Fresh from supporting the Kaiser Chiefs, Japan's hippest export Polysics are set to bring their technicolour pogo punk to the city.

Heartily influenced by their heroes, American New Wave electric eccentrics Devo, the group, whose name comes from the Korg Poly Six - the first synthesizer owned by frontman Hiroyuki Hayashi - are hard to miss dressed in their distinctive red boilersuits and uniform sunglasses.

Live, their brand of pulsing, synthetic pop comes in a variety of languages including Japanese, English and their own "space language", which might sound like gibberish to the rest of us.

Noted for their energetic live shows, Polysics fuse distorted, bashing guitars with kitsch vocoders and synthesisers, creating a sound which is guaranteed to stick in your head and put a smile on your face.

With six albums already under their belts, the two boy/two girl band - Hayashi (guitars, vocals, vocoder) Kayo (synthesizers, vocals, vocoder), Fumi (bass, vocals, synthesizers) and Yano (drums), have been leading the way for hipsters in Japan since they formed in Tokyo in 1997.

Only recently have they begun to build a following in the UK after signing to major Japanese record label Ki/oon - a subsidiary of Sony - in 2000.

As well as Devo, other bands and artists who have influenced Polysics include Talking Heads, The B-52s, King Crimson, Kraftwerk and David Bowie.

They have covered songs by Suzi Quatro, The Ramones, Soft Cell and Frank Sinatra among others and their latest single, Electric Surfin' Go Go, is out now.

Starts 7pm. Tickets cost £7.50. Call 01273 673311