Plastician was one of the originators of dubstep, a Tempa artist who hung with Benga, Skream and co at Croydon’s Big Apple Records where the genre is widely considered to have been born

Award-winning DJ, producer, radio presenter, and all-round dubstep don N-Type guests for the Something Big team, who move to a new home at the more intimate Catwalk

The monthly night breaks out its first bout of dubstep and drum’n’bass of 2013

For indie cheese

The Kenyan reggae and R&B star, best known for 2006 debut album Definition of a Lovechild, returns to Dubai for an intimate club set

Underground party with Nick Hopnner from Panorama bar

Bass and alternative night with Sister Rock and Kung Foo Panda

Underground party with Guillaume and Couto Dumont

Underground party with Delano Smith

Generic but fun indie bangers from DJ Rude Larry

The Bassworx team brings over a notable guest in UK-based DJ Mistanoize

Expect to hear old-school hip-hop, Brit beat, breaks, electro and more from Sister Rock, DJ East and Desert Collective at this fresh and gritty bass night

Expect dubstep and drum’n’bass, with free short drinks and a bottle for the best-dressed freak (despite the fact Halloween is more than a week away)

DJs Louise, ME and Rude Larry spin indie bangers

The Bassworx team relaunches for the new season with a special guest from New York

Urban, dancehall, reggae and R&B at the city’s newest groove night, plus free drinks for ladies before midnight

Catwalk goes all bling with this new urban night from the Hot2Def team, with R&B and hip-hop tunes from DJs Junior J and Lil Crow

An ‘Old Skool Session’ of early jungle, UK garage and dubstep from Rude Larry, Woodle and JAB

Dubai’s freshest bass night, AudiOasis, goes head to head with old hand GlobalFunk. Expect drum’n’bass and dubstep from local stalwarts Mach4, Mr Gremlin, Somalle, MC Ollywood and MC Prit

Across the board bass music at this monthly night from the AudiOasis team

Indie madness from Rude Larry and the Step On team at this monthly party

Minimal bass music from the AudiOasis team

Techno-tinged Daso helps celebrate seven years of Warped’s electro glitches in Dubai, plus sets from residents Adam and Dan

Promising heavy beats and dirty basslines, minimal and tech night Glitch returns to celebrate a second birthday, with tunes from resident Kris Lee

Fun-loving DJ Rude Larry launches a new drum n’ bass night as part of the overhaul of Catwalk’s music policy