30 things to do this weekend

Saturday

Laos Festival 2012
If you were put off by the crowds at the Thai and Jamaica festivals in Yoyogi Park earlier in the month, rest assured that things are unlikely to get quite so manic during this weekend's celebration of little old Laos. Read more

M-Flo
Two months after declaring 'Fuck J-pop in 2012', pop provocateurs M-Flo will be laying out the blueprint for how it should be done, in a full-blown, guest-star-studded show at Makuhari Messe. Read more

Finland Fest: Metal Attack
While a trio of 'trad giants from Finland' are assembling in Shibuya, some of their more unruly compatriots – including Amoral and Swallow the Sun – will head to Liquidroom for an epic headbanging session. Read more

Andrew W.K.
Hard-living party monster Andrew W.K. worked the Tokyo crowd into a sweaty frenzy at the first show of his Japan I Get Wet tour on Wednesday. Catch him on the rebound tonight – it's guaranteed to be silly. Read more

Violens
If they're hardly the first group to mine the mid-'80s output of the 4AD label for sonic inspiration, Violens do it better than most. The Brooklyn trio arrive in town hot on the release of their sophomore LP, True. Read more

Bad Noise!
Get a dose of cut-price guitar antics at Ruby Room, with female-fronted rock 'n' rollers The Aginers (who formed two years ago but dress like they stumbled out of the early '80s), Modern Girls and Himitsu Locker. Read more

DJ Harvey
Returning to Tokyo for the first time since his all-night DJ marathon on New Year's Eve, disco voyager DJ Harvey looks unlikely to play for quite as long when he appears at Eleven. Emphasis on the word 'quite'. Read more

Outlook Festival Japan Launch Party
We're still not sure why Tokyo needs a warm-up party for a festival that's held in Croatia, but it's hard to complain with tonight's lineup of dub, ragga and bass music, including Daddy Freddy, Broken Haze and DJ Aki. Read more

Inlook Festival #2012
This tongue-in-cheek counterpart to tonight's Outlook party boasts appearances by some top local DJs and a guest slot by bass fiend Hiro Tha Jap, who's literally just got back from an 8-year stint in New York. Read more

Tresvibes 5th Anniversary
It'd be worth going purely for the novelty goods on offer, but the Tresvibes 5th birthday bash promises to throw up some tasty sounds too, including German genre surfer Roman Flügel and RBMA grad Kez YM. Read more

Madchester Night 2012
Happy Mondays, move over. Japan gets nostalgic about its own Second Summer of Love tonight, as reformed early-'90s bands Venus Peter and Secret Goldfish share a stage for the first time in 15 years at Unit. Read more

Alien Radio feat. Umek
A decade ago, the phrase 'Slovenian superstar DJ' might have provoked giggles – but techno producer Uroš Umek put an end to that. Prepare for a clobbering as he plays alongside Groove Patrol and Alex Einz. Read more

WWW feat. Riton
If the David Guetta-ised pop charts are grinding you down, head to Air tonight and get a taste of how this electro stuff is meant to be done, with guest sets from Brit producer Riton and local heroes The Lowdowns. Read more