Acoustic

  • ALASDAIR ROBERTS
  • St Michael at the Northgate Church
  • Wednesday, 7.30pm
  • Tickets £10 on door or £8 from wegottickets.com

The historic St Michael at the Northgate Church provides the setting for an atmospheric night of music headlined by Scottish bard Alasdair Roberts.

A talented guitarist and singer-songwriter, Roberts performs his own work and interpretations of traditional tunes. He is joined by indie-folk outfit The Cooling Pearls, and Oxford’s Billy T’Rivers.

Pop

  • DEACON BLUE
  • New Theatre
  • Wednesday, 7.30pm
  • Tickets £29.50/£39.50 atgtickets.com/oxford

Ricky Ross gets the gang back together for a trip back to 1980s Glasgow, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of their debut album Raintown.

The show will see the re-formed band playing stuff from new LP The Hipsters as well as such classics as Chocolate Girl, Real Gone Kid, and Fergus Sings the Blues.

Pop

  • MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS
  • O2 Academy Oxford
  • Monday, 7pm
  • Tickets £20 ticketweb.co.uk

Musical chameleon Marina Diamandis is back, and is smarter and sassier than ever. Fresh from the release of latest album Electra Heart, the Welsh-born singer returns, and is this time channelling everyone from Cindy Sherman and Dolly Parton to Britney Spears.

Expect slabs of eccentric bottle blonde electro-euphoria from the new undisputed princess of pop. Support comes from Foxes.

Dance

  • JAGUAR SKILLS
  • O2 Academy Oxford
  • Friday, 9pm
  • Tickets £15 ticketweb.co.uk

International man of dancefloor mystery Jaguar Skills is one of the most enigmatic names and faces in clubland.

Hidden behind a ninja mask he concentrates on lightning-quick mixing skills, blending dubstep, drum n bass, and everything in between.

He appears with sparing partners Adam F, Calvertron, and DJ@War.