It’s Hop Tu Naa weekend and it’s a busy one out there for the various bands and singer/songwriters of the island.

Fittingly, The Devil Note is out and about.

Featuring Simon Campbell on Guitar with Suzy Starlite on Bass and both sharing the vocal duties, the band very much touts itself as a nod to the British Blues and Rock explosion of the 60s.

Expect cuts from the likes of John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton, Humble Pie, Cream and Free alongside pieces by Focus, BB King, ZZ Top, David Bowie and T-Rex.

The band has a number of live dates coming up and further information can be found at Facebook.com/the.devil.note.In a similar vein Borderline are also out and about, gigging this weekend.

Sighting influences from the likes of Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Robert Cray, Albert King, BB King, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, and Jerry Lee Lewis, the band features Heinrich Koop, Keith Randall, Alan Presford and Nigel Johnson in their line-up and appears at The Horse and Plough in Braddan on Friday night.

Lost Dogs make their way north to The Mitre in Ramsey on Saturday night! A Pearl Jam tribute who’s line-up features John Cleator on vocals, Dick Raine on bass, Kev Cleator and Alex Duke sharing guitar duties and Jonny Peacock on drums, their set delves deep into the Pearl Jam back catalogue from across the years.

Expect the likes of Even Flow, Jeremy, Betterman, Rearviewmirror, Given To Fly, State Of Love and Trust and Once amongst a fairly wide sweep across the various Pearl Jam albums.

For further information on the band, please visit the Lost Dogs Pearl Jam tribute Facebook page.

Staying up north and finally this week to Bar Logo with Jester’s Dead.

The band formed in January 2013 and boasts a line-up of Mike Jelski on vocals, Phil Hatton on guitar, Chris Glaister on keys, Jamie Christian on bass and Joe Kneale on drums.

The band, who specialise in the anthemic stadium rock tunes of the eighties, and play from a set list made up of the likes of Bon Jovi, Queen, Toto, Rainbow and Meat Loaf, begin their residence in the northern bar.

Well worth checking out if that sounds like your kind of thing.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg gigs wise this weekend. To keep up to date with any further events as they’re announced, please visit the Isle Of Man Gigs and TT gigs Facebookpages. That’s all for this week dear reader!