Jarvis Cocker probably wasn’t singing about tomorrow’s Hardstyle Superheroes gig on Pulp’s 1998 classic This is Hardcore. But he might as well have been.

“It’s going to be one hell of a night… this is the eye of the storm!” he wails dramatically over an operatic sample. It’s hard to envisage the chaos that will unfold in the Gorbals tomorrow and not think of his quivering voice, all lustful, leering, and gawping at what’s unfolding before him.

Which is funny, because the soundtrack to all of this will be quite different, of course. The crazed duo Gunz For Hire are the slightly insensitively-named headliners of this epic night of hardcore dance. They’re from Holland - the birthplace of hardstyle - and their masked, suited-up public personas and dark, murderous overtones (“Hey punk, get ready to meet your faith/ I’m a stonecold predator, driven by hate,” they chant on Executioner Style) mark them out as a kind of Slipknot equivalent of their genre.

Their aggression, you feel, will be matched by the crowd after a long evening of distorted, fist-pumping hardcore. The prominent hardstyle producer Atmozfears, Dutch siren Deetox and UK rave veteran Kutski are among the night’s other performers. All big names in their own right, it’s almost incredible to see them together on a bill. Fans of intense, pummeling noise are in for a real treat, if you can call it that – any brave soul who can endure this night from start to finish is going to feel like they’ve gone 12 rounds with Joseph Joyce.

• Hardstyle Superheroes, tomorrow, O2 Academy, 8pm – 3am, £24

Radio Slave

Matt Edwards is a man of many guises, but he’s perhaps best known as Radio Slave. A prolific minimal techno DJ, remixer and supporter of new talent, the British heavyweight shot to prominence back in 2001, when his edit of Kylie’s “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” was picked up by Pete Tong. It became a huge tune for Edwards, who was already doing quite nicely as an underground spinner – his residencies at London’s Milk Bar and Ministry of Sound did not come about by accident. Since then he’s earned residencies at Berlin’s PanoramaBar and Paris’ Rex Club, introduced the world to Russian techno superstar Nina Kraviz, and released a string of acclaimed records on his Rekids imprint. The latest of those was Vision, in May this year: featuring intricate rhythm work and cosmic vibes that the trippiest Scandinavian producer would envy, it’s a fine piece of work that warrants hearing in a live setting. Catch a master at work, along with the immortal house gods Harri and Dom, at Subculture on Saturday.

• Subculture with Radio Slave, Saturday, Sub Club, 11pm – 3am, £10

DJ Yella

As a founding member of NWA, the groundbreaking gangsta rap group immortalised in last year’s Hollywood biopic Straight Outta Compton, DJ Yella helped to create a sound that changed the face of hip-hop forever. Yella produced the group’s album of the same name – it went on to become the first blockbuster gangsta rap record, generating praise and controversy in equal measure. After the group’s acrimonious breakup in 1991, Yella produced a string of records for Easy-E’s Ruthless label, before jacking in the music business to direct adult films.

His creative juices in that field exhausted, he’s returned to his first love, and is back out on the road, dishing out hip-hop history lessons to old school fans and newbies the world over. “Now I’m back to DJing - that’s my passion,” he told The Daily Beast late last year. “I’ve been to Paris, Australia, Canada. That’s my thing now. I still DJ the same way, but I’m not a scratch-scratch-scratch battle DJ. I’ll rock the house. I’m old school.”

He takes on Saint Lukes tonight, telling the story of the West Coast in a one-off set. This is a rare chance to see a master at work – hip-hop fans and music history buffs alike will find much to enjoy here.

• DJ Yella, tonight, St Luke’s, 8pm – late, £13

The Pony Island Afterparty

A trio of hip parties means that it’s proving particularly problematic for me to pin down where I’m going to be on Saturday night. The Loosen Up crew are flexing their guns at The Rum Shack early doors – funk, boogie and the prospect of many different rums to sample make this extremely enticing. The Push It residents celebrate their night’s second birthday at Stereo from 10pm – expect sassy hip-hop and R&B, as well as cake, of course, and then there’s more of that at Pretty Ugly, over at the Admiral. All outstanding choices, so it would seem that a spot of bar-hopping is the only way to go - see you on the dancefloors, dear reader.

• Post-Pony Party Platters, Saturday, The Rum Shack, 7pm – 1am, £3

• Push It’s Second Birthday, Saturday, Stereo, 10pm – 3am, £4

• Pretty Ugly presents: Drop it Like it’s Hot, Saturday, The Admiral, 11pm – 3am, £6