Cheap Thrills

Fancy kicking some sorry pop-star ass over Xbox Live? Irish musos The Thrills are one of the bands who'll be playing online against all-comers this month across a variety of games.

The Blackrock boys are pencilled in for St Patrick's Day (how corny!) and obscure rockers Kasabian are dropping in the following week, on a date to be confirmed. Microsoft seems determined to foster the community spirit and drive the uptake of Xbox Live with a regular series of themed nights on the online service. Lots of prizes to be won but don't forget you're competing against most of Europe. You'll have to be real good.

Check the Xbox Live calendar for more details.