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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ReviewsMew @ The Ritz, Manchester, 19 May
If anything's to brighten this sticky city night, Mew should manage it. Marking 20 years since they got together at school, the recent release of their sixth... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Previews
Scottish Gig Highlights – June 2015
June arrives and with it comes the promise of a marginal amount of sun, the official beginning of festival season and a helluva lot of potentially outstandin... Read more »| 29 May 2015 -
ReviewsHidden Door: LoneLady @ King's Stables Road, 22 May
First things first, Hidden Door isn’t as hidden as the would-be detective in you might hope. A stone’s throw from the Grassmarket, the ‘sec... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
PhotosIn Pictures: Randolph's Leap, Book Group and The Sons at Nothing Ever Happens Here
Summerhall's gig series continues, Kat Gollock was down the front... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
Reviews
Hinds / Oscar / Kill Surrrf @ Broadcast, 21 May
Taking point on tonight’s well-rounded bill, Glasgow four-piece Kill Surrrf conjure a balmy heatwave through the power of unruffled songwriting and sou... Read more »| 26 May 2015 -
ReviewsPity Sex @ Bloc+, Glasgow, 21 May
Cymbal bags and guitar cases strewn about at the audience’s feet, the setup at Bloc’s 12th REPEATER event has all the messy homespun ambience of ... Read more »| 25 May 2015
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Reviews
Sleaford Mods @ Manchester Academy 2, 15 May
Sleaford Mods probably weren't surprised by the general election result; to them, whatever the outcome, Britain’s rotten to the core. For those equally... Read more »| 21 May 2015 -
Festivals
Sounds from the Other City 2015, Salford, 3 May
Salford's annual festival of new art and music marks its eleventh year with audiovisual collaborations, inspired new commissions, and even a homage to the area's political history Read more »| 20 May 2015 -
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American Football @ SWG3, Glasgow, 17 May
“Honestly, I can’t remember all my teenage feelings,” sings Mike Kinsella, halfway through American Football’s first appearance in Gl... Read more »| 20 May 2015 -
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Super Furry Animals @ Albert Hall, Manchester, 6 May
Was there ever any doubt that the return of the Super Furry Animals wouldn't disappoint? Even in their absence, the band's constituent parts have continued t... Read more »| 18 May 2015 -
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Nick Cave @ Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 26 April
If Nick Cave was taking his seat in the Royal Concert Hall as an anonymous audience member rather than strolling on stage as the star performer, his appearan... Read more »| 13 May 2015 -
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Live at Glasgow @ Various Venues, 3 May
The choose-your-own-adventure format of a day-festival like Live at Glasgow presents almost too many options. Having so much on offer can turn a person into ... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
ReviewsPurity Ring / Born Gold @ The Art School, 28 April
Brush your teeth; tonight’s a double helping of sugary, Canadian electro-wizardry, and the Art School’s bustling crowd is hungry for it. The bill... Read more »| 12 May 2015 -
Previews
Northwest Gig Highlights – May 2015
It’s a month of one-offs, with Douglas Dare and Earth in Liverpool, and Mew in Manchester. It’s also the longest month ever; have fun budgeting to be able to manage all these gems Read more »| 05 May 2015 -
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Shield Patterns @ Eagle Inn, Salford, 25 April
With their 2014 debut album Contour Lines, Richard Knox and Claire Brentnall aka Shield Patterns executed a near faultless reworking of vogue-ish electr... Read more »| 04 May 2015