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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ReviewsMartha Wainwright @ The Ritz, Manchester, 28 Jan
The Canadian singer-songwriter delivers an uneven, but occasionally sublime, first Manchester show in four years Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
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Two Door Cinema Club @ O2 Apollo, Manchester, 27 Jan
Manchester’s O2 Apollo is heaving. Sundara Karma’s mix of jangly indie anthems and 70s bell bottoms ignites the young crowd, and the reception of... Read more »| 01 Feb 2017 -
ReviewsBella and the Bear @ Broadcast, 27 Jan
"That was a really bad performance, I’m so sorry," says Lauren Gilmour, one half of Bella and the Bear. "That’s why we don’t take requests!... Read more »| 31 Jan 2017 -
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Scottish Gig Highlights: 31 Jan – 6 Feb
This week's best live music in Edinburgh and Glasgow, as Celtic Connections comes to an end and a member of Arcade Fire arrives in Edinburgh Read more »| 31 Jan 2017 -
ReviewsC Duncan / Man of Moon @ St Lukes, 26 Jan
Fittingly for the hallowed surrounds of St Luke's, tonight's Celtic Connections billing of Man of Moon and C Duncan has a restorative, yin and yang effect. W... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
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Modern Studies @ The Glad Cafe, 26 Jan
While its modest capacity and friendly atmosphere lend every gig at The Glad Cafe a sense of community spirit, tonight’s performance has a markedly fam... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017
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Margo Price @ Leaf, Liverpool, 21 Jan
If you were going to design a country singer by committee you could do a lot worse than use Margo Price as the model. Blonde and beautiful, with a hint ... Read more »| 30 Jan 2017 -
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The Rural Alberta Advantage @ Broadcast, 24 Jan
On record, The Rural Alberta Advantage are a force of precision, of measured restraint and efficiency. Live, they're a freewheeling, weaponized unit. Their t... Read more »| 27 Jan 2017 -
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Half Waif @ Castle Hotel, Manchester, 24 Jan
On the road for their first European tour, Brooklyn’s Half Waif are made to feel at home in the welcoming snug-cum-venue within The Castle Hotel. The t... Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
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The Hotelier @ Gorilla, Manchester, 23 Jan
The Massachusetts indie rockers continue to forge their own lane with an incendiary Manchester show Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
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The Van T's @ King Tut's, 13 Jan
One of the most hotly anticipated acts of this year's King Tut's New Year's Revolution calendar must surely be The Van T's. The Glasgow-based four piece have... Read more »| 26 Jan 2017 -
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Crybabycry @ The Wardrobe, Leeds, 21 Jan
It’s sad to think we’re at the mighty Crybabycry’s final gig, though it’s heartening to see them take the LCD Soundsystem approach to... Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
ReviewsThe Flaming Lips @ Manchester Academy, 22 Jan
Ear-rupturing bass. LED-festooned unicorns. An endless array of giant balloons bouncing back and forth in front of the stage (so many balloons). That’s... Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
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CLUB.THE.MAMMOTH @ Arts Club, Liverpool, 21 Jan
Mark E. Smith and his ever-evolving, ever-the-same gang of noiseniks head up an impressive line-up of spiky psych and post-punk Read more »| 25 Jan 2017 -
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Independent Venue Week highlights: The Wytches, Girl Band and more
Independent Venue Week is currently in full swing. Here are some of the highlights coming up Read more »| 25 Jan 2017