Francois K marks himself out as a complete and utter maverick.

He once admitted that there are times when he plays he makes a pact with himself.

“Whatever it is that comes to me – no matter how crazy, different, out-of-context it may be – I should be able to play a set where I'll put on whatever I just thought about. Sometimes people don't like it at all… [but] it's made me become more in-tune and listening to that sort of inner voice that suggests to me things that I should play.”

The man has seen and done it all: the disco veteran has been a permanent fixture on the New York dance music scene since the days of Studio 54, and can bask in the glow of a 40-year career in which he has become one of the world’s most celebrated and in-demand DJs.

It wasn’t always like that. The Frenchman made the move from his base in Strasbourg to Manhattan in the aftermath of Richard Nixon and Vietnam, and began picking up work as a session drummer.

Before long he saw the appeal of being in the DJ booth rather than sitting on a drum stool, and it’s difficult to fault the logic underpinning the decision.

Appearances at legendary, era-defining clubs like Paradise Garage and David Mancuso’s Loft became the norm, before he jacked it in and found himself producing and remixing for Island Records. There, he worked with luminaries such as Arthur Russell, Can, Kraftwerk and U2, before going back to the globetrotting DJ life in the ‘90s.

Put simply, the man is one of the world’s great DJs and if you don’t go to this on Saturday, to see him spinning records and potentially taking you on a life-changing musical journey, then you’re going to kick yourself. So do it, for goodness’ sake.

Also looking tasty this weekend: Optimo’s Turbo Rave, which takes place at the Subbie tomorrow night. Make sure and bring your earplugs, though.

“The Subbie already has the best sound system in Scotland but we’re going to double that,” the veteran duo warn.

“This is not some dumb exercise in trying to deafen everybody. It is not going to be painfully loud, but rather the sound will be omnipresent. There will be no escape from the music… if you like to hang out at the bar and chat all night, maybe skip this one.”

Sound advice. And while Twitch and Wilkes will be making concessions to “rave” music, this isn’t an exercise in nostalgia, either. As well as the frantic sounds of late ‘80s and early ‘90s dance, they’ll also be playing appropriate up-to-date bangers, too. “Rest assured this will be ridiculously good fun,” they promise. I have no reason to doubt them.

• Optimo Turbo Rave, tomorrow, Sub Club, 11pm – 3am, £10

• Subculture with Francois K, Saturday, Sub Club, 11pm ¬– 3am, £12

Feel My Bicep

Belfast duo Bicep flex their bulging, creatin-inflated disco muscles tomorrow night as part of a quite incredible lineup at SWG3. The Dutch DJ Job Jobse joins them: a former resident at Trouwe, the notorious Amsterdam newspaper-factory-turned-gritty-underground-nightclub, his sound embodies the hedonistic, melodic maelstrom that characterises Life and Death, the record label he’s most closely associated with. Elsewhere, New York’s Tim Sweeney – he of the quite brilliant Beats in Space radio station and series of parties – pops up to supply cosmic disco vibes, and Berlin-based Ryan Elliott showcases his sleek, stripped-back house. And as if that wasn’t enough excitement for one night, you can also catch Berlin techno enigma Shed and London ambient and deep house siren Jane Fitz. Plenty to see, so get there early.

• Feel My Bicep, tomorrow, SWG3, 10pm – 3am, £18

Divine!

The evergreen vintage night Divine! Undergoes a relaunch for Spring on Saturday. It’s now the first Saturday of every month but the all-vinyl, solid-gold groove ethos remains: this month’s guest is Glasgow’s “Queen of Psych” Holly Calder, who’ll be dishing out freakbeat and garage 45s like it’s 1969.

• Divine!, Saturday, The Admiral, 11pm – 3am, £7