Here are some pop, rock and folk highlights to look out for around Oxfordshire

Prog-rock
IAN ANDERSON
St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford
Tonight
Tickets have sold out

Jethro Tull frontman — and an undisclosed gaggle of friends — play an intimate fundraising show of folk-fringed progressive rock at this intimate Iffley Road venue.

Indie-rock
WITNEY WINTER FESTIVAL
Fat Lil’s, Witney
Sunday
Tickets £3 on the door

A clutch of top-notch local bands join forces to inject a little rock into Witney’s seasonal celebrations. Headlining are Deer Chicago who mix furious post-rock riffs with powerful vocals and are certainly one of 2014’s bands to watch out for. They will be joined by punk-pop lad-rockers The Black Hats, along with Nudy Bronque and The Scholars.

Dance
THE BEAR ON A BICYCLE CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Cellar, Oxford
Tonight
Tickets £5 or £4 NUS Go to bearonabicycle.co.uk or buy on the door

DJs from the Bear On A Bicycle collective spin the very finest in house and garage at the subterranean Frewin Court venue, with help from Wolfing Hour, NVOY and Salvation Bill. For something heavier, check out the same venue’s Hyurr drum and bass night tomorrow. For something funkier, The Cellar celebrates We Are Elements’ fourth birthday in boogie-style on Saturday with a night of disco and house. They are also promising to wheel out a very special guest. How can one resist?

Jazz
NICK MEIER AND THE SPIN TRIO
The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
Tonight
Tickets £6-£10. Go to spinjazz.net

Swiss virtuoso guitarist Nick Meier has a serious reputation among music-lovers, and has collaborated with Jeff Beck among many others. Dont miss the chance to catch a stunning musician whose music melds Turkish, Eastern European, flamenco and tango influences with his beloved jazz.

Metal
SKELETOR
O2 Academy Oxford
Saturday
Tickets £7 from ticketweb.co.uk

A brief glance at the line up should suffice to give a decent impression of what to expect from Saturday’s Skeletor night at the O2 Academy. God Speed, Invocation, I Cried Wolf, Visionfall, Zaos and Overlord provide a deafening climax to the weekend and a suitable respite from all that Christmas cheer.