• Post-hardcore/metalcore band Adestria performs at The Shred Shed, 60 E. Exchange Place (360 South), Salt Lake City. Opening acts: Kingdom of Giants, Dayseeker, Death Of An Era, It's Awake, Alice Once Again. Show starts at 6:30. Tickets are $12, at 24Tix.
• The Utah Jazz play host to the Houston Rockets at EnergySolutions Arena, 301 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Game starts at 7. Tickets available at Smith's Tix.
• British alt-rock band Bastille headlines the X96 "Nightmare Before Xmas," at The Complex, W. 100 South, Salt Lake City. Opening act: Hellogoodbye. Show starts at 7. The show is sold out.
• Country veterans The Oak Ridge Boys perform their Christmas show at Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Show starts at 7:30. Tickets, from $27 to $47, available at ArtTix.