Live Music
The Skinny's guide to live music in Scotland. Our highlights of the best live gigs, and reviews of shows at venues large and small across Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond, plus previews of the summer's best music festivals.
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PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: March 2026
March brings Scottish tours from Andrew Wasylyk & Kathryn Joseph and Fergus McCreadie, nights with GLOSS and Counterflows, and a whole host of big names on tour Read more »| 01 Mar 2026 -
ReviewsDie Spitz @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 19 Feb
Hyped-up Austin-based foursome Die Spitz dish out mighty hard rock riffs but a mouthy crowd and muddy sound smother their war cry Read more »| 23 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsBelle and Sebastian @ Troon Concert Hall, 20 Feb
Warming up for a summer celebrating thirty years of their first two albums, Belle and Sebastian present an energised, exultant take on If You're Feeling Sinister at the Ayrshire seaside Read more »| 23 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsDanny L Harle @ The Art School, Glasgow, 15 Feb
Celebrating the release of his latest album Cerulean, Danny L Harle seems genuinely happy to be at The Art School tonight, and the crowd has come prepared to move Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsDeftones @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 13 Feb
There's a sense of the lineage and modern history of heavy music tonight as Deftones return to Glasgow for a massive show at the Hydro Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsAshnikko @ O2 Academy, Glasgow, 11 Feb
Ashnikko brings her delightful weirdness and quirky, provocative aesthetic to a freezing cold night in Glasgow Read more »| 13 Feb 2026
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ReviewsRobbie Williams @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 4 Feb
Robbie Williams takes to the intimacy of the Barrowlands like a duck to water, celebrating his debut album almost 30 years on from its release alongside his weeks-old thirteenth, Britpop Read more »| 06 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsInsecure Men @ Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, 2 Feb
A touch of farce is no match for the heart and talent of Insecure Men and Bell Practice, in yet another legendary night in the Cowgate sweatbox Read more »| 06 Feb 2026 -
![Ezra Furman @ The Art School, Glasgow, 1 Feb [pic only for use with this review]](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/152/146/152146_widescreen.1.jpg "Ezra Furman @ The Art School, Glasgow, 1 Feb [pic only for use with this review]")
ReviewsEzra Furman @ The Art School, Glasgow, 1 Feb
Fervently thrashing her way through a 90-minute set, not one of the sold out crowd leaves Ezra Furman's show regretting their decision to venture outside on a Sunday evening Read more »| 04 Feb 2026 -
MusicKelburn Garden Party 2026: First names revealed
Emma-Jean Thackray, Joshua Idehen, Snapped Ankles, SOAPBOX, Indoor Foxes, Pictish Trail, Leon Vynehall and SHERELLE are amongst the first wave lineup for Kelburn Garden Party's 2026 iteration Read more »| 03 Feb 2026 -
PreviewsScottish Live Music Highlights: February 2026
February's gig calendar sees some big Scottish names hit the road, plus chances to catch Jacob Alon, Magdalena Bay, corto.alto and Danny L Harle Read more »| 03 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsDavid Byrne's Night @ King Tut's, Glasgow, 21 Jan
A night celebrating Robert Burns via the music of David Byrne offers up a hit-and-miss rotation of star turns Read more »| 02 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsGirl Group @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, 30 Jan
For the last few years, the UK music scene has suffered from an underreported drought in girl bands. Tonight at Nice N Sleazy, Girl Group make a pretty strong case that they may just be exactly what the country needs Read more »| 02 Feb 2026 -
ReviewsFiona Soe Paing @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 27 Jan
A pair of talented Scottish voices – Fiona Soe Paing and Quinie – are placed front and centre at tonight's striking Celtic Connections show Read more »| 29 Jan 2026 -
ReviewsNaima Bock @ Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 22 Jan
Naima Bock and friends bring a stunning evening of wistful, low-key delights to Edinburgh Read more »| 27 Jan 2026