Gigs being played in the Hampshire region this week.

The Maple Leaff Club at Polygon, Southampton is the venue for the Rock Against Racism concert on May 26. The event is organised by SCAN (the Southampton Coalition Against Nazis). Spokesperson for the gig, Richard Chorley said, "This is the most important music event in Southampton since 1978 (the year that Rock Against Racism concerts were held all over the UK, including Southampton). We would urge all young people to come along. Hopefully music will enable us in the fight against racism in Southampton."

All musical genres will be represented with bands including: Howard Alias (ska punk), The High Teas (indie rock), Pilger (hardcore punk), Smerings Anti-Social Club (latin jazz), Voices of Treason (acoustic), Artists from the Urban Flava Competition (rap and R'n'B), Beautiful Life (folk punk) and Rebus (indie punk). Reggae classics will be played by the Mighty Makka Foundation Sound System.

The concert will be preceded by a March Against Racism, leaving Hoglands Park at noon and a rally at the Civic Centre car park at 12.30pm.

Performance: 2.30pm til midnight. Admission: £5 or £2.50 with a vinyl, CD or video donation. All proceeds will go to Oxfam's Music4Life campaign.

Traditional blues fans get themselves down to the Anvil ton May 25 for the American Festival of The Blues II. Artists showing how it should be done include: Louisiana Red (a true blues name if ever there was one), Deitra Farr, Otis Grand and the Big Blues Band and Bobby Parker. Carlos Santana once said of the latter guitarist, 'can pierce your heart and soothe your soul - he inspired me to play guitar.'

Performance: 7.45pm. Tickets: £14.50 Box office: 01256 844244

Burt Bacharach produced some great music and it appeals to a very wide generation. The Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton plays tribute to his material on May 25 with the help of jazz vocalists Claire Martina and Ian Shaw. Claire holds a clutch of best jazz vocalist awards, while The Observer called Ian's style 'edgy, exciting and provocative'.

Performance: 8pm Ticket: £12 Box office: 023 8059 5151

The Dead Kennedys should have been playing Salisbury City Hall on May 29, but the event was cancelled due to their guitarists East Bay Ray injuring his hand. The Buzzcocks have now bravely steps into the breach. Synonymous with their hit Ever Fallen in Lone, Melody Maker said of them back in 1987, 'The Buzzcocks more than anyone else, were responsible for wrenching the frenzied punk impulse into some sort of pop beauty.'

The support for the date remains unchanged: King Prawn, 4FT Fingers and FDS.

Performance: 7pm Tickets: £13.50 in advance, £14.50 on the door. Box office: 01722 327676