25 things to do this weekend

Friday

Real Steel
Who's up for a bit of robot boxing? Described by our critic as 'a multiplex monster smartly constructed from tried-and-trusted parts,' piston-pumping Hugh Jackman vehicle Real Steel opens in Tokyo today. Read more

Envy
Though they're synonymous with hardcore dynamics, screaming and walls of guitar noise, Envy also have a soft side: witness their choice of electronica songstress Caroline as support act for this end-of-year show. Read more

Tokyo/Europe Folk
Six months after frolicking through Tokyo in his 'indie superduo' with Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake, former Gorky's Zygotic Mynci lynchpin Euros Childs returns in support of a darker new album of solo material. Read more

Johnny Gill & Keith Sweat
Before R. Kelly and Ne-Yo, there were these two. Sexalicious '90s R&B crooners and former LSG bandmates Johnny Gill and Keith Sweat offer a double portion of smooth at Billboard Live tonight. Read more

The Flight Reception 2011
A year to the day after it started flights from Haneda and Kansai International, budget carrier Air Asia is throwing a free party at one of Tokyo's swankier venues, with Ken Ishii, Numanoid and DJ Amiga. Nice. Read more

Endless Flight
Microhouse producer Isolée scored an indie crossover hit with 2005's We Are Monster, then went awfully quiet. Find out what he's been up to when he appears at Eleven, with deep house house duo Arto Mwambé. Read more

Ubik
The creative force behind UK ambient electronica act The Orb, Alex Paterson is at his best when he's given ample time to stretch out – and he'll be doing just that when he plays a three-hour DJ set at Unit tonight. Read more

On-U Sound 30th Special
British dub innovator Adrian Sherwood wraps up the 30th anniversary year of his record label with a bass-heavy bash, accompanied by Japanese dub heads Audio Active, Ao Inoue and Kuranaka 1945. Read more

Ejoe's House
He's performed with everyone from Mariah Carey and Will Smith to Namie Amuro and TRF, but house dance pioneer Ejoe Wilson is also a dab hand behind the decks. Catch him with longtime pal Brooklyn Terry. Read more