This weekend, our good friends Skiddle turn 9 years old.

With over 200,000 events listed at nearly 20,000 venues across the UK, one of the busiest Festival guides and their popular lowdown on Ibiza, they've become the number 1 resource for finding out what's on.

To celebrate their 9th birthday they're having 9 minutes of madness and throwing a FREE party:

For 9 minutes from midday on the 2nd May all tickets will be BOOKING FEE FREE!

Zero booking fee on all tickets? Yep.

Then later that day from 4pm, at Jacksons Warehouse in the Northern Quarter part of Manchester, they're inviting you to come and have a FREE BEER, BBQ & BOOGIE. Why not pop down and say hello?

The event is open to all, so bring your friends and enjoy some drinks in the sunshine.

More event details and a map are available here.

Martin Cordiner - 1 May 2010