9pm, free.

The Grey Horse, 46 Richmond Road, Kingston, 020 8541 4328. Templeton Peck, My Little Empire, Bernard. Three bands from different parts of the country provide a night of rock music. 9pm, £4.

The Half Moon, Lower Richmond Road, Putney 020 8780 9383. El Camino, Bubba, Blofeld. Three of the best unsigned bands around, alternative rock with a bit of funk. 8.30pm, £4.

The Peel, 160 Cambridge Road, Kingston 020 8546 3516. The Twang Show. Rock/heavy metal and alternative sounds courtesy of DJ Twang. 8pm, free

The Worcester Park Club, Malden Road, Worcester Park 01784 460094. The Mods. Johnny Waughman and co create some of the great mod sounds of the 60s including material by The Small Faces, The Kinks and the Who among others. 8pm.

The Fairfield, Barclay Road, Croydon, 020 8688 9291. Deacon Blue. With a string of top 40 hits including Fergus Sings The Blues and Love and Regret, Deacon Blue are the leading exponents of Scottish rock. After a break they are now back with a new album, Homesick. 8pm, £20, £17.50.

Saturday

The Cartoon Croydon (see Friday). Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Fuzzy, DJs. Tribute to Black Sabbath playing all the bands hits including Paranoid, Iron Man and many more. 8.30pm, £6.

The Grey Horse, Kingston (see Friday). Dogzuki, Transmission, Trackstar. 9pm, £4.

The Half Moon, Putney (see Friday). Sweet Gorilla. Top pop rock band play the Putney venue. 8.30pm, £6.

The Peel, Kingston (see Friday). Junk DNA/2Sides/Joski/ support. Rock, metal and hardcore. 8pm, £3.50.

The Dukes Head, Hepworth Way, Walton, 01932 254966. Kyla White. Sensational female vocalist. 9pm, free.

Epsom Playhouse, Ashley Avenue, Epsom, 01372 742555/742227. Think Floyd. Pink Floyd tribute band recreate the sound and sight of the supergroup. 8pm, £12.40-£15.50.

The Leather Bottle, 277 Kingston Road, South Wimbledon, 020 8542 7490. The Phantoms. The best indie & mainstream rock, covering the best of today's and tomorrow's new music. 8pm, free.

The Grove Tavern, Morden Rd, Wimbledon, 020 8543 2023. The Robin Bibi Band, 10pm.

Sunday

The Cartoon Croydon (see Friday). 2pm Bad Influence. Classic rock. Free. 7pm Boot Led Zeppelin. Tribute to 70s rock supergroup. £3.

The Grey Horse, Kingston (see Friday). 3pm Robin Bibi Band. Blues/r'n'b, free. 5.30pm Bonkers. Blues/rock, free. 8.30pm Plantpot. Rock, funk and reggae, free.

The Peel, Kingston (see Friday). Rock and Roll Damnation. Rock club night with guest DJs. 8pm, free.

The Worcester Park Club (see Friday). Roadhouse with Charlie Whitney. Blues band launch their second album with help from former Streetwalker Charlie Whitney. 7.30pm, £6.

Monday

The Cartoon Croydon (see Friday). Lapus Linguae/Guapo/

Method Sent. three incredible hardcore bands. 8.30pm, £3.

The Grey Horse, Kingston (see Friday). Opium Passport, Sonic Shores. Rock. 8.30pm, £3-£4.

The Half Moon, Putney (see Friday). The Acoustic session, popular unplugged singer/

songwriters showcase night with eight new acts. 8pm, £2.

Tuesday

The Cartoon, Croydon (see Friday). My Deaf Audio, 2 supports. Three original rock bands. 8.30pm, £3.

The Grey Horse, Kingston (see Friday). Jam session with Three State Blues. If you think you can cut the mustard musically on stage this is the place to be. 9pm, free.

The Half Moon, Putney (see Friday). The Mandarins/Silvertop. Indie rock from two great bands, 8.30pm, £4.

The Peel, Kingston (see Friday). Mantis Clan/The Womb. Rock. 8pm, £3.50.

The Fairfield Croydon (see Friday). Former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure, who co-wrote the legendary charity record Do They Know It's Christmas, performs tracks from his new album. Expect some of the old Ultravox hits including Dancing With Tears In My Eyes and Vienna. 8pm, £11-£14.

Wednesday

The Cartoon, Croydon (see Friday). Rehab/Chevron/2 supports. Four original hard rock bands, 8.30pm, £3.

The Grey Horse, Kingston (see Friday). Acoustic showcase. Six acts make up this great midweek singer/songwriters night. 9pm, £2.

The Half Moon, Putney (see Friday). Big Red, Moondial, Sweet As. Alternative rock with hints of The Clash and The Pixies. £4, 8.30pm/

The Peel, Kingston (see Friday). Satania V-Rockbitch/Obsidian. Rock and metal over 18s only. 8.30pm, £10.

The Bedford (see Friday). Acoustix @ The Bedford. Intimate candle-lit showcase of the best of London's singer/songwriters. This week with Paul Goodwin, Page, Ruby Kane and Zed Lee, 9pm, free.

Three Band Night, Wax On Wax Off, Miramar, Cracked. 8.30pm, £5.

The Worcester Park Club (see Friday). Carvin Jones and Jerry Donahue. Two sensational guitar players on the same bill. 8pm, £7.

The Morden Tavern, Central Road, Morden, 020 8648 2362. The Robin Bibi Band, 8.30pm.

Thursday

The Cartoon, Croydon (see Friday). Subversion Rock Club. Top DJs playing everything from punk to funk. 8.30pm, £3.

The Grey Horse, Kingston (see Friday). Remedy/Idol. Classic rock. 9pm, free.

The Half Moon, Putney (see Friday). Aural Therapy weekly student band night in association with Roehampton Student Union. £4 (£3 NUS), 8.30pm.

The Peel, Kingston (see Friday). Jimbob, The Disorientee, Inimenter. Alternative rock. 8.30pm, £4.

The Bedford (see Friday). I am 7/Lig. Alternative rock music from two young bands. £5, 8.30pm.

The Fairfield (see Friday). Nils Lofgren. Former member of Neil Young's band and currently with Bruce Springsteen, Nils is one of America's most established guitarists. £15.50-£17.50.

November 12, 2001 13:00