JACKMASTER, the hugely popular Glaswegian DJ as infamous for his hard partying as his selecting skills, is about to hit the big 3-0.

I know, bummer.

It would have been easy to drown his sorrows and have the family over for tea and cake, but the Radio 1 resident has gone the extra mile to mark his landmark special day in considerable style.

He’s hired out the entire SWG3 complex and put together a lineup featuring some of his best pals from the music game, a gesture that is as unnecessarily grandiose as it is kind.

Coming in history’s quietest-ever post-Hogmanay party vacuum, he’s saved us all a boring wasteland of a weekend and booked a permanent place in Glasgow’s club folklore all at once.

Guests include the not-entirely-serious Kurupt FM (the men behind the self-described “biggest pirate radio station in Brentford”), Skream and Artwork (two thirds of dubstep giants Magnetic Man), Bristol bass warrior Eats Everything (who’ll be playing a strictly hardcore set), and Jack himself going back to back with the Subbie’s Jasper James.

In the words of the birthday boy, it’s going to be “a riot of epic proportions.”

• Jackmaster’s 30th Birthday, Sunday, SWG3, 5pm – midnight, sold out

We Should Hang Out More in Africa

Every New Year, we all make resolutions that can only be described as hopelessly optimistic at best. Whether it’s a swiftly-forgotten pledge to avoid the demon drink or a widely-derided attempt to stay within the city’s boundary for the year, most of our shambolic attempts to better ourselves will have ended up on the rocks already.

Getting along to We Should Hang Out More in Africa is an easier way to feel good about yourself.

It combines a healthy dose of fun (everyone wants to have more of that, right?) with a philanthropic bent (proceeds will go to help Emferd Morogoro, which helps Tanzanians with disabilities), meaning you can dance, drink and donate all at once.

Optimo’s JD Twitch headlines, playing a rare African disco set, with Shahaa Tops and Markey in support. Twitch’s label, Autonomous Africa, continues to support charities across Africa with its releases.

The latest, Youth Stand Up!, is raising funds to help the Tafi Cultural Institute build a recording studio in the village of Tafi Atome, Ghana.

If you’re looking for ways to help out worthy cultural charities in 2016 - whether they’re based in Glasgow or not - look no further.

• We Should Hang Out More in Africa, Saturday, La Cheetah, 11pm – 3am, £5

Return to Mono

Like their peers Optimo, GBX and Ellie Harrison, Slam are local legends who inspire true devotion in the hearts of so many Glaswegians.

This January episode of their monthly house and techno night Return to Mono is a rare chance to see them take control all night long – they’ll be rummaging through their endless record crates to bring you obscure ambient electronica, hard-hitting house and jacking techno.

They haven’t had an all-night session at the Sub Club since back in August and that was a complete sell-out, so this is guaranteed to be similarly crazy.

• Return to Mono, tomorrow, Sub Club, 10pm – 3am, £8

12th Isle

It’s a desolate weekend for big-room clubbing, but there are plenty of smaller events to get stuck into that lean towards the weird and interesting.

Tomorrow, Sleazys’ basement hosts 12th Isle’s first birthday party. Berlin-based Canadian Jayda G is heading over from the German capital to drop her thick, soulful disco and house vibes.

She’s joined by LNS – also Canadian, also based in Berlin – who’ll be laying down her neon-noir electro. Uptown at the Flying Duck, a new monthly night sees Werkha plying his intricate, soulful beats in a new setting: having recently moved to Glasgow from Manchester, this is his first gig in his new city.

Get along and make him feel welcome.

On Saturday, hip-hop night Push It offers up their riposte to Black Friday with Pink Saturday.

They’ll be playing nonstop Nicki Minaj and fierce female hip-hop, while up at the Art School it’s the incredibly niche A Night of Southern Rap, where Éclair Fifi and Inkke will be laying down that particular genre all night.

• 12th Isle’s 1st Birthday, tomorrow, Nice N Sleazy, 11.30pm – 3am, £3

• Werka, tomorrow, The Flying Duck, 9pm – 3am, free

• Push It, Saturday, Stereo, 11pm – 3am, £4

• A Night of Southern Rap, Saturday, The Art School, 11pm – 3am, £6

Night Moves

Floating Points at Hillhead Book Club

Right now, across the country, lightweights like me are still recovering from Hogmanay.

My red wine headache has only just started to subside, and parts of me clenched so hard through cringing at Only an Excuse? that they have still not returned to normal.

It has been a tough week.

All of which makes my jaw drop in amazement at the type of person who can pull of feats of partying endurance.

To power through and keep partying after the excesses of Hogmanay and a New Year’s Day turkey dinner, to me at least, is superhuman.

On New Year’s Day, local crew Stay Fresh hosted the second instalment of their fourth birthday celebrations.

Poor timing, you might think, except that the headliner was the incredible Floating Points.

The trailblazing DJ, who gave up a career in neuroscience to pursue music, found himself a critical darling in 2015.

His debut LP, Eleania, was praised by heavyweight publications and earned a coveted “Best New Music” designation from tastemakers Pitchfork.

It’s a rich, breath-taking collection of songs.

Weird time signatures and abstract synth sections give way to beautiful piano melodies and glorious string arrangements.

It takes repeated listening and proper headphones to unlock its full beauty.

Live, the Mancunian DJ builds soundscapes that are utterly hypnotic.

The Book Club’s illuminated stag’s head – a focal point high above the impromptu dancefloor - and rows of hanging balloons were the only constants among the pulsating soundtrack and kinetic floor.

As starts to the new year go, it was an unparalleled success.

Night Moves

Floating Points at Hillhead Book Club

Q: In three words maximum, sum up your plans for 2016?

1. Anna Pattison, 23, Moray, “Get a Master’s”

Ella Hamilton, 20, Isle of Harris, “Drink all gin”

2. Emilie Anderson, 22, Kilmalcolm

Favourite Club? Nice N Sleazy

Favourite Bar? The Chip, on Ashton Lane

Favourite DJ? Floating Points

Favourite Band? The War on Drugs

First Club? The O2 ABC

What You Drinking? Red wine

Describe Your Dancing? Really bad

3. John McBride, 25, Glasgow, “To live well”

Fraser Ross, 24, Glasgow, “Don’t screw up”

4. Jasmine Desmond, 25, Hackney, “Live, laugh and love”

Chloe Wason, 23, Glasgow, “Let’s push on”

5. Gabby Etchells, 19, Helensburgh, “Career, fun, adventures”

Matthew Hudspith, 25, Helensburgh, “Entrepreneurial, adventurous, insightful”

6. Bobby Sutherland, 23, Shetland, “Have more fun”

7. Ayesha Alrumaithi, 27, Cambridge, “Food and music”

Shanlee Higgins, 27, Cambridge, “Be happy”

8. Ellis Main, 23, Edinburgh, “Keep my job”

Alguste Mockute, 23, Lithuania, “I’m not sure”