Scottish Live Music Highlights: November 2022

It's November and there are still festivals going on. On 6 November, SIRENS is new from the team behind Stag & Dagger. Taking over Glasgow’s Classic Grand and Audio venues, catch sets from Giant Swan (live), bdrmm, Stealing Sheep, Slim Wrist and more. On 12 November, The Great Western returns to Glasgow with Pussy Riot, Los Bitchos, Connie Constance, Scalping, The Bug Club and a whole host of local talent set to play, from Martha Ffion and Withered Hand to Dutch Wine, Bee Asha Singh and Rachel Aggs, while at the end of the month, Make-That-a-Take Records’ Book Yer Ane Fest returns to Conroy’s Basement for its 15th outing. Taking place over three days from 25-27 November, expect sets from Bratakus, Lou Mclean, James Liandu, Kaddish and more.

Several local artists are celebrating releases this month too with shows. Lizabett Russo launches While I Sit and Watch This Tree, Vol 2 at The Hug & Pint (4 Nov), Hailey Beavis celebrates her debut album I’ll Put You Where the Trombone Slides at Summerhall, Edinburgh (5 Nov) and Mono, Glasgow (12 Nov), Russell Stewart brings his debut EP Into View to Glasgow’s King Tut’s (18 Nov), Aberdeen’s The Little Kicks take the Cairn String Quartet on the road for a trio of shows celebrating People Need Love – catch them in Edinburgh (Voodoo Rooms, 18 Nov), Glasgow (Drygate, 24 Nov) and Dundee (Hunter S. Thompson, 26 Nov) – Kapil Seshasayee launches Laal with shows in Edinburgh (Summerhall, 19 Nov) and Glasgow (Audio, 22 Nov), and Glasgow’s Humour play Nice N Sleazy on 26 November, the day after releasing their electric debut EP Pure Misery.

Yard Act

Elsewhere, a trio of 2022 Mercury Prize nominees roll into Glasgow this month, with Kojey Radical (2 Nov) and Wet Leg (17 Nov) playing SWG3, before Yard Act play QMU (22 Nov). Kendrick Lamar brings Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers to the OVO Hydro (2 Nov) for a massive show, before Aussie party band Confidence Man play Barrowlands (9 Nov); on the same night in Edinburgh catch Lime Garden at Sneaky Pete's. Later in the month a run of shows could easily keep you busy almost every night of the week with Ezra Furman at QMU (20 Nov), Orlando Weeks at King Tut’s (21 Nov), Ibibio Sound Machine at St Luke’s (22 Nov), Jesca Hoop at The Caves (24 Nov) and Whitney at QMU (25 Nov). And for a true hit of nostalgia, the first week of the month brings the OG Sugababes lineup to Edinburgh’s Usher Hall (5 Nov) and Glasgow’s O2 Academy (7 Nov).