If you think you can hack another weekend of big events following the bank holiday madness, get out and test yourself at one of these four...
Magika & Carl Cox: 25 Years in the Game, Q Club, Friday, £20
An old-school reunion comes to Q Club this Friday for a world exclusive two-hour old school and drum & bass set from the pairing of house and techno superstar Carl Cox and Birmingham promoter and MC, Magika. Support is exceptionally strong too, with Seduction, Sy, Shades Of Rhythm, Grooverider and many more taking things back to the early 90s at Birmingham's most legendary rave venue.
Freestyle: DJ Vadim & Fingathing (live), Hare & Hounds, Friday, £10
Hip hop producer and DJ, Vadim, brings one of his genre-mashing sets to Birmingham on Friday, joined by unique turntables-and-bass duo Fingathing and their inimitable jazz-soaked vibes.
Mixmag Live presents Jamie Jones, The Rainbow Venues, Saturday, £12.50
The Hot Creations frontman returns to The Rainbow Venues for an extended four-hour set before he jets out to Ibiza for the summer. Whether you're heading to the White Isle or not this year, this is the perfect way to get you warmed-up for the summer.
Trancecoda Presents Full On, Boxxed, Saturday, £20
Join Dutch trance royalty Ferry Corsten as he drops a three-hour set at Boxxed on Saturday, alongside a spectrum of headliners including Ben Gold and Jacob Van Hage, for a night of trance and pure classics.