These next 28 days are gonna be very messy indeed. We’ve got a leviathan of a birthday party, the reawakenings of some city favourites, and the return of a much-loved Coke-peddling producer (c’mon, those Olympic….

It’s January, yes. But you’ve just been paid? Possibly. Possibly you’re not working. Anyway, what are we, your careers advisor? It doesn’t matter. Just dance…

From Roy Ayres to Andy Weatherall, Gus Gus to the, ahem, Courteeners - the Magnet’s constantly been the source of evenings that are as eclectic as they are entertaining. So, says, Stephanie Heneghan, its return couldn’t be better timed.